"Ear, Middle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ear, Middle" by people in Profiles.
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Urdang ZD, Jain A, Li M, Haupt TL, Wilcox TO, Chiffer RC, Gurgel RK. Conductive Hearing Loss Associates With Dementia, and Middle Ear Reconstruction Mitigates This Association: A Multinational Database Study. Otol Neurotol. 2024 Oct 01; 45(9):1078-1086.
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Albuck AL, Techabunyart DB, Cardona JJ, Chaiyamoon A, Tsang P, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. Review of the caroticotympanic nerves: Anatomy, function and pathology. Anat Histol Embryol. 2023 Nov; 52(6):823-826.
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Won J, Monroy GL, Khampang P, Barkalifa R, Hong W, Chaney EJ, Aksamitiene E, Porter RG, Novak MA, Spillman DR, Kerschner JE, Boppart SA. In Vivo Optical Characterization of Middle Ear Effusions and Biofilms During Otitis Media. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 2023 06; 24(3):325-337.
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Won J, Monroy GL, Dsouza RI, Spillman DR, McJunkin J, Porter RG, Shi J, Aksamitiene E, Sherwood M, Stiger L, Boppart SA. Handheld Briefcase Optical Coherence Tomography with Real-Time Machine Learning Classifier for Middle Ear Infections. Biosensors (Basel). 2021 May 03; 11(5).
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Zajac DJ, Vallino LD, Baylis AL, Adatorwovor R, Preisser JS, Vivaldi D. Emergence of Prevocalic Stop Consonants in Children With Repaired Cleft Palate. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2021 01 14; 64(1):30-39.
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Barber SR, Barbarite E, Corrales CE. Diagnosis of Stapedial Myoclonus Using Endoscopic Visualization. Otol Neurotol. 2020 09; 41(8):e1072.
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Won J, Porter RG, Novak MA, Youakim J, Sum A, Barkalifa R, Aksamitiene E, Zhang A, Nolan R, Shelton R, Boppart SA. In vivo dynamic characterization of the human tympanic membrane using pneumatic optical coherence tomography. J Biophotonics. 2021 04; 14(4):e202000215.
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Marinelli JP, Cass SP, Mann SE, Haynes DS, Hunter JB, Isaacson B, Sweeney AD, Pelosi S, Willcox TO, O'Connell BP, Rivera M, Lane JI, Carlson ML. Adenomatous Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Middle Ear: A Multi-institutional Investigation of 32 Cases and Development of a Staging System. Otol Neurotol. 2018 09; 39(8):e712-e721.
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Cohn JE, Pfeiffer M, Patel N, Sataloff RT, McKinnon BJ. Identifying eustachian tube dysfunction prior to hyperbaric oxygen therapy: Who is at risk for intolerance? Am J Otolaryngol. 2018 Jan - Feb; 39(1):14-19.
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Hage P, Daou B, Jabbour P. Spontaneous otogenic pneumocephalus due to altitude changes: A case report and review of literature. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2015 Nov; 138:162-4.