Specialists - Queensland Otology

1.1 General

1.1 General
1.1.1 Anatomy and Physiology	1.1.5 EAC Debris
1.1.2 Normal Eardrum	1.1.6 EAC Cleaning
1.1.3 Normal Radiology	1.1.7 Audiology
1.1.4 Examination of the Ear	1.1.8 Otalgia

1.2 Inherited Conditions

1.2.1 Otosclerosis
1.2.1.1 General 1.2.1.2 Surgery 1.2.1.3 Atypical Situations 1.2.1.4 Surgical Complications

1.2.2 Protruding Pinna
1.2.2.1 Clinical Presentation 1.2.2.2 Surgery

1.2.3 Congenital deformities
1.2.3.1 Syndromes 1.2.3.2 Pinna 1.2.3.3 EAC, Drum 1.2.3.4 Atresia Surgery 1. 2. 3. 5 Radiology 1.2.3.5.1 EAC, Middle Ear 1.2.3.5.2 Inner ear, VIII, IAC 1.2.3.5.3 Other

1.3 External Ear

1.3.1 Pinna Conditions
1.3.1 Pinna Conditions

1.3.2 Otitis Externa
1.3.2.1 Bacterial Otitis Externa 1.3.2.2 Otomycoses 1.3.2.3 Chronic Myringitis 1.3.2.4 Viral Otitis Externa

1.3.3 Exostoses
1.3.3.1 Multiple 1.3.3.2 Solitary

1.3.4 Other EAC Conditions
1.3.4.1 Foreign bodies 1.3.4.2 Keratosis Obturans 1.3.4.3 Acquired Stenosis 1.3.4.4 Other

1.4 Middle Ear

1.4 1 Eustachian Insufficiency
1.4.1.1 Aetiology 1.4.1.2 Otitis Media with Effusion Vent Tubes 1.4.1.4.1 Vent Tube Models 1.4.1.4.2 Tube insertion 1.4.1.4.3 Tube Complications Complications of Eustachian Insufficiency 1.4.1.3.1 Adhesive Otitis and Classification 1.4.1.3.2 Cholesterol Granuloma 1.4.1.3.3 Tympanosclerosis

1.4.2 Acute Otitis Media
1.4.2.1 AOM aetiology and clinical aspects 1.4.2.2 AOM Complications

1.4.3 Chronic Otitis Media
1.4.3 Chronic Otitis Media 1.4.3.1 Central Perforations 1.4.3.2 Anterior Perforations 1.4.3.3 Posterior Perforations 1.4.3.4 Other 1.4.3.5 Total/Sub-total Perforations

1.4.3 Chronic Otitis Media

1.4.4 Cholesteatoma
1.4.4.1 Congenital Attic Patterns 1.4.4.2.1 Attic Pockets 1.4.4.2.2 Attic Cholesteatoma 1.4.4.2.3 Retro-tympanic Sac Patterns 1.4.4.3 Aural Polyps 1.4.4.4 Pars Tensa 1.4.4.5 Combined Pattern 1.4.4.6 Inclusions 1.4.4.7 Radiology 1.4.4.8 Complications of Cholesteatoma

1.5 Ear Surgery

1.5.1 External Canal Surgery
1.5.1.1 Canal Widening Surgery 1.5.1.2 Superifical Meatoplasty 1.5.1.3 Total Canalplasty 1.5.1.4 Canal Surgery Outcomes

1.5.2 Eardrum Repair
1.5.2.1 General Aspects Composite Grafts 1.5.2.2.1 Theory 1.5.2.2.2 Surgery 1.5.2.2.3 Outcomes 1.5.2.3 Other Grafts 1.5.2.4 Complications

