Eardrum

Summary: Your hearing can be damaged if a sharp object makes a hole in your eardrum. However, your eardrum will grow back. A build-up of ear wax can also be damaging. Very loud sounds or head injuries can damage your hearing forever. Tags: science student-book-7 physics Created: 2026-05-21 Last Updated: 2026-05-21

Eardrum

Your hearing can be damaged if a sharp object makes a hole in your eardrum. However, your eardrum will grow back. A build-up of ear wax can also be damaging. Very loud sounds or head injuries can damage your hearing forever.

Source

This concept is from the [Science Student Book 7](Science Student Book 7/Physics/Sound/2.4 Detecting sound.md), Physics section.