PROGRAM

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

18:00-19:30   Nov. 4 (Wed)    Rendez-vous

Welcome Reception

08:30-09:00   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Hanra 1

Opening Ceremony

Plenary Lecture 01

09:00-10:00   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Hanra 1

[PL 01] The Life of Adam Politzer and the History of Otology

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    The Life of Adam Politzer and the History of Otology

    Albert MUDRY, Switzerland

Plenary Lecture 02

09:00-10:00   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Hanra 1

[PL 02] Precision Health, AI, and the Future of Biomedicine

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    Precision Health, AI, and the Future of Biomedicine 

    Lloyd B. MINOR, USA

Plenary Lecture 03

09:00-10:00   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Hanra 1

[PL 03] Development of Platform Editing Therapy for Genetic Hearing Loss

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    Development of Platform Editing Therapy for Genetic Hearing Loss

    Zheng-Yi CHEN, USA

Workshop Session 01

14:00-15:30   Nov. 4 (Wed)    Shilla 1

[WS 01] The Smart Implant Era: Introducing Nucleus Nexa and Osia

Workshop Session 02

14:00-15:30   Nov. 4 (Wed)    Shilla 2

[WS 02] Mastering the Eustachian Tube: A Hands-on Experience in Function Assessment & Balloon Dilatation

Workshop Session 03

14:00-15:30   Nov. 4 (Wed)    Shilla 3

[WS 03] Silencing the Tinnitus: Hands-On Experience with Advanced Neuromodulation for Tinnitus

Workshop Session 04

14:00-15:30   Nov. 4 (Wed)    Shilla 5

[WS 04] Endoscopic Ear Surgery Video Masterclass: Techniques, Tips & Pitfalls

Workshop Session 05

16:00-17:30   Nov. 4 (Wed)    Shilla 1

[WS 05] Toward Invisible Hearing: The Totally Implantable Cochlear Implant

Workshop Session 06

16:00-17:30   Nov. 4 (Wed)    Shilla 2

[WS 06] Restoring Facial Symmetry: Lecture & Live Demonstration of Management (Ultrasonography, Botox, and Fillers)

Workshop Session 07

16:00-17:30   Nov. 4 (Wed)    Shilla 3

[WS 07] Restoring Balance: Hands-On Experience with Cutting-Edge Dizziness Rehabilitation Devices

Workshop Session 08

16:00-17:30   Nov. 4 (Wed)    Shilla 5

[WS 08] Endoscopic Ear Surgery Anatomy Lab: Anatomy & Surgical Demonstration Using 3D printing model

Instructional Course 01

08:00-09:00   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 1

[IC 01] Endoscopic EES Surgery Masterclass: Clinical Cases and Surgical Pearls

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    Ossicular reconstruction, cochlear implantation, EES for vertigo

    Enis Alpin GÜNERI, Türkiye

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    Pitfalls for the beginners, otosclerosis, tympanosclerosis

    Ali ÖZDEK, Türkiye

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    Acquired cholesteatoma, petrous cholesteatoma, EES in neurootological procedures

    Kadir Serkan ORHAN, Türkiye

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    Congenital cholesteatoma, tympanoplasty, underwater EES

    Ediz YORGANCILAR, Türkiye

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    Endoscopic transoral, endoscopic transnasal and lateral skull base approaches to infra temporal fossa

    Mete İŞERI, Türkiye

Instructional Course 02

08:00-09:00   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 2

[IC 02] Exploring the Basic Science Foundations for Inner Ear Research

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    Watching the cochlea in action in vivo

    Jinkyung KIM, USA

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    Near-Infrared fluorophore in cochlear Imaging

    Sungsu LEE, Korea

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    How to perform cochlear whole-mount dissection without decalcification: Advantages and applications

    Sung-Won CHOI, Korea

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    The utility of the common marmoset for inner ear research

    Makoto HOSOYA, Japan

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    Hearing research using the zebrafish model

    June CHOI, Korea

Instructional Course 03

08:00-09:00   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 3

[IC 03] Masterclass: Endoscopic Ear Surgery

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    Advancing innovation and education in endoscopic ear surgery

    Tsukasa ITO, Japan

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    Endoscopic management of middle ear and mastoid lesions

    Semsettin OKUYUCU, Türkiye

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    Endoscopic ear surgery for attic cholesteatoma

    Hyong-Ho CHO, Korea

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    Endoscopic decompression in facial paralysis

    Doğan ÇAKAN, Türkiye

Instructional Course 04

08:00-09:00   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Shilla 1

[IC 04] Masterclass: Middle Ear Surgery

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    Endoscopic management of cholesteatoma

    Selçuk MÜLAZIMOĞLU, Türkiye

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    Challenging cases of endoscopic ear surgery

    Ji Min YUN, Korea

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    Unexpected perilymph gusher during routine endoscopic stapedotomy: Management

    Euan MURUGASU, Singapore

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    Difficult situations in stapes surgery

    Ashim DESAI, India

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    Transcanal endoscopic lateral skull base surgery: Indications and technical essentials

    Yong CUI, China

Instructional Course 05

08:00-09:00   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Shilla 2

[IC 05] Precision Approaches to Vestibular Disorders

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    From AI to precision medicine: Redefining the future of vestibular care

    Tae Hoon KONG, Korea

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    Multimodal imaging of the endolymphatic sac/vestibular aqueduct using photon-counting CT in Meniere’s disease

    Jia CHEN, China

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    Tailored vestibular rehabilitation strategies for functional and multisensory dizziness

    Eunju JEON, Korea

Planned Session 01

10:20-12:00   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Hanra 1

[PS 01] Digital and AI-driven Innovations in Vestibular Care

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    [Featured Talk]
    The future of vestibular medicine

    Raymond VAN DE BERG, The Netherlands

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    Clinical decision support for vestibular diagnosis: Large-scale machine learning with lived experience coaching

    Myung-Whan SUH, Korea

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    Digital transformation in vertigo care: Our initiatives and experience

    Masao NODA, Japan

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    Consensus on virtual management of vestibular disorders

    Aasef G. SHAIKH, USA

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    Smartphone application for cognitive behavioral therapy in PPPD: Prospective multicenter double-blind trials

    Arata HORII, Japan

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    Development of a modified visual-stimulus-based posturography for the diagnosis of persistent postural-perceptual dizziness

    Koichiro WASANO, Japan

Planned Session 02

10:20-12:00   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Hanra 2

[PS 02] Innovative Therapeutic Platforms for Inner Ear Repair and Regeneration

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    [Featured Talk]
    Cochlear gene therapy for OTOF-related hearing loss

    Lawrence R. LUSTIG, USA

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    Is it possible to regenerate cochlear hair cells using pluripotent stem cells?

    Hiroki TAKEDA, Japan

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    Restoration of cochlear mitochondrial metabolism through pyruvate dehydrogenase complex activation: A novel therapeutic strategy for acquired hearing loss

    Kyu-Yup LEE, Korea

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    Rincell-1: A regenerative approach for neural hearing loss

    Douglas E. H. HARTLEY, UK

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    Hydrogel-based thermogel platform for localized drug and gene delivery to the ear

    Yong Ho PARK, Korea

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    Beyond one-size-fits-all: Tailoring inner ear drug delivery by molecular weight and solubility

    Dong-Kee KIM, Korea

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    Semicircular canal drug delivery safely targets the inner ear perilymphatic space.

    Jinkyung KIM, USA

Planned Session 03

10:20-12:00   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 1

[PS 03] Current Challenges and Tailored Approaches in Adult Cochlear Implantation

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    [Featured Talk]
    Music for deaf ears: Cochlear implant-mediated perception of music

    Charles LIMB, USA

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    Partial deafness treatment: Tailored proposal for different hearing loss

    Piotr Henryk SKARZYNSKI, Poland

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    Cochlear reimplantation issues in adults

    Levent OLGUN, Türkiye

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    Long-interval sequential cochlear implantation

    Petra KALITOVÁ, Czech Republic

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    Alternative techniques in cochlear implantatio

    Rasim YILMAZER, Türkiye

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    CI complications: Management and long-term results

    Muhammed DAĞKIRAN, Türkiye

Planned Session 04

10:20-12:00   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 2

[PS 04] Auricular Reconstruction in Practice: Techniques, Preferences, and Pearls

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    [Featured Talk]
    Can surgery prevent recurrence of cholesteatoma in children?

    Adrian JAMES, Canada

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    Microtia and hearing status

    Rosa FALERINA, Indonesia

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    Management of cryptotia

    Min-Hyun PARK, Korea

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    A practical approach to auricular reconstruction using autologous costal cartilage

    Se-Joon OH, Korea

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    Total auricular reconstruction: My favorite techniques for various types of anomaly

    Sung Huhn KIM, Korea

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    The challenges and considerations with autologous rib microtia reconstruction

    Yi-Chun LIU, USA

Planned Session 05

10:20-12:00   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 3

[PS 05] Intratemporal Facial Nerve Management

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    [Featured Talk]
    Optimizing facial reanimation: The role of combined nerve transfers in 2026

    Luis LASSALETTA, Spain

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    Management of the facial nerve in temporal bone surgery: Practical tips for preparation and surgical maneuvers

    Shin-Ichi HAGINOMORI, Japan

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    Treatment of severe facial nerve paralysis with intratympanic medication

    Naohito HATO, Japan

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    Facial nerve preservation for vestibular schwannoma: Translabyrinthine vs. retrosigmoid approach

    Joel LAVINSKY, Brazil

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    Advantages of using non-rigid registration of post-enhanced 3D-T1 turbo field echo and CT images in facial nerve disorder

    Takatoshi FURUKAWA, Japan

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    Medical or surgical treatment of acute facial palsy after temporal bone fracture

    Beom Cho JUN, Korea

Planned Session 06

13:00-14:40   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Hanra 1

[PS 06] From Third-Window Syndrome to Canal Occlusion

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    [Featured Talk]
    Functional and structural changes in the superior semicircular canal after surgical plugging of superior canal dehiscence

    Ja-Won KOO, Korea

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    Predictive value of multi-system grading evaluation of endolymphatic hydrops in the cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals for hearing outcomes after triple semicircular canal occlusion

    Yu-Peng LIU, China

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    Trans mastoid and middle cranial fossa aproaches to the third window

    Kemal GÖRÜR, Türkiye

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    Diagnosis and treatment of superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome: The Karolinska criteria

    Maoli DUAN, Sweden

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    Triple semicircular canal occlusion: Advancement from function preservation to function protection

    Jun YANG, China

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    The Role of advanced audiological and electrophysiological assessment in diagnosing superior semicircular canal dehiscence

    Leigh MARTIN, Denmark

Planned Session 07

13:00-14:40   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Hanra 2

[PS 07] Vestibular Restoration: Stimulation, Implantation and Rehabilitation

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    [Featured Talk]
    Recent results in vestibular implantation. Mechanism of action of electrical otolith stimulation

    Angel RAMOS-MACIAS, Spain

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    Noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation for balance improvement: Current status and challenges

    Chisato FUJIMOTO, Japan

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    Vestibular implants: A complex challenge

    Nils GUINAND, Switzerland

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    Objective vestibular assessment and translational research toward vestibular implants

    Toru MIWA, Japan

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    Vestibular implant: Current perspectives

    Raymond VAN DE BERG, The Netherlands

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    Factors influencing disability and postural stability in bilateral vestibulopathy

    Shinichi IWASAKI, Japan

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    Vestibular implants or bilateral vestibulopathy

    Joan LORENTE-PIERA, Spain

Planned Session 08

13:00-14:40   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 1

[PS 08] Translational Advances in Hearing Loss: From Genomic Diagnosis to Therapy

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    [Featured Talk]
    Systematic genetic assessment of hearing loss using whole-genome sequencing identifies pathogenic variants

    Heon Yung GEE, Korea

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    Unlocking the undiagnosed: Long-read sequencing for comprehensive hearing loss diagnostics

    Chen-Chi WU, Taiwan

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    Translational inner ear gene therapy

    Lukas D. LANDEGGER, USA

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    Ototoxicity: What have we learned so far?

