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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Tonic contractions of the tensor tympani muscle: a key to some non-specific middle ear symptoms? Hypothesis and data from temporal bone experiments

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Pages 1168-1175 | Received 14 Feb 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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