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AightlmmaHead0ut t1_j2bxgfx wrote

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

I think I'm one of those who can contract it voluntarily. I do it by like, tensing up my skull although I can only make it last barely a second.

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atstapley t1_j2byv9s wrote

It is a muscle that we tympani rumblers must hone. Do your daily tympani lifts, you can rumble out the droning if that person who you’ve already hit with “wow that’s crazy” twice but they keep going.

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agent_flounder t1_j2c0ui9 wrote

And of course we have our own sub /r/earrumblersassemble

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carcigenicate t1_j2cazia wrote

Wow, I've thought for 20 years now that I was alone in being able to do this, because I have never heard it mentioned by anyone, ever.

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extacy1375 t1_j2cnraq wrote

Wait!!-- So that thing I can do where I make my ears have a sound like a low thunder roll(I assume the rumble) is a common thing?!?

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edman007 t1_j2bzxnz wrote

Weak, I can do...10 seconds (I just timed it), now my ears feel tired.

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