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Why does cupping your hand around your ear improve your hearing?

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Catch the wave.

The shape and curves are designed to capture sound waves from various directions and funnel them into the ear to start vibrating those ossicles. Cupping your hand behind the ear and pulling it forward makes sounds louder because your hand is snagging more sound waves.

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It will receive more sounds

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it allows your ears to receive more sound waves
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