The chinchilla animal model for noise-induced hearing loss has an extensive history
spanning more than 50 years. Many behavioral, anatomical, and physiological …

Otitis media is an inflammatory disorder of the middle ear caused by airways-associated
bacterial or viral infections. It is one of the most common childhood infections as globally …

With the aging of the population and the long-time wearing of earphones, hearing health has
gradually emerged as a worldwide health issue. Early detection of hearing health conditions …

Objective In this report, we review the recent literature (ie, past 4 years) to identify advances
in our understanding of the middle ear–mastoid–eustachian tube system. We use this review …

Considerable animal research has focused on developing new strategies for the prevention
and treatment of acute otitis media (AOM). Several experimental models of AOM have thus …

Chinchilla is a commonly used animal model for research of sound transmission through the
ear. Experimental measurements of the middle ear transfer function in chinchillas have …

Auditory bulla cavitation defects are a cause of otitis media, but the normal cellular pattern of
bulla mesenchyme regression and its failure are not well understood. In mice, neural-crest …

Objective The round window membrane (RWM) encloses the round window, the opening
into the scala tympani (ST) from the middle ear. During the course of acute otitis media …

Otitis media is the most common infectious disease in young children, which results in
changes in the thickness and mechanical properties of the tympanic membrane (TM) and …

The conductive hearing loss caused by acute otitis media (AOM) is commonly related to a
reduction of the tympanic membrane (TM) mobility in response to sound stimuli. However …