The middle ear (also known as the tympanum or tympanic cavity) starts on the other side of the eardrum. It is a narrow tube with concave walls that is separated from the inner ear by its ...

The tympanic bulla is easily palpated on the skull ... Comparative anatomy of eustachian tube and middle ear cavity in animal models for otitis media. Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol.

The middle ear is filled with air, and its pressure must be equal to the atmospheric pressure for the tympanic membrane to ...

Otomicroscopy showed an intact tympanic membrane, while pure tone audiometry revealed mixed middle- and inner-ear hearing loss. The recommended surgical opening of the middle ear cavity needed to ...