Objective This report reviews the literature to identify the advances in our understanding of
the middle ear (ME)–Eustachian tube (ET) system during the past 4 years and, on that basis …

The Eustachian (auditory) tube and tympanomastoid cavities form an anatomic and
functional whole that cannot easily be divided, and is therefore known as the “tubotympanic …

Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the
surgical anatomy of two different routes to access and drain petrous apex (PA) cholesterol …

Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: It has been hypothesized that middle ear pressure can be
controlled by the Eustachian tube through a neuronal reflex arc in animal models. We aimed …

The prevalence of otitis media with effusion (OME) and environmental risk factors were
investigated in 423 children aged 7–12 years at three primary schools in Princes' Islands …

Although there were very early postulations of an airway between the middle ear and the
upper airway by Aristotle [40], Bartolomeo Eustachio was the first to exactly describe the …

The primary function of the middle ear (ME) is to allow efficient transfer of sound waves from
the air-filled external ear canal to the inner ear cochlear fluid. The major part of modern ME …

The jugular foramen harbors anatomically complex bony, venous and neural structures. It is
closely associated with small canals including the mastoid, tympanic, and cochlear …

The middle ear helps convert compressional sound waves in the ear canal into transverse
traveling waves in the cochlea. This chapter presents a conceptual framework for …

The chorda tympani (ChT) is a mixed nerve, branch of the facial nerve, crossing the middle
ear and containing the preganglionic parasympathetic axons that innervate the sublingual …