Chemical bonds do not store energy. Chemical bonds certainly contain potential energy, and the atoms want to move to a lower potential energy (become more stable). When methane, #CH_4#, forms, the valence electrons end up in more stable (lower energy) C-H bonds. These bonds are fairly strong, so methane is relatively inert.
Not to be confused with the secondary tympanic membrane of the round window. In human anatomy, the eardrum, or tympanic membrane, is a thin, cone-shaped membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear in humans and other tetrapods. Its function is to transmit sound from the air to the ossicles inside the middle ear, and then to the oval window in the fluid-filled cochlea. Hence, it ultimately converts and amplifies vibration in air to vibration in fluid. The malleus bone bridges the gap between the eardrum and the other ossicles.
An eardrum perforation is a hole or opening in an otherwise intact eardrum. The size of the perforation can vary from a small pinpoint opening to a loss of the entire eardrum. How does a perforation of the eardrum occur? There are many ways an eardrum perforation can occur. An infection behind the eardrum in the middle ear may cause a rupture of the eardrum. Trauma to the ear may result from an object entering the ear canal and puncturing the eardrum. A traumatic blow to the ear with a cupped hand can rupture the eardrum. Hot welding slag can burn a hole through the eardrum.