1.5.3 Ossicular Reconstruction
1.5.3.1 Historical Columellas 1.5.3.2.1 Polyethylene 1.5.3.2.2 Hydroxylapatite 1.5.3.2.3 Titanium Assemblies 1.5.3.3.1 Hydroxylapatite 1.5.3.3.2 Titanium 1.5.3.3.3 Other 1.5.3.4 Neomalleus Techniques 1.5.3.5 Chain Evaluation 1.5.3.6 Ossiculoplasty Prognosis

1.5.4 Mastoidectomy
1.5.4.1 General Open Techniques 1.5.2.2.1 Theory 1.5.2.2.2 Complications Intact Canal Wall 1.5.4.3.1 General 1.5.4.3.3 ICW Complications Wall Repairs 1.5.4.3.2.1 Past Repairs 1.5.4.3.2.2 Titanium Repairs 1.5.4.4 ICW Complications

1.5.5 Mastoidectomy Elimination
1.5.5.1 Theory 1.5.5.2 Obliteration Reconstruction 1.5.5.1.3.1 Historical Methods 1.5.5.1.3.2 Hydroxylapatite 1.5.5.1.3.3 Titanium Sheeting 1.5.5.4 Ablation

1.5.6 Vascular Flaps in Middle Ear Surgery
1.5.6.1 Theory 1.5.6.2 Major Flaps 1.5.6.3 Canal Flaps 1.5.6.4 Outcomes

1.6 Inner Ear

Inner Ear
1.6.1 Sensorial Deafness	1.6.6 Post meningitic deafness
1.6.2 Tinnitus	1.6.7 Vestibular migraine
1.6.3 Dizziness	1.6.8 The deaf child
1.6.4 Meniere’s Disease	1.6.9 Paed VIII nerve disorders
1.6.5 inner ear malformations

1.7 Hearing Aids

Hearing Aids
1.7.1 Historical	1.7.2 Air Conduction
1.7.3 Bone Conduction

1.8 Cochlear Implants

1.8.1 Introductory
1.8.1 Introductory

1.8.2 Aetiology
1.8.2 Aetiology

1.8.3 Hardware
1.8.3.1 Implant, External Processor 1.8.3.2 Electrode Radiology

1.8.5 Surgery
1.8.5.1 Original Nucleus Techniques 1.8.5.2 Evolution of Surgerical Approaches 1.8.5.3 Keyhole Surgery 1.8.5.4 CI Complications

1.9 Implantable Hearing Technology

Implantable Hearing Technology
1.9.1 Vibrant Soundbridge 1.9.1.1 VSB Overview 1.9.1.1 Soundbridge Animation 1.9.1 Soundbridge General Literature	1.9.3 Bonebridge
1.9.2 Cochlear BAHA implant	1.9.4 Other Devices

1.10 Ear Trauma

Ear Trauma
1.10.1 Barotrauma
1.10.2 External Canal
1.10.3 Middle Ear Trauma
1.10.4 Pinna

1.11 Tumours of the Ear

Tumours of the Ear
1.11.1 Acoustic Schwannoma/Neuroma
1.11.2 Glomus Tympanicum
1.11.3 Pinna and Canal
1.11.4 other

1.12 Research References

Black B. Experiences in homograft membrane tympanoplasty.
Clin Otolaryng Allied Sciences 1977;2:311-326.

Black B. Development of a new TORP/PORP.
J Otolaryngol Soc Austral 1987;6:58-59.

Black B. Design and development of a contoured ossicular replacement prosthesis: clinical trials of 125 cases.
Am J Otol 1990;11:85-9.

Black B. The posterior geniculate artery: a surgeon’s guide to the facial nerve.
Am J Otol 1992;13:78-9.

Black B. A universal ossicular replacement prosthesis.
Otolaryngol Head neck Surg 1991;104:210-218.

Black B. An advanced ossicular replacement prosthesis. Assessment of clinical trials in 250 cases.
J Otolaryngol Soc Austral 1991;6:360-364.

Black B. Mastoidectomy reconstruction: use of aluminium templates to shape hydroxylapatite canal wall implants.
Am J Otol 1991;12(6):426-8.

