title: Equilibrium of inner and middle ear pressure.
abstract: Global balance of inner and middle ear pressure is controlled by the cerebrospinal fluid inside and the atmospheric pressure outside. The cochlear and vestibular aqueducts and the Eustachian tube, connected by a one-way communication, provide a fine control over inner and middle ear pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitahara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kodama
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001274:Atmospheric Pressure; D005075:Biological Evolution; D015170:Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D003052:Cochlear Aqueduct / Q000502:physiology; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000502:physiology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010498:Perilymph / Q000502:physiology; D011312:Pressure; D012405:Round Window, Ear / Q000502:physiology; D014723:Vestibular Aqueduct / Q000502:physiology