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Enjoy some good music without the risk of damaging your eardrums or getting dust up your nose.
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
This deal saves both your bank account and your eardrums.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
Eighth generation bone conduction technology uses vibrations to transmit sound through your cheekbone directly to your inner ear for a premium audio experience, leaving your eardrums open to surroundings.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
These have a unique open-ear design with transducers in the headphones that allow sound to pass through the cheekbone, rather than the eardrum.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
This deal saves both your bank account and your eardrums.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
Eighth generation bone conduction technology uses vibrations to transmit sound through your cheekbone directly to your inner ear for a premium audio experience, leaving your eardrums open to surroundings.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
These have a unique open-ear design with transducers in the headphones that allow sound to pass through the cheekbone, rather than the eardrum.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Eardrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eardrum. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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eardrum
noun
ear·drum
-ˌdrəm 
: the thin membrane that separates the outer and middle ear and carries sound waves as vibrations to the chain of tiny bones in the middle ear
called also tympanic membrane, tympanum
Medical Definition
eardrum
noun
ear·drum
-ˌdrəm
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