ArticleOperative techniques in otolaryngology--head and neck surgery2024
Contemporary Mechanics of Conductive Hearing Loss.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Optimizing Hearing Rehabilitation in Chronic Otitis Media: An Expert Opinion on Early Integration of Bone Conduction Devices.Journal of audiology & otology · 2026Review
- Outcomes of Inverted Tympanomeatal Flap Elevation for Large Anterior Tympanic Membrane Perforations in Narrow External Auditory Canals.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2026Article
- Multimodal imaging in conductive hearing loss: Optimising CT, MRI and CTA for accurate diagnosis and management.SA journal of radiology · 2026Review
- FEA Simulation of Crimping Pressure Distribution in Titanium and Teflon Stapedotomy Prostheses.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A treatment-focused approach to medical investigations for hearing loss in infants.Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand · 2025Review
- Audio-Vestibular Evaluation of Pediatric Pseudo-Conductive Hearing Loss: Third Window Syndromes.Audiology research · 2024Review
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Abstract
The middle ear plays a critical role for the conversion of acoustic energy to mechanical vibrations that subsequently enter the cochlea. It is middle ear impedance matching through ossicular coupling that has enabled land-dwelling vertebrates to hear soft airborne sounds. Conductive hearing loss may result from damage to the delicate middle ear structures following infection, trauma or rapid pressure changes. An understanding of the mechanics of the middle ear significantly improves the oto-surgeon's ability to effectively diagnose conductive hearing loss, localize the responsible lesion and then effectively correct the conduction abnormality. This article reviews some of the basic knowledge of middle ear mechanics for sound transmission, highlights recent advances in developing new techniques to assist in diagnosis of middle ear disease, and finally sheds light on future research aimed at improving the diagnosis and management of middle ear pathology.
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