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.

These muscles include the tensor tympani muscles. It’s possible the rumbling in your ears could be tinnitus. This may be true if it seems unrelated to activities like chewing or yawning.

One study from 2013 stated: ‘The tensor tympani muscle is the largest muscle within the middle ear.Its voluntary contraction is a very unusual event. Only a few papers have documented its ...

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 ...

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.' ...

Either your stapedius or your tensor tympani muscle will shake. This causes your eardrum to vibrate. You hear a crackling, buzzing, or clicking noise as a result.

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 help protect the eardrum ...

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

A revolutionary device could allow people with neurological conditions to communicate again using a tiny hidden ear muscle. The Earswitch device is being developed by a GP and a team of ...