Small tympanic membrane perforations in the inferior quadrants do not impact the manubrium vibration in guinea pigs.

BACKGROUND: It has been believed that location of the perforation has a significant impact on hearing loss. However, recent studies have demonstrated that the perforation sites had no impact on hearing loss. We measured the velocity and pattern of the manubrium vibration in guinea pigs with intact a...

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Main Authors: Xiuling Zhang, Yanhong Dai, Shuyi Zhang, Wandong She, Xiaoping Du, Xiuji Shui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3251567?pdf=render