    Yüksel OLGUN, Türkiye

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    Expanding the indications for cochlear gene therapy: Ongoing research efforts

    Hidekane YOSHIMURA, Japan

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    Novel therapy for congenital cytomegalovirus-associated hearing loss

    Albert H. PARK, USA

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    Three-dimensional mapping of neurotransmitter-related mRNA expression reveals region-specific plasticity after neonatal auditory deprivation

    Woongsang SUNWOO, Korea

Planned Session 09

13:00-14:40   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 2

[PS 09] Neuroplasticity and Central Auditory Processing in Hearing Impairment

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    [Featured Talk]
    Neuroplasticity in congenital single-sided deafness

    Andrej KRAL, Germany

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    Neural speech tracking in children with cochlear implants

    Davide BOTTARI, Italy

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    Auditory, visual, and multisensory processing in cochlear implant users

    Alexandre LEHMANN, Canada

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    Neural encoding and auditory processing in CI users

    Shuman HE, USA

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    How sight shapes sound: Cross-modal plasticity and cochlear implantation

    Douglas E. H. HARTLEY, UK

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    Beyond the auditory cortex: Cingulo-opercular network involvement in auditory rehabilitation outcomes

    Hyo-Jeong LEE, Korea

Planned Session 10

13:00-14:40   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 3

[PS 10] State-of-the-Art Management of Complex Middle Ear Disorders

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    [Featured Talk]
    Seeing around corners: How endoscopes and exoscopes are changing otologic surgery

    Michael Chi Fai TONG, Hong Kong SAR

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    State-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment of eosinophilic otitis media

    Yukiko IINO, Japan

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    Management of cholesteatoma, or adhesive otitis as well as iatrogenic cholesteatoma

    Elif BAYSAL, Türkiye

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    Diagnosis and treatment of eustachian tube dysfunction

    Woo Seok KANG, Korea

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    Preserve or bypass? Reconstructive strategies for the pathologic malleus handle in chronic middle ear disease

    Hsing-Mei WU, Taiwan

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    Congenital middle ear anomalies: Diagnosis, management, and hearing outcomes

    S. Armagan INCESULU, Türkiye

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    Intact bridge mastoidectomy: A hybrid approach as a middle-ground between intact canal wall and open cavity techniques

    Gi Jung IM, Korea

Planned Session 11

15:00-16:30   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Hanra 1

[PS 11] Cochlear Implant Electrode Positioning and Speech Perception

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    [Featured Talk]
    Remarks On Cochlear Implant Electrodes as a Machine-Human Interface System

    Joachim MÜLLER, Germany

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    TBD

    Angel RAMOS-MACIAS, Spain

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    Precision cochlear implantation: Matching the electrode to the patient, not the patient to the electrode

    Javier GAVILÁN, Spain

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    TBD

    Wolf-Dieter BAUMGARTNER, Austria

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    Basal electrode positioning: Does it matter?

    Stephen O'LEARY, Australia

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    Effect of frequency to place mismatch on speech perception outcomes in hearing preservation cochlear implantation

    Kevin BROWN, USA

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    Personalized electrode array length selection in patients with genetic progressive hearing loss

    Hidekane YOSHIMURA, Japan

Planned Session 12

15:00-16:30   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Hanra 2

[PS 12] My Challenging Cases from Brain to Face

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    Evolving strategies in facial nerve management during vestibular schwannoma surgery

    Zdenek FIK, Czech Republic

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    Facial nerve management after facial nerve resection

    Luis LASSALETTA, Spain

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    Smartphone-based dynamic quantification of facial movement in facial palsy

    Koki HASEBE, Japan

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    Temporal bone resection and reconstructive pathway for malignancies of the ear: University of Toronto experience

    Vincent Yu-Wen LIN, Canada

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    Radiation necrosis caused by radiation therapy for temporal bone cancer

    Takashi NAKAGAWA, Japan

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    TBD

    Noritaka KOMUNE, Japan

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    The point of no return? Surgical outcomes of facial nerve schwannoma in patients with pre-operative house-brackmann grade IV paralysis

    Jong Woo CHUNG, Korea

Planned Session 13

15:00-16:30   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 1

[PS 13] Treatment of Advanced Chronic Otitis Media and Middle Ear Cholesteatoma

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    [Featured Talk]
    Recurrence of chronic otitis media or cholesteatoma after excellent surgery: Failure analysis and management

    Dennis POE, USA

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    Spontaneous CSF leaks and encephaloceles of the temporal bone

    J. Walter KUTZ JR., USA

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    Secondary mastoid obliteration, technique refinements and outcomes: A 12-years series

    Codruta NEUMANN, UK

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    The role of eustachian tube interventions in chronic ear surgery

    Jae-Hyun SEO, Korea

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    Paediatric Eustachian Tube dysfunction: Causes and implications for treatment

    Adrian JAMES, Canada

Planned Session 14

15:00-16:30   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 2

[PS 14] Challenging Inner Ear Anomaly Cases: Expert Solutions and How I Do It

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    [Featured Talk]
    The most challenging ABI cases in pediatric sensorineural hearing loss

    Hao WU, China

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    When I can't find the round window in cochlear implant surge

    Bee See GOH, Malaysia

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    Challenging cases: Cochlear implantation under local anesthesia in older adults

    Petra KALITOVÁ, Czech Republic

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    The most challenging CI cases in ossified cochlea or with CSF leakage

    Jae Young CHOI, Korea

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    Strategic approaches to challenging CHARGE syndrome cases

    Byung Yoon CHOI, Korea

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    Tricky cases in cochlear implant surgery

    Sung Wook JEONG, Korea

Planned Session 15

15:00-16:30   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 3

[PS 15] Rethinking Aesthetic and Functional Outcomes in External Ear Reconstruction

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    [Featured Talk]
    Integrated microtia and aural atresia management

    Kay CHANG, USA

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    Atresiaplasty for congenital aural atresia

    Sung Il CHO, Korea

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    Revision surgery in congenital aural atresia

    Chen-Long LI, China

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    Microtia reconstruction and bone conduction hearing implants

    Zhen Jason QIAN, USA

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    Placement of bone anchored implants before ear reconstruction in patients with microtia: What you should know

    Mai Thy TRUONG, USA

Planned Session 16

16:30-18:00   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Hanra 1

[PS 16] Robotic CI and TICI

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    [Featured Talk]
    Updates of Robotic cochlear implantation

    Wolf-Dieter BAUMGARTNER, Austria

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    Rehabilitation of human hearing with a totally implantable cochlear implant (TICI)

    Joachim MÜLLER, Germany

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    Updates of Robotic cochlea implantation

    Marco CAVERSACCIO, Switzerland

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    Robotics in cochlear implantation

    Jan BOUCEK, Czech Republic

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    AI and robotics in otology

    Michael Chi Fai TONG, Hong Kong SAR

Planned Session 17

16:30-18:00   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Hanra 2

[PS 17] Toward a New Era of Precision Medicine for Genetic Hearing Loss

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    [Featured Talk]
    International expert consensus on gene therapy for hereditary hearing loss

    Yilai SHU, China

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    Deciphering enhancers of hearing loss genes for efficient and targeted gene therapy of hereditary deafness

    Guisheng ZHONG, China

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    Precision targeted molecular therapies for progressive hearing loss

    Jinsei JUNG, Korea

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    In vivo DNA base editing gene therapy rescues auditory functions in neonatal and adult DFNB111 humanized mouse models

    Sang-Yeon LEE, Korea

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    TBD

    Aaron D. TWARD, USA

Planned Session 18

16:30-18:00   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 1

[PS 18] External Ear & Pediatric/Tinnitus

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    [Featured Talk]
    Preschool hearing screening and intervention practices around the world

    King CHUNG, USA

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    Role of early diagnosis in unilateral hearing loss

    Lisa PARK, USA

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    Sedation vs natural sleep for NHS

    Seung Ho SHIN, Korea

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    School hearing screening worldwide: Implementation, challenges, and opportunities

    Jiwon CHANG, Korea

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    Promoting infant hearing healthcare access through pragmatic clinical research

    Matthew L. BUSH, USA

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    The Evolution of remote hearing care: Integrated solutions for kiosk-based audiometry and tele-health platforms

    Young Joon SEO, Korea

Planned Session 19

16:30-18:00   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 2

[PS 19] Innovating Otology: Expanding the Role of Endoscopic Ear Surgery

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    [Featured Talk]
    Integrating augmented reality into endoscopic ear surgery: Expanding the surgical horizon

    Seiji KAKEHATA, Japan

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    Biportal endoscopic ear surgery for middle ear cholesteatoma

    Masaya UCHIDA, Japan

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    Endoscopic tympano-ossiculoplasty and beyond: Expanding the role of endoscopy in middle ear surgery

    Chao-Hui YANG, Taiwan

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    Endoscopic ear surgery to the lateral skull base

    Wai Tsz CHANG, Hong Kong SAR

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    TBD

    Donggu HUR, Korea

Planned Session 20

16:30-18:00   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 3

[PS 20] Current Perspectives on Hearing Restoration

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    [Featured Talk]
    Nuanced techniques for successful middle ear reconstruction

    Sujana CHANDRASEKHAR, USA

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    Impact of early intervention on children with congenital conductive hearing loss: Role of active transcutaneous bone conduction implants

    Faisal ZAWAWI, Canada

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    Using a bone conduction hearing device as a tactile aid

    Martin KOMPIS, Switzerland

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    Middle ear and bone conductive implant: When and how

    Piotr Henryk SKARZYNSKI, Poland

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    Early surgical and audiological outcomes of an active transcutaneous bone-anchored implant system in young children

    L. Bengt VAN RIJSSEN, The Netherlands

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    Comparison of bone vibration patterns between BAHA attract and OSIA transcutaneous bone-anchored hearing aid

    Chul Ho JANG, Korea

Planned Session 21

10:20-12:00   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Hanra 1

[PS 21] Hearing and Balance Disorders: Clinical Insights into the Inner Ear

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    [Featured Talk]
    Cochlear implantation in Ménière's disease

    Thomas LENARZ, Germany

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    Association of hormone replacement therapy with recurrent benign paroxysmal positional veritgo

    Jeon Mi LEE, Korea

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    Insights on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo diagnostics

    Dan Dupont HOUGAARD, Denmark

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    Vestibular function in adult cochlear implant recipients

    Sung Il NAM, Korea

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    Clinical aspects of idiopathic isolated otolith dysfunction

    Toru SEO, Japan

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    Acute low-tone hearing loss: An early warning sign of Meniere's disease?

    Joong Ho AHN, Korea

Planned Session 22

10:20-12:00   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Hanra 2

[PS 22] Mastering Stapes Surgery

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    [Featured Talk]
    Biomechanical background of otosclerosis and stapes surgery

    Alexander HUBER, Switzerland

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    Lasers and stapes surgery

    O. Nuri ÖZGIRGIN, Türkiye

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    New techniques and endoscopic stapes surgery

    Seiji KAKEHATA, Japan

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    Lessons learned from experimental and numerical simulations

    Jae Hoon SIM, Switzerland

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    Far advanced otosclerosis and cochlear implantation

    Piotr Henryk SKARZYNSKI, Poland

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    Surgical treatment of oval window agenesis

    Yang-Sun CHO, Korea

Planned Session 23

10:20-12:00   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 1

[PS 23] New Horizons in Tinnitus Management

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    [Featured Talk]
    Personalized tinnitus therapy: Matching the right patient with the right approach

    Shi Nae PARK, Korea

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    Surgical management of pulsatile tinnitus: Tips and pitfalls

    Jae-Jin SONG, Korea

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    The effect of cochlear implant on tinnitus and the mechanism

    Lieber Po-Hung LI, Taiwan

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    Genetic insights into tinnitus: Current evidence and future directions

    Jae Sang HAN, Korea

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    Rewiring the brain: Central auditory plasticity and tinnitus (Neuromodulation)

    Dirk DE RIDDER, New Zealand

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    Digital frontiers: Smartphone apps, AI, and the future of tinnitus care

    Hubert LIM, USA

Planned Session 24

10:20-12:00   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 2

[PS 24] Middle Ear Implants and Beyond

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    [Featured Talk]
    Active middle ear implants and bone conduction hearing devices: Which one, when?

