Round window stimulation with an implantable hearing aid (Soundbridge®) combined with autogenous reconstruction of the auricle - A new approach

ORL

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 378-385

  Kiefer, Jan ^a   Arnold, Wolfgang ^a   Staudenmaier, Rainer ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active middle ear implant; Atresia; Auricle; Ear malformation; Hearing loss; Implantable hearing aid; Microtia; Round window

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCHLEA FENESTRA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EAR MALFORMATION; EAR RECONSTRUCTION; ESTHETICS; HEARING AID; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MANDIBULOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; MICROTIA; MIDDLE EAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; CARTILAGE; EAR CANAL; EAR OSSICLES; EAR, EXTERNAL; ESTHETICS; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ROUND WINDOW;

EID: 33750304210     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095282     Document Type: Article

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