The camera then monitors the middle ear's tensor tympani muscle – it's one of the smallest muscles in the body, and could thus conceivably still be tensed by people who have lost control over ...

The phenomenon is caused by the tensor tympani, a tiny muscle inside the ear responsible for dampening loud noises, like thunder or chewing.

The tensor tympani muscle attaches to the malleus bone — a hammer shaped bone that transmits sound vibrations from the eardrum. When it spasms, it makes a thumping or clicking sound.

That rumbling is caused by a muscle in your middle ear stretching out. It’s called the tensor tympani, and its purpose is to shield your ears from loud sounds like chewing, and oddly enough ...

"It appears that the tensor tympani muscle may remain functional even in advanced stages of MND, so the Earswitch may offer a completely new opportunity to give people with MND greater control ...

Its function is actually to protect your hearing from loud sounds screaming or chewing. [Nick] ran a survey and found that 75% can consciously contract the tensor tympani and 17% of can do it in ...

It appears that the tensor tympani muscle may remain functional even in advanced stages of MND, so the Earswitch may offer a completely new opportunity to give people with MND greater control over ...

Called the 'Earswitch,' its operated by tensing the tensor tympani, a tiny muscle hidden in the ear, to remotely operate a keyboard to conduct tasks on a customized computer.

A revolutionary device could allow people with neurological conditions to communicate again using a tiny hidden ear muscle.

The phenomenon is caused by the tensor tympani, a tiny muscle inside the ear responsible for dampening loud noises, like thunder or chewing.