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3BHow Your Hearing Works
infection. Many people resort to using cotton swabs to remove earwax
and actually end up doing more harm than good when they push the
wax back into the ear canal towards the eardrum. When it comes to
wax, a hand off approach is best and you should never put anything into
the ear canal.
THE MIDDLE EAR
The Eardrum
As sound waves travel down the ear canal, they will quickly move
through the outer ear and hit what we generally refer to as the eardrum.
This tympanic membrane separates the outer ear from the middle ear
and serves as the sensory component of the ear. This tiny membrane is
not even half inch in size, but it is constantly working and responding to
the many air fluctuations that occur in the atmosphere. Every sound
wave that enters the ear canal through the outer ear will hit the ear
drum and cause a reaction.
The stiff and rigid piece of skin will be pushed back and forth by the air
particles of sound in relation to their pitch, volume and even distance. A
high pitched sound will vibrate the tympanic membrane very quickly; a
loud sound will vibrate it for longer intervals to represent the intensity
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