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Passive Middle Ear Implants
We packed decades of hearing solution experience into our passive middle ear implants. The result? A sophisticated design that combines efficient sound transmission with easy surgical handling. Choose from 11 adaptable prostheses to suit both your surgical preferences and your...
Middle Ear and Mastoid Surgery
I enjoyed reading Middle Ear and Mastoid Surgery by Sanna et al. The authors are to be commended on the excellence of the illustrations within this text, both in schematic line drawings and operative images. I found both to be...
Chorda tympani in middle ear surgery
This was a prospective study at a single Belgian centre that aimed to monitor postoperative taste problems after middle ear surgery. The authors also looked at the influence of pathology and manipulation of chorda tympani (CT) on its function. Taste...AT235 – Automatic middle ear analyser
AT235 is an automatic middle ear analyser ideal for both diagnostic and clinical evaluations. AT235 also includes pure tone audiometry and the modified Hughson-Westlake audiometry test. HDMI output Dedicated probe systems: Diagnostic or clinical Direct color printing OtoAccess® and EMR...
Assessing Middle Ear Function in Infants
This book fills a significant void in the clinical literature. There are key reference texts for each area of clinical work which should be on every departmental bookshelf, and Assessing Middle Ear Function in Infants joins that list. It might...
Treating middle ear conditions in developing countries
This month’s journal issue discussed global health in otolaryngology with this paper focusing on the management of chronic middle ear disease in the developing world. Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is more common in developing countries. The reason for this...Middle ear reconstruction in children: why, when and how
Every ear in every child is different. Rob Nash discusses the rationale behind reconstructive ear surgery in children and his philosophy on timing and techniques of reconstruction. It is rare for middle ear pathologies to be life threatening. Indeed, it...Endoscopic middle ear surgery for cholesteatoma treatment
A critical question when any new technique is proposed is ‘does it work?’ In this article Daniele Marchioni and Davide Soloperto discuss the success rates of endoscopic ear surgery for cholesteatoma. Introduction Surgical management of cholesteatoma is still a controversial...Middle ear muscle disorders: presentation, diagnosis and management
Patients often report symptoms relating to disorders of the middle ear muscles. Prof Bance gives us an overview of the anatomy and function, as well as guides our diagnosis and management. The middle ear muscles (MEMs) are a mystery, both...Titan™ Portable clinical middle ear analyser
Titan is a handheld middle ear analyser, which you can customize for hearing screening, diagnostics, and advanced clinical testing. With the diagnostic and clinical versions of Titan, you have the option to add wideband tympanometry (WBT), which builds upon traditional...
Middle ear pressures with different anaesthetic agents
The use of appropriate anaesthetic agents is essential to avoid complications during middle ear surgery. This Turkish study attempted to identify whether intravenous (IV) anaesthetics (propofol) or inhalational agents (sevoflurane) cause more variations in middle ear pressures. The authors performed...
