Format:
Online-Ressource (XVI, 308 p. 60 illus., 25 illus. in color, digital)
ISBN:
9781461465911
Series Statement:
Springer Handbook of Auditory Research 46
Content:
The middle ear plays a vital role in the sense and sensitivity of hearing. Of the various characteristics that distinguish mammals from other vertebrates, several pertain specifically to the middle-ear system, such as the presence of three middle-ear bones and the four-layer composite structure of the tympanic membrane. The Middle Ear attempts to elucidate the role this system plays in sound transmission, as viewed from both scientific and clinical perspectives.
Content:
The middle ear plays a vital role in the sense and sensitivity of hearing. Of the various characteristics that distinguish mammals from other vertebrates, several pertain specifically to the middle-ear system, such as the presence of three middle-ear bones and the four-layer composite structure of the tympanic membrane. The Middle Ear attempts to elucidate the role this system plays in sound transmission, as viewed from both scientific and clinical perspectives.· The Middle Ear: Science and Applications Sunil Puria· The Evolution and Development of Middle Ears in Land Vertebrates Geoffrey A. Manley and Ulrike J. Sienknecht· Comparative Middle-Ear Structure and Function in Vertebrates John J. Rosowski· Function and Acoustics of the Normal and Diseased Middle Ear Susan E. Voss, Hideko Heidi Nakajima, and Alexander M. Huber· Quasi-Static Pressures in the Middle-Ear Cleft Joris J. J. Dirckx, Yael Marcusohn, and Michael L. Gaihede· Bone Conduction and the Middle Ear Stefan Stenfelt· Modeling of Middle-Ear Mechanics W. Robert J. Funnell, Nima Maftoon, and Willem F. Decraemer· Diagnostic Measurements and Imaging Technologies for the Middle Ear Gerald R. Popelka and Lisa L. Hunter · Surgical Reconstruction and Passive Prostheses Saumil N. Merchant and John J. Rosowski· Middle-Ear Hearing Devices Sunil PuriaAbout the Editors:Sunil Puria is Consulting Associate Professor in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Otolaryngology-HNS at Stanford University. Arthur N. Popper is Professor in the Department of Biology and Co-Director of the Center for Comparative and Evolutionary Biology of Hearing at the University of Maryland, College Park. Richard R. Fay is Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology at Loyola University Chicago. About the series: The Springer Handbook of Auditory Research presents a series of synthetic reviews of fundamental topics dealing with auditory systems. Each volume is independent and authoritative; taken as a set, this series is the definitive resource in the field
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Description based upon print version of record
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The Middle Ear; Series Preface; Volume Preface; Editors' Note; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: The Middle Ear: Science and Applications; Chapter 2: The Evolution and Development of Middle Ears in Land Vertebrates; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Water-Land Transition and Early Attempts at Middle Ears; 2.3 Middle Ears Developed Late in Evolution and Many Times Independently; 2.4 The Single-Ossicle Middle Ear of Archosaurs and Lepidosaurs; 2.5 The Origins of Mammalian Middle Ears; 2.6 Middle Ear Development in the Ontogeny of Mammals and Nonmammals
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2.7 Function of the Early Mammalian Middle and Inner Ear2.8 Mammals: Correlations of Middle and Inner Ear and Brain Evolution; 2.9 Pinnae; 2.10 Summary; References; Chapter 3: Comparative Middle Ear Structure and Function in Vertebrates; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Sound Stimulation of the Inner Ears of Vertebrates; 3.2.1 What Is Sound?; 3.2.2 Sound Reception Within Vertebrate Inner Ears; 3.3 Specializations for Conducting Sound to the Inner Ear; 3.3.1 Fish Without a Specialized Sound-Conduction Apparatus; 3.3.2 Fish: Ears with Close Connections to a Swim Bladder
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3.3.3 Amphibians: The Transition to Land3.3.3.1 Specializations in the Periotic Lymphatic Spaces of Amphibians; 3.3.3.2 Variations in the Structure of the Middle Ear in Amphibia; 3.3.3.3 Extratympanic Sound Conduction in Amphibians; 3.3.3.4 Feedback Control of Middle Ear Function; 3.3.4 The Columellar Ear of Reptiles and Birds; 3.3.4.1 The Inner Ears of Reptiles and Birds; 3.3.4.2 The Tympano-ossicular Middle Ear in Reptiles and Birds; 3.3.4.3 The Columellar Muscle; 3.3.5 The Three-Ossicle Ear of Mammals; 3.3.5.1 The Inner Ear of Mammals and Its Sensitivity to Sound
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3.3.5.2 The Three Mammalian Ossicles3.3.5.3 Two Mammalian Middle Ear Muscles; 3.3.5.4 The Mammalian Tympanic Membrane; 3.3.5.5 The Middle Ear Air Spaces; 3.3.5.6 Correlations Between Mammalian Middle Ear Structure and Hearing Capabilities; 3.3.5.7 Middle Ear Function in Marine Mammals; 3.4 Issues in Comparative Middle Ear Function; 3.4.1 The Frequency Dependence of the Middle Ear Mechanism; 3.4.1.1 Are Three Ossicles Better than One?; 3.4.1.2 The Middle Ear and Audibility; 3.4.2 The Role of the TM in Sound Conduction
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3.4.3 The Two-Window Hypothesis: Evidence for and Against a Normal ``Third Window´´3.5 Summary; References; Chapter 4: Function and Acoustics of the Normal and Diseased Middle Ear; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Normal Middle Ear; 4.2.1 Measures of Normal Middle Ear Function; 4.2.2 Function of Individual Parts of the Normal Middle Ear; 4.2.2.1 Tympanic Membrane; 4.2.2.2 Malleus and Incus Complex Motion; 4.2.2.3 Stapes Motion; 4.3 The Diseased Middle Ear; 4.3.1 Overview; 4.3.2 The Middle Ear Cavity; 4.3.3 Disorders that Involve the Tympanic Membrane; 4.3.3.1 TM Perforations and Tympanostomy Tubes
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4.3.3.2 TM Atelectasis
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781461465904
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. The middle ear New York [u.a.] : Springer, 2013 ISBN 9781461465904
Language:
English
Subjects:
Medicine
Keywords:
Mittelohr
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4614-6591-1
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