Stapedius muscle excess movement of the stapes, helping to control the amplitude of sound waves from the general external environment to the inner ear Paralysis of the stapedius allows wider oscillation of the stapes, resulting in heightened reaction of the auditory ossicles to sound vibration. This condition, known as hyperacusis, causes normal sounds to be perceived as very loud. Paralysis of the stapedius muscle may result when the nerve to the stapedius, a branch of the facial nerve, is damaged, or when the facial nerve itself is damaged before the nerve to stapedius branches. In cases of Bell's palsy, a unilateral paralysis
Where the Dream Takes You because I find it a very ordinary song." Critics were also unimpressed by Mýa's performance. Calling the singer "a curious choice" for "Where the Dream Takes You", Chuck Taylor, writing for "Billboard", criticized Mýa's vocals for failing "to lift the ballad beyond the mundane, while making it more than obvious that her talents are best-suited for uptempo, beat-heavy fare", and felt that the single itself could have potentially benefited from a more powerful, seasoned vocalist. Ranking "Where the Dream Takes You" among Disney's worst songs, "Consequence of Sound"'s Dominick Suzanne-Mayer panned the ballad as "an addendum every bit as forgettable