title: Totally implantable hearing aid surgical technique and the first Indian experience with Envoy esteem.
abstract: Hearing aids are the principal means of auditory rehabilitation for patients with moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss. Although technical improvements and modifications have improved the fidelity of conventional aids, hearing aids still have many limitations. Implantable hearing aids offer patients with hearing loss several potential advantages over conventional hearing aids. This presentation will highlight our first experience, the indications, the procedure, the advantages and the current status of totally implantable hearing aids.
authors.affiliation: Madras ENT Research Foundation, No.1, 1st Cross Street, Off 2nd Main Road, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai, 600028 India.
authors.forename: Sathiya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murali
authors.forename: P Vijaya
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: Tanmay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karthikeyan
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Natarajan
authors.forename: Mohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kameswaran
keywords: Envoy esteem; Moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL); Totally implantable hearing aid (TIHA)