Effect of loading of the central part of the tympanic membrane on pure tone audiometry.

In conclusion, loading of the tympanic membrane by different masses affects the air conduction hearing threshold by only 340 mg (25 λ), which is very large in comparison to the mass of ossicles, without any significant effects on bone conduction hearing. PMID: 29984800 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29984800?dopt=Abstract

Source: Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica - July 10, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital Source Type: research