Cartilage conduction is characterized by vibrations of the cartilaginous portion of the ear canal.

Cartilage conduction (CC) is a new form of sound transmission which is induced by a transducer being placed on the aural cartilage. Although the conventional forms of sound transmission to the cochlea are classified into air or bone conduction (AC or BC), previous study demonstrates that CC is not c...

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Main Authors: Tadashi Nishimura, Hiroshi Hosoi, Osamu Saito, Ryosuke Miyamae, Ryota Shimokura, Toshiaki Yamanaka, Tadashi Kitahara, Harry Levitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4359134?pdf=render