Key Features

• Comprehensive text providing didactics as well as surgical procedures of otology in a single volume

  • Written in simple, straightforward and lucid language and covers most of the chapters of otology

  • Recent advances on—radiology of ear, cochlear implant, bacterial biofilm infection in otology, superior semicircular canal dehiscence, anesthesia in ear surgery and tumors of temporal bone are contributed by eminent experts in the field

  • Newer audiometric tests and vestibular function tests including vestibular -evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) and transcanal Doppler (TCD) tests are thoroughly covered

  • Technique of endoscopic ear surgery, laser in stapes surgery and gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery are included along with the conventional micro ear surgeries

  • Color operative photography with quality illustrations makes the demonstration of surgical steps lucid

  • Neurophysiologic model of tinnitus and tinnitus-retraining therapy (TRT), vascular tumor (glomus tumor) and neural tumor (vestibular schwannoma) and their surgical management are unique addition in this book

  • Bone -anchored hearing aid (BAHA), middle ear vibrant bridge, auditory brainstem implant (ABI), electric acoustic stimulation (EAS) are also included

  • This book will be highly beneficial for postgraduate and undergraduate students, young surgeons and practicing otologists.