Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol.  2014 Dec;7(4):250-253. 10.3342/ceo.2014.7.4.250.

The Influence of Incudostapedial Joint Separation on the Middle Ear Transfer Function

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland. marcinszym@poczta.onet.pl
  • 2Department of Applied Mechanics, Lublin University of Technology, Lublin, Poland.

Abstract


OBJECTIVES
One of the risks in middle ear surgery is high frequency hearing loss. It is believed that manipulations on the middle ear ossicles with the instruments may cause overstimulation of the inner ear and damage of the hear cells. Controversy arises whether temporary separation of the ossicles has any impact on middle ear transfer function and hearing threshold after surgery. The aim of the study is to evaluate the influence of incudostapedial joint (ISJ) separation on middle ear function in an experimental model.
METHODS
With the use of single point laser Doppler vibrometer (LDV) stapes velocity in the intact chain and after ISJ separation was measured in 5 fresh human cadaver temporal bones.
RESULTS
In all cases there was a decrease in stapes velocity after ISJ separation. Mead stapes velocity was reduced for 1 dB in 800 Hz to 9 dB in frequencies above 1,000 Hz. The decrease of velocity was greater in higher frequencies.
CONCLUSION
Separation of the ISJ does not reduce significantly the middle ear function.

Keyword

Incudostapedial joint; Middle ear mechanics; Hearing loss; Laser Doppler velocimetry

MeSH Terms

Cadaver
Ear, Inner
Ear, Middle*
Hearing
Hearing Loss
Humans
Joints*
Laser-Doppler Flowmetry
Models, Theoretical
Stapes
Temporal Bone

Figure

  • Fig. 1 Temporal bone specimen embedded in dental cement with artificial ear canal and speaker and microphone connected.

  • Fig. 2 Scheme of the experimental setup.

  • Fig. 3 Velocity of the stapes in an intact middle ear and after separation of the incudostapedial joint (ISJ). RMS, root mean square.


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