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Lead
Vanderbilt University
Age
18–80
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
18-80 year old patients undergoing cochlear implantation who are able to participate in the informed consent process.
Pre-operative CT scan of head performed as standard of care for cochlear implant work-up.
You may not be if
Patients with co-morbidities so severe that the potential additional operating room time is deemed to be too significant of an operative risk. This assessment is made by the local institutions pre-operative work-up.
History of allergic reaction/intolerance of local anesthesia and/or epinephrine.
History of allergic reaction to titanium.
Patients with severe anatomical abnormality of the temporal bone.
Patients with severe chronic ear disease for whom traditional mastoidectomy might offer benefit.
