# Why do we hear less when we yawn or is just me??

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**Created:** [August 17, 2001, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-hear-less-when-we-yawn-or-is-just-me/76746 "2001-08-17T15:51:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jukeball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@Jukeball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jukeball)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2001, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-hear-less-when-we-yawn-or-is-just-me/76746/1 "2001-08-17T15:51:19Z")

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I waswatching some Tv the other day and my body decided to take a big wide yawn and I coundnt help but notice that I didnt hear the movie prperly for that momment. Why?

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2001, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-hear-less-when-we-yawn-or-is-just-me/76746/2 "2001-08-17T15:52:45Z")

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The act of yawning causes pressure changes, acting thru the eustacian tubes, which make the eardrums less mobile for a brief time; hence decreased hearing.

Qadgop, MD