Mechanics of the middle ear system: Age-related changes in viscoelastic properties

Audiology and Neuro-Otology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 53-58

  Gaihede, Michael ^a,c   Koefoed Nielsen, Birger ^b  

^a HOLSTEBRO HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Admittance; Compliance; Elasticity; Hysteresis; Middle ear pressure; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); EARDRUM; EARDRUM PERFORATION; HUMAN; HYSTERESIS; MIDDLE EAR; MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TYMPANOMETRY; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0034099291     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013867     Document Type: Article

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