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 ...

The Science Behind the Sound: Your Tensor Tympani Muscle Let us introduce you to the tensor tympani — a tiny muscle inside your middle ear with a surprisingly big job.

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

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.

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 ...

"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 ...

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

A part of the human population can voluntarily control the tensor tympani, a muscle within the ear. Contracting this muscle produces vibration and sound.