•Anatomy

•Physiology

•Disorders

Middle Ear

•The big picture

•Eustachian tube

•Mastoid

•Tympanic cavity

•Ossicles

Anatomy

•Size and shape

The big picture

•Anatomy

•Function

•Differences between adults and children

Eustachian Tube

•description

•aditus and antrum

•clinical implications

Mastoid

•Description

•Oval window, round window & promontory

•VIIth Nerve, chorda tympani

Tympanic cavity

•Description

Ossicles

•Impedance Matching

• Areal advantage

• Lever advantage

Physiology

•tensor tympani

•stapedius

•purpose

Middle Ear Muscles

•Suppurative Otitis Media

• Description

• Treatment

• Audiometric findings

Disorders

•Ossicular Discontinuity

• Description

• Treatment

• Audiometric findings

Disorders

•Cholesteatoma

• Description

• Treatment

• Audiometric findings

Disorders

•Serous Effusion of the Middle Ear (Serous Otitis Media)

• Description

• Treatment (see next page)

• Audiometric findings

Disorders

•PE Tubes

Disorders

•Negative Middle Ear Pressure

• Description

• Treatment

• Audiometric findings

Disorders

•Mucous Otitis Media

• Description

• Treatment

• Audiometric findings

Disorders

•Otosclerosis

• Description

• Treatment

• Audiometric findings

Disorders

Summary