I understand that the ear drum vibrates to create sound, but when your ears are 100% plugged, how can sound waves vibrate the drum? And I’m not talking about not hearing a jet engine, I’m talking about things more along the lines of everyday noise.
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Noise can travel through any type of matter, not just gas. Really it’s just vibrations. As long as there’s something to vibrate there’s something to carry sound. Plugging your ears blocks the sound coming through the air, but that just means it travels through your body to get there instead. Just like you can still make sounds with your mouth closed and nose plugged, only in reverse.
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