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Q: What is the fluid in the middle ear called?
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What happens to the mastoid when the middle ear retains fluid?

The mastoid is connected with the middle ear, so that when there is a collection of fluid in the middle ear, there is usually also a slight collection of fluid within the airspaces of the mastoid.


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Middle ear Infection. Anything which affects the fluid in The middle Ear Such as vertigo.


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Do you mean the yellow fluid? If it is yellow and it comes from your ear it is called earwax.


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Myringotomy with the insertion of ear tubes is an optional treatment for inflammation of the middle ear with fluid collection (effusion), also called glue ear, that lasts more than three months.


What cavity of the inner ear is filled with fluid?

Semicircular canals: are the fluid filled structures in the ear, which are involved in balance.


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Gule ear is a condition where the middle ear fills with glue like fluid instead of air. This causes dull hearing.


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What causes the cochlea to vibrate?

The inner ear is a snail-shaped structure called the cochlea, which is filled with fluid. When the oval window vibrates, it causes the fluid in the cochlea to vibrate. This fluid surrounds a membrane running through the middle of the cochlea called the basilar membrane. The answer of your question is the Basilar Membrane.


Name of the fluid in the human ear?

For the most part the Ear does not contain any fluid, the Outer and Middle Ear are air filled this is why we have the pharyngotympanic tube. The inner ear however is very complicated and difficult to explain. It has two Labyrinths, the Bony Labyrinth and, suspended within the bony labyrinth, the Memranous Labarynth. These labyrinths make up the shapes most people know as the Cochlea and the Semi-Circular Canals (both labyrinth types are present in each). The membranous labarynth contains a fluid called Endolymph and the Bony cavity contains a similar fluid called Perilymph.