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Title
Eardrum and columella displacement in single ossicle ears under quasi-static pressure variations
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Abstract
Although most birds encounter large pressure variations during flight, motion of the middle ear components as a result of changing ambient pressure are not well known or described. In the present study, motion of the columella footplate and tympanic membrane (extrastapedius) in domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) under quasi-static pressure conditions are provided. Micro-CT scans were made of cadaveric heads of chickens under positive (0.25 kPa, 0.5 kPa, 1 kPa, and 1.5 kPa) and negative (-0.25 kPa, -0.5 kPa, -1 kPa, and -1.5 kPa) middle ear pressure. Both extrastapedius and columella footplate displacements show a non-linear S-shaped curve as a function of pressure indicating non-linear response characteristics of the middle ear components. The S-curve is also seen in mammals, but unlike in mammals, the lateral piston-like displacement of both the columella footplate and extrastapedius, which is caused by an increased middle ear pressure are smaller than the medial piston-like displacements, caused by a decreased middle ear pressure of the same magnitude. Columella footplate piston displacements are always smaller than the extrastapedius piston displacements, indicating the flexibility of the extracolumella. The cone-shape of the avian tympanic membrane with inverted apex in comparison to the mammalian tympanic membrane can cause the inverted shape of the pressure response curve. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Hearing research. - Amsterdam
Publication
Amsterdam : 2018
ISSN
0378-5955
DOI
10.1016/J.HEARES.2018.05.012
Volume/pages
365 (2018) , p. 141-148
ISI
000439671900012
Pubmed ID
29804720
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UAntwerpen
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Project info
Understanding functioning and evolution of bird middle ear mechanics through high-realism finite element modelling and system identification.
Finite element modeling of the bird middle ear for the development of new human ossicular prostheses.
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Last edited 09.10.2023
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