Drilling in ear surgery: A comparison of pre- and postoperative bone-conduction thresholds in both the conventional and extended high-frequency ranges

Scandinavian Audiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-38

  Hallmo, Petter ^a   Mair, Iain W S ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bone conduction; Conventional frequencies; Drilling; Ear surgery; Extended high frequencies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE CONDUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRILL; EAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MASTOIDECTOMY; NOISE; NOISE INJURY; OSTEOMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030005914     PISSN: 01050397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01050399609047553     Document Type: Article

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