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I can wiggle my ears, but only both at once, not one at a time. Why? I am fortunate enough to be able to wiggle my ears. However, I can only wiggle both at once, not one at a time. Why? Peter Slessenger, Reading, Berkshire, UK (Image: djeyewater, stock.xchng)
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Answered by Pierre-FranÃ§ois
on 2009-07-01 19:14:52

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It demands practice. Ask you if you are right handed and you will probably have the response.Pierre Francois Puech

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Asked by Michael Marshall
on 2009-07-01 17:27:53

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I can wiggle my ears, but only both at once, not one at a time. Why? I am fortunate enough to be able to wiggle my ears. However, I can only wiggle both at once, not one at a time. Why? Peter Slessenger, Reading, Berkshire, UK (Image: djeyewater, stock.xchng)
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Answered by Anonymous
on 2009-07-01 19:21:54

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Jason, I#39;m the opposite; I can wiggle either both or just my left ear. If I try and wiggle my right then my scalp moves as well. I remember practicing in front of a mirror when I was a child as my father could wiggle just his right ear.As to Pierre-Francois#39; hypothesis, I#39;m left handed and my father right handed.Paul

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I can wiggle my ears, but only both at once, not one at a time. Why? I am fortunate enough to be able to wiggle my ears. However, I can only wiggle both at once, not one at a time. Why? Peter Slessenger, Reading, Berkshire, UK (Image: djeyewater, stock.xchng)
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Answered by Marija Mihaljevic
on 2009-07-01 20:10:08

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I can wiggle both ears, and my right ear alone. I can also raise only my left eyebrow alone and canâ€™t move right... But also I can bend my fingers at the top joint with all other joints extended so the finger looks almost broken â€“ and I learned it through practice until all muscles and other tissues were under my command (oh, the silly things I teach myselfâ€¦ ;-)). Perhaps some early twist in our development determined us to be in more control over some parts and not others, but many times that can be solved with practice.

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I can wiggle my ears, but only both at once, not one at a time. Why? I am fortunate enough to be able to wiggle my ears. However, I can only wiggle both at once, not one at a time. Why? Peter Slessenger, Reading, Berkshire, UK (Image: djeyewater, stock.xchng)
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Answered by Andre
on 2009-07-01 20:13:28

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I can wiggle my left one smoothly, my right one not as strong as the left gets tired quickly. Im right handed, altough im right footed aswell but my left foot is just strong as my right foot then again. see where we#39;ere going :)

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Asked by Michael Marshall
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I can wiggle my ears, but only both at once, not one at a time. Why? I am fortunate enough to be able to wiggle my ears. However, I can only wiggle both at once, not one at a time. Why? Peter Slessenger, Reading, Berkshire, UK (Image: djeyewater, stock.xchng)
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Answered by Samuel
on 2009-07-01 20:29:25

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For a long time I could move either both or only my left ear (yes, I#39;m left-handed) but I recently discovered how to move my right one independently. The ability came and went, but with practice it becomes fairly easy as the neural pathway gets reinforced.There are a few movements like that which seem to be a case of quot;discoveringquot; the right nerves, for example flaring your nostrils.And yes, I do have too much spare time.

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Asked by Michael Marshall
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I can wiggle my ears, but only both at once, not one at a time. Why? I am fortunate enough to be able to wiggle my ears. However, I can only wiggle both at once, not one at a time. Why? Peter Slessenger, Reading, Berkshire, UK (Image: djeyewater, stock.xchng)
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Answered by David
on 2009-07-01 21:18:42

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You can train your ear-wiggling muscles by starting with your eyebrows. Lift one eyebrow and sense the corresponding ear muscle movement. Then control that muscle without the eyebrow. Maybe it helps if you are young. I learned that when I was seven - a very long time ago....

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Asked by Michael Marshall
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I can wiggle my ears, but only both at once, not one at a time. Why? I am fortunate enough to be able to wiggle my ears. However, I can only wiggle both at once, not one at a time. Why? Peter Slessenger, Reading, Berkshire, UK (Image: djeyewater, stock.xchng)
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Answered by Anonymous
on 2009-07-01 21:48:58

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I#39;m able to move both ears at the same time or just my left or right ear. You just need to practice a lot to build muscle memory.....Its just like trying to move your eye brows independtly. PRACTICE!

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Asked by Michael Marshall
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I can wiggle my ears, but only both at once, not one at a time. Why? I am fortunate enough to be able to wiggle my ears. However, I can only wiggle both at once, not one at a time. Why? Peter Slessenger, Reading, Berkshire, UK (Image: djeyewater, stock.xchng)
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Answered by Michael C
on 2009-07-02 02:14:15

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i#39;m able to move both ears at the same time and also move them independently. I#39;m heavily right-side oriented, so i don#39;t think it has anything to do with being left or right-handed. Once i knew how to move both my ears, it seemed i woke up one day and could move both seperately

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Asked by Michael Marshall
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I can wiggle my ears, but only both at once, not one at a time. Why? I am fortunate enough to be able to wiggle my ears. However, I can only wiggle both at once, not one at a time. Why? Peter Slessenger, Reading, Berkshire, UK (Image: djeyewater, stock.xchng)
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Answered by Varun Torka
on 2009-07-02 08:36:15

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Hey there..I am also a fellow wiggler, and my case is very similar to Michael C.I always used to be able to wiggle both ears...and then one day thought of trying to wiggle them independently, it came quite naturally to me. And yes, I am pretty right oriented.

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Asked by Michael Marshall
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I can wiggle my ears, but only both at once, not one at a time. Why? I am fortunate enough to be able to wiggle my ears. However, I can only wiggle both at once, not one at a time. Why? Peter Slessenger, Reading, Berkshire, UK (Image: djeyewater, stock.xchng)
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Answered by Anonymous
on 2009-07-02 10:07:58

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I can wiggle my ears independently and at wil. It is lots of fun to get someones attention in a boring meeting and then wiggle the ear they can see, leaving the other stationary. It always gets a response and can brighten everyones dayEar wigglers of the world unite and keep practicingMike

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