The phenomenon is caused by the tensor tympani, a tiny muscle inside the ear responsible for dampening loud noises, like thunder or chewing. While most people's ears activate this muscle ...

No, you can’t reach your tensor tympani with a Q-tip. Image via Research Gate That rumbling is caused by a muscle in your middle ear stretching out. It’s called the tensor tympani, and its ...

Earswitch enables people to control a keyboard by tensing the tensor tympani muscle in the ear. GP Dr Nick Gompertz has developed a prototype involving an assistive keyboard like the one used by ...

Called the 'Earswitch,' its operated by tensing the tensor tympani, a tiny muscle hidden in the ear, to remotely operate a keyboard to conduct tasks on a customized computer. The prototype is a ...

Surgeries to correct an overactive tensor tympani muscle are also available to those with severe symptoms of the condition. While the condition isn’t necessarily harmful to a person or their ...

Eardrum spasms can be caused by many things. Depending on the cause, there are medications that can help. See an otolaryngologist (ENT) for the right treatment. It’s rare, but sometimes the ...

THE intensity of sound transmitted from the ear drum to the inner ear can be attenuated by contraction of the middle ear muscles, the tensor tympani and ... of middle ear muscle activity have ...

The phenomenon is caused by the tensor tympani, a tiny muscle inside the ear responsible for dampening loud noises, like thunder or chewing. While most people's ears activate this muscle ...

Earswitch enables people to control a keyboard by tensing the tensor tympani muscle in the ear. It is hoped the Earswitch device will help people with MND communicate through the tensor tympani ...