Measurements of ear-canal geometry from high-resolution CT scans of human adult ears

• Published in: Hearing research Vol. 434; p. 108782
• Main Authors: Balouch, Auden P., Bekhazi, Karen, Durkee, Hannah E., Farrar, Rebecca M., Sok, Mealaktey, Keefe, Douglas H., Remenschneider, Aaron K., Horton, Nicholas J., Voss, Susan E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.07.2023
• Subjects: Age related ear canal areas; Aged; CT Scan ear canal; Ear Canal - diagnostic imaging; Ear canal anatomy; Ear, Middle; Humans; Sound; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Tympanic Membrane; Young Adult; CT Scan ear canal; Age related ear canal areas; Ear canal anatomy

•Method to measure ear canal geometry from CT scans•First objective definitions for canal length and first bend location•Canal cross sectional area appears to increase with adult age cohorts along majority of canal length•Mean canal areas and lengths larger than previously reported, with large popul...