Open AccessEvaluation and Management of Aural Atresia; Review Article
Author(s) -
Ahmed Osman Abdullah,
Abrar A Aldhameen,
Razan Almutairi,
Nada Abdullah Asiri,
Abdulaziz A. Alshehri,
Abdulelah M. Sharaf
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i45a32753
Subject(s) - medicine , atresia , iatrogenic injury , ear canal , surgery , auditory canal , temporal bone , middle ear , general surgery , radiology
The absence of a patent ear canal, which can be acquired or congenital, is known as Aural Atresia. The most common cause of acquired Aural Atresia is an inflammatory response to trauma or otologic surgery. Although rare, acquired Aural Atresia is most commonly found after external ear trauma, such as car accidents, gunshot wounds, or recent otologic surgery. The main treatment of Aural Atresia is surgical, also the invention of bone anchored hearing devices provide greater alternative solution, each methods has its advantages of disadvantages, we hope In the future of developing more effective treatment options.