    Neil DONNELLY, UK

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    The influence of intraoperative auditory brainstem responses on vibroplasty coupling-quality and analysis of the impact of different fixation steps on the coupling

    Joachim SCHMUTZHARD, Austria

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    Hearing rehabilitation and microbial shift after middle ear surgery with Vibrant Soundbridge in patients with chronic otitis media

    Karl-Ludwig BRUCHHAGE, Germany

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    Computational modeling for biomechanical and functional understanding of auditory disorders: Applications to implants and audiology

    Sinyoung LEE, Japan

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    Optimization of surgical interventions in auditory rehabilitation for chronic otitis media: Comparative between passive middle ear implants, bone conduction implants, and active middle ear systems

    Joan LORENTE-PIERA, Spain

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    Middle ear implantation (Vibrant Soundbridge®: VSB) combined with ossiculoplasty

    Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Japan

Planned Session 25

10:20-12:00   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 3

[PS 25] New Horizons in Pediatric Auditory Rehabilitation

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    [Featured Talk]
    Objective Measures: Can they close the loop in Cochlear Implants?

    Johan H. M. FRIJNS, The Netherlands

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    AI-enabled prediction of language after pediatric cochlear implant

    Nancy M. YOUNG, USA

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    Positioning cochlear implantation in the age of gene therapy for pediatric ANSD

    Chen-Chi WU, Taiwan

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    Paediatric auditory brainstem implant: Indications and result

    Hao WU, China

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    A novel technique in bilateral simultaneous cochlear implantation

    Mehmet ÇELIK, Türkiye

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    The Kerala Model: How systematic advocacy drove down the age of cochlear implantation - A surgeon's perspective from 2,700 cases

    Manoj MANIKOTH, India

Planned Session 26

13:00-14:40   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Hanra 1

[PS 26] Navigating Tinnitus Treatment: From Guidelines to Emerging Therapies

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    [Featured Talk]
    Neuromodulation in tinnitus treatment

    Dirk DE RIDDER, New Zealand

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    Update on current tinnitus guidelines

    Celeste Ann CHUA, Singapore

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    Pharmacological treatments for subjective tinnitus

    Da Jung JUNG, Korea

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    Counseling strategies for tinnitus

    Birgit MAZUREK, Germany

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    Bridging biology and technology: Toward precision medicine in tinnitus

    Sho KANZAKI, Japan

  •  

    Proposed mechanisms of tinnitus suppression with cochlear implants: Current ideas and future research directions

    Tobias KLEINJUNG, Switzerland

Planned Session 27

13:00-14:40   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Hanra 2

[PS 27] Clinical Debates on Surgical and Technological Dilemmas in Inner Ear Malformations

  •  

    [Featured Talk]
    Cochlear nerve deficiency: How long should we wait after CI before considering early conversion to ABI?

    Mohan KAMESWARAN, India

  •  

    When no anatomical landmark in contracted mastoid from CHARGE syndrome without intraoperative TBCT staging vs other methods

    Joshua Kuang-Chao CHEN, China

  •  

    Electrode choice in IP type III: Lateral vs modiolar hugging

    Janez REBOL, Slovenia

  •  

    Development and translation of a new auditory nerve implant vs CI

    Hubert LIM, USA

Planned Session 28

13:00-14:40   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 1

[PS 28] Otologic Perspective on Vestibular Migraine and Related Disorders

  •  

    [Featured Talk]
    Vestibular migraine comorbidity

    O. Nuri ÖZGIRGIN, Türkiye

  •  

    Can audiological findings differentiate vestibular migraine from Ménière’s disease? A comparative study

    Takaki INUI, Japan

  •  

    Dizzy and confused: Vestibular migraine or Ménière’s disease?

    Issam SALIBA, Canada

  •  

    Vestibular migrain, oculomotor tests before and after treatment

    Levent N. ÖZLÜOĞLU, Türkiye

  •  

    Vestibular migraine treatment update

    Chang-Hee KIM, Korea

  •  

    Migraine and cormodid neurotologic disease

    Pelin KOÇDOR, Türkiye

  •  

    Vertigo: Diagnostic algorithm-vestibular migrane and recurrent vestibulopahty of childhood

    Nesibe Gül YÜKSEL ASLIER, Türkiye

Planned Session 29

13:00-14:40   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 2

[PS 29] Skull Base Tumor I

  •  

    [Featured Talk]
    Vestibular schwannoma hearing preservation surgery using cochlear nerve neuromonitoring

    Per CAYÉ-THOMASEN, Denmark

  •  

    Treatment strategy for temporal bone squamous cell carcinoma

    Takashi NAKAGAWA, Japan

  •  

    Surgical and reconstructive options for facial nerve schwannomas in the skull base and temporal bone

    Takechiyo YAMADA, Japan

  •  

    TBD

    Noritaka KOMUNE, Japan

  •  

    Management of petrous bone cholesteatoma: The Gruppo Otologico experience

    Enrico PICCIRILLO, Italy

  •  

    Plasma-activated water eradicates residual vestibular schwannoma through non-canonical, iron-independent ferroptosis

    Yongpyo HONG, Korea

Planned Session 30

15:00-16:30   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 1

[PS 30] Clinical Innovations in Single-Sided Deafness and Cochlear Implantation

  •  

    [Featured Talk]
    Pediatric cochlear implant outcomes in children with single sided deafness

    Nancy M. YOUNG, USA

  •  

    Cochlear implantation in adults with single-sided deafness and optimization of outcomes

    Kevin BROWN, USA

  •  

    Insights in the neurophysiological background of CI implantation in single sided deafness: Results from PET and EEG studies

    Tobias KLEINJUNG, Switzerland

  •  

    Neuroplasticity associated with single-sided deafness

    Ana H. KIM, USA

  •  

    Cochlear Implantation in Single-Sided Deafness

    Il Joon MOON, Korea

  •  

    Simultaneous vestibular schwannoma resection and cochlear implantation

    Ji Min YUN, Korea

Planned Session 31

15:00-16:30   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 2

[PS 31] Advances in Imaging and Mechanisms of Endolymphatic Hydrops

  •  

    [Featured Talk]
    An overview from Ménière's original observations and histopathological studies to modern hydrops MRI

    Yi-Ho YOUNG, Taiwan

  •  

    Insights into endolymphatic hydrops from MR imaging

    Masumi KOBAYASHI, Japan

  •  

    From visual grading toward automated quantification: Developing an AI algorithm for endolymphatic hydrops MRI

    Young Sang CHO, Korea

  •  

    Relationships between autonomic nervous system dysfunction and endolymphatic hydrops in Meniere’s disease

    Tadashi KITAHARA, Japan

  •  

    Environmental impact on endolymphatic hydrops volume in Meniere’s disease: Insights from imaging dynamics

    Masaharu SAKAGAMI, Japan

Planned Session 32

15:00-16:30   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 3

[PS 32] Lessons from My Worst Otology Cases: Cholesteatoma and Middle Ear Disease

  •  

    [Featured Talk]
    TBD

    Enis Alpin GÜNERI, Türkiye

  •  

    Underwater EES & angled scopes in difficult cholesteatoma cases

    Arunachalam IYER, UK

  •  

    Middle ear sclerosis and its tricky presentations: Case discussion

    Noor Dina HASHIM, Malaysia

  •  

    Middle ear dermoid cyst

    Sultan ALANAZY, Saudi Arabia

  •  

    Postauricular cutaneous fistula complicating canal wall down mastoidectomy: A surgeon's lessons learned

    Jin Woong CHOI, Korea

Planned Session 33

16:30-18:00   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 1

[PS 33] Current Advances in Tinnitus Research and Treatment

  •  

    [Featured Talk]
    Neuromodulation in tinnitus therapy: An overview on current concepts and future strategies

    Tobias KLEINJUNG, Switzerland

  •  

    Transcranial magnetic stimulation in tinnitus

    Ayşe Pelin YIĞIDER, Türkiye

  •  

    Electroceutical and digital therapeutics for tinnitus

    Jae-Jun SONG, Korea

  •  

    Comparative study of cognitive function and event-related potentials between chronic and scute tinnitus patients

    Yulian JIN, China

  •  

    Tinnitus, hyperacusis, and misophonia: Overlapping links and distinct differences

    Hyun Joon SHIM, Korea

Planned Session 34

16:30-18:00   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 2

[PS 34] Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline

  •  

    Hearing loss in older adults: How does it affect the brain?

    André GOEDEGEBURE, The Netherlands

  •  

    Hearing loss in patients with cognitive impairment

    Carrie NIEMAN, USA

  •  

    Brain cortical changes before and after cochlear implant

    Hong Ju PARK, Korea

  •  

    Cochlear implantation is associated with reduced incidence of dementia in severe hearing loss

    Jae Ho CHUNG, Korea

  •  

    Community-delivered hearing screening and care delivered through faith-based communities in the DC/Baltimore area

    Carrie NIEMAN, USA

Planned Session 35

16:30-18:00   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 3

[PS 35] Advances and Clinical Utility of Auditory Objective Measures

  •  

    [Featured Talk]
    Intraoperative monitoring to improve outcomes from cochlear implantation

    Stephen O'LEARY, Australia

  •  

    Direct cortical auditory recordings through cochlear implants: Feasibility in children and adults and insights into post-implantation brain development

    Joseph ATTIAS, Israel

  •  

    The feasibility of Electrically-evoked Compound Action Potential (ECAP) metrics to objectively characterize the functional status of the auditory nerve in CI users

    Jeong-Seo KIM, Korea

  •  

    CI intraoperative measurements with ECochG and verifications with navigation

    Leonel LUÍS, Portugal

  •  

    (Objective measurement of) Auditory neurodegeneration and cochlear synaptopathy

    Takaomi KURIOKA, Japan

  •  

    Advances in objective assessment of auditory function in young children

    Joseph ATTIAS, Israel

Planned Session 36

10:20-12:00   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Hanra 1

[PS 36] Otoferlin Gene Therapy

  •  

    [Featured Talk]
    TBD

    Jay T. RUBINSTEIN, USA

  •  

    Yilai SHU, China

  •  

    Ling LU, China

  •  

    Aaron D. TWARD, USA

Planned Session 37

10:20-12:00   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Hanra 2

[PS 37] Tailor-Made Approaches to Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

  •  

    [Featured Talk]
    Eustachian tube dysfunction: From pathophysiology to precision treatment strategies

    Holger SUDHOFF, Germany

  •  

    Diagnostic pathways in ETD: Matching the right test to the right patient, including special populations

    Marta SANDOVAL, Spain

  •  

    Progress toward precision medicine in Eustachian tube dysfunction

    Dennis POE, USA

  •  

    The role of the coblator in the treatment of obstructive eustachian tube dysfunction

    Chi-Kyou LEE, Korea

  •  

    Sniff-type patulous eustachian tube in patients with cholesteatoma

    Ryoukichi IKEDA, Japan

  •  

    Surgical strategy for chronic ear disease with poor eustachian tube function

    Kyung Wook HEO, Korea

  •  

    Advances in Management of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

    Sujana CHANDRASEKHAR, USA

Planned Session 38

10:20-12:00   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Shilla 1

[PS 38] Pediatric Auditory Implants: Expanding Indications and Long-Term Outcomes

  •  

    [Featured Talk]
    The importance of understanding neuroplasticity in children with cochlear implants for clinical care

    Karen A. GORDON, Canada

  •  

    Benefits, Pathways and Hinderance to Early Paediatric Implantation

    Claire ISELI, Australia

  •  

    Osseointegrated bone conduction devices in the pediatric population

    Tanja JELICIC, New Zealand

  •  

    Technical challenges in pediatric auditory implant surgery 

    Eun Jin SON, Korea

  •  

    Outcomes of cochlear implantation in the childhood unilateral hearing loss (CUHL) trial

    Kevin BROWN, USA

  •  

    Long-term effects on vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in children with cochlear implantation

    Qing ZHANG, China

Planned Session 39

10:20-12:00   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Shilla 2

[PS 39] Advances in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies for Middle Ear Disease

  •  

    Middle ear malformations and aberrant facial nerve course: An attempt of preoperative assessment using 3D imaging

