If the mastoid is injured in any way, it could affect the hearing. From LearnThat.org.
The mastoid is the small bone directly behind the ear. From Wordnik.com. [eHow - Health How To's] Reference
It's called the mastoid process. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 22, 2006] Reference
Sternal origin of sterno-mastoid muscle of left side. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Sternal tendon of sterno-mastoid muscle, turned down. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Clavicular portion of sterno-mastoid muscle, turned down. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
N. Platysma muscle cut on the body of sterno-mastoid muscle. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
R. Layer of the cervical fascia beneath the sterno-mastoid muscle. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Common carotid at its point of division, uncovered by sterno-mastoid. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Clavicular origin of sterno-mastoid muscle of right side turned down. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Six months later, a small sac still exists beneath the sterno-mastoid. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
The sterno-mastoid was prominent, also the sternal third of the clavicle. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Here, also, sound is collected and retained by the mastoid cells and cochlea. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 376, June 20, 1829] Reference
I had a mastoid operation when I was, you know, about 12 years old or something. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Jack La Lanne Discusses a Life of Health and Fitness - July 17, 2000] Reference
E. Anterior jugular vein, coursing beneath sterno-mastoid muscle and over the fascia. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
M. External jugular vein seen under the fascia which invests the sterno-mastoid muscle. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
I. Layer of the cervical fascia, which invests the sterno-mastoid and trapezius muscles. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
G. Right sterno-mastoid muscle, cut.a. Right vagus nerve, crossing the subclavian artery. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
All the wounds of the mastoid process were, in addition, accompanied by absolute deafness. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Using a ruler, Joanna measured the distance between the fracture and the edge of the mastoid bone. From Wordnik.com. [Fatal Care]
P. Layer of the cervical fascia lying beneath the clavicular portion of the sterno-mastoid muscle. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Left sterno-mastoid muscle, cut across, and separated from g g, its sternal and clavicular attachments. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
B. Sternal attachment of the sterno-mastoid muscle, marking the situation of the root of common carotid. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Nine months before he had expected death, when a serious mastoid operation had drained his vital forces. From Wordnik.com. [Theodore Roosevelt and His Times] Reference
Spinal accessory nerve, which pierces the sterno-mastoid muscle, to be distributed to it and the trapezius. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
In a few instances empyema followed influenza, and a few cases of mastoid suppuration had to be dealt with. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
He was gone less than three minutes, which he had spent with thumb and middle finger to larynx and mastoid bone. From Wordnik.com. [The Unnecessary Man] Reference
Wounds of the mastoid process will not be considered in this connection as being of a special nature (see p. 299). From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
The great lateral sinus is marked by the superior occipital ridge passing from the point B outwards to the mastoid process. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Another had smashed through the mastoid bone behind his right ear and atomized into tiny fragments that angled through his brain. From Wordnik.com. [Bobby's Last, Longest Day] Reference
When it was over, the radiologist who read the MRI said it was Nick's right mastoid, a portion of the temporal bone that was the issue. From Wordnik.com. [Diagnosing Nick] Reference
COMM IMPLANT: A surgically implanted communications system consisting of a transmitter in the throat and a receiver at the mastoid bone. From Wordnik.com. [Concordance A Terran Empire concordance] Reference
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