Evaluation and Management of Aural Atresia; Review Article
Ahmed Osman Abdullah *
King Fahad Hospital, Albaha, Saudi Arabia.
Abrar Ali Aldhameen
Immam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
Razan Mohammed Almutairi
Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia.
Nada Abdullah Asiri
King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz amer alshehri
King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulelah Mohammed Sharaf
Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Saudi Arabia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The absence of a patent ear canal, which can be acquired or congenital, is known as Aural Atresia. The most common cause of acquired Aural Atresia is an inflammatory response to trauma or otologic surgery. Although rare, acquired Aural Atresia is most commonly found after external ear trauma, such as car accidents, gunshot wounds, or recent otologic surgery. The main treatment of Aural Atresia is surgical, also the invention of bone anchored hearing devices provide greater alternative solution, each methods has its advantages of disadvantages, we hope In the future of developing more effective treatment options.
Keywords: Aural atresia, trauma surgery, otologic surgery, surgical treatment