    Kishiko SUNAMI, Japan

  •  

    Diagnostic utility of impedance audiometry in Eustachian tube dysfunction

    Ji Min YUN, Korea

  •  

    Efficacy of tympanic membrane regeneration therapy for secondary cholesteatoma with tympanic membrane perforation

    Shin-Ichi KANEMARU, Japan

  •  

    CLiKX: A single click automated handheld surgical applicator for insertion of tympanostomy ear tubes in adults and children

    Lynne LIM, Singapore

  •  

    Chronic ear pain: Issues in diagnosis and management

    Tengku Izam KAMALDEN, Malaysia

  •  

    Current microbial profile in otitis media: Implications for diagnosis and treatment

    Junhui JEONG, Korea

Planned Session 40

10:20-12:00   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Shilla 3

[PS 40] Expanding Frontiers in Auditory Rehabilitation

  •  

    [Featured Talk]
    TBD

    Jae Young CHOI, Korea

  •  

    Hearing aids vs PSAP: Benefits and user satisfaction

    Moo Kyun PARK, Korea

  •  

    Functional hearing: Communication under competing demands

    Liat KISHON-RABIN, Israel

  •  

    Impedance changes following cochlear implant reimplantation using MED-EL devices: Evidence of minimal cochlear trauma

    Yutaka TAKUMI, Japan

  •  

    ABI in children: When and in whom

    Ronen PEREZ, Israel

  •  

    CI in vestibular schwannoma

    Per CAYÉ-THOMASEN, Denmark

  •  

    Hearing preservation cochlear implantation using additional biological components

    Thomas LENARZ, Germany

  •  

    Tricky cases in cochlear implant surgery

    Sung Wook JEONG, Korea

Planned Session 41

10:20-12:00   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Shilla 4

[PS 41] Facial Nerve Reconstruction

  •  

    Our dynamic reconstruction strategy for facial nerve palsy

    Fumiaki SHIMIZU, Japan

  •  

    A twenty year experiece of facial nerve reconsruction with end-to-side neurorrhaphy

    Masao KAKIBUCHI, Japan

  •  

    Precision in palsy: Optimizing facial function with targeted nerve surgeries

    Jin KIM, Korea

  •  

    End-to-side ‘loop’ graft for facial nerve reconstruction

    Ken MATSUDA, Japan

Planned Session 42

12:50-14:10   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Hanra 1

[PS 42] Publishing Research with Innovation and Impact: Learning from the Leaders

  •  

    Editor-in-Chief–Elect of Otology & Neurotology

    Matthew L. BUSH, USA

  •  

    Journal of International Advanced Otology

    O. Nuri ÖZGIRGIN, Türkiye

  •  

    Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

    Lieber Po-Hung LI, Taiwan

  •  

    Editor of Otology and Neurotology Open

    Michael E. HOFFER, USA

  •  

    Editor the American Journal of Otolaryngology

    Peter C. WEBER, USA

  •  

    Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Audiology & Otology

    Yong Ho PARK, Korea

Planned Session 43

12:50-14:10   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Hanra 2

[PS 43] Skull Base Tumor II

  •  

    [Featured Talk]
    Surgical innovations in management of paraganglioma in the jugular foramen

    Chunfu DAI, China

  •  

    From resection to immunotherapy: The evolving landscape of temporal bone cancer management

    Marc-Elie NADER, USA

  •  

    Vestibular schwannoma: Beyond hearing preservation rates

    Zdenek FIK, Czech Republic

  •  

    Exoscope- and endoscope-assisted hearing preservation surgery for vestibular schwannoma guided by intraoperative ABR and DNAP monitoring

    Naoki OISHI, Japan

  •  

    Skull base osteomyelitis: Diagnosis and management update

    Ana H. KIM, USA

  •  

    Medical treatment in vestibular schwannoma and NF2

    Jong Dae LEE, Korea

Planned Session 44

12:50-14:10   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Shilla 1

[PS 44] Sensory Hair Cells: From Development to Therapeutic Intervention

  •  

    [Featured Talk]
    Identification of Paralemmin-3 as a putative new deafness gene essential for membrane scaffolding in electromotile outer hair cells

    Christian VOGL, Germany

  •  

    Myosin-mediated regulation of active hair-bundle mechanics

    Ryohei OYA, Japan

  •  

    Decoding the differentiation trajectory and fate determination of neonatal hair cells in inner ear organoids via single-cell transcriptomics

    Wenjin WU, China

  •  

    Inner ear organoids and assembloids for hearing research

    Min Young LEE, Korea

  •  

    Restoring Tbx2/Sox2 balance and Shh signaling cascade via NAD⁺ replenishment: A novel strategy against cisplatin-induced ototoxicity dysfunction

    Chun CHEN, China

Planned Session 45

12:50-14:10   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Shilla 2

[PS 45] New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches for Middle Ear Cholesteatoma

  •  

    [Featured Talk]
    TBD

    Badr Eldin MOSTAFA, Egypt

  •  

    Trends of middle ear cholesteatoma surgery

    Nirmal PATEL, Australia

  •  

    Managing pediatric cholesteatoma with endoscope

    Wenyan LI, China

  •  

    Attic cholesteatoma management

    Chin-Kuo CHEN, Taiwan

  •  

    Attic cholesteatoma in the endoscopic era: Safe removal, reconstruction, and selective obliteration

    Ji Eun CHOI, Korea

  •  

    Surgery for recurred middle ear cholesteatoma

    Won-Ho CHUNG, Korea

Planned Session 46

12:50-14:10   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Shilla 3

[PS 46] Advances in Vestibular Testing: Current Approaches and Novel Clinical Applications

  •  

    Vestibular evoked myogenic potential may predict the hearing recovery in patients with unilateral idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

    Min LIANG, China

  •  

    Spatial orientation errors during head tilt: A link between functional vestibular disorders and motion sickness in real-world driving

    Sung Kwang HONG, Korea

  •  

    Clinical tests in vertigo: Current approaches and practical applications

    Bahar COLPAN, Türkiye

  •  

    Cognitive-vestibular decoupling in persistent postural-perceptual dizziness: An exploratory study integrating P300 event-related potentials and multidimensional clinical phenotypes

    Jingchun HE, China

  •  

    Functional head impulse test detects lateral semicircular canal dysfunction more sensitively than video head impulse test in Ménière's disease: A preliminary study

    Fumiyuki GOTO, Japan

Planned Session 47

14:10-15:30   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Hanra 1

[PS 47] How Should We Treat Intractable Vertigo? Surgical Strategies and Clinical Decision Making

  •  

    [Featured Talk]
    Beyond the third window: Toward bárány criteria for perilymphatic fistula

    Tetsuo IKEZONO, Japan

  •  

    Triple semicircular canal occlusion as an alternative treatment for Tumarkin crisis in patients associated with Meniere’s disease before labyrinthectomy or vestibular neurectomy

    Qing ZHANG, China

  •  

    Endolymphatic sac surgery: Current status

    Arif ULUBIL, Türkiye

  •  

    Endolymphatic duct blockage for intractable Ménière's disease: Hints and keys from 15 years of success

    Issam SALIBA, Canada

  •  

    Surgical options for intractable vertigo: Who, when, and why?

    Hakan TUTAR, Türkiye

  •  

    Intratympanic treatments in Ménière's disease

    Enis Alpin GÜNERI, Türkiye

Planned Session 48

14:10-15:30   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Shilla 4

[PS 48] Facial Nerve Surgery and Other Procedures

  •  

    Masseteric-to-Facial Nerve Transfer for Facial Reanimation: Surgical Technique and Clinical Outcomes

    Mislav MALIC, Croatia

  •  

    Dynamic treatment of the face in facial palsy

    İsa KAYA, Türkiye

  •  

    Minimally invasive lip animation for facial synkinesis

    Minbum KIM, Korea

  •  

    Automated prognostic assessment for facial nerve palsy

    Shinichi ESAKI, Japan

  •  

    Transmastoid decompression of the labyrinthine segment of the facial nerve: How much is possible?

    Said SÖNMEZ, Türkiye

Society Session 01

10:20-12:00   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 4

[SS 01] Fudan University - Current Management of Temporal Bone Tumors

  •  

    Surgical management of paraganglioma in the jugular foramen with intrabulb or extrabulb growth patterns

    Chunfu DAI, China

  •  

    Staging system of adenoid cyst carcinoma in the external auditory canal

    Yibo ZHANG, China

  •  

    Middle ear adenomatous neuroendocrine tumors: Suggestion for surgical strategy

    Bingbin XIE, China

  •  

    Management of advanced-stage EAC squamous cell carcinoma: STBR vs. extended LTBR

    Yang-Sun CHO, Korea

  •  

    Endolymphatic sac tumors: Contemporary diagnosis and surgical management

    J. Walter KUTZ JR., USA

Society Session 02

13:00-14:40   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 4

[SS 02] The Triological Society - What's New in Sensorineural Hearing Loss

  •  

    Cochlear implant updates

    Alan G. MICCO, USA

  •  

    Sudden sensorineural hearing loss

    Michael E. HOFFER, USA

  •  

    Drug and gene therapies for sensorineural hearing loss

    Peter C. WEBER, USA

  •  

    Sensorineural hearing loss and cognitive function

    Elizabeth H. TOH, USA

Society Session 03

15:00-16:30   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 4

[SS 03] Türkiye Session - Current Applications of EES

  •  

    Management of intraoperative complications in otosclerosis surgery

    Emine Deniz GÖZEN TAN, Türkiye

  •  

    Endoscopic cholesteatoma surgery

    Doğukan ÖZDEMIR, Türkiye

  •  

    Principles of endoscopic middle ear surgery

    Müzeyyen YILDIRIM BAYLAN, Türkiye

  •  

    Double layered tympanoplasties

    Onur ISMI, Türkiye

  •  

    Ossicular reconstruction: State of the art techniques avoiding complications

    Secaattin GÜLŞEN, Türkiye

  •  

    Endoscopic removal of glomus tympanicum: Multicentric results

    Özgür SÜRMELIOĞLU, Türkiye

Society Session 04

16:30-18:00   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 4

[SS 04] CHOLE2027 - Cholesteatoma Pearls, Pitfalls, and Pro-Tips

  •  

    Mastoid obliteration in cholesteatoma surgery: Surgical technique and outcomes

    Robert Jan PAUW, The Netherlands

  •  

    Facial nerve management in petrous bone cholesteatoma: Surgical techniques and outcomes

    Chunfu DAI, China

  •  

    Cholesteatoma beyond the middle ear and mastoid: Surgical strategy for lateral skull base involvement

    J. Walter KUTZ JR., USA

  •  

    The Antwerp bony obliteration tympanoplasty in children and adults: Safety, hygiene, hearing, and quality of life

    Joost VAN DINTHER, Belgium

  •  

    Revision surgery considerations

    Ja-Won KOO, Korea

Society Session 05

08:00-09:00   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 4

[SS 05] TBD

Society Session 06

10:20-12:00   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 4

[SS 06] Brazilian Society of Otology - Cochlear Implants and Osteoanchored Devices: Audiological and Surgical Difficult Cases

  •  

    A series of case presentations and discussions

    Felippe FELIX, Brazil

  •  

    Vagner Antonio Rodrigues SILVA, Brazil

  •  

    Joel LAVINSKY, Brazil

Society Session 07

13:00-14:40   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 4

[SS 07] American Otological Society - Cochlear Implantation: Challenges & Solutions

  •  

    A series of cochlear implant topics and cases

    Sujana CHANDRASEKHAR, USA

  •  

    Lawrence R. LUSTIG, USA

  •  

    Kevin BROWN, USA

  •  

    Jay T. RUBINSTEIN, USA

  •  

    Dennis POE, USA

Society Session 08

15:00-16:30   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 4

[SS 08] Ménière and Inner Ear Society

Society Session 09

16:30-18:00   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 4

[SS 09] International Otology Outcome Group - How to Optimise Reporting of Cholesteatoma Surgery Outcomes

