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Maharichie t1_j2cc9q9 wrote

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

I've also noticed while listening to music on headphones that yawning makes the tempo increase. Does this have something to do with air compression?

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mtntrail t1_j2cdkn2 wrote

The contraction of the muscle tightens the eardrum so I imagine that would increase the pitch of what you are hearing. The speed or tempo wouldn’t change but with the frequency going up a bit, music might be perceived as a tempo change. Not really an area of specialty for me, just had the basics covered in grad school.

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