We hear sound only when the sound hits the eardrum and it ___.

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Vibrates.

It is a thin membrane separating the outer and middle ear. It functions exactly like a drum. So when the sound hits the eardrum's surface it starts to vibrate just like how a drum vibrates when it is hit by the stick.

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