  •  

    Standardization: Cholesteatoma staging and surgical nomenclature

    Arunachalam IYER, UK

  •  

    New core outcome set for cholesteatoma

    Adrian JAMES, Canada

  •  

    Why and how to include patient-reported outcome measures

    John S. PHILLIPS, UK

  •  

    Practicalities of data collection

    Nirmal PATEL, Australia

  •  

    Japan national cholesteatoma registry

    Tsukasa ITO, Japan

  •  

    Dutch Otology Quality registry (DOQ-OM) set-up

    Paul MERKUS, The Netherlands

Society Session 10

12:50-14:10   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Shilla 4

[SS 10] China Session - Why Triple Semicircular Canal Occlusion Surgery Works in Intractable Late-Stage Ménière's Disease

  •  

    Triple semicircular canal occlusion for Tumarkin crisis in patients associated with intractable Meniere’s disease

    Qing ZHANG, China

  •  

    Triple semicircular canal plugging surgery for intractable Meniere's disease: 16 years of clinical practice at Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital

    Daogong ZHANG, China

  •  

    Triple semicircular canal occlusion: Advancement from function preservation to function protection

    Jun YANG, China

  •  

    Case report: Semicircular canal plugging for controlling vertigo in delayed endolymphatic hydrops

    Yuhe LIU, China

  •  

    Vestibular compensation and inner-ear safety after semicircular canal occlusion: A preclinical animal study

    Mingwei XU, China

  •  

    Summary

    Qing ZHANG, China

Society Session 11

14:10-15:30   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Hanra 2

[SS 11] Otology from Japan - Cutting-Edge Clinical Practice and Surgical Techniques

  •  

    CST-based training for endoscopic ear surgery: Educational concepts and practice

    Yuki KODA, Japan

  •  

    Pathophysiology and clinical features of eosinophilic otitis media

    Saori KIKUCHI, Japan

  •  

    Manually created 3D reconstructed temporal bone images for surgical planning

    Chisei SATOH, Japan

  •  

    Otitis Media with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis (OMAAV): An autoimmune disease encountered in ENT practice

    Kaori TATEYAMA, Japan

  •  

    Management of congenital hearing loss in regional cities of Japan

    Momoko ISE, Japan

15:00-16:30   Nov. 6 (Fri)    A La Maison

Politzer Society Board Meeting

18:40-21:30   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Hanra 1

Gala Dinner

Politzer Prize Session

10:20-12:00   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 5

[PP] Politzer Prize Session

  •  

    Vestibular aqueduct morphology as an anatomical marker of endolymphatic hydrops burden and functional impairment in Ménière’s disease

    Joan LORENTE-PIERA, Spain

  •  

    Antisense oligonucleotide therapy mitigates autosomal dominant progressive hearing loss in a murine model of human DFNA2

    Seung Hyun JANG, Korea

  •  

    Electrically evoked compound action potentials reveal genotype-linked cochlear nerve function in auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder

    Xiuhua CHAO, China

  •  

    Genomic characterization and comparative analysis of external auditory canal and cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas

    Jeong Gum LEE, Korea

  •  

    Single-cell immune profiling of the middle ear mucosa in otitis media-prone children reveals an unexpected adaptive immune landscape

    Zhen Jason QIAN, USA

  •  

    Randomized controlled trial assessing vitamin D’s role in reducing BPPV recurrence in older adults

    Kenneth CHUA, Singapore

  •  

    Neurovascular contact at the facial nerve root entry zone: A potential pathophysiologic mechanism in myoclonic tinnitus

    So Yun LIM, Korea

  •  

    Canal wall down with immediate reconstruction as a salvage approach for advanced and revision cholesteatoma: A ChOLE-stratified comparison with canal wall up mastoidectomy

    Shmuel WECHSLER, Israel

  •  

    Quantitative Eustachian tube function testing in patulous Eustachian tube: Case–control and JOS subgroup analyses

    Tae Uk CHEON, Korea

  •  

    Association of GLP-1 receptor agonists with development of patulous Eustachian tube dysfunction

    Yusuf GHANDI, USA

  •  

    Semicircular canal dysfunction in profound sudden sensorineural hearing loss and its prognostic value: Implications for the proper indication of hyperbaric oxygen therapy

    Sang-Yoon HAN, Korea

Oral Presentation 01

10:20-12:00   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 5

[OP 01] Skullbase Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Challenging Cases

  •  

    Three-dimensional CT–based definition of a safe angular corridor for posterior lip drilling of the internal auditory canal via the retrosigmoid approach

    Beom Cho JUN, Korea

  •  

    Treatment outcomes of external auditory canal cancer: A single-institution retrospective study

    Takeshi TSUTSUMI, Japan

  •  

    Postoperative imaging surveillance schedule for external auditory canal carcinoma: Implications from a retrospective analysis of 68 cases

    Kohei SUGAHARA, Japan

  •  

    Long-term surgical outcome of class A and B tympanomastoid paragangliomas

    Giuseppe FANCELLO, Italy

  •  

    Tongue two-point discrimination in patients with vestibular schwannoma: Does the chorda tympani contribute to general sensation?

    Nina BOZANIC URBANCIC, Slovenia

  •  

    A multicenter randomized clinical trial comparing high-dose and standard-dose systemic steroid for acute peripheral facial nerve paralysis

    Hiroshi HYAKUSOKU, Japan

  •  

    Evaluation of botulinum toxin treatment efficacy for localized facial paralysis using an AI-based facial landmark analysis system

    Minbum KIM, Korea

  •  

    Effect of placental extract/mesenchymal stem cell/cellulose nerve conduit on the regeneration of the facial nerve paralysis

    Chul Ho JANG, Korea

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    Clinical characteristics of non-neoplastic brainstem lesions presenting with sudden sensorineural hearing loss as the initial manifestation: A case series of 16 patients

    Wenping XIONG, China

  •  

    Management of auditory brainstem implant (ABI) cohort data

    Ying SUN, China

  •  

    Comparison of cisplatin- and carboplatin-induced ototoxicity in adult patients with gynecologic cancer

    Hyunjae JO, Korea

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    The values of imaging follow-up by using 0.55T low-field MRI in NF2-related schwannomatosis patients with auditory implantation

    Yongchuan CHAI, China

Oral Presentation 02

15:00-16:30   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 5

[OP 02] Future & Translational Science

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    A systematic review of exoskeleton use in surgery

    Baryab ZAHRA, UK

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    The vestibular implant: Evaluating the relationship between motion perception and the vestibulo-ocular reflex

    Raymond VAN DE BERG, The Netherlands

  •  

    Emerging therapies for hearing loss: A sound future?

    Douglas E. H. HARTLEY, UK

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    AAV1-hOTOF gene therapy for autosomal recessive deafness 9 in a multicenter trial with up to 2.5-year follow-up

    Yuxin CHEN, China

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    Noise induced pericyte-to-myofibroblast-like cell transition, vascular degeneration in cochlea and VEGF-A gene therapy

    Zhiqiang HOU, China

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    Bridging engineering and therapy: Large volume intracochlear delivery via dual-lumen microneedle

    Liana SARGSYAN, USA

  •  

    CT-like images of the temporal bone from MRI using machine learning: Development, validation and usefulness

    Paul MERKUS, The Netherlands

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    Development and external validation of a multicenter machine learning model for prognosis prediction in sudden sensorineural hearing loss

    DongYeon LEE, Korea

  •  

    Utilization of health data in otology and integration strategies: A comprehensive approach to noise and hearing loss data

    Chul Young YOON, Korea

  •  

    Whole exome sequencing reveals diverse genetic etiology in patients with sensorineural hearing loss: Results from a Turkish tertiary referral center

    Emel TAHIR, Türkiye

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    Development revisited: Single-cell atlas of the human inner ear identifies therapeutic pathways in vestibular schwannoma

    Michael William MATHER, UK

Oral Presentation 03

16:30-18:00   Nov. 5 (Thu)    Shilla 5

[OP 03] Middle Ear & Chronic Ear Disease

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    Otitis media prevalence in South Korea across the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic: A nationwide claims-based study

    Jaesung PARK, Korea

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    Developing evidence-based temporal bone surgical training - Lessons from Virtual Reality and additve manufacturing

    Stephen O'LEARY, Australia

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    Managing small & large perforations with variations of inlay sandwich graft

    Ashadi BUDI, Indonesia

  •  

    Prevalence of chronic otitis media and cholesteatoma in patients with repaired cleft lip and palate: A retrospective study at a reference center

    Luiz Fernando Manzoni LOURENÇONE, Brazil

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    Safety and effectiveness of bone allografts for mastoid obliteration after mastoidectomy: A pilot study

    Kyung Wook HEO, Korea

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    Direct tympanic membrane-to-perilymph sound transmission in stapes surgery: A new functional pathway

    Giuseppe MALAFRONTE, Italy

  •  

    Secondary obliteration of troublesome mastoid cavities with same stage ossiculoplasty: A prospective case series

    Prabodhinee JOGIYA, UK

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    Early hyperbaric oxygen therapy for sudden sensorineural hearing loss

    Bee See GOH, Malaysia

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    Clinical implication and interpretation of bone conduction audiometry immediately after ear surgery

    Myung-Whan SUH, Korea

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    Optimal head position for intratympanic dexamethasone injection relative to the round window

    Michelle KWON, USA

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    Sensorineural hearing loss in bullous myringitis: High-frequency predominance, extended high-frequency involvement, and reversibility in 123 patients including children and adults

    Shmuel WECHSLER, Israel

Oral Presentation 04

08:00-09:00   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 5

[OP 04] Auditory Implants & Implantable Hearing Devices I

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    Host response, microbiome, and biofilm-mediated complications around percutaneous bone conduction implants

    Marsel GANEYEV, Sweden

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    Hearing restoration in cochlear nerve deficiency: Outcomes of cochlear implantation versus auditory brainstem implantation

    Wenxi GU, China

  •  

    The OSIA 2 system in patients with conductive and mixed hearing loss; prediction of performance

    L. Bengt VAN RIJSSEN, The Netherlands

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    Implantation and early outcomes of the active transcutaneous Sentio system in young children: Results from a prospective indication extension study

    Robert NASH, UK

  •  

    Evaluation of performance of piezoelectric bone conduction device

    Krittayot PATCHANEE, Thailand

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    Long-term audiological performance and safety of an active transcutaneous bone-conduction implant: A 24-month prospective study

    Peter MONKSFIELD, UK

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    Intracochlear summating potential shows limited association with electrode position in cochlear implant recipients

    Jared Edwin PANARIO, Australia

Oral Presentation 05

13:00-14:40   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 5

[OP 05] Late-breaking

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    Evaluation of improvement in social and emotional aspects in patients with single-sided deafness implanted with active transcutaneous bone conduction hearing devices

    Denis Rangel DENIS DE MELO PINTO RANGEL, Brazil

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    Organizing humanitarian cochlear implant missions: “Green Cochlea” guide

    Abdulrahman Hagr HAGR, Saudi Arabia

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    Fixation of the extracochlear electrode array using Otomimix in cochlear implantation: A retrospective evaluation of stability and safety

    Dalal SABBAN, UK

  •  

    Maximum stable gain in bone conduction devices: A comparative study

    Stephanie Mae CARRICK, Australia

  •  

    Reviewing outcomes of pediatric cochlear implant recipients at Quirino Memorial Medical Center

    Erasmo Gonzalo LLANES, The Philippines

  •  

    Habitual sniffing, mastoid cell development, and contralateral ear abnormalities in acquired pars flaccida cholesteatoma

    Yuta SHIMIZU, Japan

  •  

    Canal wall down tympanoplasty with mastoid obliteration and canal wall reconstruction using bone pate plate in cholesteatoma surgery

    Yutaka YAMAMOTO, Japan

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    The middle ear surgery success index (MESSI-10): A multidomain outcome measure validated in partial ossiculoplasty

    Mauricio COHEN-VAIZER, Israel

  •  

    Clinical outcomes of ventilation tube insertion performed concurrently with primary palatoplasty

    Paola Carvalho LIOI, Brazil

  •  

    Towards a standardised pathway for anticoagulation in paediatric otogenic venous sinus thrombosis

    Sunil SHARMA, UK

  •  

    Tympanic annulus-based mapping of the facial nerve and critical middle ear structures: A radiologic and endoscopic cadaveric study

    Selçuk MÜLAZIMOĞLU, Türkiye

  •  

    Prognostic value of intraoperative cochlear nerve function assessment in simultaneous eighth nerve schwannoma resection and cochlear implantation

    Kihun JO, Korea

Oral Presentation 06

15:00-16:30   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 5

[OP 06] New Solution for Chronic Ear Disease

  •  

    Endoscopic malleostapedotomy versus incudostapedotomy for stapes fixation with or without lateral chain fixation: A comparative outcomes study

    Jin Woong CHOI, Korea

  •  

    Congenital tympanic membrane cholesteatoma: Endoscopic surgical findings and a proposed classification based on the tympanic ring arrest signal theory

    Yoshiyuki KAWASHIMA, Japan

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    Long-term audiological outcomes and recidivism after transcanal endoscopic ear surgery for primary acquired attic cholesteatoma

    Taegyeong KIM, Korea

  •  

    Changes in utilization patterns of endoscopic ear surgery following national health insurance coverage in Korea: An interrupted time series analysis

    Jung Min KIM, Korea

  •  

    Geographic heterogeneity in TEES adoption: An AI-assisted multilingual analysis

    Yu MATSUMOTO, Japan

  •  

    Does atticotomy increase recurrence risk in pediatric cholesteatoma?

