The tympanic membrane is a key component of the human auditory apparatus which is a
complex biomechanical system, devoted to sound reception and perception. Over the past …

With developments in software and micro-measurement technology, a three-dimensional
middle ear finite element (FE) model can now be more easily constructed to study sound …

An accurate, comprehensive finite element model of the human ear can provide better
understanding of sound transmission, and can be used for assessing the influence of …

In this study, a three-dimensional finite-element model (FEM) of the human middle ear was
established, including features of the middle ear which were not considered in the previous …

The objective of this study was to produce an improved finite element (FE) model of the
human middle ear and to compare the model with human data. We began with a systematic …

A three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) model of human ear with accurate structural
geometry of the external ear canal, tympanic membrane (TM), ossicles, middle ear …

The function of the mammalian external and middle ears (at least in terrestrial mammals)
appears qualitatively similar. The external ear collects sound power and couples the …

At frequencies above 3 kHz, the tympanic membrane vibrates chaotically. By having many
resonances, the eardrum can transmit the broadest possible bandwidth of sound with …

In this study, a computer-based method called finite-element analysis is used to predict the
forced-frequency response of the ear, with and without an ossicular replacement prosthesis …

Sound-induced motion of the surface of the human tympanic membrane (TM) was studied by
stroboscopic holographic interferometery, which measures the amplitude and phase of the …