| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 225 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Contents |
Introduction to human ear canal / Bopanna B. Ballachanda -- Developmental anatomy of the outer ear / Bopanna B. Ballachanda -- Anatomy of the ear canal / Ricard T. Miyamoto and R. Christopher Miyamoto -- Ear canal examination / Bopanna B. Ballachanda -- Pathology of the ear canal / Ricard T. Miyamoto and R. Christopher Miyamoto -- Ear canal acoustics / Bopanna B. Ballachanda -- Deep canal and extended wear hearing aids / Brian Taylor -- Cerumen : physiology, patho-physiology, and anthropology / Bopanna B. Ballachanda -- Cerumen management / Bopanna B. Ballachanda |
| Summary |
The Second Edition covers a wide range of topics pertinent to the human ear canal and its contribution to audiological services. The first chapter in an introduction to the book by the editor. The second chapter, Development of the Outer Ear, discusses the embryonic development of the ear canal and further alterations due to progressive changes in aging. The third chapter, Ear Canal Anatomy, describes the shape, size, neural innervations, and vascular supply to the ear canal. The illustrations in this chapter provide an enhanced view of the various structures within the ear canal. The fourth chapter, Ear Canal Examination, emphasizes the need for good visualization of the ear canal during examination. The fifth chapter deals with pathological conditions of the ear canal. The book includes contributions from Richard T. Miyamoto, MD, Christopher Miyamoto, MD, and Brian Taylor, AuD |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Audiology.
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Earwax.
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Ear canal.
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Ear Canal
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Audiology
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Cerumen
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MEDICAL / Surgery / General
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Audiology
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Ear canal
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Earwax
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Miyamoto, Richard T., author.
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Miyamoto, Christopher, author.
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Taylor, Brian, 1966- author
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| LC no. |
2012043307 |
| ISBN |
9781597566377 (electronic bk.) |
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1597566373 (electronic bk.) |
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