    Takara NAKAZAWA, Canada

  •  

    Clinical utility of the digits-in-noise test for assessing speech-in-noise maturation and binaural processing in children

    Ji-Hye HAN, Korea

  •  

    Evolving practices in surgical decision-making for paediatric glue ear in the UK: A retrospective cohort study

    James O'HANLON, UK

  •  

    Virtual reality-based multisensory digital therapeutic for subjective tinnitus: A multicenter, randomised, controlled superiority trial

    June CHOI, Korea

  •  

    Clinical analysis and treatment outcomes of 418 cases of intermittent and paroxysmal tinnitus

    Zhaomin FAN, China

  •  

    The value of 4D Flow MRI in the clinical diagnosis of sigmoid sinus-derived pulsatile tinnitus

    Zhiqiang HOU, China

Oral Presentation 07

16:30-18:00   Nov. 6 (Fri)    Shilla 5

[OP 07] Auditory Implants & Implantable Hearing Devices II

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    Vestiboular schwannoma and simultaneous choclear implant: Indicantions and new prospectives

    Enrico PICCIRILLO, Italy

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    Cross-cultural comparison of cochlear implant outcomes in Australia and Spain using the international classification of functioning, disability and health framework

    Nayellin REYES CHICUELLAR, Australia

  •  

    A cochlear implant with enhanced safety and reduced artifacts in 3T MRI

    Joonsoo JEONG, Korea

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    What cochlear implantation with attempted hearing preservation in widened vestibular aqueduct adds to understanding about the aetiology and pathogenesis of hearing loss: A systematic review

    Nathan Richard WALKER, UK

  •  

    Electrically evoked compound action potential measures in children with cochlear hypoplasia: The effects of cochlear nerve status and radiologic subtype

    Xiuhua CHAO, China

  •  

    Impact of anatomy-based fitting in pediatrics: A 3-year follow-up

    Isra ALJAZEERI, Saudi Arabia

  •  

    NeuroVoc: A biologically plausible vocoder framework for auditory perception and cochlear implant simulation

    Johan H. M. FRIJNS, The Netherlands

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    Surgical procedure for injection of cells and substances into the human cochlear modiolus

    Per CAYÉ-THOMASEN, Denmark

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    The contribution of the early vocabulary level of Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants to their later speech recognition rate

    Jianfen LUO, China

  •  

    Cost-effectiveness of Sentio in the Australian healthcare setting

    Maria Kristina AABERG HAAKANSSON, Sweden

  •  

    From bench to benefit: Proper assessment of middle-ear protheses

    Alexander HUBER, Switzerland

Oral Presentation 08

08:00-09:00   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Shilla 3

[OP 08] Eustachian Tube

  •  

    Patulous Eustachian tube in pediatrics: A common condition misdiagnosed commonly

    Dennis POE, USA

  •  

    Paediatric Eustachian tube balloon dilatation: The first UK experience

    Dickson DEWANTORO, UK

  •  

    Avoiding ET trauma: Developing an effective nasal spray for Eustachian tube dysfunction

    Sujana CHANDRASEKHAR, USA

  •  

    The efficacy of Eustachian tube insufflation and nebulization in the management of chronic refractory otitis media with effusion: A prospective clinical analysis

    Wenqing YAN, China

Oral Presentation 09

08:00-09:00   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Shilla 4

[OP 09] Basic Science

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    Mastoid dressings following otologic surgery: A study of intra-dressing pressure dynamics

    Abhiroop SAHA, Canada

  •  

    Altered white matter microstructure in adults with severe-to-profound postlingual sensorineural hearing loss

    Tae Uk CHEON, Korea

  •  

    The role of sensorineural hearing loss in early dementia pathogenesis: Behavioral, molecular and histological evidence from synaptic and axonal analyses of the auditory and cognitive brain regions of Wistar rats

    Aveline Aloyce KAHINGA, Tanzania

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    Cytokine production from human endolymphatic sac-derived fibroblasts

    Takechiyo YAMADA, Japan

  •  

    Eustachian tube anatomy and disease characteristics in chronic suppurative otitis media: A high-resolution CT study

    Dewi PRATIWI, Indonesia

  •  

    Identification and neuromodulation of tinnitus-related features in auditory peripheral spontaneous activity in a guinea pig noise-induced tinnitus model

    Shufeng LI, China

  •  

    Endoscopic ear surgery in a resource-limited secondary public hospital: Clinical and audiological outcomes of transcanal approaches

    Pamasya Diksita ANGGINA, Indonesia

Oral Presentation 10

08:00-09:00   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Shilla 5

[OP 10] Auditory Implants & Implantable Hearing Device III

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    Preimplant hearing threshold: An important predictor of hearing preservation in cochlear implantation with lateral wall electrodes

    Sumin YI, Korea

  •  

    Following cochlear implant when do clients perceive their goals are met?

    Janine JARDINE, Australia

  •  

    Speech outcomes with CI comparing CI electrode variants

    Anandhan DHANASINGH, Austria

  •  

    Functional roles of membranous tissues after stapes surgery

    Jae Hoon SIM, Switzerland

  •  

    Intraoperative electrocochleography and hearing preservation in cochlear implantation: Three-phase CM waveform classification in a 59-case series

    Huan JIA, China

  •  

    Evaluating Roger: Adaptive digital modulation technology for real-world speech perception in cochlear implant users: A multicentric Indian study

    Aninda Duti BANIK, India

  •  

    Cochlear implantation in deafblind patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Haitham ELFARARGY, Egypt

Oral Presentation 11

10:20-12:00   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Shilla 5

[OP 11] Audiology

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    Diagnostic value of electrocochleography and gadolinium-enhanced inner ear MRI for patients with Ménière’s disease

    Yu AI, China

  •  

    Long-term glucocorticoid therapy for profound sudden sensorineural hearing loss: A prospective clinical study

    Mingming WANG, China

  •  

    Establishing standardized conditions for clinically available sound-localization tests: A multicenter approach

    Tadao YOSHIDA, Japan

  •  

    Hearing recovery according to intratympanic dexamethasone injection interval in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: Retrospective cohort study with historical controls

    Do-Won KWON, Korea

  •  

    Utilization of contralateral routing of signal/bilateral microphone contralateral routing of signal for auditory rehabilitation following sudden sensorineural hearing loss: A single center retrospective cohort study

    You Sung NAM, Canada

  •  

    Thyroid dysfunction and sensorineural hearing loss: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Thomas Zheng Jie TENG, Singapore

  •  

    A nationwide survey of patients with perilymphatic fistula to revise diagnostic criteria and develop clinical practice guidelines in Japan

    Han MATSUDA, Japan

  •  

    Smartphone-based digital auditory-cognitive training for age-related hearing loss: A multicenter randomized controlled trial

    Chanmi LEE, Korea

  •  

    Cochlear hearing loss mimicking auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder in patients with MYO15A variants

    Pei-Hsuan LIN, Taiwan

  •  

    The comparison of short-term therapeutic effects of acute low-tone sensorineural hearing loss according to steroid dose: A prospective study

    Jaerang YOO, Korea

  •  

    Speech understanding with a bone conduction hearing system using two different wearing options

    Martin KOMPIS, Switzerland

  •  

    Comparative analysis of hearing screenings and their neurocognitive impact in private and public elementary schools in Cali, Colombia S.A.

    Fernando RENGIFO-CAICEDO, USA

Oral Presentation 12

12:50-14:10   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Shilla 5

[OP 12] Auditory Implants & Implantable Hearing Devices IV

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    Optimized pitch and language strategy versus the advanced combination encoder strategy in Mandarin-speaking cochlear implant users

    Ruijie WANG, China

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    Hemifield-based localization analysis demonstrates cochlear implant side recovery in single-sided deafness

    Gayoung LEE, Korea

  •  

    Improved cognitive abilities in midlife-patients one year following CI: The role of tinnitus distress and other predictors

    Heidi OLZE, Germany

  •  

    A systematic review and meta-analysis on the benefits of bimodal hearing in the adult cochlear implant population

    Victor LIM, UK

  •  

    Ponto sound processor on softband in children: Outcomes from routine clinical care

    Stephanie CARRICK, Sweden

  •  

    Speech communication ability in adolescent and young adult cochlear implant users: Relationship between speech production assessment and speech handicap index

    So-Jung YOUN, Korea

  •  

    Expressive vocabulary, sentence length, and grammatical ability in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants from one to three years post-activation

    Jianfen LUO, China

  •  

    Intraoperative electrophysiological responses and outcomes of cochlear implantation in adults with cochlear nerve hypoplasia or degeneration: A series of seven cases

    Wonjin YANG, Japan

  •  

    Explantation and reimplantation of cochlear implants: Surgical outcomes, audiological performance, and etiological analysis in a large clinical cohort. Experience from referral centre (Gruppo Otologico Piacenza)

    Lucia BELÈN, Italy

Oral Presentation 13

14:10-15:30   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Shilla 5

[OP 13] Vestibular Disorder

  •  

    Unnecessary magnetic resonance imaging is associated with diagnostic delay and financial burden in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: A retrospective study in Mongolia

    Dong Woo NAM, Korea

  •  

    Virtual reality–assisted vestibular rehabilitation: A prospective clinical study

    Beyazıt Buğra AKBAY, Türkiye

  •  

    Arachidonic acid-driven inflammation links sleep disturbance to Ménière’s disease pathology and identifies melatonin as a potential therapeutic agent

    Xiaofei LI, China

  •  

    Spacial computing devices as a platform for vestibular assessment: Toward portable vestibular testing and rehabilitation

    Elias MICHAELIDES, USA

  •  

    Development of an AI-powered mobile solution for acute vertigo management

    Sung Kwang HONG, Korea

  •  

    Can handstand position be related with the occurrence and recurrence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo?

