Tympanometry provides useful quantitative information about the presence of fluid in the
middle ear, mobility of the middle ear system, and ear canal volume. Its use has been …

Clinical Utility of Laser-Doppler Vibrometer Measurements in... : Ear and Hearing Clinical Utility
of Laser-Doppler Vibrometer Measurements in Live Normal and Pathologic Human Ears : Ear …

Objective: The major goal of this study was to examine differences in the middle ear
mechano-acoustical properties of normal ears and ears with surgically confirmed …

Objective: This study compares measurements of ear-canal reflectance (ECR) to other
objective measurements of middle ear function including audiometry, umbo velocity (VU) …

For many otologists and audiologists, otosclerosis is not a puzzling condition anymore.
Advances in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures have provided a vast number of patients …

Two “must read” articles on the development of clinical tympanometry are Terkildsen and
Thomsen (1959) and Terkildsen and Scott-Nielsen (1960). Their interest in estimating …

Abstract Wideband Absorbance Immittance (WAI) has been available for more than a
decade, however its clinical use still faces the challenges of limited understanding and poor …

Objectives: Diseases of the middle ear can interfere with normal sound transmission, which
results in conductive hearing loss. Since video pneumatic otoscopy (VPO) findings reveal …

Objective To perform chromosomal mapping and clinical analysis of hereditary otosclerosis
linked to the fourth locus for otosclerosis (OTSC4) in an Israeli family. Design Pedigree …

Otosclerosis is a progressive middle-ear disease that affects conductive transmission
through the middle ear. Ear-canal acoustic tests may be useful in the diagnosis of …