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auditory canal

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auditory canal
n.
Either of two passages of the ear, the internal or the external acoustic meatus. See under acoustic meatus.

auditory canal.


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Examination revealed that a piece of plastic that fits snugly in the earpiece of the hearing aid had become wedged between the anterior external auditory canal wall and the tympanic membrane annulus (figure).
The remaining material is organized by anatomy, with seven chapters focusing on the external auditory canal and pinna; the middle ear and mastoid; temporal bone vascular anatomy, anomalies, and disease, with an emphasis on pulsatile tinnitus; the inner ear and otodystrophics; temporal bone trauma; anatomy and development of the facial nerve; and the vestibulocochlear nerve, with an emphasis on the normal and diseased internal auditory canal and cerebellopontine angle.
Micro phones will be implanted close to the auditory canal with a link to the larynx.
 
 
 
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