1. Anatomy Physiology Disorders Middle Ear

2. The big picture Eustachian tube Mastoid Tympanic cavity Ossicles Anatomy

3. Size and shape The big picture

4. Anatomy Function Differences between adults and children Eustachian Tube

5. description aditus and antrum clinical implications Mastoid

6. Description Oval window, round window & promontory VIIth Nerve, chorda tympani Tympanic cavity

7. Description Ossicles

8. Impedance Matching Areal advantage Lever advantage Physiology

9. tensor tympani stapedius purpose Middle Ear Muscles

10. Suppurative Otitis Media Description Treatment Audiometric findings Disorders

11. Ossicular Discontinuity Description Treatment Audiometric findings Disorders

12. Cholesteatoma Description Treatment Audiometric findings Disorders

13. Serous Effusion of the Middle Ear (Serous Otitis Media) Description Treatment (see next page) Audiometric findings Disorders

14. PE Tubes Disorders

15. Negative Middle Ear Pressure Description Treatment Audiometric findings Disorders

16. Mucous Otitis Media Description Treatment Audiometric findings Disorders

17. Otosclerosis Description Treatment Audiometric findings Disorders

18. Summary