The document discusses the purpose of the eardrum. The eardrum senses sounds as it vibrates when sound enters the ear canal. It also protects the inner ear by lowering the volume of loud noises. This helps the listener focus on hearing important sounds like conversations in noisy environments.

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2. What Is the Purpose of
the Eardrum?
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3. The eardrum is the part of your
ear that senses sounds.
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4. As the sound makes its way inside
the ear canal, it vibrates the
tympanic membrane, also known
as the eardrum.
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5. Your eardrum also works to
protect your inner ear by lowering
the sound of loud noises.
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6. Beyond just protecting your
ear, this reflex ends up helping
you to concentrate on your
hearing.
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7. It helps to mask out the loud
noises in the background and
allow you to focus on the higher
pitched sounds.
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8. This helps you have a conversation in
a noisy environment, and it helps
you hear others who are talking while
you are talking.
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9. This is only a portion of the
complex hearing process.
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