Middle ear pressure regulation-Complementary active actions of the mastoid and the Eustachian tube

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 603-611

  Gaihede, Michael ^a   Dirckx, Joris J J ^b   Jacobsen, Henrik ^a   Aernouts, Jef ^b   Søvsø, Morten ^a   Tveterås, Kjell ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ActiveVBidirectional; Gas exchange; Mastoid perfusion; Middle ear pressure; Regulation; Short term

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MASTOID; MIDDLE EAR; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE;

AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; EAR, MIDDLE; HUMANS; MASTOID; PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 77953081473     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181dd13e2     Document Type: Article

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