Cochlear aqueduct flow resistance depends on round window membrane position in guinea pigs

RA Feijen*, JM Segenhout, FWJ Albers, HP Wit

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The resistance for fluid flow of the cochlear aqueduct was measured in guinea pigs for different positions of the round window membrane. These different positions were obtained by applying different constant pressures to the middle car cavity. Fluid flow through the aqueduct was induced by small pressure steps superimposed on these constant pressures. It was found that the resistance for fluid flow through the aqueduct depended on the round window position but not on flow direction. The results can be explained by special fibrous structures that connect the round window with the entrance of the aqueduct. It was also found that the equilibrium inner ear pressure depends on middle ear pressure, indicating that the aqueduct does not connect the inner ear with a cavity with constant pressure.

Originele taal-2English
Pagina's (van-tot)404-410
Aantal pagina's7
TijdschriftJournal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology
Volume5
Nummer van het tijdschrift4
DOI's
StatusPublished - dec.-2004

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