Effect of increased inner ear pressure on middle ear mechanics☆☆☆★

1998 ◽  
Vol 118 (5) ◽  
pp. 703-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHINGO MURAKAMI ◽  
KIYOFUMI GYO ◽  
RICHARD L. GOODE
Keyword(s):  
Inner Ear ◽  
Middle Ear ◽  
Middle Ear Mechanics ◽  
Inner Ear Pressure

Effect of Increased Inner Ear Pressure on Middle Ear Mechanics

1998 ◽  
Vol 118 (5) ◽  
pp. 703-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene N. Myers ◽  
Shingo Murakami ◽  
Kiyofumi Gyo ◽  
Richard L. Goode
Keyword(s):  
Inner Ear ◽  
Phase Angle ◽  
Middle Ear ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Measuring System ◽  
Annular Ligament ◽  
Middle Ear Mechanics ◽  
Stapes Footplate ◽  
Temporal Bones ◽  
Inner Ear Pressure

Velocity of malleus, umbo, and stapes footplate in response to stepwise increases up to +400 mm H2O in hydrostatic pressure of the inner ear was investigated in 10 fresh human temporal bones by using a laser Doppler interferometer. The sound-pressure input was 114 dB SPL, and the frequency range was 0.4 to 5.0 kHz. Static displacement of these sites was also measured by a video measuring system. When the inner ear pressure was increased, the malleus and stapes moved outward. Amplitude of umbo velocity decreased below 1.0 kHz with a slight increase around 2.0 kHz, whereas stapes velocity decreased at all frequencies with the major effect below 1.0 kHz. The phase angle of malleus umbo velocity advanced markedly in response to the increased inner ear pressure between 1.0 and 1.4 kHz. Change in the vibration of the umbo was thought to be primarily caused by an increased stiffness of the middle ear conduction system, and that of the stapes was caused by distention of the annular ligament and increased cochlear impedance produced by the increased inner ear pressure. These changes in TM vibration and its phase angle may help detect indirectly an elevation of inner ear pressure. (Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1998;118:703–8.)

The prognostic influence of pre-surgery bone conduction values on the improvement of hearing in patients treated surgically as a result of middle-ear conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Job ◽  
Jacek Składzień
Keyword(s):  
Inner Ear ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Middle Ear ◽  
Pure Tone ◽  
Bone Conduction ◽  
Threshold Value ◽  
Surgical Operation ◽  
Middle Ear Mechanics ◽  
Prognostic Importance ◽  
Mechanical Influence

Background The influence of the mechanics of the middle ear on the function of the inner ear has been studied for many years. Among surgeries performed in the middle-ear area, those restoring full functionality of the system transmitting sound inside the middle ear may be pointed out as those fully restoring the mechanical influence of the middle ear on the function of the inner ear. Aim: The aim of the performed analysis is to find the prognostic importance of measured pre-surgery values of bone conduction on the improvement of hearing in patients operated as a result of middle-ear disorders. Methods The analysis included 271 patients hospitalised and operated on due to otosclerosis or perforation of the tympanic membrane between 2016 and 2019. Only patients who had not had a surgical operation within the middle ear prior to the study were included. An audiological assessment was performed with the use of pure tone thresholds audiometry. Results A beneficial influence of the performed surgery on the improvement of bone conduction was observed in patients, in which the average threshold value of bone conduction measured before the surgery did not exceed 40 dB. In cases of the perceptive component of hearing impairment being higher than 40 dB, no statistically significant, beneficial influence of a performed stapedotomy or myringoplasty on the change of bone conduction thresholds was observed. Conclusion The perception component of hearing impairment up to 40 dB indicates bone conduction improvement after surgical restoration of the influence of middle-ear mechanics on the inner ear in patients treated as a result of otosclerosis, as well as of eardrum perforation.

Change of Guinea Pig Inner Ear Pressure by Square Wave Middle Ear Cavity Pressure Variation

2002 ◽  
Vol 122 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Feijen ◽  
J. M. Segenhout ◽  
F. W. J. Albers ◽  
H. P. Wit
Keyword(s):  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Inner Ear ◽  
Middle Ear ◽  
Pressure Variation ◽  
Cavity Pressure ◽  
Square Wave ◽  
Inner Ear Pressure

Congenital perilymphatic fistula: Computed tomography appearance of middle ear and inner ear anomalies

1994 ◽  
Vol 111 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
J WEISSMAN ◽  
P WEBER ◽  
C BLUESTONE
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Inner Ear ◽  
Middle Ear ◽  
Perilymphatic Fistula ◽  
Ear Anomalies ◽  
Tomography Appearance

Morphologic Changes in the Inner Ear of Chinchilla Laniger after Middle Ear Administration of Gentamicin in a Sustained-Release Vehicle

1999 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. 643-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Hoffer ◽  
Ben J. Balough ◽  
Richard D. Kopke ◽  
Jenifer Henderson ◽  
Michael Decicco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustained Release ◽  
Inner Ear ◽  
Middle Ear ◽  
Morphologic Changes

