| Contributors | xi |
| Foreword | xv |
| Preface | xvii |
| Acknowledgments and Biography | xix |
| List of Abbreviations | xxi |
1. | History of Otology | 1 |
2. | Basic Principles | 5 |
| Anatomy of the Temporal Bone and Adjacent Structures | 6 |
| Overview of Temporal Bone Anatomy | 6 |
| Anatomy of the External Ear and Eustachian Tube | 9 |
| Anatomy of the Middle Ear | 12 |
| Anatomy of the Inner Ear | 16 |
| Anatomy of the Internal Auditory Canal, Jugular Foramen, and Petrous Apex | 19 |
| Central Auditory and Vestibular Pathways | 22 |
| Physiology | 25 |
| Physiology of the Auditory System | 25 |
| Physiology of the External Ear | 25 |
| Physiology of the Middle Ear | 27 |
| Auditory Physiology of the Inner Ear | 30 |
| Central Auditory Pathways | 33 |
| Physiology of the Vestibular System | 36 |
| Balance Physiology of the Inner Ear | 36 |
| Central Vestibular Processing | 39 |
| Peripheral Nerves, CNS, and CSF | 42 |
| Physiology of Peripheral Nerves | 42 |
| Central Nervous System / CSF | 42 |
3. | Otologic and Neurotologic Diagnostics and Tests | 45 |
| Physical Examination | 46 |
| General Otologic/Neurotologic Physical Examination | 46 |
| The Neurotologic Cranial Nerve Examination | 49 |
| Evaluation of Hearing | 53 |
| Clinical Evaluation | 53 |
| Behavioral Testing | 55 |
| Objective Audiometry | 58 |
| Assessment of Middle Ear Function | 58 |
| Otoacoustic Emissions | 61 |
| Auditory Brainstem Response | 64 |
| Other Auditory Evoked Potentials: Electrocochleography, Auditory Steady-State Responses, and Cortical Potentials | 67 |
| Evaluation of the Balance System | 70 |
| Clinical Evaluation | 70 |
| Basic Principles | 70 |
| DIX-Hallpike Test | 73 |
| Objective Balance Testing | 77 |
| Electronystagmography | 77 |
| Computerized Platform Posturography | 81 |
| Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials | 84 |
| Evaluation of the Facial Nerve | 87 |
| Clinical Evaluation of the Facial Nerve | 87 |
| Objective Testing of the Facial Nerve | 90 |
| Imaging of the Temporal Bone | 92 |
| Conventional Radiography | 92 |
| Computed Tomography | 95 |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 98 |
| Conventional MRI | 98 |
| Magnetic Resonance Angiography and Venography | 101 |
| Other Imaging Procedures | 103 |
| Digital Subtraction Angiography | 103 |
| Nuclear Medicine | 103 |
4. | Disease-Specific Diagnostics and Medical Management | 107 |
| External Ear | 108 |
| Congenital Malformations of the External Ear | 108 |
| Acute Infections of the External Ear | 111 |
| Chronic Infections of the External Auditory Canal | 114 |
| Benign Tumors of the External Auditory Canal | 117 |
| Malignant Neoplasms of the External Ear | 120 |
| Middle Ear | 123 |
| Malformations of the Middle Ear and External Auditory Canal | 123 |
| Acute Otitis Media and Otitis Media with Effusion | 126 |
| Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (Chronically Draining Ear) | 130 |
| Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media without Cholesteatoma, Adhesive Otitis Media, and Granulomatous Middle Ear Disease | 130 |
| Cholesteatoma | 136 |
| Complications of Otitis Media | 141 |
| Temporal Bone Encephalocele | 145 |
| Neoplasms of the Middle Ear | 148 |
| Benign Neoplasms of the Middle Ear | 148 |
| Malignant Neoplasms of the Middle Ear | 151 |
| Otosclerosis | 154 |
| Inner Ear | 158 |
| Sensorineural Hearing Loss | 158 |
| Congenital Sensorineural Hearing Impairment | 158 |
| Early-Acquired Hearing Loss and Auditory Neuropathy | 162 |
| Occupational and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Ototoxicity | 165 |
| Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Presbyacusis | 168 |
| Autoimmune Hearing Loss and Perilymphatic Fistula | 171 |
| Tinnitus and Hyperacusis | 175 |
| Disorders of the Vestibular System | 179 |
| Vestibular Neuronitis | 179 |
| Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo | 182 |
| Other Causes of Balance Disturbance | 185 |
| Meniere Disease | 188 |
| Medial Temporal Bone | 192 |
| Internal Auditory Canal and Cerebellopontine Angle | 192 |
| Vestibular Schwannoma | 192 |
| Overview of Vestibular Schwannoma | 192 |
| Neurofibromatosis Type 2 | 195 |
| Radiation Therapy | 198 |
| Miscellaneous Disorders of the IAC and CPA | 200 |
| Benign Neoplasms of Other Cranial Nerves | 200 |
