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An ear Trumpet is actually somewhat like a stethoscope that a doctor uses to make it easier to hear your heart or fluid in your lungs. The stethoscope channels more sound into the doctors ear. An ear trumpet is even similar to putting your cupped hand behind your ear in order to better hear someone talking from a distance. Try it. You can see the sound seems louder when you put your hand, cupped, around the back side of your ear. Take your hand down and the "loudness" decreases. Hard of hearing folks often do this very thing. Some animals have vastly larger ears than humans. These large ears collect more of the sound (like your cupped hand did) and directs MORE sound into the ear canal. This is basically what an ear trumpet is doing. A number of animals have ears that they can even rotate forward or backward, which allows them to better determine which direction the sound is coming from, a distinct advantage if a predator is sneaking up from the rear. Since ear trumpets work similarly to the above examples - in other words a relatively large bell or cup shaped end running to a smaller opening that is place in the ear - the larger bell collects a great deal more sound than the smaller ear and then the sound is directly channeled into the ear canal - making it easier for the person to hear. In that manner of speaking, yes, an ear trumpet does make a sound louder for the person using the device. What it is actually doing is COLLECTING more sound and channeling it more directly into the ear. The end result is a more understandable sound for the user.
An ear trumpet focuses all the available sound in its capture area of the horn into on location at he base of the it. Just like cupping your hand behind your ear.
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Why did Beethoven need an ear trumpet?
he needed an ear trumpet because he was deaf....the vibrations coming from his trumpet went to his ear so then he could hear what he was playing .
Who invented the ear trumpet?
Jesuit priest and mathematician who is from France was the first to invent ear trumpet. But commercial production was established by Fredrick.
How did Beethoven use an ear trumpet?
The horn section of a trumpet is an amplifier. Beethoven would have placed the little end in his ear canal and the sound would have been concentrated by the bell section, thus amplifying the sound.
The serial number of my Bb Bach Stradivarious trumpet is 16718 What would it's estimated value be?
I think the value of your trumpet depends more on the model of your trumpet, how old it is and of there's any dents or if any part of your trumpet docent work.
Which brass instrument plays the highest?
Trumpet
Why did Beethoven need an ear trumpet?
he needed an ear trumpet because he was deaf....the vibrations coming from his trumpet went to his ear so then he could hear what he was playing .
Who invented the ear trumpet?
Jesuit priest and mathematician who is from France was the first to invent ear trumpet. But commercial production was established by Fredrick.
What is an ear trumpet in the novel 1984?
In another book I read, an ear trumpet means something that old people that are losing their hearing use to hear better.
How did Beethoven use an ear trumpet?
The horn section of a trumpet is an amplifier. Beethoven would have placed the little end in his ear canal and the sound would have been concentrated by the bell section, thus amplifying the sound.
What year did Louis Armstrong start the trumpet?
He started learning the trumpet by ear at age 11 in a New Orleans bar named Dano Tony's Tonk.
Comparing everything about the Trumpet and Sax which one is better?
The trumpet. Look at the time Sax players spend licking their reeds and retuning. My trumpet was tuned at the factory nuff sed! besides who wants a trumpet player sat behind them playing Fforte in their ear!
What did people use before the hearing aid was invented?
They had an ear trumpet, which was like a trumpet or a horn, and they fitted the small end into the ear. This had the effect of trapping more of the sound to help them hear. You can get a similar effect by cupping your hands behind your ears to make a larger receptor.
Where can you buy a wood ear trumpet?
Try looking at a music store otherwise just go online shopping
What is the functin of the pinna?
The pinna, also known as the auricle, helps collect and direct sound waves into the ear canal. It also assists in localizing the source of sounds.
What happens if there are pounding noises in your trumpet?
Go and get it professionally cleaned, and tuned, and if that doesn't work you might need a new trumpet
The serial number of my Bb Bach Stradivarious trumpet is 16718 What would it's estimated value be?
I think the value of your trumpet depends more on the model of your trumpet, how old it is and of there's any dents or if any part of your trumpet docent work.
Which brass instrument plays the highest?
Trumpet
