This book comprehensively addresses the physics and engineering aspects of human
physiology by using and building on first-year college physics and mathematics. Topics …

The test performance of a wideband acoustic transfer function (ATF) test and 226-Hz
tympanometry was assessed in predicting the presence of conductive hearing loss, based …

A system with potential for middle-ear screening and diagnostic testing was developed for
the measurement of wideband energy absorbance (EA) in the ear canal as a function of air …

Objective: This study tested the hypothesis that wideband aural absorbance predicts
conductive hearing loss (CHL) in children medically classified as having otitis media with …

Background: Human hearing is sensitive to sounds from as low as 20 Hz to as high as
20,000 Hz in normal ears. However, clinical tests of human hearing rarely include extended …

Background: Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is a common condition without an effective,
accepted treatment. Balloon dilation Eustachian tuboplasty (BDET) has been recently …

Objectives: One of the challenges for evaluating new otoprotective agents for potential
benefit in human populations is the availability of an established clinical paradigm with real …

Rates of hearing impairment in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are higher
than those reported in the general population. Although ASD is not caused by hearing …

Purpose To conduct an evidence-based systematic review on the state of the evidence and
the diagnostic accuracy of multifrequency tympanometry (MFT), 1000 Hz tympanometry, and …

We report pure-tone hearing threshold findings in 56 college students. All subjects reported
normal hearing during telephone interviews, yet not all subjects had normal sensitivity as …