Anatomy Physiology Disorders Middle Ear
The big picture Eustachian tube Mastoid Tympanic cavity Ossicles Anatomy
Size and shape The big picture
Anatomy Function Differences between adults and children Eustachian Tube
description aditus and antrum clinical implications Mastoid
Description Oval window, round window & promontory VIIth Nerve, chorda tympani Tympanic cavity
Description Ossicles
Impedance Matching Areal advantage Lever advantage Physiology
tensor tympani stapedius purpose Middle Ear Muscles
Suppurative Otitis Media Description Treatment Audiometric findings Disorders
Ossicular Discontinuity Description Treatment Audiometric findings Disorders
Cholesteatoma Description Treatment Audiometric findings Disorders
Serous Effusion of the Middle Ear (Serous Otitis Media) Description Treatment (see next page) Audiometric findings Disorders
PE Tubes Disorders
Negative Middle Ear Pressure Description Treatment Audiometric findings Disorders
Mucous Otitis Media Description Treatment Audiometric findings Disorders
Otosclerosis Description Treatment Audiometric findings Disorders
Summary