Attic Ear Definition

The small upper space of the middle ear called also epitympanic recess.

Attic ear definition.

For a perforation to occur a pressure increase of 25 lb sq in. An acute traumatic perforation of the tympanic membrane is due to an impact to the head ear or penetration of an object through the ear canal. A room or rooms in an attic. It often develops as a cyst that sheds layers of old skin and may.

This may result in a temporal bone fracture allowing leakage of cerebrospinal fluid into the middle ear space. 2003 by saunders an imprint of elsevier inc. It is separated from the external ear by the tympanic membrane and from the inner ear by the medial wall of the tympanic cavity. Tympanums tympana is an air filled chamber in the petrous part of the temporal bone.

Surgical exposure of the epitympanic recess attic and mastoid antrum. Medical definition of attic. Psoriatic arthritis is a form of arthritis that affects some people who have psoriasis a condition that features red patches of skin topped with silvery scales. 2003 by saunders an imprint of elsevier inc.

If untreated a cholesteatoma can eat into the three small bones located in the middle ear the malleus incus and stapes collectively called ossicles which can result in nerve deterioration deafness imbalance and vertigo. Cholesteatomas caused by ear infections are the most common kind. The part of a building especially of a house directly under a roof. The attic is just above the eardrum.

The middle ear or middle ear cavity also known as tympanic cavity or tympanum plural. Miller keane encyclopedia and dictionary of medicine nursing and allied health seventh edition. A low story or decorative wall above an entablature or the main cornice of a building. Is required to the head.

The upper part of the tympanic cavity of the ear. Miller keane encyclopedia and dictionary of medicine nursing and allied health seventh edition.