Then he heard a voice both in his ear and from across the room.

And I can all but hear her laugh in my ears, too.

He could hear the rhythm of her heart in his ears.

Soon he could hear the blood pounding in his ears.

He could hear the roar of blood in his ears.

I wonder if you can 'hear' the difference in your mind's ear?

I heard her soft voice in my ear telling me to sleep.

He heard the scream of the wind in his ears.

Another silence, during which I could hear her breathing in my ear.

Then she heard a whisper almost directly in her ear.