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Lexicon for classifying ear-canal shapes [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 The ear canal is usually described as an S-shaped funnel. In attempting to classify ear-canal shapes obtained from point clouds digitized from molds of 300 ears, the problem of designing criteria for distinguishing and organizing the canal shapes arose ...
J. C. Martinez +9 more
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Mechanism Cleaning of the Ear Canal [PDF]
Inventions, 2022 The cleaning of the ear canal is very important, and it is crucial that it is performed by an otolaryngologist as it requires a high level of competence and skill.
Rocío Rodríguez +3 more
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The Loudness of Suctioning in the Ear Canal. [PDF]
Cureus, 2021 Aim To determine the loudness of suctioning in the ear canal with different-sized suctions and various mediums. Aural microsuctioning is commonly used in the otolaryngologist's office setting for cerumen removal and aural toilet. We hypothesize that the intensity of the sound would increase with increasing viscosity of the medium and increasing suction
Byrd C +3 more
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2003 A 70 year old woman presented to outpatient department with a history of gradually progressive hearing loss in the right ear of one year’s duration. There was no history of ear discharge, pain, tinnitus, or vertigo. Examination revealed a firm, …
Shakuntala Ghosh +2 more
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Changes functional prediction of ear canal flora in chronic bacterial otitis externa [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyObjectiveTo investigate ear canal microflora’s structure, composition and function in patients with chronic bacterial otitis externa.MethodsA case-control study design method was used to collect the ear canal secretions from 14 patients with chronic ...
Tingting Duan +6 more
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Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021 The mammalian ear is made up of three parts (the outer, middle, and inner ear), which work together to transmit sound waves into neuronal signals perceived by our auditory cortex as sound.
Mona Mozaffari +2 more
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QJM, 2011 A 43-year-old man was referred to our outpatient clinic for a 3-week history of left ear pruritis. Prior medical history was relevant for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), gonorrhea and multiple sexual partners. Examination revealed several warts throughout the body, with several papillomatous lesions in the left ear canal (Figure 1). Excision of the
O. Abboud, I. Saliba
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Applied Sciences, 2022 In existing biometric authentication methods, the user must perform an authentication operation such as placing a finger in a scanner or facing a camera.
Masaki Yasuhara, Isao Nambu, Shohei Yano
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Endoscope ear pick: An emerging but neglected medical device
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Earwax (cerumen), a normal bodily secretion, can become a problem when it obstructs the ear canal. Earwax removal is a difficult task for specialists because of the ear's unique location and the ear canal's intricate structure. Using ear scoops or cotton
Wendi Huang +4 more
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Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2018 Otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) are often measured to non-invasively determine activation of medial olivocochlear (MOC) efferents in humans. Usually these experiments assume that ear-canal noise remains constant.
Nikolas A. Francis +6 more
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