    Chang-Hyun LEE, Korea

  •  

    Post-operative vertigo/dizziness in otosclerosis patients assessed by inner ear test battery and hydrops MRI

    Ting-Hua YANG, Taiwan

  •  

    Applications of artificial intelligence in the diagnosis of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

    Brian Sheng Yep YEO, Singapore

  •  

    Explainable multimodal visualization of vestibulo-auditory function: Clinical validation of polar plot-based representation and 3D anatomical mapping

    Min Gyeong KIM, Korea

Poster Display

Audiology

  •  

    Characteristics and prognosis analysis of acute low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss: A retrospective analysis of 546 cases

    Mingming WANG, China

  •  

    Sensorineural hearing loss and chronic disease: Bone-conduction audiometry in 6,260 adults with comorbidity burden analysis and diabetes severity stratification

    Shmuel WECHSLER, Israel

  •  

    The changes and analysis of the ability of sound localization for patients with unilateral sudden hearing loss during the early period of treatment

    Yu AI, China

  •  

    Real-world incidence, monitoring compliance, and risk factors of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in hematologic malignancies: A clinical data warehouse-based retrospective cohort study

    Min Chae JEON, Korea

  •  

    Prevalence of presbycusis and its association with cognitive decline among the Latino population in the United States

    Fernando RENGIFO-CAICEDO, USA

  •  

    Microtia and hearing status in the auricular reconstruction in practice: Techniques, preferences, and pearls session

    Rosa FALERINA, Indonesia

  •  

    Cumulative diabetes-related metabolic burden and the risk of hearing loss: A population-based study

    Da Jung JUNG, Korea

  •  

    Aging and high-frequency hearing loss differently affect music perception across meter, harmony, and timbre

    Sungmin JO, Korea

  •  

    High-frequency pseudo-cohort threshold change and severity-dependent sex disparity in 4-kHz audiometric notching in Korean adults

    Seung-Ho SHIN, Korea

  •  

    Measuring objective auditory temporal resolution using gap-evoked auditory steady state responses in patients with asymmetric hearing loss

    Nao NOJIRI, Japan

  •  

    Personalized auditory stimuli enable clinically reliable VR-based sound localization testing in single-sided deafness

    Seung-Ik JEON, Korea

  •  

    The characteristics and possible origins of the abnormal auditory brainstem response in profound hearing loss infants

    Yun LI, China

Poster Display

Auditory Implants & Implantable Hearing Devices

  •  

    Impact of age at cochlear implantation on speech perception outcomes in children: A multivariate analysis adjusting for age at evaluation

    Shujiro MINAMI, Japan

  •  

    Multifactorial determinants of auditory outcomes in pediatric cochlear implantation: A long-term longitudinal study

    Joan LORENTE-PIERA, Spain

  •  

    Saudi guide for adult cochlear implantation practice

    Isra ALJAZEERI, Saudi Arabia

  •  

    A comparative study of language development in children with cochlear implants at 3–5 years post-activation and typically hearing children

    Jianfen LUO, China

  •  

    The contribution of the early vocabulary level of Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants to their later speech recognition rate

    Jianfen LUO, China

  •  

    Expressive vocabulary development in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants under different hearing compensation configurations within two years post-activation: A longitudinal study

    Jianfen LUO, China

  •  

    A clinical study of electrocochleography monitoring for residual hearing retention during minimally invasive cochlear implant

    Ruijie WANG, China

  •  

    Speech perception in quiet and noisy environments in Mandarin-speaking cochlear implant users with low frequency residual hearing

    Ruijie WANG, China

  •  

    Speech perception outcomes after cochlear implantation in adults with unilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss

    Na-Kyum PARK, Korea

  •  

    Auditory and tinnitus outcomes of Vibrant Soundbridge implantation with the incus short process coupler in older male veterans

    Chul Ho JANG, Korea

  •  

    Active transcutaneous bone-anchored implant system in patients with intellectual disability: Case series of four patients

    L. Bengt VAN RIJSSEN, The Netherlands

  •  

    Enhancing speech perception & assessing and real-world benefits in unilateral CI users with Marvel CROS-P13

    Aninda Duti BANIK, India

  •  

    Imaging-guided prediction of cochlear health and hearing preservation in pediatric cochlear implant users: A multi-center Indian analysis using CImago and the AIM system

    Aninda Duti BANIK, India

  •  

    Simultaneous translabyrinthine vestibular schwannoma removal and cochlear implantation: Assessment of wireless connection speech test

    Michelle KWON, USA

  •  

    Surgical outcomes of simultaneous cochlear implantation with subtotal petrosectomy

    Jin Woong CHOI, Korea

  •  

    Beyond hearing: Cochlear implantation reduces depressive symptoms in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Emel TAHIR, Türkiye

  •  

    Modern concept of functional hearing management in microtia and aural atresia patients

    Anke LEICHTLE, Germany

  •  

    Report of 13 cases with subtotal petrosectomy and cochlear implantation: Outcomes and complications

    Soucek VRATISLAV, Czech Republic

  •  

    Study on the application and effect of artificial intelligence-driven follow-up in continuous nursing of patients undergoing cochlear implantation

    Ying Ying XUE, China

  •  

    Utility of active transcutaneous bone conduction implants for patients with irradiated bone: A case study

    Stephanie CARRICK, Sweden

  •  

    One-stop-shop bone conduction implant outpatient clinic

    L. Bengt VAN RIJSSEN, The Netherlands

  •  

    Fifteen years of early cochlear implant activation at a high-volume tertiary center

    Abdulrahman Hagr HAGR, Saudi Arabia

  •  

    Subtotal petrosectomy in adult CI surgery due to an aberrant carotid artery

    Erasmo Gonzalo LLANES, The Philippines

  •  

    The role of CT imaging in guiding well preparation during pediatric cochlear implantation: A quantitative assessment of temporal bone thickness

    Haitham ELFARARGY, Egypt

  •  

    Food supplement induced residual hearing preservation in cochlear implant patients: First results from the FIPPI-CI study

    Thomas LENARZ, Germany

  •  

    Surgical challenges of cochlear implantation in children with CHARGE syndrome: Facial nerve anomalies and electrode insertion strategies

    Ji Won CHOI, Korea

  •  

    Sentio – The Alder Hey experience

    Dickson DEWANTORO, UK

  •  

    Surgical site preparation drives tissue integration around active transcutaneous bone conduction implants

    Marsel GANEYEV, Sweden

  •  

    Long-term user experience with bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) in patients with single-sided deafness

    Sangyun CHA, Czech Republic

  •  

    Balancing the silence: Managing paediatric single-sided deafness with inner ear malformations – A Malaysian tertiary centre experience

    Iylia Ajmal OTHMAN, Malaysia

  •  

    Cochlear implantation for bilateral deafness caused by relapsing polychondritis: A case report

    Chikako SHINKAWA, Japan

  •  

    Intrinsic default mode-central executive network imbalance predicts tinnitus susceptibility in cochlear implant users independent of hearing loss severity

    Jihoo KIM, Korea

Poster Display

Middle Ear & Chronic Ear Disease

  •  

    Labyrinth fistula and hearing preservation study in petrous and middle ear cholesteatoma

    Li LI, China

  •  

    Modern approaches to chronic mucoid otitis media

    Sujana CHANDRASEKHAR, USA

  •  

    Radiological diagnosis of middle ear pathologies

    Enrico PICCIRILLO, Italy

  •  

    Results after otosclerosis surgery in Mongolia

    Erdenechuluun JARGALKHUU, Mongolia

  •  

    Microbiological profile and drug sensitivity pattern in atticoantral type chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) presenting with intracranial complications

    Syed Faizan ALI, Pakistan

  •  

    Burkholderia cepacia as a rare cause of otogenic cerebellar abscess in an immunocompetent adult: A case report

    Syed Faizan ALI, Pakistan

  •  

    Underrecognized fungal and mixed infections in otorrhea: A microbiological study from a tertiary hospital

    Eunju JEON, Korea

  •  

    Impact of nasal surgery on tympanic membrane retraction and hearing outcomes in patients with repaired cleft palate

    Luiz Fernando Manzoni LOURENÇONE, Brazil

  •  

    Clinical outcomes of tympanic membrane regeneration therapy in large perforations

    Rie KANAI, Japan

  •  

    Tympanic membrane retraction as a marker of obstructive sleep apnoea: A literature review

    Genevieve LEE, Singapore

  •  

    Tympanic membrane retraction as a marker of obstructive sleep apnoea: Protocol for a prospective observational study

    Genevieve LEE, Singapore

Poster Display

Eustachian Tube

  •  

    Clinical evaluation of Eustachian tube injection for the treatment of patulous Eustachian tube

    Li LI, China

  •  

    Clinical analysis of 39 cases of adhesive otitis media with habitual sniffing

    Li LI, China

  •  

    Highly flexible endoscope made of silicone for endoscopy of the cochlear

    Thorsten ZEHLICKE, Germany

  •  

    Does Eustachian tube dilatation have good outcomes in patients with post-irradiation otitis media with effusion?: A systematic review

    Rong TAN, Singapore

Poster Display

Pediatric Otology

  •  

    Outcomes following mastoid obliteration surgery in 45 paediatric patients: A case series

    Dickson DEWANTORO, UK

  •  

    Patterns and predictors of hearing aid rejection in paediatric patients: A single-centre experience

    Dickson DEWANTORO, UK

  •  

    Patterns and predictors of non-surgical bone conduction hearing aid rejection in paediatric patients: A systematic review of literatures

    Dickson DEWANTORO, UK

  •  

    Paediatric tympanoplasty scoping review

    Dickson DEWANTORO, UK

  •  

    Deep learning based prediction of posterior tympanotomy difficulties in cochlear implant surgery

    Haitham ELFARARGY, Egypt

  •  

    Residual hearing preservation after cochlear implantation in widened vestibular aqueduct: Audiological, surgical, and radiological outcomes

    Nathan Richard WALKER, UK

Poster Display

Vestibular Disorder

  •  

    Caloric inversion in patients with tympanic membrane perforation in different positions: Supine vs. prone position

    Jiah KIM, Korea

  •  

    Concurrent translabyrinthine resection of vestibular schwannoma and cochlear implantation: A narrative systematic review

    Michelle KWON, USA

  •  

    Machine learning approaches for differential diagnosis of vestibular disorders from electronic medical records

    Jeong Woo LEE, Korea

  •  

    LAD: A hybrid deep learning system for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo disorders diagnostic

    Seoungjun MOON, Korea

  •  

    Treatment outcome of horizontal canal BPPV with the opposite direction of localization between head-roll test and lying-down/head-bending nystagmus

    Yong-Hwi AN, Korea

  •  

    Association between sudden sensorineural hearing loss, vertigo and Lyme disease

    Jerzy TOMIK, Poland

  •  

    Optimized criteria for monothermal warm caloric screening test: A large-scale cohort study with air and water stimulation

    Ji Hyung LIM, Korea

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    Factors affecting results of the cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP) tuning property test

    Taichi YOSHIMURA, Japan

  •  

    Long-term follow-up analysis of intratympanic gentamicin therapy in patients with Ménière’s disease

    Hye-Ryeong PARK, Korea

  •  

    Seasonal variation in peripheral vestibular disorders based on Korean population data

    Junhui JEONG, Korea

  •  

    Epidemiology and risk factors for recurrence of vestibular neuritis: A nationwide population-based study in South Korea (2012-2017)

    Woo Rim KIM, Korea

  •  

    Epidemiology and risk factors for recurrence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: A nationwide population-based study in South Korea (2012-2017)

    Woo Rim KIM, Korea

Poster Display

Tinnitus

  •  

    Virtual reality–assisted multisensory treatment of chronic subjective tinnitus

    Beyazıt Buğra AKBAY, Türkiye

  •  

    Clinical reflections on 6 cases of tinnitus related to middle ear muscle spasm: Stapedius contraction exists but section is ineffective

    Zhaomin FAN, China

  •  

    Clinical characteristics and prognostic analysis of 1830 outpatient cases of pulsatile tinnitus

    Zhiqiang HOU, China

  •  

    Clinical characteristics and surgical outcomes of 152 cases of sigmoid sinus-derived pulsatile tinnitus

    Zhiqiang HOU, China

  •  

    The therapeutic effect and mechanism of ultrasonography-guided stellate ganglion block in acute subjective tinnitus

    Zhiqiang HOU, China

  •  

    Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on tinnitus evaluated by electroencephalography (EEG)

    Ichiro FUKUMOTO, Korea

  •  

    The association between smoking and tinnitus based on population data in Korea

    Junhui JEONG, Korea

Poster Display

Endoscopic Ear Surgery

  •  

    Endoscopic tympanoplasty in pediatric patients: Anatomical and surgical outcomes

    Na-Kyum PARK, Korea

  •  

    Safety and efficacy of transcanal endoscopic revision surgery after canal wall down mastoidectomy patients

    Shino GODO, Japan

  •  

    Transcanal endoscopic resection of glomus tympanicum: Feasibility, safety, and clinical outcomes

    Seong Chan PARK, Korea

Poster Display

Temporal Bone Trauma & Anatomy

  •  

    Radiological evaluation of the temporal bone in individuals with and without orofacial cleft: A comparative cross-sectional study

