Influence of ear canal occlusion and static pressure difference on bone conduction thresholds: Implications for mechanisms of bone conduction

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 302-306

  Aazh, Hashir ^a   Moore, Brian ^b   Peyvandi, Ali Asghar ^a   Stenfelft, Stefan ^c  

^a EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air pressure changes; Bone conduction hearing thresholds; Middle ear; Occlusion effect; Stiffness changes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AUDITORY CANAL; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; AUDITORY TUBE; BONE CONDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE AUDIOMETRY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCLUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ADULT; AIR PRESSURE; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BONE CONDUCTION; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 21344451890     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020500060669     Document Type: Article

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