ear canal

noun

Definition of ear canal

: the tubular passage of the outer ear leading to the tympanic membrane

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But a Kansas City woman was horrified to learn that, in her case, that waterlogged feeling was actually caused by a venomous brown recluse spider lodged in her ear canal. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "This woman thought she had water in her ear. Doctors pulled out a spider.," 24 Aug. 2019 Skip to main content Protect your ears: A Missouri woman who attributed the discomfort in her ears to an allergy shot found a venomous spider in her ear canal. — Joshua Bote, USA TODAY, "Woman finds venomous brown recluse spider in her ear after complaining of earache," 23 Aug. 2019 Soon, two nurses, three medical students and a doctor joined the assistant in the tiny exam room to break the news--a spider had set up shop in her ear canal. — Scottie Andrew, CNN, "She thought there was water in her ear. Turns out it was a venomous spider," 23 Aug. 2019 The term in-ear monitor can really apply to any earbud-type headphone designed with an earpiece that partially enters your ear canal. — Jim Rossman, The Seattle Times, "Tech review: Simgot in-ear monitors offer great sound and a great price," 13 Apr. 2019 The main bulk of the earbud sticks out a bit, while the ear tip slides into your ear canal. — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, "Sony's WF-1000XM3 earbuds reign supreme in the true wireless world," 26 July 2019 In fact, until the age of eight, Johnson was severely deaf because of glue ear, a condition where the ear canal fills with fluid that can cause temporary hearing loss. — Natasha Livingstone, BostonGlobe.com, "5 things you may not know about Boris Johnson, the UK’s often disheveled, occasionally inappropriate new PM," 23 July 2019 The latter are designed to incline inside your ear canal, so as to better follow its natural curve. — Vlad Savov, The Verge, "Final E5000 review: delicate bass cannons," 11 June 2019 Earphones exist to pump tunes straight into our ear canals. — Popular Mechanics, "These High Fidelity Surround Sound Earphones Are Going for Cheap," 8 May 2019

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