"Ear, Middle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The space and structures directly internal to the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE and external to the inner ear (LABYRINTH). Its major components include the AUDITORY OSSICLES and the EUSTACHIAN TUBE that connects the cavity of middle ear (tympanic cavity) to the upper part of the throat.
| Descriptor ID |
D004432
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.246.397
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| Concept/Terms |
Ear, Middle- Ear, Middle
- Ears, Middle
- Middle Ears
- Middle Ear
Tympanic Cavity- Tympanic Cavity
- Cavities, Tympanic
- Cavity, Tympanic
- Tympanic Cavities
- Tympanum
- Tympanums
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ear, Middle" by people in Profiles.
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Fallon K, Chi D, Remenschneider A. Management of Cholesteatoma: Surgical Options for Disease Limited to Middle Ear/Mastoid. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2025 Feb; 58(1):75-87.
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Schmeltz M, Ivanovic A, Schlep?tz CM, Wimmer W, Remenschneider AK, Caversaccio M, Stampanoni M, Anschuetz L, Bonnin A. The human middle ear in motion: 3D visualization and quantification using dynamic synchrotron-based X-ray imaging. Commun Biol. 2024 02 07; 7(1):157.
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Balouch AP, Bekhazi K, Durkee HE, Farrar RM, Sok M, Keefe DH, Remenschneider AK, Horton NJ, Voss SE. Measurements of ear-canal geometry from high-resolution CT scans of human adult ears. Hear Res. 2023 07; 434:108782.
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Patel H, Pavlichenko I, Grinthal A, Zhang CT, Alvarenga J, Kreder MJ, Weaver JC, Ji Q, Ling CWF, Choy J, Li Z, Black NL, Bispo PJM, Lewis JA, Kozin ED, Aizenberg J, Remenschneider AK. Design of medical tympanostomy conduits with selective fluid transport properties. Sci Transl Med. 2023 04 05; 15(690):eadd9779.
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Wu MJ, Barber SR, Chari DA, Knoll RM, Kempfle J, Lee DJ, Reinshagen KL, Remenschneider AK, Kozin ED. "Transcanal view" computed tomography reformat: Applications for transcanal endoscopic ear surgery. Am J Otolaryngol. 2022 Mar-Apr; 43(2):103269.
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Eberhard KE, Masud SF, Knudson IM, Kirubalingam K, Khalid H, Remenschneider AK, Nakajima HH. Mechanics of Total Drum Replacement Tympanoplasty Studied With Wideband Acoustic Immittance. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 04; 166(4):738-745.
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Cheng JT, Ghanad I, Remenschneider A, Rosowski J. The onset of nonlinear growth of middle-ear responses to high intensity sounds. Hear Res. 2021 06; 405:108242.
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Polanik MD, Trakimas DR, Black NL, Cheng JT, Kozin ED, Remenschneider AK. High-Frequency Conductive Hearing following Total Drum Replacement Tympanoplasty. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Jun; 162(6):914-921.
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Rosowski JJ, Remenschneider AK, Tao Cheng J. Limitations of present models of blast-induced sound power conduction through the external and middle ear. J Acoust Soc Am. 2019 11; 146(5):3978.
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Janz TA, Camilon PR, Cheung AY, Nguyen SA, White DR, Weber PC. A review of pediatric middle ear tumors and analysis of the demographics, management, and survival of pediatric rhabdomyosarcomas of the middle ear. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Sep; 112:109-112.