Rumbling in the ear usually has something to do with the tensor tympani muscles in the inner ear. Various conditions can affect these muscles and cause an occasional to consistent rumbling sound.

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 ...

That rumbling is caused by a muscle in your middle ear stretching out. It’s called the tensor tympani, and its purpose is to shield your ears from loud sounds like chewing, and oddly enough ...

The phenomenon is caused by the tensor tympani, a tiny muscle inside the ear responsible for dampening loud noises, like thunder or chewing.

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.

The tensor tympani muscle attaches to the malleus bone — a hammer shaped bone that transmits sound vibrations from the eardrum. When it spasms, it makes a thumping or clicking sound.

It appears that the tensor tympani muscle may remain functional even in advanced stages of MND, so the Earswitch may offer a completely new opportunity to give people with MND greater control over ...

"It appears that the tensor tympani muscle may remain functional even in advanced stages of MND, so the Earswitch may offer a completely new opportunity to give people with MND greater control ...

To operate the Earswitch, users tense their tensor tympani, one of the smallest muscles in the body. That triggers an on-screen keyboard to scan through letters and select one with an 'ear-click.' ...

Massimo wrote in February 2020: "A part of the human population can voluntarily control the tensor tympani, a muscle within the ear. "Contracting this muscle produces vibration and sound.

A revolutionary device could allow people with neurological conditions to communicate again using a tiny hidden ear muscle.