Two specimens (17.1 and 29.1 mm standard length) of Flexor incus Conway, Stewart & Summers, 2018 (Gobiesocidae) were collected from New Caledonia Lord Howe Island, Australia. The species genus originally described on the basis 15 Kermadec Islands, Zealand, where has been considered endemic. two reported herein represent first records F.

the aim of this study was to determine the anatomical features of the auditory ossicles in rat. twenty temporal bones from 10 adult rats were used. the features of the ossicles were assessed with an ocular micrometer and photographed by a stereomicroscope. finally, all data were evaluated and analysed using the sigma statt software. temporal bone in rat was similar to other animals consists of ...

OBJECTIVES (1) To describe the use of total ossicular prostheses (TOPs) in the setting of stapedectomy requiring an incus bypass procedure. (2) To analyze the short- and long-term audiometric results of TOP utilization in the setting of stapedectomy for an incus bypass procedure. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING Tertiary neurotologic referral center. SUBJECTS AND METHOD...

The presence of three interconnected auditory ossicles in the middle ear is a defining characteristic of mammals, and aspects of ossicle morphology are related to hearing sensitivity. However, analysis and comparison of ossicles are complicated by their minute size and complex three-dimensional shapes. Here we introduce a geometric morphometric measurement protocol for 3D shape analysis based o...

OBJECTIVES To study the ontogenic development of the organisation of the human middle ear ossicles structure. MATERIAL AND METHODS 46 human temporal bones of ages varying from 32 days post-conception to newborns. RESULTS The development of the structural organisation of the malleus begins at 16 weeks via two cortical fascicles situated in the neck; at 21 weeks they extend towards the head, ...

introduction: otosclerosis is a disease of bony labyrinth. structural changes in the labyrinth often cause ossicular fixation, and thus conductive hearing loss. the purpose of this study was to evaluate middle ear exploration findings and frequency of ossicular and footplate area anomalies in patients with suspected otosclerosis referred to amiralmomenin and golsar hospitals in rasht, iran.   m...

role in alerting us to nearby activities, in the appreciation of music, and especially in human communication. Airborne sounds vibrate the tympanum, which transmits the oscillations successively to the malleus, incus, and stapes of the middle ear. Moving like a piston, the last of these miniscule bones alternately increases and decreases the pressure within the cochlea, a chickpea-sized organ t...

Abstract Aim To find out the mean air conduction thresholds (ACT) and air–bone gap (ABG) closure across treatment groups at end of 3 6 months follow-up. Material methods Sixty patients diagnosed with COM conductive hearing loss were included in study. Air threshold calculated recorded pre-operatively. Surgery was done clearance disease followed by reconstruction single-stage operation using aut...