Finite element analysis of the coupling between ossicular chain and mass loading for evaluation of implantable hearing device

Hearing Research

Volumn 280, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 48-57

  Wang, Xuelin ^a   Hu, Yujin ^a   Wang, Zhenlong ^a   Shi, Hong ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY OSSICLE; AUDITORY RESPONSE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEARING AID; INCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SOUND DETECTION; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND PRESSURE; SOUND TRANSMISSION; STAPES; TRANSDUCER;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EAR OSSICLES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; INCUS; MAGNETS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STAPES; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 80053053790     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2011.04.012     Document Type: Article

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