Human temporal bones versus mechanical model to evaluate three middle ear transducers

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 407-415

  Stieger, Christof ^a   Bernhard, Hans ^b   Waeckerlin, Daniela ^c   Kompis, Martin ^a   Burger, Juergen ^c   Haeusler, Rudolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Helbling Beratung+Bauplanung AG   (Switzerland)

^c Berner Fachhochschule ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anatomical model; Hearing aids; Implantable devices; Laser Doppler vibrometry; Middle ear; Mounting parameter; Rehabilitation; Stapes displacement measurement; Temporal bone; Transducer

Indexed keywords

DRIVING ROD TRANSDUCER (DRT); EAR TRANSDUCERS; FLOATING MASS TRANSDUCER (FMT); IMPLANTABLE DEVICES; MECHANICAL MODELS; STAPES DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT; TEMPORAL BONES;

BONE; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

HEARING AIDS;

ARTICLE; CONTACTLESS TRANSDUCER; DRIVING ROD TRANSDUCER; FLOATING MASS TRANSDUCER; HEARING AID; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MICROPHONE; MIDDLE EAR; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TEMPORAL BONE;

CADAVER; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; OSSICULAR PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEMPORAL BONE; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 34447551729     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2006.09.0114     Document Type: Article

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