Learning Objectives: Chronic ear disease poses a challenge to hearing restoration. There is often a tension between controlling the disease and restoring hearing. Outcomes of CSOM surgery in the long run have mixed hearing results and patients often must be phlegmatic about their hearing deficits. New technologies in hearing and vestibular devices can alleviate the deficits but are sometimes difficult to apply to patients with disordered anatomy from chronic ear disease. Hearing aids, BAHA and middle ear implants are the mainstay of hearing rehabilitation, but new options include totally implantable middle ear implants, active stapedectomy devices (CODACS) and vestibular implants. In this session I will discuss where the newer devices fit in to the treatment options, and Prof Lenarz, Prof Lefebvre and Mr Donnolly will outline in more detail specific emerging technologies.

Implants in chronic ear disease – new advances.

Chronic ear disease poses a challenge to hearing restoration. There is often a tension between controlling the disease and restoring hearing. Outcomes of CSOM surgery in the long run have mixed hearing results and patients often must be phlegmatic about their hearing deficits.

New technologies in hearing and vestibular devices can alleviate the deficits but are sometimes difficult to apply to patients with disordered anatomy from chronic ear disease. Hearing aids, BAHA and middle ear implants are the mainstay of hearing rehabilitation, but new options include totally implantable middle ear implants, active stapedectomy devices (CODACS) and vestibular implants.

In this session I will discuss where the newer devices fit in to the treatment options, before the co-presenters will outline in more detail specific emerging technologies.