Tag Timothy N. Booth

Infectious and inflammatory disorders commonly involving the temporal bone; external, middle, and inner ear; and the facial nerve are discussed in this chapter. The auricle, the cartilaginous canal, and the external auditory canal (EAC) comprise the external ear, with the…

The discussion of congenital and neonatal temporal bone abnormalities in this chapter is approached from lateral to medial. External canal atresia and associated middle and inner ear anomalies are discussed initially. Isolated middle ear anomalies with associated branchial arch malformations…