Measurements of human middle- and inner-ear mechanics with dehiscence of the superior semicircular canal

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 250-257

  Chien, Wade ^a,b,d   Ravicz, Michael E ^a   Rosowski, John J ^a,b,c   Merchant, Saumil N ^a,b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air bone gap; Conductive hearing loss; Semicircular canal dehiscence; Superior semicircular canal dehiscence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COCHLEA; EARDRUM; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INNER EAR; MIDDLE EAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL DEHISCENCE; STAPES; TEMPORAL BONE; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE CONDUCTION; CADAVER; COCHLEA; EAR, INNER; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SEMICIRCULAR CANALS; STAPES; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 33846649126     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mao.0000244370.47320.9a     Document Type: Article

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