耳是人体重要的听觉器官. 人耳是一个典型的在声波激励下的传导振动,继而将振动转变成听神经纤维的脉冲发放结构. 建立完整有效的人耳结构生物力学模型,研究它的生物动力学行为,有助于我们认识和分析人耳的传音及感音机理,研究人耳病理状态下和手术后的传声及感音机制的变化,进一步为研究相关临床疾病的生物力学机制提供理论依据. 本文总结了人耳听力系统生物力学模型及临床应用的研究进展,并展望了今后的研究工作.
The ear is the important organ for hearing with a typical structure for transmiting vibrations from the sound exicitation and change them into the impulses of the acoustic fibers. The establishment of a complete and effective biomechanical model of the human ear and the study of its biodynamics behavior may help us understand and analyze the sound transmission mechanism. The study of the change in the sound transmission mechanism at a pathological state and after a surgery may provide a theoretical basis for studying the mechanical mechanism of relevant clinical diseases. The present paper reviews the progress of biomechanical models of the human ear as a hearing system and their clinical applications and prospects in the future.