Ear Implants An Issue Of Otolaryngologic Clinics Of North America

Guest Editors Colin L. Driscoll and Brian A. Neff have brought together leading experts to review the current state of active middle ear implants. This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics will explore the history of device development to aid in understanding what has led to successful platforms. Articles in this issue include: Sound Transfer of Active Middle Ear Implants; Historical Development of Active Middle Ear Implants; Vibrant Soundbridge Rehabilitation of Conductive and Mixed Hearing Loss; Vibrant Soundbridge Rehabilitation of Sensorineural Hearing Loss; The Envoy Esteem Implantable Hearing System; Implantable Hearing Devices: The Ototronix MAXUM System; and Otologics Active Middle Ear Implants.

This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, Guest Edited by Drs. Darius Kohan and Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, is devoted to Implantable Auditory Devices. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Medical and Audiological Indications for Implantable Auditory Devices; Limitations of Conventional Hearing Aids; Non-implantables: Deep Canal Hearing Aids; Physiology of Osseointegration; Osseointegrated Auditory Devices: Baha and Ponto; Osseointegrated Auditory Devices: Sophono; Osseointegrated Auditory Devices: Bonebridge; Ossicle Coupling Active Implantable Auditory Devices: Magnetic Driven System; Ossicle Coupling Active IAD: Vibrant Soundbridge; Totally Implantable Auditory Devices; Electro-acoustic Stimulation; Special Populations in IADs: Pediatric; Special Populations in IADs: Geriatric; Special Populations in IADs: Developmentally Challenged; Special Populations in IADs: Musicians; Implantable Auditory Devices: Financial Considerations and Office-Based Implantation; and Future of Implantable Auditory Devices.

This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Drs Carol Bauer, Ronna P. Hertzano, and Didier Depireux, is devoted to Tinnitus. This issue is one of six selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Sujana S. Chandrasekhar. Articles in this important issue include: Animal Models of Tinnitus; Epidemiology and Genetics of Tinnitus; Classification of Tinnitus; Noise: Acoustic Trauma to the Inner Ear; Noise: Acoustic Trauma and Tinnitus – What Musicians Know; Noise: Acoustic Trauma and Tinnitus – The US Military Experience; Perception of and Reaction to Tinnitus: The Depression Factor; Objective Correlates of Tinnitus via Electrophysiological Correlates: DPs and ABRs; Objective Correlates of Tinnitus via Imaging; Current Medical (validated) Treatments: Cognitive Therapy; Current Medical (validated) treatments: Pharmacological Intervention; Current Medical (validated) Treatments: Medical Devices, Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants; Alternative Treatments for Tinnitus: Alternative Medicine; Current Clinical Trials: Drug; Current Clinical Trials: Devices; Avenue for Future Treatments; and Tinnitus: An Industry Perspective.

This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Michael Ruckenstein and James G. Naples, is devoted to Cranial Nerve Stimulation in Otolaryngology. Articles in this issue include: History of Cranial Nerurostimulation; Social and Ethical Considerations in Cranial Nerve Implants; Concepts in Neural Stimulation; Central Effects of Cranial Nerve Stimulation; Special Considerations in Patients with Cranial Nerve Implants; CN I- Olfactory Nerve Stimulator; Cochlear Nerve: Cochlear Implant; Cochlear Nerve: Auditory Brainstem Implant; Vestibular Nerve: Vestibular Implant; CN X- Vagal Nerve Stimulator; CN X- Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Stimulator; CN XII- Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator; and The Future of Cranial Nerve Stimulation.

This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Natasha Mirza and Jennifer Y. Lee, is devoted to Geriatric Otolaryngology. Articles in this issue include: Economics of the Aging Population: The expected growth and demand for Otolaryngology services; Hearing: Presbycusis and innovations in hearing augmentation; Vertigo and Dizziness: Understanding and Managing Falls Risk; Head and Neck Cancer; Endocrine Surgery; Voice Alteration; Dysphagia; Gastroesophageal/LaryngoPharyngeal Reflux; The Aging Face; Rhinitis and Sinusitis; Smell and Taste; Sleep Apnea and Sleep Disordered Breathing; Medical and Preoperative Evaluation of the Elderly Patient; and The Emerging Field of Geriatric Otolaryngology.

Clinical information for Otolaryngologists is provided in topics that include: Imaging and Anatomy; Genetics of Hearing Loss, Testing and Relevance to Cochlear Implantation; Candidacy Evaluation, Medical and Surgical Considerations, expanding criteria in Children; Surgical Technique and Accepted Variations in Children; Bilateral Cochlear Implantation; Implanting Obstructed and Malformed Cochleae; Device Programming NRT, NRI, Streamlined programming; Cochlear Implants and Music; Rehabilitation and Educational Considerations; Outcomes and Variables Affecting Outcomes; Language Development and Cochlear Implantation; New Frontiers in Cochlear Implantation, electroacoustic, hearing preservation, etc; Revision Cochlear Implantation in Children; and Current and Future Device Options.

This essential subject to Otolaryngologists on Hearing Loss in Children is edited by leading physicians and academicians Dr. Bradley Kesser and Dr. Margaret Kenna. Topics in this issue on the state of art of diagnosing and managing pediatric hearing loss include: Audiometric evaluation of children with hearing loss; Taking the history and physical exam of the child with hearing loss; Radiographic evaluation of children with hearing loss; Acquired Hearing Loss in Children and Laboratory evaluation of children with hearing loss; Management of children with non-atretic conductive hearing loss; Management of children with congenital aural atresia; Diagnostic evaluation of children with sensorineural hearing loss; Management of children with mild, moderate, and moderate-severe SNHL; Management of children with severe, severe-profound, and profound SNHL; Management of children with unilateral hearing loss; Auditory Neuropathy/Dyssynchrony Disorder; Genetics of Hearing Loss – Syndromic; Genetics of Hearing Loss – Nonsyndromic; Psychosocial aspects of hearing loss in children; Speech and Auditory-Verbal Therapy; On the horizon - cochlear implant technology; Auditory brainstem implants; On the distant horizon - medical therapy for SNHL; Early Practice Considerations for Pediatric Hearing Loss. Each article presents clinically focused diagnosis and management.

This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, Guest Edited by Drs. Adrien A. Eshraghi and Fred F. Telischi, is devoted to Otosclerosis and Stapes Surgery. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Otosclerosis: Temporal Bone Pathology; Otosclerosis: From Genetics to Molecular Biology; Otosclerosis and Stapes Surgery, Historical Aspects; Clinical Evaluation of the Patient with Otosclerosis; Impact of Imaging in the Management of Otosclerosis; Medical Management of Otosclerosis; Otosclerosis: Audiological Evaluation and Hearing Aids; Stapes Surgery: Stapedectomy Versus Stapedotomy; Use of Lasers in Otosclerosis Surgery; The Stapes Prosthesis: Past, Present and Future; Endoscopic Stapes Surgery; Advanced Otosclerosis and Cochlear Implantation; Special Anatomical Considerations in Otosclerosis Surgery; Revision Surgery for Otosclerosis; Complication in Otosclerosis Surgery; The Potential of Robotic Surgery for Otosclerosis; and Controversies in Otosclerosis.