Middle ear infection in children is much more common than in adults, in part because of how this part of the ear is designed.

Figure 3 illustrates a simplified diagram showing the organization of inner ear organs of hearing and balance. The inner ear contains two fluid chambers, a membranous and a bony chamber. The ...

It can be used to test the condition of the middle ear, determining whether it is functioning normally, contains fluid, or whether the tympanic membrane has been punctured.

and they're known as the inner and middle ear. Iram Ahmad: Inside your middle ear is the nerve that moves the muscles of your face. Narrator: Aka the facial nerve. And if it becomes inflamed or ...

Use of the chinchilla as a model of middle ear infection in auditory research necessitates accessing the middle ear to collect samples or inoculate bacteria. This column describes a simple ...