Figure 2 shows the path that sound waves follow from the sound source where they are generated to the inner ear. The middle ear consists of the ear drum, the middle ear bones, and the membrane over ...

The eardrum's a thin piece of skin, and other tissues, stretched tight like a drum. When sound waves hit ... The ossicles move the sound to the inner ear, which sends signals to the brain.

The specialist said when the Q-tip is inserted inside the ear, it only pushes the accumulated wax further into the canal, obstructing the ear drum and in some instances, even rupturing it.