Effect of middle ear pressure change on middle ear mechanics

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 390-395

  Murakami, Shingo ^a   Gyo, Kiyofumi ^a   Goode, Richard L ^b  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

human temporal bone; ossicular vibration; video measuring system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY OSSICLE; EARDRUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MECHANICS; MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SOUND PRESSURE; STAPES; TEMPORAL BONE; VIBRATION; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0030967601     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489709113411     Document Type: Article

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