Inner Ear Pharmacotherapy for Residual Hearing Preservation in Cochlear Implant Surgery: A Systematic Review

Inner Ear Pharmacotherapy for Residual Hearing Preservation in Cochlear Implant Surgery: A Systematic Review

Cochlear implantation initiates an inflammatory cascade in which both acute insertion trauma and chronic foreign body reaction lead to intracochlear fibrosis and loss of residual hearing. Several strategies have been proposed to attenuate the local reactive process after implantation, including intr...

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Main Authors: Quentin-Alexandre Parys, Pauline Van Bulck, Elke Loos, Nicolas Verhaert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Biomolecules
Subjects:
cochlear implant
drug delivery
inner ear
corticosteroids
dexamethasone
fibrosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/4/529

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