0 relating to the eardrum (= the thin piece of skin inside the ear that moves backwards and forwards when sound waves reach it, allowing you to hear sounds):
They also pointed out that patterns of cooling, as measured by tympanic, nasopharyngeal, and rectal temperatures, are variable.
This is associated with a high incidence of acute otitis media due to secondary infection, tympanic membrane abnormalities including perforations and cholesteatoma.
The brain stem is supplied by the carotid artery, the latter being closely related to the tympanic membrane.
Always use a good otoscope to examine the tympanic membrane to exclude discharge and perforations.
Airborne changes in sound pressure result in tympanic membrane movement which is transmitted through the ossicular chain and cause displacement within the fluid-filled compartment of the membranous labyrinth.
The outer ear consists of the pinna and auditory canal, and the boundary between it and the middle ear is formed by the tympanic membrane, or eardrum.
The lesser petrosal nerve is a continuation of the glossopharyngeal nerve after it exits the skull via the jugular foramen and innervates the tympanic plexus.
On the inner surface of the tympanic membrane, the chorda tympani crosses this area.
