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The Inner EarThe Inner Ear
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The Inner Ear(Labrynth)
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The Inner Ear(Labrynth)
Bony labrynth
Membraneous labrynth
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Bony labyrinth: Hard, bony outer shell.
Membranous labyrinth: Fully contained inside the bony labyrinth; like a convoluted-shaped water balloon stuff inside the bony labyrinth.
(from Minifie, Hixon, & Williams, 1973)
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Parts of the Bony labrynth
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labrynth
• Lateral wall of labrynth is formed by medial wall of middle ear
• Medial wall is formed by lateral limit of internal auditory canal (IAC)
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Vestibule
• Central chamber of labrynth (5 mm) • Lateral wall contains oval
window(fenestra vestibuli) – closed by footplate of stapes sorrounded by annular ligament.
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Vestibule-medial wall
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Semicircular canals
• Lateral(horizontal)• Posterior• Superior(anterior).
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Semicircular canals
• Occupies 2/3 rd of a circle.
• 0.8 mm in diameter.
• Lie in planes at right angles.
• Has ampullated (contain cristae) and non ampullated ends.
• All three ampullated ends and non ampullated ends of lateral SCC open independently and directly into vestibule.
• Involved in angular acceleration and balance
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Superior SCC
It is 15-20 mm long
Situated transverse to the axis of petrous part of temporal bone.
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Lateral SCC
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posterior SCC
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Crus cummune ?
the non ampullated ends of posterior and superior canals join & form this (4 mm length)
Opens into medial part of vestibule. So three SCC opens into vestibule by 5 openings.
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The Cochlea
• Snail shaped coiled tube• 2.5 to 2.75 turns round a central pyramid of bone
called modiolus.• 30 mm long• 5 mm from base to apex & 9 mm around its base
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Modiolus ?
Central pyramid of bone around which cochlea forms
The base of modiolus directed towards internal acoustic meatus
Transmits vessels and nerves to cochlea Apex lies medial to tensor tympani
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Osseous spiral lamina ?
A thin plate of bone winds spirally around modiolus like the thread of a screw .
This bony lamina gives attachment to the basilar membrane and divides the bony cochlea tube into three compartments.
1. Scala vestibuli2. Scala tympani3. Scala media (membraneous cochlea)
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Rosenthal’s canal ?
Spiral ganglions are situated in this canal which runs along the osseous spiral lamina.
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The cochlea uncoiled
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Scala vestibuli ?
This uppermost channel is continuous with vestibule and closed at oval window by stapes footplate
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Scala tympani ?
This lowermost channel is closed by secondary TM of round window
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Scala media ?
Bind coiled tube, connected to the saccule via ductus reunions.
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aqueduct of cochlea?
A bony bulge in the medial wall of middle ear , represents the basal coil of cochlea.
promontory ?
Scala tympani is connected with subarachnoid space via this.
It is thought to regulate perilymph & pressure in bony labrynth.
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Membraneous labrynth
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Membranous labyrinth with the entire bony labyrinth stripped away.
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Parts of the Membraneous labrynth
Cochlear duct
Utricle
Saccule
Three semicircular canals
Endolymphatic duct and sac
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Cochlear duct
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Cochlear duct-relations & boundaries
1. Basilar membrane – base
It supports organ of corti
2. Reissners membrane
Seperates scala media from scala vestibuli
3. Stria vascularis
It contains vascular epithelium and secretes
endolymph
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Notice the stria vascularis (also area vascularis) – The s.v. secretes endolymph.
Notice also the spiral ligament, which attaches the b.m. to the bony wall of the cochlea, and the limbus (or limbus spiralis), a fibrous covering of the spiral lamina.
modiolus spiral ligament
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Cross-section of the cochlear duct
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utricle Oblong and irregular
Has anteriorly upward slope at an apparent angle of 30
It lies in posterior part of bony vestibule & recieves the five
openings of three SCC
Utricle(4.33 mm) is bigger than saccule (2.4 mm) & lies superior to
saccule
Utricle connected to saccule via utriculosaccular duct
Its sensory organ macula is concerned with linear acceleration &
decelaration.
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saccule
lies anterior to utricle opposite the stapes footplate in the
bony vestibule.
its sensory organ macula is concerned with linear
acceleration & decelaration.
Saccule is connected to the cochlea via a thin reunion duct.
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Semicircular ducts
Three SC ducts , which open in the utricle correspond
exactly to the three bony canals
The ampullated end contains a thickened ridge of
neuroepithelium which is called crista ampullaris.
