A nylon bar, with the head notched to make easy adequete contact with the short process of the malleus, was used for an acoustic probe. The first part of this paper deals with the acoustic properties of the nylon probe in comparison with those of a piano wire probe and a silver wire probe. The following results are obtained : (1) Clinically the most suitable length of the nylon probe was 8cm. (...

OBJECTIVE To investigate prognostic factors for short-term hearing outcomes after ossiculoplasty. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Tertiary referral and academic center. PATIENTS Seven hundred twenty patients who underwent ossiculoplasty performed by a single surgeon from January 1, 1989, through December 31, 2006, and who were followed up for longer than 1 year. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE...

We studied the mass growth trajectories of middle ear ossicles and tympanic membrane oval window area in 19 specimens postnatal ages 30–180 days gray short-tailed opossum Monodelphis domestica . weighed skull three with appropriate balances. Using a binocular microscope provided grid, we measured length malleus incus, as well longest axis one perpendicular to it on both stapes footplate. The si...

The current study aims at observing effects of sacrificing the tensor tympani tendon when manubrium of malleus is foreshortened or retracted on graft uptake, hearing improvement, and occurrence of complications if any during type I tympanoplasty surgery for central perforations. 42 patients were included in group A where the tensor tendon was sectioned and 42 patients were included in group B w...

Bu ara?t?rma 2018 y?l? içerisinde, Konyaalt? plaj? (Antalya) yak?n?nda kurulmu? olan bir deniz akvaryumunun su tedarik ünitesinde yap?lm??t?r. Çal??mada, al?m ünitesi etraf?nda bulunan makro omurgas?z faunas?na ait baz? türlerin belirlenmesi amaçlanm??t?r. Ara?t?rmada Echinodermata(derisidikenliler)’dan Synaptula reciprocans, Arbacia lixula ve Diadema setosum,Crustacea (Kabuklular)’dan Charybdi...

that commonly originates from the paranasal sinuses. Osteomas of the middle ear are exceedingly rare benign neoplasms. To date, only 21 cases have been reported in the English literature (1-3). They most commonly arise from the promontory, and only 2 cases of these reports have described osteomas of the ossicles (4). The most common symptom is conductive hearing loss because of the impingement ...