What is the sound that we hear when we close our ears with fingers?

@vipandeep-n6kj1q • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Hi Guys,

Recently I have been thinking about the origin of the sound that we hear when we close our ears with fingers. Could it be the flow of blood inside body? or air pressure trapped in the ear tunnel make the air molecules vibrate and produce sound? anything to do with balancing fluid?

I want to hear your opinion. Any theory is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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vipandeep

@vipandeep-n6kj1q • Apr 29, 2011

I didn't expect silence on this. 😔
maria flor

@maria-flor-8cAkif • Apr 29, 2011

Sound like the sea!!!! like when you put your ear on a shell
Varsha0802

@varsha0802-YohNRX • Apr 29, 2011

It's the sound of blood rushing through the veins in our ears.
narayana murthy

@narayana-z4W16q • Apr 29, 2011

i heard nothing OMG i think i am becoming deff 😁
vipandeep

@vipandeep-n6kj1q • Apr 29, 2011

Thanks guys. Can i get any reference? i want to read a bit more about it.
vipandeep

@vipandeep-n6kj1q • Apr 29, 2011

and if it is the blood running in veins then shouldn't we hear the affect of pulse?
maria flor

@maria-flor-8cAkif • Apr 29, 2011

vipandeep
Thanks guys. Can i get any reference? i want to read a bit more about it.
How about this: #-Link-Snipped-#
PraveenKumar Purushothaman

@praveenkumar-66Ze92 • Apr 29, 2011

When you are in a closed room, with no noise, even the sound of a pin dropping is heard. The same way, when you close your ears and block the external sound, only the sound inside the body, i.e., blood flow is heard... 😀
Mr.Don

@mrdon-92OwlG • Apr 29, 2011

Hey everyone noticed anything when you close your ears, its the same feeling when you close your eyes. Feel very relaxed. Which means it has to be the sound from inside when the internal blocked air hitting the ear drum very soft.

and I don't think its the sound of the blood flowing through veins though.

P.S: Heavy Disturbances cause irritation.
Ramani Aswath

@ramani-VR4O43 • Apr 29, 2011

vipandeep
Hi Guys, Recently I have been thinking about the origin of the sound that we hear when we close our ears with fingers. Could it be the flow of blood inside body? or air pressure trapped in the ear tunnel make the air molecules vibrate and produce sound? anything to do with balancing fluid? I want to hear your opinion. Any theory is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Generally hearing is modified by ambient noise. The ear drum is very sensitive to the air pressure pulses, which is how we hear. When you close the outer ear, all external noise is blocked. Even very low decibel noise can then be heard. When you use your fingers to close the ear there is usually some small flexing of the muscles in the finger, a little bit of rubbing of the finger againt the inner skin of the ear and the compression of the surrounding muscle fibres in the ear. All of these generate small sounds, which can be heard in the silence imposed by the closure. A hearing aid or the ear phones of an MP3 player delivers very small power, yet the sounds are loud and clear.

You do not hear these sounds if you plug the ear with soft rubber foam plugs, which are inert and do not move like fingers.

Bioramani
silverscorpion

@silverscorpion-iJKtdQ • May 3, 2011

I think it's due to white noise..

White noise is the noise (Noise is some random signal manifested in the form of sound. I don't mean noise as in the noise we make or noise made by some artificial sources..) inherently present in the atmosphere..
When you place your hand close to your ear, what you hear is the amplified form of that noise.. Again, I'm not too sure about this, but when I thought about it, this seemed to be more plausible..
silverscorpion

@silverscorpion-iJKtdQ • May 3, 2011

bioramani
Generally hearing is modified by ambient noise. The ear drum is very sensitive to the air pressure pulses, which is how we hear. When you close the outer ear, all external noise is blocked. Even very low decibel noise can then be heard. When you use your fingers to close the ear there is usually some small flexing of the muscles in the finger, a little bit of rubbing of the finger againt the inner skin of the ear and the compression of the surrounding muscle fibres in the ear. All of these generate small sounds, which can be heard in the silence imposed by the closure. A hearing aid or the ear phones of an MP3 player delivers very small power, yet the sounds are loud and clear.

You do not hear these sounds if you plug the ear with soft rubber foam plugs, which are inert and do not move like fingers.

Bioramani
Ha!! Good one!!

I didn't see this post when I replied.. Now I have the source of the white noise that I mentioned!! 😀
I do think any small source of sound will get sufficiently amplified in that condition, where most external sounds are cut off..
Ammar Aziz

@ammar-aziz-7MLZYl • May 3, 2011

i think these are actually the sounds of differnt type of activities take place in our body so i appreciate your prediction
DheerajR

@dheerajr-ZfeQ04 • May 4, 2011

I have a simular clicking sound but also a whistleing at about "middle C " level if I put my finger in my right ear,also if I go out in the wind with the wind coming from behind me may be it because of air pressure that create when we put fingers on our ears