Crista ampullaris is concerned with angular acceleration &
decelaration.
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Endolymphatic duct and sac
Ducts from utricle and saccule unites and form
utriculosaccular duct
Continues as endolymphatic duct that passes via the vestibular aqueduct
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The terminal part of the endolymphatic duct is dilated and forms endolymphatic sac , which is situated between two layers of dura on the posterior surface of petrous bone.
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Inner ear fluids
perilymph – between bony and membraneous labrynth
Endolymph fills the entire membraneous labrynth
perilymph endolymph
Resembles ECF Resembles ICF
Rich in sodium ions Rich in pottasium ions
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Organ Of Corti
• The end organ of hearing– Contains stereocilia & receptor hair cells– 3 rows OHC, 1 row IHC– Tectorial and Basilar Membranes– Cochlear fluids
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A closer look at the organ of Corti
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Detail of the Organ of Corti
(from Stevens,1951)
Any cut through the cochlea will show 1 inner hair cell (IHC) and 3 (sometimes 4) outer hair cells (OHCs). This unit – 1 IHC and 3-4 OHCs is referred to as a hair cell channel. There are about 3000 channels in the human cochlea. (That number will become important later when we discuss cochlear implants.)
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Reticular lamina
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Deiter’s cells
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Arrangement of hair cells
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Stereocilia
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Arrangement of stereocilia
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Another view...
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Cochlea
• The cochlea contains an array of highly specialized cells arranged in a highly specialized manner.
• There are structural differences between IHCs and OHCs that suggest that they differ in function
• The cochlea not only sends a message to the brain, but it may also receive messages from the brain via efferent innervation.
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Innervation of the organ of Corti
Nerve fibers
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The spiral ganglion
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Pattern of afferent innervation
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Pattern of afferent innervation
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There are differences among the
fibers innervating
an inner hair cell
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Pattern of efferent innervation
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Sources of efferent cochlear innervation
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Vestibular receptors
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Blood supply of labrynth
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Blood supply of labrynth
Mainly by internal auditory artery (branch of AICA <branch
of basilar artery>)
Internal auditory artery divides into
1. Anterior vestibular artery
Supplies utricle ,superior & lateral SCC
2. Common cochlear artery
Main cochlear artery(80%)-supplies cochlea
Vestibulocochlear artery
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Venous drainage
Internal auditory vein
Vein of cochlear aquaduct
Vein of vestibular aquaduct
Drain into inferior petrosal and sigmoid sinuses
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Internal auditory canal About 1 cm long
Passes into petrous part of temporal bone in a lateral
direction
Lined by dura
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Internal auditory canal At its lateral end (fundus) IAC is
closed by a vertical cribriform plate of
bone that seperates it from labrynth
A transverse crest divides this plate
into smaller upper and larger lower
part
Upper part is again divided into ant &
post part by a vertical crest called
BILL’S BAR.
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IAC - Contents
Vestibulocochlear Nerve
Facial nerve including nervus intermedius
Internal auditory artery and vein
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Development of inner ear
Initially membraneous labrynth , followed by encasement by
bony labrynth.
Starts within first few days( 22- 23 days)
Ectodermal thickening in hind brain
Otic placode
Otic pit
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Development of inner ear
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Development of inner ear
BONY LABRYNTH
Mesenchyme enclosing the otocyst becomes chondrified
to form otic capsule
Ossification begins in around 16 th week
Certain channels remain within otic capsule like oval window where part of the otic capsule becomes the stapes footplate and the annular ligament.
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Inner Ear Disorders: Prenatal Causes
• Genetic mutation/inheritance• Cytomegalovirus (CMV)• Rubella• Rh incompatibility
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Anatomical Anomalies
Often seen asBonymalformationsExamples:Mondini (incomplete
cochlea)Enlarged Duct(shown here)
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Mondini Aplasia
• AD• Most common cochlear abnormality• Progressive or fluctuating HL• risk of perilymphatic gusher and meningitis
from dilated cochlear aqueduct• Dx: CT reveals single turned cochlea, no
interscalar septum• Tx: HA, cochlear implant
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Age Effects
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Noise Damage• Temporary Threshold Shift (TTS)• Permanent Threshold Shift (PTS)
• Duration, Timing and Intensity influence• Typical “Noise Notch” often seen between
____________ first.• Notch widens and deepens over time, with
hearing loss spreading to adjacent frequencies, and increasing in degree.
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Inner Ear Disorders
• Noise induced• Miniers disease• ototoxicity
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