"Ear Canal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The narrow passage way that conducts the sound collected by the EAR AURICLE to the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE.
| Descriptor ID |
D004424
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.246.272.396
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| Concept/Terms |
Ear Canal- Ear Canal
- Canal, Ear
- Canals, Ear
- Ear Canals
- External Acoustic Canal
- Acoustic Canal, External
- Acoustic Canals, External
- External Acoustic Canals
- External Auditory Canal
- External Ear Canal
- Canal, External Ear
- Canals, External Ear
- Ear Canal, External
- Ear Canals, External
- External Ear Canals
- Auditory Canal, External
- Auditory Canals, External
- External Auditory Canals
- External Acoustic Meatus
- Acoustic Meatus, External
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ear Canal" by people in Profiles.
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Comparison of Care Settings for Pediatric External Auditory Canal Foreign Bodies: A Meta-Analysis. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2023 Mar; 132(3):322-331.
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Patient Use of Low-cost Digital Videoscopes and Smartphones for Remote Ear and Oropharyngeal Examinations. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 04 01; 147(4):336-342.
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Traumatic Acute External Auditory Canal Stenosis. Am Surg. 2017 Sep 01; 83(9):e386-e388.
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Postinflammatory medial canal fibrosis: An institutional review and meta-analysis of short- and long-term outcomes. Laryngoscope. 2017 02; 127(2):488-495.
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Skull base plasmacytoma with conductive hearing loss and an external auditory canal mass. Ear Nose Throat J. 2012 Jul; 91(7):E1-5.
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Comparison of cochlear implant relevant anatomy in children versus adults. Otol Neurotol. 2012 Apr; 33(3):328-34.
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Middle ear dimensions in congenital aural atresia and hearing outcomes after atresiaplasty. Otol Neurotol. 2010 Aug; 31(6):946-53.
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Review of a randomized trial comparing 2 cerumenolytic agents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003 Dec; 157(12):1181-3.
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Imaging of postoperative middle ear, mastoid, and external auditory canal. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2002 Dec; 23(6):460-5.
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Use of Alloderm in the neurotologic setting. Am J Otolaryngol. 2002 May-Jun; 23(3):148-52.