Middle-Ear Mechanics of Type III Tympanoplasty (Stapes Columella): I. Experimental Studies

2003 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ritvik P. Mehta ◽  
Michael E. Ravicz ◽  
John J. Rosowski ◽  
Saumil N. Merchant
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ear ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Type Iii ◽  
Middle Ear Mechanics

Volume receptors in guinea pig labyrinth: relevance with respect to ADH and Na control

1989 ◽  
Vol 257 (3) ◽  
pp. F341-F346 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Bartoli ◽  
A. Satta ◽  
F. Melis ◽  
M. A. Caria ◽  
W. Masala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inner Ear ◽  
Guinea Pigs ◽  
Control Mechanism ◽  
Extracellular Fluid ◽  
Urine Osmolality ◽  
Neural Pathways ◽  
Group Of Seven ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Pressure Changes ◽  
Inner Ear Pressure

We tested the hypothesis that changes in extracellular fluid volume are reflected by pressure changes within structures of the inner ear and that through neural pathways, a control mechanism exerts an influence on antidiuretic hormone (ADH) release and Na excretion. The study was performed on 35 guinea pigs. In protocol 1, 13 animals were studied before and after decompression of the inner ear by bilateral fluid withdrawal in an experimental setting of sustained isotonic expansion that kept the osmoreceptor partially activated and the intrathoracic volume receptors suppressed. A group of six sham-operated animals served as control. In protocol 2, nine animals were studied before and after a unilateral rise in their inner ear pressure during slightly hypertonic low-rate infusions that kept the osmoreceptor and thoracic volume receptors stimulated. A group of seven sham-operated guinea pigs served as controls. Decompression of the inner ear was attended by a rise in plasma ADH from 11.9 +/- 2.4 to 29.1 +/- 6.9 pg/ml, in urine osmolality (Uosmol) from 470 +/- 48 to 712 +/- 46 mosmol/kg (P less than 0.001), and a fall in urine flow rate (V) from 184 +/- 47 to 71 +/- 11 microliters/min (P less than 0.01), whereas plasma Na (PNa) and osmolality (Posmol) did not change. During inner ear hypertension, plasma ADH fell from 25.6 +/- 3.9 to 18.4 +/- 3.1, Uosmol from 829 +/- 58 to 627 +/- 43 (P less than 0.001), and V rose from 51 +/- 11 to 130 +/- 23 (P less than 0.001), whereas glomerular filtration rate, PNa, and Posmol did not change.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Effects of Platelet Activating Factor on the Tubotympanic Mucosa and Inner Ear in the Guinea Pig

1998 ◽  
Vol 107 (10) ◽  
pp. 876-884 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiharu Ohno ◽  
Yoshihiro Ohashi ◽  
Hideki Okamoto ◽  
Yoshikazu Sugiura ◽  
Yoshiaki Nakai
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Inner Ear ◽  
Otitis Media ◽  
Middle Ear ◽  
Otitis Media With Effusion ◽  
Platelet Activating Factor ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Ciliary Activity ◽  
Middle Ear Mucosa

The effect of platelet activating factor (PAF) was studied to elucidate its role in the pathogenesis of otitis media and sensorineural hearing loss. The PAF alone did not induce a reduction of ciliary activity of the cultured middle ear mucosa. However, a dose-dependent decrease in ciliary activity was observed in the presence of the medium containing both PAF and macrophages. Intravenous injection of PAF did not induce dysfunction of the mucociliary system or morphologic changes of epithelium in the tubotympanum, but cytoplasmic vacuolization and ballooning were observed in the inner ear within 1 hour after injection of PAF. In contrast, intratympanic injection of PAF induced mucociliary dysfunction and some pathologic changes in the tubotympanum. Intratympanic inoculation of PAF induced no pathologic findings in the inner ear. These results suggest that PAF is at least partially involved in the pathogenesis of certain middle ear diseases such as otitis media with effusion. Additionally, PAF might be involved in the pathogenesis of some types of unexplained sensorineural hearing loss.

Relationship of the Cochlear Aqueduct and Inner Ear Pressure in M??ni??re's Disease and in a Normal Population

2001 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 534-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cuneyt Yilmazer ◽  
Levent Sennaroglu ◽  
Figen Basaran ◽  
Gonca Sennaroglu
Keyword(s):  
Inner Ear ◽  
Normal Population ◽  
Cochlear Aqueduct ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Inner Ear Pressure

Dynamic Characterization of a High-Resolution MEMS Force Sensor for Middle-Ear Mechanics

2017 ◽  
pp. 73-81
Author(s):  
Haimi Tang ◽  
Jeffrey T. Cheng ◽  
Michael E. Ravicz ◽  
John J. Rosowski ◽  
Cosme Furlong
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Middle Ear ◽  
Force Sensor ◽  
Dynamic Characterization ◽  
Middle Ear Mechanics
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