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What physically happens to your ears during and after going to a loud concert?
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We have a small muscle attached to the eardrum when it pulls tight it makes the eardrum vibrate less. That gives us its latin name the tensor tympani. It makes the tympanic membrane tense. It has a reflex to tighten with loud sound. It protects your ears from a sharp noise.  However if the loud noise continues it will stay tense long after.  Paralysis of that muscle makes people sensitive to loud noises (hyperacousis)