Recent promising technological developments on hearing restoration

Murat Haluk Ozkul, Tarik Ozkul

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DOI: 10.4236/jbise.2011.43022                

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to review some of the promising technological developments related to hearing restoration part of ENT practice. If success-fully implemented in product or procedure form, these technologies are likely to simplify surgical pro-cedures related to hearing restoration and improve the condition of patients. The developments are com-piled from scientific sources as well as from recent patent documents and they are not yet commercially available.

Keywords

Ear nose and throat; ENT; Ossicular Replacement Prosthesis, ORP; Ossiculoplasty; Active ossicular prosthesis; Cochlear implant

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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