Can anyone else flex their eardrum muscles to create a roaring noise in their ears that only they can hear?

Question

Or am I special?

Answer 1

Well, there certainly is an eardrum muscle or two. The tensor tympani is directly connected to the centre of the eardrum and constantly pulls inward, compensating for air pressure and the like, so that the eardrum is always tuned to hear properly.
Normally, one would not be able to control that muscle, any more than one could normally control their heart beat (don't try this trick at home, kids!) but funny things happen.
In my case, I have just undergone electrical stimulation to treat tendons in my left shoulder, and the current got really high (40 mA for a minute or so). The next day, I started having faint galloping noises in my left ear! This never happened before. And it was irregular, like a spasmodic muscle contraction. I could stop it by pressing hard on the ear.
By slopping alcohol in the ear (not my mouth) I stung the ear a bit, and the spasmodic contraction stopped for a day. There may have been some nerve damage due to the 40 mA stimulation.
So, if you say you can flex your T.T., and thereby detune the ear to hear roaring, it could be more than the eustacian tube that is involved. The roaring could be the result of the TT being too tensed.
Now, if only you could relax the muscle, and you would have instant earplugs. No sound would be detected by a slack drum. Yes, you are special, and in a good way.
Ignore all the carpers, as they are just jealous.

Answer 2

What you're really doing is clearing your Eustacian tube, which connects your throat and ears. The air passing through it is the roaring noise.

Answer 3

the ringing or roaring is a combination of air and blood pressure.
the roaring comes from passages in the back of your throat, and blood pressure causes the ringing.
just remember to keep your mouth closed in extremely loud areas. the sound can travel through those passages and cause you lose your hearing even with ear plugs in.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I can do this too (I am 47 years old). The effect is more noticeable in my left ear.

Answer 6

yes you probably are special, well your loved ones think so. but getting back to your question, yes i can do it. it is like you are yawning without using your vocal cords. i do not no why but it is something i did when i was younger .

Answer 7

What you hear is the wind whistling through the holes in your head.

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

sry you're not special, i can do it too