Black B, Lomas A. Reconstruction of attic defects with hydroxylapatite.
J Otolaryngol Soc Austral 1991;6:435-7.

Black B. Prevention of recurrent cholesteatoma: use of hydroxylapatite plates and composite grafts.
Am J Otol 1992;13(3):273-8.

Black B. Ossiculoplasty prognosis: the SPITE method of assessment.
Am J Otol 1992;13:544-551.

Black B, Kelly S. Mastoidectomy reconstruction: revascularizing the canal wall repair.
Am J Otol 1994;15(1):91-5.

Black B, Kelly S. Mastoidectomy reconstruction: Management of high ridge defects with hydroxylapatite implants.
Am J Otol 1994;15(6):785-792.

Black B. The “Spanner” malleus-stapes/footplate assembly.
Laryngoscope 1994;104:775-777.

Black B. Mastoidectomy elimination.
Laryngoscope December 1996;105(12) (Supp 76):1-30. (Online: see end of December issue)

Black B. The use of vascular flaps in middle ear surgery.
Amer J Otol 1998;19(4):420-427.

Black B. Mastoidectomy elimination: obliterate, reconstruct or ablate?.
Amer J Otol 1998;19(5):551-557.

Black B. The collapsed pars tensa: surgical classification and management.
In: Magnan J, Chays A, eds. Proceedings of the sixth international conference on cholesteatoma and ear surgery, Cannes 2000. Marseille,

Label Production, 2001:267-278.

Black B. Mastoidectomy reconstruction: problems and solutions.
In: Magnan J, Chays A, eds. Proceedings of the sixth international conference on cholesteatoma and ear surgery, Cannes 2000. Marseille,

Label Production, 2001:813-829.

Black B. Neomalleus ossiculoplasty.
Otol Neurotol 2002;23:636-642.

Black B, Wallwork B. Middle Cranial Fossa Cholesteatoma following Temporal Bone Trauma.
Australian Journal of Otolaryngology October 2002;5(2):128-130.

Black B. Reporting results in ossiculoplasty.
Otol Neurotol 2003;24:534-542.

Black B, Black J, Wallwork B.
Early paediatric implantation:Cochlear implant surgery at the crossraods? Med J Otol 2005;2:94-103

Black B. Keyhole cochlear implantation surgery.
Cochlear Implants International 2009; 10(3): 150-159.

Black B. The role of titanium in reconstruction of external canal defects.

In: Ozgirgin ON, ed. Ear Surgery – Current Topics. Proceedings of the eighth international conference on cholesteatoma and ear surgery,
Ankara, Rekmay publishing 2009:376-382

Black J, Hickson L, Black B, Perry C.
Prognostic indicators in paediatric cochlear implant surgery: a systematic literature review. Cochlear Implants Int 2011;12(2):67-93.

Black B., Gutteridge I. Acquired Cholesteatoma: Classification and Outcomes.
Otol Neurotol 2011;32(6):992-995.

Black B. Keyhole Cochlear Implant Surgery: Current status.
Otology and Neurotology 2011; 32(9): 1459-1463.

Black B. Prevention of Recurrent Cholesteatoma: Exclusion Techiques using Titanium Sheeting.
In: Takahashi H. (ed.) Cholesteatoma and Ear Surgery. 2013 Amsterdam Kugler Publications, 367-370.

Black J, Hickson L, Black B, Perry C.
Prognostic Indicators in Paediatric Cochlear Implant Surgery: a Systematic Literature Review. Cochlear Implants Int 2011;12(2):67-93.

Black J, Hickson L, Black B. Defining and Evaluating Success in Paediatric Cochlear Implantation – An exploratory Study.
J Int Paed Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 76 (9); 1317-1326.

Black J, Hickson L, Black B, Khon A. Paediatric cochlear implantation: adverse prognostic factors and trends from review of 174 cases.
Cochlear Implants Int 2014;15(2):62-77.

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