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Dynamic characteristics of the middle ear after stapes surgery: a distortion product otoacoustic emission study

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2017
Background Otosclerosis is a primary localized disease of the bony otic capsule that is mainly localized to the stapedial footplate. Stapedotomy is the treatment of choice.
Hani A. Riad   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Traumatic perilymphatic fistula caused by a camellia branch: A case report

open access: yesActa Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports, 2020
Traumatic perilymphatic fistula with pneumolabyrinth and stapediovestibular dislocation is rare, and these treatments are still controversial. A 38-year-old man presented to our hospital with vertigo and right-ear hearing loss.
Natsumi Uehara   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing the Audiological Success of Bone Cement to Standard Ossiculoplasty Techniques: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis

open access: yesOtolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Volume 173, Issue 5, Page 1054-1068, November 2025.
Abstract Objective To compare the audiological success and longevity of bone cement to standard ossiculoplasty techniques. Data Sources PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Medline, and the Web of Science were systematically searched for studies from the date of inception to November 8, 2024.
Natasha Dowell   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bilateral Congenital Absence of the Stapes Superstructure in Two Siblings

open access: yesCase Reports in Otolaryngology, 2014
Middle ear ossicle malformations are an uncommon event. Among them, the congenital absence of the stapes is a very rare condition that is seldom described in the literature.
Jose Ignacio Undabeitia   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Auditory effects of autologous fat graft for TORP stabilization in the middle ear: a cadaveric study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
BACKGROUND: Total ossicular replacement prostheses (TORP) are often used to re-establish ossicular coupling of sound in an ear lacking a stapes supra-structure.
Aron, Margaret   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Protocol for a validation study of the translated stapesplasty outcome test 25 for measurement of disease-specific quality of life in Dutch patients with otosclerosis

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2019
Introduction Otosclerosis is a common cause of acquired conductive hearing loss and can be treated using hearing aids or surgically. Surgical success rates or surgical results are usually reported using pure-tone audiometric thresholds and/or speech ...
Esther E Blijleven   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A ratchet mechanism for amplification in low-frequency mammalian hearing

open access: yes, 2010
The sensitivity and frequency selectivity of hearing result from tuned amplification by an active process in the mechanoreceptive hair cells. In most vertebrates the active process stems from the active motility of hair bundles.
A. J. Hudspeth   +26 more
core   +2 more sources

Characterization of Stapes Anatomy: Investigation of Human and Guinea Pig [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The accuracy of any stapes model relies on the accuracy of the anatomical information upon which it is based. In many previous models and measurements of the stapes, the shape of the stapes has been considered as symmetric with respect to the long and ...
Chatzimichalis, Michail   +4 more
core  

Structure and function of the mammalian middle ear. I: Large middle ears in small desert mammals. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Many species of small desert mammals are known to have expanded auditory bullae. The ears of gerbils and heteromyids have been well described, but much less is known about the middle ear anatomy of other desert mammals.
Mason, Matthew J
core   +1 more source

Surgical access to separate branches of the cat vestibular nerve [PDF]

open access: yes
A posteroventral approach for access to separate branches of the cat vestibular nerve is presented which permits simultaneous surgical access to the ampullary and otolithic nerves.
Ayzikov, G. S., Radkevich, L. A.
core   +1 more source

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