1810, member of a gang of murderers and robbers in India who strangled their victims, from Marathi thag, thak cheat, swindler, Hindi thag, perhaps from Sanskrit sthaga-s cunning, fraudulent, possibly from sthagayati (he) covers, conceals, from PIE root *(s)teg- cover (see stegosaurus).
It may also occur in one ear or both ears. The most common reason for muffled hearing is conductive hearing loss that can be caused by a variety of factors or medical conditions including a build up of ear wax and ear infections. In most cases, however, it is treatable and does not lead to permanent hearing damage.
The Demonstration: Someone speaks into a microphone that is connected to an oscilloscope and you can see the patterns creates by their voice. Quick Physics: Sound is a wave that caused by vibrations in the air. A pure musical sound, such as a whistle, will produce a sine wave like the one shown above.Someone just talking with produce an irregular wave because it is a combination of sounds and the sounds waves add together to get the composite shown on the oscilloscope.The Details: You can see sound waves when a microphone is connected to an oscilloscope.A microphone changes the sound waves into an electrical signal. The oscilloscope then shows what these electrical waves look like.For a pure sound of only one frequency, like a tuning fork or whistling, the wave looks smooth and regular (as in the picture below). pure musical sound, such as a whistle, will produce a sine wave like the one shown above. Someone just talking with produce an irregular wave because it is a combination of sounds and the sounds waves add together to get the composite shown on the oscilloscope.