Submitted by Big_carrot_69 t3_zzfv1u in explainlikeimfive
mtntrail t1_j2cdkn2 wrote
Reply to comment by Maharichie in Eli5: Why when you yawn your hearing goes down? by Big_carrot_69
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.
Maharichie t1_j2cerzk wrote
Ah yeah that makes sense
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