tympanophony

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What does tympanophony mean?

Increased hearing of one's own voice, breath sounds, arterial murmurs, and other noises of the upper body; noted especially in disease of the middle ear or of the nasal fossae.

Where does tympanophony come from?

From tympano- + -phony.

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