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Functional Analyses of Peripheral Auditory System Adaptations for Echolocation in Air vs. Water
The similarity of acoustic tasks performed by odontocete (toothed whale) and microchiropteran (insectivorous bat) biosonar suggests they may have common ultrasonic signal reception and processing mechanisms.
Darlene R. Ketten +7 more
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The use of homograft stapes [PDF]
AbstractHomograft stapes were used for ossicular reconstruction in 43 ears over a three‐year period. The average hearing improvement was 7.9 db. These cases were divided into two groups: those with an intact posterior canal wall and those with an open mastoid cavity. The latter group fared better, with an average improvement of 15 db.Fourteen of the 43
M F, Smith, R, Dobie
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Ossicular chain status in cases of cholesteatomatous chronic otitis media in eastern Nepal
Background: Ossicular erosion and disruption of ossicular chain is a frequent complication of cholesteatomatous chronic otitis media leading to hearing loss.
Sanjeev Kumar Thakur
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Morphological and morphometrical anatomy of the auditory ossicles in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
The study provides a series of distinctive morphological features of the auditory ossicles alongside comparative morphometric data, bringing facts in respect to morphology and some morpho-functional elements of the auditory ossicles in this little ...
C. Martonos +4 more
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Congenital agenesis of the stapes and the oval window is rare. Congenital stapedial agenesis (CSA) may be recognized preoperatively in the presence of conductive hearing loss.
Hanife Gülden Düzkalır +1 more
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Stapes angle and facial nerve-stapes head distance in patients with otosclerosis
Objective: In this study, we aimed to compare the relationship between stapes angle, facial nerve-stapes head distance (FNSD), and densitometry in patients with otosclerosis and a control group without otosclerosis using high-resolution computed ...
Huseyin Cetin +5 more
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Stapedius tendon ossification: Meaning of the ossicle of Paaw
Introduction: Stapes tendon ossification is an uncommon ossicular congenital malformation with autosomal dominant inheritance. Globular supernumerary sesamoid bone within the stapes tendon was described by several anatomists.
M. Álvarez-Buylla Carmino +1 more
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The origin of the stapes footplate has been controversial for decades, especially regarding involvement of the otic capsule in the development of the footplate.
Hiroki Ishida +6 more
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Pattern of ossicular chain involvement in chronic suppurative otitis media
Background: Chronic suppurative otitis media has been acknowledged as a conspicuous pathology affecting the middle ear since times immemorial. Aims and Objectives: The aim of the study was to study the incidence of ossicular involvement and various ...
Rakesh Sharma Sharma , Sunil Kumar
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Morphometry of human ear ossicles
Background and Aim: Congenital anomalies and malformations of ear ossicles will cause hearing problems. Most commonly they will be either the absence of long process of incus or capitulum of stapes.
B Senthil Kumar +4 more
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