Surgery for Hearing Damage to the inner ear with its nerve endings can occur due to several reasons from birth defects to infection to exposure to ototoxic ( harmful to the ear) substances. Unfortunately, most of these problems occur in young children in whom speech development is not complete. As one knows hearing is an […]
April 2018
Surgery for Hearing Otosclerosis is a condition in which the samll bones for hearing undergo fixation. Stapedectomy is a type of ear surgery whereby the fixed bone is repaired by fine meticulos surgery. Additionally, this condition requires clinical acumen to decide appropriate nature of surgery. This surgery for hearing gives immediate results with normal hearing
Surgery for Hearing Mastoidectomy is a type of ear surgery performed to extirpate ear infection or cholesteatoma. This is a condition called the “ unsafe” ear because if left unattended, it can progress to pus formation in adjacent areas like the brain and neck. Occasionally, this becomes life threatening. The main objective of mastoidectomy is:
Surgery for Hearing Tympanoplasty is a type of ear surgery performed to repair the ear drum. The ear drum perforates when it is subjected to recurrent ear infection. This can further damage the ossicles ( small bones which conduct hearing). In this scenario tympanoplasty is combined with a surgery for hearing restoration called ossiculoplasty. Occasionally,