The eardrum, also called the tympanic membrane, is a thin layer of skin that helps with hearing and protects the middle ear from germs and debris. A ruptured eardrum can happen because of infections, ...

A tympanic membrane retraction, or retracted eardrum, is a condition in which the eardrum gets pulled toward the middle of your ear. The eardrum, also called the tympanic membrane, is a thin layer of ...

Robert F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York ...

A team has developed a highly efficient alkaline membrane electrolyser that approaches the performance of established PEM electrolysers. What makes this achievement remarkable is the use of ...

Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of ...

A newly developed otoscope incorporates combines the familiar otoscopic view with high-resolution imaging of the inner structures of the TM and middle ear, offering a clearer and more comprehensive ...

Introduction: The assessment of the integrity of the tympanic membrane (TM) can be a diagnostic challenge in patients with otitis externa and/or otitis media (OM) under an otoscopic examination. In ...

PMID: 32901364 24% of patients were found to have hypermobile tympanic membranes; this is lower than the incidence of 36–46% reported in type 1 Stickler Syndrome patients. Otology questionnaire ...

Abstract: Chronic otitis media is characterized by recurrent infections, leading to serious complications, such as meningitis, facial palsy, and skull base osteomyelitis. Therefore, active treatment ...

Bullous myringitis, sometimes called infectious myringitis, is a condition where painful blisters (“bullae”) form in the ear, specifically along the tympanic membrane inside the ear. Both children and ...