Bone conduction (BC) hearing relies on sound vibration transmission in the skull bone.
Several clinical findings indicate that in the human, the skull vibration of the inner ear …

Background The frequency dependent contributions of the various bone conduction
pathways are poorly understood, especially the fluid pathway. The aim of this work is to …

Five different pathways are often suggested as important for bone conducted (BC) sound:(1)
sound pressure in the ear canal,(2) inertia of the middle ear ossicles,(3) inertia of the inner …

Acoustic sensitivity of the vestibular apparatus is well-established, but the contribution of
vestibular receptors to the late auditory evoked potentials of cortical origin is unknown …

Background Bone conduction (BC) is an alternative to air conduction to stimulate the inner
ear. In general, the stimulation for BC occurs on a specific location directly on the skull bone …

Human skull poses a significant barrier for the propagation of ultrasound waves.
Development of methods enabling more efficient ultrasound transmission into and from the …

Objectives Investigation of bone conduction sound propagation by osseous and non-
osseous pathways and their interactions based upon the stimulation site and coupling …

Background Under bone conduction (BC) stimulation, the otic capsule, and surrounding
temporal bone, undergoes a complex 3-dimentional (3D) motion that depends on the …

Objectives Evaluation of the transfer function efficiency of a newly-developed piezo-electric
actuator for active subcutaneous bone conduction hearing aid. Methods The experiments …

Purpose The mechanical skull impedance is used in the design of direct bone drive hearing
systems. This impedance is also important for the design of skull simulators used in …