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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, Goh Zhi Hwee, Luis Yap, Kenneth Wei De Chua, Savitha Kamath, Conrad Kang Rui Chung, Wendy Yu Bing Teo, Charmaine Kai Ling Tan, Stylianos Dritsas, Robert E. Simpson   +9 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, Colin, Keidar, Eytan, Santiago, Olga, Shermetaro, Carl   +3 more
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Changes functional prediction of ear canal flora in chronic bacterial otitis externa [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
ObjectiveTo 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, Zhiqun Li, Xiaoyong Han, Qichao Hong, Yunan Yang, Jinren Yan, Chengliang Xing   +6 more
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Measurements of ear-canal geometry from high-resolution CT scans of human adult ears [PDF]

Hearing Research, 2023
Douglas H Keefe, Aaron K Remenschneider, Nicholas Horton   +2 more
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Anatomy and Development of the Mammalian External Auditory Canal: Implications for Understanding Canal Disease and Deformity

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, Robert Nash, Abigail S. Tucker   +2 more
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The Human Ear Canal

Archives of Dermatology, 1958
Includes bibliography. ; Mode of access: Internet.
E T, PERRY, W B, SHELLEY
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A case of cholesteatoma associated with traumatic ear canal stenosis discovered 50 years after injury

Otolaryngology Case Reports, 2021
Acquired ear canal stenosis can be caused by trauma, inflammation, postoperative scar formation, or tumors. There is a risk of cholesteatoma formation because of keratinized deposits in the closed space, with a reduction in quality of life because of ...
Ryota Tomioka, Taro Inagaki, Yoko Ohta, Chiba Yujin, Kiyoaki Tsukahara   +4 more
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Mass in the ear canal [PDF]

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, …
S, Ghosh, S K, Singhal, Y V, Ramana
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Hearing Through Bone Conduction Headsets

Trends in Hearing, 2023
Bone conduction (BC) stimulation has mainly been used for clinical hearing assessment and hearing aids where stimulation is applied at the mastoid behind the ear.
Sudeep Surendran, Srdan Prodanovic, Stefan Stenfelt   +2 more
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Bilateral Ear Acoustic Authentication: A Biometric Authentication System Using Both Ears and a Special Earphone

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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