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Middle ear function requires an intact, mobile tympanic membrane, an air-containing mucosa-lined middle ear space, and a connection between the tympanic membrane and the inner-ear fluids. Restoration of function to hearing-impaired patients is often feasible with modern surgical approaches.
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Eshraghi, A.A., Elfiki, H., Mobley, S.R., Balkany, T.J. (2006). Ossicular Implants. In: Johnson, F.E., Virgo, K.S., Lairmore, T.C., Audisio, R.A. (eds) The Bionic Human. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-975-2_30
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