The ear is an erotic organ, taking in sound like a lover’s tongue

Evidence

The ear is also an erotic orifice. Listening to beautiful sounds, for instance the sounds of music, is like the tongue of a lover in your ear. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 44

Categorization

  • SEED: The ear-as-erotic-orifice idea could frame an essay on intimacy and sound, or on how music vendors exploit this vulnerability.
  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 44