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2. Tympanoplasty - Wikipedia

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   The surgery takes 1 ⁄ 2 to 1 hour if done through the ear canal and 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 2 hours if an incision is needed. It is done under local or general anesthesia . It is done on an inpatient or day case basis and is successful 85–90% of the time.

3. Cochlear implant - Wikipedia

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   Reported rates of revision cochlear implant surgery vary in adults and children from 3.8% to 8% with the most common indications being device failure, infection, and migration of the implant or electrode. [46] Disequilibrium and vertigo after CI surgery can occur but the symptoms tend to be mild and short-lived. [47]

4. Stapedectomy - Wikipedia

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   Stapedectomy is a surgical procedure in which the stapes bone is removed from the middle ear and replaced with a prosthesis.. If the stapes footplate is fixed in position, rather than being normally mobile, the result is a conductive hearing loss.

5. Middle ear implant - Wikipedia

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   A middle ear implant is a hearing device that is surgically implanted into the middle ear. They help people with conductive, sensorineural or mixed hearing loss to hear. [1] Middle ear implants work by improving the conduction of sound vibrations from the middle ear to the inner ear. There are two types of middle ear devices: active and passive.

6. Otoplasty - Wikipedia

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   Otoplasty (surgery of the ear) was developed in ancient India and is described in the medical compendium, the Sushruta Samhita (Sushruta's Compendium, c. 500 AD).The book discussed otoplastic and other plastic surgery techniques and procedures for correcting, repairing and reconstructing ears, noses, lips, and genitalia that were amputated as criminal, religious, and military punishments.

7. Management of hearing loss - Wikipedia

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   If the ear is dry and not infected, an air conduction aid could be tried; if the ear is draining, a direct bone conduction hearing aid is often the best solution. If the conductive part of the hearing loss is more than 30–35 dB, an air conduction device could have problems overcoming

8. Otology - Wikipedia

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   Otology also includes surgical treatment of conductive hearing loss, such as stapedectomy surgery for otosclerosis. Neurotology (a related field of medicine and subspecialty of otolaryngology ) is the study of diseases of the inner ear, which can lead to hearing and balance disorders.

9. List of instruments used in otorhinolaryngology, head and ...

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   open the ear canal •Seigle's pneumatic speculum: open the ear canal and give a magnification; test the mobility of tympanic membrane; see a magnified image of small perforations; introduce medicine into middle ear; perform Fistula test for vestibular function •Aural/Ear speculum: to fit in and straighten the external ear canal: Lack's ...