    Bruno AZEREDO COUTINHO NASCIMENTO, Brazil

Poster Display

Temporal Bone Tumors & Skull Base Surgery

  •  

    The natural history of vestibular schwannoma in Korea

    Kihun JO, Korea

  •  

    Hearing restoration strategy in NF2-related schwannomatosis: Outcomes of cochlear implantation and auditory brainstem implantation

    Wenxi GU, China

  •  

    Prognostic factors and surgical outcomes in squamous cell carcinoma of the external auditory canal: A 22-year tertiary center experience

    Byung Chul KANG, Korea

  •  

    Tympano-jugular paragangliomas in young patients: The Gruppo Otologico experience

    Lucia BELÈN, Italy

  •  

    Comparative outcomes of exoscopic (3D microscope) versus microscopic retrosigmoid vestibular schwannoma surgery

    Liliya GALIYEVA, Czech Republic

  •  

    Long term safety outcome of non-mastoidectomy cochlear implantation

    Krittayot PATCHANEE, Thailand

Poster Display

Facial Nerve

  •  

    A functional-first approach in translabyrinthine surgery for Koos grade 3-4 vestibular schwannoma: Facial nerve outcomes and tumor behavior over 10 years

    Se A LEE, Korea

  •  

    Incidence of facial canal dehiscence during transmastoid decompression surgery for severe Bell’s palsy and its association with recovery rate

    Toshiya MINAKATA, Japan

  •  

    Endoscopic visualization of the stapedial reflex and electromyographic threshold analysis

    Ryusuke HORI, Japan

Poster Display

Basic Science

  •  

    Measurement of strial blood flow in mouse cochlea utilizing an open vessel-window and intravital fluorescence microscopy

    Zhiqiang HOU, China

  •  

    Human cochlear molecules and cells associated with spiral ganglion neuron protection, an immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization study

    Wei LIU, Sweden

  •  

    Timing and dosage of Notch inhibition and Wnt activation optimize hair cell-like cell generation and stereocilia elongation in otic organoids

    Hantai KIM, Hong Kong SAR

  •  

    Urolithin A mitigates noise-induced hearing loss through mitophagy activation

    Sung Il CHO, Korea

  •  

    Translational framework combining machine learning and in vivo screening for aminoglycoside ototoxicity prevention

Poster Display

Future & Translational Science

  •  

    Application of anatomy‑based knowledge: Application in a novel concept for cochlear implant electrode design

    Isra ALJAZEERI, Saudi Arabia

  •  

    Pro-inflammatory macrophage cluster programming drives coordinated T cell polarization and anti-tumor immunity in vestibular schwannoma

    Yongpyo HONG, Korea

Poster Display

Others

  •  

    Clinical characteristics of sudden sensorineural hearing loss associated with MYH9 mutation

    Wenping XIONG, China

  •  

    Defining the target before the test: Conceptual prerequisites for adult hearing screening programs

    Isra ALJAZEERI, Saudi Arabia

  •  

    Nursing quality improvement in otology outpatient department: Optimizing patient experience and service efficiency

    Wenbing ZHANG, China

  •  

    Facelift incision in parotidectomy: Ten-year outcomes from a single-centre in the United Kingdom

    Baryab ZAHRA, UK

  •  

    Clinical characteristics of external auditory canal foreign bodies and factors requiring removal under general anesthesia: A 16-year retrospective study in a regional core hospital

    Hirooki MATSUI, Japan

  •  

    Early diagnosis of VZV with immunochromatography in otorhinolaryngology

    Takahisa AOYAMA, Japan

  •  

    Sudden changes in impedance in patients with CI

    Anna MAYOVÁ, Czech Republic

15:30-16:00   Nov. 7 (Sat)    Hanra 1

Closing Ceremony

Privacy Policy

Effective as of November 20, 2025
Table of Contents
1. Purpose of Collection and Use of Personal Information
2. Range of Personal Information
3. Maintenance and Disuse of Personal Information
4. Range of Cookie Use
5. Security Management for Personal Information
6. Data Usage Policy
7. Changes and Updates to this Privacy Policy
8. Responsibility for Security Breach

This “Privacy Policy” explains the collection, use, and disclosure of “personal information” by the 35th Politzer Society Meeting (Politzer 2026 Seoul). Following the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (the “Information and Communications Network Act”), revised on September 30, 2011, this Privacy Policy also explains our commitment to preventing the misuse and abuse of personal information. As used in this policy, “personal information” means information that can identify an individual directly or indirectly, such as your name, email address, telephone number, IP address, or other online identifiers. We collect membership information to provide better services to our users.

1. Purpose of Collection and Use of Personal Information

We collect information solely for the purpose of providing services to our members and facilitating our communication with them. We do not collect or use personal information for any other purposes. The personal information provided to us by members makes it possible for us to deliver, based on it, more useful information selectively.

Emails and Newsletters

We use the personal information you provide when subscribing to our newsletter to respond to your request and to send communications related to conference news and events. Newsletters are sent only to users who have provided explicit consent to receive them.

Registered Users

When you register for a user account, you may be required to provide personal information such as your real name and email address. This information allows us to maintain your membership, assist with password recovery, and contact you for conference-related updates. Any other collection or use of personal information not described in this Privacy Policy will occur only with prior notice and consent.

2. Range of Personal Information

We collect only the minimum information reasonably necessary to provide services, including name, country, telephone number, and email address. Personal information may also be collected when subscribing to newsletters, contacting us, or registering for conference participation.

3. Maintenance and Disuse of Personal Information

Information provided through our website, or collected through the use of our website, will not be used for marketing or advertising purposes, nor shared voluntarily without permission unless legally required. We will maintain personal information as long as the user continues receiving services. Upon request for account deletion, all personal information will be permanently deleted from our database, ensuring that it cannot be accessed or used thereafter.

4. Range of Cookie Use

When members visit our site, cookies may be used only for essential and functional purposes, such as browser type, monitor information, operating system version, or login-related data. Cookies are not used to collect personally identifiable information for analytics or advertising purposes.

5. Security Management for Personal Information

We have implemented reasonable measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access or unlawful processing. However, no website can completely eliminate security risks. A prominent notice will be posted if a security breach occurs. We never ask members for their passwords. Users are encouraged to keep their login information secure and may enable two-factor authentication (2FA) where available to enhance account protection.

6. Data Usage Policy

Our Data Usage Policy explains how we maintain and use information collected through our website and server logs, including when logging in with a conference ID.

Non-Personal Browsing Information We Collect

Our servers may automatically collect information such as your IP address, browser type, and pages visited. While this information may be considered personal information under applicable laws, we use it only for internal purposes—understanding website usage, improving our systems, and administering the website.

No Linking

We do not intentionally link browsing information or server logs to the personal information you submit.

No Selling or Sharing.

We do not sell or voluntarily share browsing data with third parties except where required by law.

No Retention

The conference discards nonpersonal browsing information from our server logs once we have used the information for the limited purposes noted above, under “No Linking.” Notice If we are required to provide a third party with your nonpersonal browsing information, then, we will use reasonable means to notify you promptly of that event, unless we are prohibited by law from doing so or are otherwise advised not to notify you on the advice of legal counsel. Any other non-personal information that we collect that is not described specifically in this Privacy Policy will only be collected and used in accordance with the principles.

7. Changes and Updates to this Privacy Policy

We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy. When we do, we will also revise the Effective Date below. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the Website constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any updates.

8. Responsibility for Security Breach

Members are responsible for the security of the passwords for their membership accounts. We never ask its members for their passwords, either through mail or any other methods. Under no circumstances should you ever disclose your password. We ask that you pay particular attention when you are logged in, to ensure that your personal information is not divulged to others. If you have any concerns or suggestions about our Privacy Policy and management of your personal information, please do not hesitate to contact our representatives listed below through email or phone, and we will respond to you as expeditiously as possible. If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at info@politzer2026.org.

Terms of Use

Effective as of November 20, 2025

Table of Contents

1.General Information
2.Your Agreement to the Terms
3.Changes to the Terms
4.Provision of the Website
5.Location of the Website
6.User Conduct
7.Terms Relating to Content
8.Registered Users
9.Disclaimer of Warranties
10.Limitation of Liability
11.Privacy Policy
12.Copyright Complaints
13.Termination of this Agreement
14.Miscellaneous Terms

1. General Information

Your use of https://www.politzer2026.org (hereinafter, the “Website”) is subject to these terms and conditions (the “Master Terms”) and any other legal notices applicable to the Website (collectively, the “Additional Terms”). Together, the Master Terms and Additional Terms form a binding legal agreement between you and Politzer 2026 Seoul (collectively, the “Terms”). In case of conflict between the Master Terms and Additional Terms, the Additional Terms shall take precedence for the Website to which they apply.

2. Your Agreement to the Terms

By accessing or using the Website, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms. You also represent that you have the legal authority to accept these Terms on behalf of yourself and any party you represent. If you do not agree to these Terms, you are not authorized to use the Website.

3. Changes to the Terms

Politzer 2026 Seoul may modify, remove, or add to these Terms at any time. Updated Terms will be posted on the Website, with the date of revision indicated. Notifications may also be sent via email or displayed on the Website. All amended Terms take effect immediately. If you do not agree with any changes, you may terminate your use of the Website. Continued use constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

4. Provision of the Website

The Website is made available subject to these Terms. You may use the Website only in compliance with these Terms and applicable Additional Terms, and not for any unlawful or prohibited purpose.

5. Location of the Website

The Website is operated by Politzer 2026 Seoul from facilities in Korea. Politzer 2026 Seoul does not represent that the Website is available or appropriate for use in other locations. Users accessing the Website from other jurisdictions do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

6. User Conduct

Users agree not to use the Website to:
- Post or transmit Content you do not have the right to use;
- Post unsolicited or unauthorized Content, including advertising, spam, chain letters, or pyramid schemes;
- Post Content containing viruses, malware, or code intended to disrupt the Website or related systems;
- Post Content that is harmful, offensive, obscene, abusive, invasive of privacy, defamatory, discriminatory, false, misleading, or incites illegal activity;
- Intimidate or harass others;
- Use another’s account or personal information without authorization;
- Circumvent or disable security features;
- Attempt unauthorized access to the Website or related systems;
- Bypass restrictions such as robots.txt;
- Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent affiliation;
- Post personally identifiable information (PII) of persons under 14 years of age.

7. Terms Relating to Content

Responsibility for Content: All Content accessed via the Website is the responsibility of the person providing it. Politzer 2026 Seoul does not guarantee accuracy, integrity, or quality of such Content and is not liable for any offensive or objectionable material.

Content You Provide: You may submit only Content you own, is public domain, or for which you have permission. Content must not infringe third-party rights, including copyright or privacy. You agree not to submit any PII. Politzer 2026 Seoul may remove Content at its discretion and is not responsible for backups of your submissions.

Use of Content: You are solely responsible for evaluating and using any Content on the Website. Politzer 2026 Seoul does not guarantee that Content does not infringe third-party rights.

8. Registered Users

By registering, you represent that you are of the age of majority in your jurisdiction or over 14 with guardian consent.

Security: You must provide accurate information, maintain password security, update your registration, and are responsible for all actions on your account. Accounts may not be created on behalf of others.

Termination: Accounts terminate upon breach of Terms. Politzer 2026 Seoul may modify, suspend, or terminate accounts or Services at its discretion, including for inactivity.

9. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Website and Services are provided “as-is” without warranties. Politzer 2026 Seoul does not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation, or that servers are free from viruses or other harmful components.

10. Limitation of Liability

Politzer 2026 Seoul is not liable for Content posted on the Website or for your use of the Website Services.

11. Privacy Policy

Politzer 2026 Seoul will handle personal information in accordance with the Privacy Policy, incorporated herein by reference.

12. Copyright Complaints

Users must not submit, upload, or transmit materials that infringe others’ intellectual property rights.

13. Termination of this Agreement

Terms remain in effect until terminated by you or Politzer 2026 Seoul. Access terminates automatically upon breach. Politzer 2026 Seoul may suspend, modify, or terminate Services at its discretion and will use reasonable efforts to notify users of material changes not caused by a breach.

14. Miscellaneous Terms

These Master Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Politzer 2026 Seoul relating to this subject matter and supersede all prior, contemporaneous, and future communications. These Terms of Use are Effective as of November 6, 2025.