Eardrum, otoscope view. The eardrum (tympanic membrane) separates the external ear from the middle ear. When sound impacts it, it vibrates and transmi

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Eardrum, otoscope view. The eardrum (tympanic membrane) separates the external ear from the middle ear. When sound impacts it, it vibrates and transmits that sound to the ear bones which in turn transmit the sound onwards to the inner ear.

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