[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”2″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”3″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”4″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”5″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”6″ ][cs_element_text _id=”7″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”8″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”9″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”10″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”11″ ][cs_element_image _id=”12″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][cs_element_layout_column _id=”13″ ][cs_element_text _id=”14″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”15″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”16″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”17″ ][cs_element_gap _id=”18″ ][cs_element_text _id=”19″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][cs_element_layout_column _id=”20″ ][cs_element_image _id=”21″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][/cs_content][cs_content_seo]What is Atresia
Aural Atresia is an underdeveloped external ear canal, eardrum and middle ear bones.
Aural Atresia is often associated with Microtia
90% with Microtia & Atresia have a conductive hearing loss
Although the outer and middle ear anatomy is affected in Aural Atresia, most have a normal functioning inner ear (cochlea and auditory nerve)
Atresia Treatment Options
Bone Anchored Hearing Systems
Canalplasty
No treatment
Schuknecht, 1989, describes 4 types of Aural Atresia
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