Muffled hearing can sound and feel like cotton balls in your ear. Understanding what is causing this change to your hearing can help you take appropriate action. Muffled hearing occurs when sound ...

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Summary: Humans have vestigial ear muscles that once helped our ancestors focus on sounds. New research shows these muscles still activate when we strain to hear in noisy environments. Scientists used ...