title: The use of a custom earmold to prevent recurrent external auditory canal stenosis.
abstract: The treatment of external auditory canal (EAC) stenoses often requires the prolonged use of a stent or splint. Traditional stents often occlude the EAC, resulting in a temporary conductive hearing loss. This case report describes a custom canal earmold with a large bore used as a stent in a patient with EAC stenosis. The customized earmold stent successfully prevented restenosis, while the large bore provided ventilation and improved hearing subjectively during the stenting phase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Audiology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA. garvey.christopher@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garvey
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D015607:Stents