Computational fluid dynamics analysis of middle ear pressure dynamics: Evidence for efficient pressure equalization during partial eustachian tube opening

• Yanzhuo Zhang ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: zhangyanzhuo1982@163.com

  Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hebei Provincial Eye Hospital, Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Hebei Provincial Eye Institute, Xingtai, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3663-8319

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• Fang Guo,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Radiology, Hebei Provincial Eye Hospital, Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Hebei Provincial Eye Institute, Xingtai, China

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• Hua Liang,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hebei Provincial Eye Hospital, Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Hebei Provincial Eye Institute, Xingtai, China

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• Yuetang Wang,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hebei Provincial Eye Hospital, Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Hebei Provincial Eye Institute, Xingtai, China

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• Lan Su,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hebei Provincial Eye Hospital, Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Hebei Provincial Eye Institute, Xingtai, China

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• Xin Yang,

  Roles Formal analysis, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Handan Central Hospital, Handan, China

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• Ranran Liu,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hebei Provincial Eye Hospital, Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Hebei Provincial Eye Institute, Xingtai, China

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• Xin-ge Lu,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hebei Provincial Eye Hospital, Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Hebei Provincial Eye Institute, Xingtai, China

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• Yongtao Tian,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hebei Provincial Eye Hospital, Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Hebei Provincial Eye Institute, Xingtai, China

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• Chunhua Wang,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hebei Provincial Eye Hospital, Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Hebei Provincial Eye Institute, Xingtai, China

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• Jin Wang

  Roles Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China

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