How to Use ear canal in a Sentence

ear canal

noun
  • The key is to find the size that will give the best seal in your ear canal.
    — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Too much ear wax can get occluded, or stuck, in the ear canal.
    — Madeleine Burry, Health, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Many nerves link the base of the brain through the ear canal, the jaw, and down to the diaphragm.
    — Cathie Ericson, Health, 23 May 2024
  • Deep inside the ear, through your ear canal and past your ear drum, lies the inner ear.
    — Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2019
  • The main bulk of the earbud sticks out a bit, while the ear tip slides into your ear canal.
    — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 26 July 2019
  • They might be better suited for someone with small ear canals.
    — Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 14 June 2023
  • The new rule also limits how deep the device can be placed in the ear canal.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Sound waves traveling through your ear canal cause your eardrum to vibrate.
    — Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The ear canal amplifies sound, then sends it towards your eardrum.
    — Brian Robinson, Discover Magazine, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The new rule also has limits on how deep the device can be placed in the ear canal.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Plaques can show up around your eyes, in and around your mouth, around and behind your ears, and in the ear canal.
    — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 3 June 2022
  • With an impaction, ear wax ends up at the end of your ear canal and directly next to the eardrum.
    — Madeleine Burry, Health, 3 Mar. 2023
  • In contrast, the birds grew two upper jaws, from which two sets of eardrums and ear canals sprouted.
    — Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 1 July 2015
  • Due to the curvature of the ear canals, debris can become trapped.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 22 Jan. 2020
  • These devices sit behind your ear, with a tube that directs sound into the ear canal.
    — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 8 May 2025
  • Place the ball over your ear canal opening and flatten it to create an airtight seal.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The side view of the spider (on the left) in the ear canal with the exoskeleton in the background.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The device will completely block the ear canal and cause a low buzzing noise that makes drifting off hard.
    — Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • The conch, for those unfamiliar, is the deep part of the center of your ear next to your ear canal.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 21 Aug. 2020
  • His ear canal is not visible due to the angle at which the photo was taken.
    — Devon Link, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2020
  • Open earbuds—that is, earbuds that sit outside the ear canal—are on something of a roll right now.
    — Verity Burns, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The research focuses on the shape of part of the ear canal called the lagena.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2021
  • The hot water sloshes down my ear canal like an aural Neti Pot.
    — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 19 Oct. 2018
  • The tips maximize the surface contact area between the tip and the ear canal.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 8 June 2021
  • And then, there are people who just want a variety of ear tips to ensure the perfect ear canal fit.
    — Terri Williams, SELF, 4 Apr. 2022
  • On the other hand, if your ear canal is too small, the earbud won’t be able to go in deep enough to fit properly.
    — Jenifer Calle, SELF, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Standard tools like an otoscope, a device used to inspect the ear canal, are often hard to come by.
    — Jessica Silver-Greenberg, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2022
  • When you're finished, use a cotton ball or tissue to soak up any liquid at the entrance to your ear canal.
    — Elizabeth Preske, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Deep adds that this mixture can change the ear canal’s pH which aids in the evaporation process.
    — Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
  • The most important tool the spa will supply you with are the wax earbuds to place over your ears to keep salt away from your ear canals.
    — Parker Diakite, Essence, 5 July 2023

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