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Customized design of hearing aids using statistical shape learning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
3D shape modeling is a crucial component of rapid prototyping systems that customize shapes of implants and prosthetic devices to a patient’s anatomy.
K. Zhou   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Semicircular canal morphogenesis in the zebrafish inner ear requires the function of gpr126 (lauscher), an adhesion class G protein-coupled receptor gene

open access: yesDevelopment, 2013
Morphogenesis of the semicircular canal ducts in the vertebrate inner ear is a dramatic example of epithelial remodelling in the embryo, and failure of normal canal development results in vestibular dysfunction.
Fansuo Geng   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Subharmonics and Auditory Nerve Tuning Curves in Gerbil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In the literature, an auditory nerve tuning curve obtained from single unit recording typically has a tail and a tip. Responses beyond the tip in the well supra-CF frequency region had never been documented.
Dong, Wei   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Ecology of Haemaphysalis wellingtoni in Red Junglefowl [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The ecology of the parasitic stages of Haemaphysalis wellingtoni was studied in 30 Red Junglefowls in a farm in Jenderam Hulu, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Babjee, Shaik Mohamed Amin   +2 more
core  

Effect of cochlear implant electrode insertion on middle-ear function as measured by intra-operative laser Doppler vibrometry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Hypothesis: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of cochlear implant electrode insertion on middle-ear low frequency function in humans.Background: Preservation of residual low frequency hearing with addition of electrical speech ...
Bamiou, DE   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Computer Aided Modeling of Human Mastoid Cavity Biomechanics Using Finite Element Analysis

open access: yesEURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, 2010
The aim of the present study was to analyze the human mastoid cavity on sound transmission using finite element method. Pressure distributions in the external ear canal and middle ear cavity at different frequencies were demonstrated. Our results showed
Chou Yuan-Fang   +5 more
doaj  

Ear canal collapse prevalence and associated factors among users of a center of prevention and rehabilitation for disabilities

open access: yesRevista CEFAC
Purpose: to investigate the prevalence of the ear canal collapse when using supra-aural earphones and to verify if this event is influenced by sex, age, color of the skin and prominent ear. Methods: the collapse was assessed by a visual inspection after
Elisana Costa Dourado   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating the Effect of Ear Canal Length on Improving Earplugs and Earmuffs Performance at 400 and 500 Hz Frequencies

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Health Engineering
Aim: The aim of this study was noise reduction at 400 Hz and 500 Hz frequencies using earplugs and earmuffs, by varying the length of a simulated ear canal.
Hossein Ebrahimi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Free Nasal Septal Cartilage Graft for Extensive Defects of the External Auditory Canal: A Case Report

open access: yesJournal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
External canal reconstruction of extensive tissue defects, including auricle or ear canal defects, is challenging. We describe the case of a 28-year-old man who underwent staged skin and nasal septum cartilage grafting for ear canal reconstruction after ...
Toru Miyanaga   +6 more
doaj  

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