Direct measurement of ear canal volume in a pediatric population: Can we explain its individual variation in terms of age and body weight?

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 658-662

  Noh, Heil ^a   Lee, Dong Hee ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Uijeongbu St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Children; Ear canal; Real ear to coupler difference; Volume

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AGE; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM PARAMETERS; BODY WEIGHT; BONY EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL VOLUME; CARTILAGINOUS EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL VOLUME; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KOREAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL EAR TO COUPLER DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOTAL EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL VOLUME; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VOLUMETRY;

AGE FACTORS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EAR CANAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84862779304     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.01.035     Document Type: Article

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