IMPEDANCE TRANSFER - ACOUSTIC-IMPEDANCE OF THE ANNULAR LIGAMENT AND STAPEDIAL TENDON RECONSTRUCTION IN OTOSCLEROSIS SURGERY

Authors
CAUSSE JB GHERINI S LOPEZ A JUBERTHIE L OLIVIER JC BASTIANELLI G
Citation
Jb. Causse et al., IMPEDANCE TRANSFER - ACOUSTIC-IMPEDANCE OF THE ANNULAR LIGAMENT AND STAPEDIAL TENDON RECONSTRUCTION IN OTOSCLEROSIS SURGERY, The American journal of otology, 14(6), 1993, pp. 613-617
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
The American journal of otology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01929763
Volume
14
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
613 - 617
Database
ISI
SICI code
0192-9763(1993)14:6<613:IT-AOT>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The resistance rebuilt around the lower tip of the piston must be the same as that created by the annular ligament of the stapes footplate. Otherwise, the threshold at which an acoustic or barotrauma is able to damage the membranes and hair cells of the inner ear will be lowered. The elasticity reestablished around the lower tip of the piston plays a part in the quality and quantity of hearing for the low frequencies up to 3 kHz. To protect the ear against acoustic traumas, an attempt to rebuild the stapedial reflex is proposed.