The camera then monitors the middle ear's tensor tympani muscle – it's one of the smallest muscles in the body, and could thus conceivably still be tensed by people who have lost control over ...

Surgeries to correct an overactive tensor tympani muscle are also available to those with severe symptoms of the condition. While the condition isn’t necessarily harmful to a person or their ...

Called the 'Earswitch,' its operated by tensing the tensor tympani, a tiny muscle hidden in the ear, to remotely operate a keyboard to conduct tasks on a customized computer. The prototype is a ...

The phenomenon is caused by the tensor tympani, a tiny muscle inside the ear responsible for dampening loud noises, like thunder or chewing. While most people's ears activate this muscle ...

Eardrum spasms can be caused by many things. Depending on the cause, there are medications that can help. See an otolaryngologist (ENT) for the right treatment. It’s rare, but sometimes the ...

No, you can’t reach your tensor tympani with a Q-tip. Image via Research Gate That rumbling is caused by a muscle in your middle ear stretching out. It’s called the tensor tympani, and its ...

A tweet has recently gone viral from science columnist Massimo at Rainmaker1973, stating: ‘A part of the human population can voluntarily control the tensor tympani, a muscle within the ear.’ ...

Earswitch enables people to control a keyboard by tensing the tensor tympani muscle in the ear. GP Dr Nick Gompertz has developed a prototype involving an assistive keyboard like the one used by ...

It’s caused by a spasm in the tiny muscles in your ear. Either your stapedius or your tensor tympani muscle will shake. This causes your eardrum to vibrate. You hear a crackling, buzzing ...

hidden muscle in the ear. The device is linked to the tensor tympani muscle, which for some can be controlled voluntarily. This muscle is one of the smallest in the body and was once thought to ...

The phenomenon is caused by the tensor tympani, a tiny muscle inside the ear responsible for dampening loud noises, like thunder or chewing. While most people's ears activate this muscle ...