Otitis media (OM; inflammation of the middle ear) comprises a group of disorders that are
among the most common disorders of childhood. OM is also heritable and has effects on …

Mechanical damage to middle ear components in blast exposure directly causes hearing
loss, and the rupture of the tympanic membrane (TM) is the most frequent injury of the ear …

An otitis media with effusion model in human temporal bones with two laser vibrometers was
created in this study. By measuring the displacement of the stapes from the medial side of …

Abstract Purpose Prior studies evaluating Eustachian tube physiology, baseline middle ear
pressure (MEP), and the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) have been …

Introduction: Animal studies are an essential method to evaluate implants for the middle ear
prior to clinical studies. New Zealand rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas are, among other …

Combined measurements of middle ear transfer function and auditory brainstem response
(ABR) in live guinea pigs with middle ear effusion (MEE) are reported in this paper. The MEE …

Otitis media with effusion (OME) occurs when fluid collects in the middle-ear space behind
the tympanic membrane (TM). As a result of this effusion, sounds can become attenuated by …

Acute otitis media (AOM) is a rapid infection of middle ear due to bacterial or viral invasion.
The infection commonly leads to negative pressure and purulent effusion in the middle ear …

Several mechanisms have been suggested to explain the clearance of fluids from the middle
ear. These include a pumping action through the eustachian tube, mucociliary beating …

Acute otitis media (AOM) is a rapid onset of infection in the middle ear and the most
frequently diagnosed disease in pediatric population. Conductive hearing loss is the most …