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Weak Middle-Ear-Muscle Reflex in Humans with Noise-Induced Tinnitus and Normal Hearing May Reflect Cochlear Synaptopathy

open access: yeseNeuro, 2017
Chronic tinnitus is a prevalent hearing disorder, and yet no successful treatments or objective diagnostic tests are currently available. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the presence of tinnitus and the strength of the ...
M. Wojtczak, Jordan A. Beim, A. Oxenham
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Development of a physiological model of human middle ear epithelium

open access: yesLaryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2021
Introduction Otitis media is an umbrella term for middle ear inflammation; ranging from acute infection to chronic mucosal disease. It is a leading cause of antimicrobial therapy prescriptions and surgery in children.
Michael William Mather   +14 more
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Clinical efficacy of mepolizumab and dupilumab for eosinophilic otitis media: Analysis of patient clinical characteristic

open access: yesAllergology International
Background: Eosinophilic otitis media (EOM) is characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the middle ear; it is frequently associated with bronchial asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis. Although biologics have been used to treat EOM,
Saori Kikuchi   +3 more
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Major evolutionary transitions and innovations: the tympanic middle ear

open access: yesPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2017
One of the most amazing transitions and innovations during the evolution of mammals was the formation of a novel jaw joint and the incorporation of the original jaw joint into the middle ear to create the unique mammalian three bone/ossicle ear.
A. Tucker
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Myringotomy in dogs: Contamination rate from the external ear canal - a pilot study

open access: yesVeterinary and Animal Science, 2020
Myringotomy for sample collection from the middle ear cavity for cytology and bacterial culture is considered a routine method to diagnose otitis media in dogs.
E. Reinbacher   +4 more
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A Unified Classification of Middle Ear and Petrous Bone Congenital Cholesteatomas

open access: yes, 2022
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to classify congenital cholesteatoma along an entire spectrum of involvement ranging from the middle ear to petrous apex.
Kumar Vijayendra, Vinay   +7 more
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Assessment of the cartilage transplant thickness after removing of the tympanic membrane retraction pocket (finiteelement modelling)

open access: yesЖурнал Белорусского государственного университета: Математика, информатика, 2021
The retraction pocket emergence of the tympanic membrane (eardrum) leads to the sound conduction disorder of the middle ear. Surgical removal of fixed retraction pockets leads to perforations.
Sergei M. Bosiakov   +4 more
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THE PHYSIOLOGY OF THE MIDDLE EAR. [PDF]

open access: yesJAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1904
The scope of this paper embraces the following parts: 1, the drum cavity; 2, the attic; 3, the aditus ad antrum; 4, the mastoid antrum; 5, the mastoid cells; 6, the eustachian tube. The function of the eustachian tube is, first, to ventilate the middle ear, and secondly, to drain the secretions from the middle ear into the nasopharynx.
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Esterified Hyaluronic Acid Placed in the Middle Ear Does Not Improve Outcomes in Cholesteatoma Surgery

open access: yes, 2022
Background: The aim of this article is to assess the efficacy of esterified hyaluronic acid as a barrier to formation of adhesions and improvement of tympanomastoid ventilation.
Mok, Florence   +5 more
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Bone Conduction and the Middle Ear

open access: yes, 2012
With more than a century of research in the field of bone conduction (BC) hearing, the importance of the contributors for bone-conducted sound is not clarified and there is no consensus on the issues.
Stenfelt, Stefan,, Stefan Stenfelt
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