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DraNoSrta t1_j2bmxby wrote on December 31, 2022 at 1:28 AM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Eli5: Why when you yawn your hearing goes down? by Big_carrot_69

This is incorrect. Yawning actually widens the entrance to the eustachian tube, which is why it helps with "blocked" hearing. The tensor timpani is the reason why.