Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Ear

The ear is the paired sensory organ responsible for hearing and balance, conventionally divided into three regions. The external ear comprises the auricle and external auditory canal, which terminate at the tympanic membrane. The middle ear is an air-filled cavity containing the ossicular chain—malleus, incus, and s…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 210× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2379-8572 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

The ear is the paired sensory organ responsible for hearing and balance, conventionally divided into three regions. The external ear comprises the auricle and external auditory canal, which terminate at the tympanic membrane. The middle ear is an air-filled cavity containing the ossicular chain—malleus, incus, and stapes—that transmits and amplifies vibration to the oval window while the Eustachian tube equalizes pressure. The inner ear holds the cochlea for audition and the vestibular labyrinth, with its semicircular canals and otolith organs, for spatial orientation and equilibrium. Hair cells in these structures transduce mechanical stimuli into neural signals carried by the vestibulocochlear nerve. Otologic disease spans the canal, tympanic membrane, and temporal bone, including cholesteatoma, congenital aural atresia and microtia, tympanic perforation, and neoplasms of the external auditory canal, as well as central auditory processing assessed by evoked potentials. Reconstructive otology relies on techniques such as tympanoplasty using temporalis fascia or cartilage-perichondrium grafts. Research pertinent to otology in this field examines congenital aural atresia with cholesteatoma, tympanoplasty graft methods and underlay technique, brainstem auditory evoked potential electrogenesis, and external auditory canal lymphoma, reflecting the anatomical, surgical, and diagnostic scope of this peer-reviewed otolaryngology literature.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 210 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Otolaryngology Advances (ISSN 2379-8572).

Journal editorial board
Ioannis Chatzistefanou · Greece Heather Bortfeld · United States Heidi Silver · United States

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