Why don’t we have the ability to “close” our ears, just like our eyes?
In: Biology
We kind of do, actually.
IDK the names for the bones or muscles in the ear, but there is a mechanism that will disengage one of your hearing bones from your eardrums if the noise gets loud enough. It’s not perfect and will not prevent all sound from entering your inner ear (the part that gets damaged by too loud noises), but your eyelids also don’t block out all light and you can still go blind with your eyes closed if there’s too much light.
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