The Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance to TOMi Scope (PhotoniCare) as an imaging tool for visualization of the human tympanic membrane and middle ear space. The Food and Drug ...

Membrane fusion and budding mediate fundamental biological processes like intracellular trafficking, exocytosis, and endocytosis. For many decades, fusion has been thought to open a nanometer-range ...

A tympanic membrane retraction, or retracted eardrum, is a condition in which the eardrum gets pulled toward the middle of your ear. The eardrum, also called the tympanic membrane, is a thin layer of ...

A newly developed otoscope incorporates combines the familiar otoscopic view with high-resolution imaging of the inner structures of the TM and middle ear, offering a clearer and more comprehensive ...

Minor ear retractions often don’t cause symptoms and resolve on their own within a few months. But more serious retractions lead to ear pain and hearing loss, and you’ll want to discuss options with ...

Tympanometry is a diagnostic method used to detect defects in middle ear function. Since the early 1970s, tympanometry has been practised routinely in clinical settings. Tympanometry provides the ...