| Meningiomas of the CPA | 203 |
| Rare Diseases of the CPA and IAC | 206 |
| Disorders of the Petrous Apex | 209 |
| Lesions of the Jugular Foramen | 212 |
| Disorders of the Facial Nerve | 216 |
| General Principles of the Facial Nerve | 216 |
| Bell Palsy and Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome | 219 |
| Iatrogenic Facial Nerve Injuries | 222 |
| Central Neurotologic Disorders | 224 |
| Migraine Vestibulopathy | 224 |
| Demyelinating Disorders | 228 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 228 |
| Otologic and Neurotologic Sequelae of Meningitis | 231 |
| Increased Intracranial Pressure | 235 |
| Neurotologic Sequelae of Stroke | 238 |
| Seizure Disorders | 241 |
| Vascular Compression Syndromes | 244 |
| Fractures of the Temporal Bone | 247 |
| Audiologic Management of Hearing Loss | 250 |
| Amplification of Hearing | 250 |
| Cochlear Implants | 253 |
| Auditory Brainstem Implants | 256 |
5. | Surgical Therapy of the Temporal Bone | 259 |
| Otologic/Neurotologic Instrumentation | 260 |
| Intraoperative Monitoring | 263 |
| Surgical Access to the Mastoid and Middle Ear, Grafting Materials | 267 |
| Considerations for Pediatric Ear Surgery | 273 |
| Canaloplasty of the External Ear Canal | 277 |
| Temporal Bone Resections for Malignant Disease | 280 |
| Surgical Management of Aural Atresia | 283 |
| Management of Middle Ear Trauma | 287 |
| Surgical Management of Acute Otitis Media and Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion | 291 |
| Middle Ear Ventilation Surgery | 291 |
| Mastoidectomy | 295 |
| Surgery for Chronic Otitis Media | 299 |
| Myringoplasty and Underlay Tympanoplasty | 299 |
| Lateral Graft Tympanoplasty | 303 |
| Ossiculoplasty | 306 |
| Tympanomastoid Procedures | 310 |
| Surgery for Otosclerosis | 317 |
| Surgical Management of the Facial Nerve | 320 |
| Management of Facial Nerve Neoplasms | 320 |
| Management of Traumatic Facial Palsy | 323 |
| Surgical Management of Bell Palsy | 326 |
| Surgery for Implantable Auditory Devices | 328 |
| Surgery for Cochlear Implants | 328 |
| Surgery for Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids | 331 |
| Surgery for Implantable Hearing Aids | 334 |
| Neurotologic Approaches to the Medial Temporal Bone | 338 |
| Middle Fossa Approach | 338 |
| Retrolabyrinthine Approach | 341 |
| Translabyrinthine Approach | 343 |
| Transcochlear Approach | 346 |
| Retrosigmoid/Suboccipital Approach | 348 |
| Combined Approaches to the Cerebellopontine Angle | 350 |
| Surgical Management of Chronic Vestibular Disorders | 353 |
| General Considerations | 353 |
| Chemical Labyrinthectomy | 356 |
| Translabyrinthine and Middle Fossa Vestibular Neurectomy | 359 |
| Retrosigmoid, Retrolabyrinthine, and Combined Vestibular Neurectomy | 362 |
| Cochleosacculotomy and Singular Neurectomy; Posterior Semicircular Canal Occlusion | 365 |
| Labyrinthectomy | 368 |
| Indolymphatic Sac Surgery | 371 |
| Surgery for Vestibular Schwannoma | 374 |
| Infratemporal Fossa Approaches | 377 |
| Surgery for Lesions of the Petrous Apex | 381 |
6. | Management of Complications | 385 |
| Rehabilitation of Cranial Nerve Deficits | 386 |
| Vestibular Rehabilitation | 390 |
| Treatment of the Eye and Disorders of the Facial Nerve | 393 |
| Management of Postoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakages | 395 |
7. | Temporal Bone Dissection | 399 |
| General Considerations | 400 |
| Introduction | 400 |
| Specimen Handling | 400 |
| Laboratory Set-up | 401 |
| Position | 402 |
| Dissecting Technique | 402 |
| The Temporal Bone | 402 |
| Lateral Dissection | 403 |
| Topography | 403 |
| Cortical Mastoidectomy | 404 |
| Facial Recess | 408 |
| Extended Facial Recess | 408 |
| Retrolabyrinthine/Infralabyrinthine | 411 |
| Supralabyrinthine/Supracochlear | 413 |
| Labyrinthectomy | 413 |
| Internal Auditory Canal (Translabyrinthine) | 414 |
| Canal Wall Down | 416 |
| Infracochlear | 416 |
| Transcochlear | 420 |
| Superior Exposure | 422 |
| Surface Topography | 422 |
| Internal Auditory Canal | 423 |
| Inner Ear | 423 |
| Middle Ear | 426 |
| Petrous Apex | 426 |
| Posterior Exposure | 428 |
| Surface Topography | 428 |
| Internal Auditory Canal | 429 |
| Endolymphatic System and Inner Ear | 431 |
| Jugular Foramen | 431 |
| Index | 435 |