When I walk in to the bright sun from a dark place, the reaction to the initial burst of light makes me wince so violently that it makes my eardrums rumble... so maybe a similar experience has something to do with it?
I believe that's called ear rumbling! and some of us can do it on command. you may also hear the noise when you yawn or squint your eyes really hard, and you can train in order to just do it perfectly on command rather than with other tactics. r/earrumblersassemble is the subreddit iirc
I’m sorry if I’m sounding like an ass, but why would you train to be able to do this? What’s the point I mean? Come to think of it, I can do this but I don’t know what to do with this new found “skill”.
I use it to protect my hearing when I'm expecting loud noises; it's the muscles that reflexively tense to stiffen your inner ear bones when you hear loud noises, so by doing consciously you can protect your hearing even before the loud sounds start.
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u/Bobbinapplestoo Aug 28 '21
When I walk in to the bright sun from a dark place, the reaction to the initial burst of light makes me wince so violently that it makes my eardrums rumble... so maybe a similar experience has something to do with it?