Role of the mastoid in middle ear pressu
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Cuneyt M. Alper; Dennis J. Kitsko; J. Douglas Swarts; Brian Martin; Sancak Yukse
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Article
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2011
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Objectives/hypothesis: Determine the role of mastoid volume in middle ear pressure (mep) regulation. the hypothesis was that inert gas exchange between blood and middle ear (me) is slower for larger mastoid volumes. ## Study design: Prospective. ## Methods: For 21 enrolled subjects, the bila