ear-drums

At times a hundred feet was all he could stagger, and then the ominous pounding of his heart against his ear-drums and the sickening totteriness of his knees compelled him to rest.

THE TASTE OF THE MEAT 2010

He was stone deaf, having had his ear-drums destroyed in the boiler explosion which had wrecked the rest of him.

CHAPTER V 2010

Then, once Andy Carroll headed wide from six yards and John Ruddy foiled Luis Suárez once again, came euphoric release and handshakes with the Liverpool supporters whose ear-drums she had assaulted.

Kenny Dalglish bemoans Liverpool profligacy as Norwich City hold firm 2011

Oh, I had a chest and a throat, and could bull-roar to the hurt of ear-drums.

Chapter 15 2010

The pressure on his ear-drums was a pain, and there was a buzzing in his head.

Chapter 46 2010

It was as though, somewhere, a piano were playing and the actual notes were impinging on his ear-drums.

A DAY'S LODGING 2010

If I am elected as a Euro-MP for Eastern Region this June, I pledge to take all necessary steps to ensure that more planes do not blight our skies and our ear-drums through endless aviation expansion.

Archive 2009-03-01 2009

If I am elected as a Euro-MP for Eastern Region this June, I pledge to take all necessary steps to ensure that more planes do not blight our skies and our ear-drums through endless aviation expansion.

Southend Airport expansion plans: I'll be speaking at Southend Library against... [Media release] 2009

Studes in the ear department had operated on his ear-drums, and practised sounding his eustachian tubes through his nose.

Sherlock Holmes on acid Jenny Davidson 2005

Studes in the ear department had operated on his ear-drums, and practised sounding his eustachian tubes through his nose.

Archive 2005-12-01 Jenny Davidson 2005