Effects of individual differences in size and mobility of the middle ear on hearing

JSME International Journal, Series C: Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 521-528

  Koike, Takuji ^a   Shinozaki, Masaki ^a   Murakami, Sayuri ^a   Homma, Kyoji ^a   Kobayashi, Toshimitsu ^b   Wada, Hiroshi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Individual difference; Middle ear; Shape; Sound transmission; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; AUDITION; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; STIFFNESS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

MIDDLE EAR; OSSICLES; SOUND TRANSMISSION; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; AUDITION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; STIFFNESS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

EID: 33745225177     PISSN: 13447653     EISSN: 1347538X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmec.48.521     Document Type: Article

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