Positional changes and stabilization of middle ear pressure

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 255-259

  Gaihede, Michael ^a,c   Kjær, Dorthe ^b  

^a HOLSTEBRO HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Middle ear mucosa; Middle ear pressure; Supine position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MIDDLE EAR MUCOSA; MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; SITTING; STEADY STATE; SUPINE POSITION; VOLUMETRY;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ADULT; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; POSTURE; PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0031680555     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0385-8146(98)00009-1     Document Type: Article

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