Acute mastoiditis is a complication of acute suppurative otitis media, where the
infection spreads from the mucosal lining of the antrum to involve the bony walls of the mastoid
air system.
It is a complication of acute mastoiditis when the disease passes inferiorly through
the medial aspect of the mastoid tip into the sheath of sternomastoid muscle.
Chronic otitis media is the permanent abnormality of the Pars Tensa or Pars Flaccida
due to previous otitis media with effusion, negative middle ear pressure or acute suppurative
otitis media.
Cochlear implants are surgically placed electrical device that receive sound and
transmit the resulting electrical signals to electrodes implanted in the cochlea of the ear.
Cochlear implants are surgically placed electrical device that receive sound and
transmit the resulting electrical signals to electrodes implanted in the cochlea of the ear.