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middle ear
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middle ear
the sound-conducting part of the ear, containing the malleus, incus, and stapes

middle ear [′mid·əl ′ir]
(anatomy)
The middle portion of the ear in higher vertebrates; in mammals it contains three ossicles and is separated from the external ear by the tympanic membrane and from the inner ear by the oval and round windows.


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``The lining between the sinuses and the nose and the eustachian tube and the middle-ear space are all connected through a membrane, and air can travel back and forth through all these channels,'' said Ermshar.
Also called secondhand smoke, environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is associated with low birth weight, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), respiratory problems, and middle-ear infections in children, reports the California Environmental Protection Agency in a monograph released by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
At present, more than 90 percent of children suffering from uncomplicated middle-ear infections are treated with a prolonged 10-day course of antibiotics.
 
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