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
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
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
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
Ossicular reconstruction, cochlear implantation, EES for vertigo
Enis Alpin GÜNERI, Türkiye
Pitfalls for the beginners, otosclerosis, tympanosclerosis
Ali ÖZDEK, Türkiye
Acquired cholesteatoma, petrous cholesteatoma, EES in neurootological procedures
Kadir Serkan ORHAN, Türkiye
Congenital cholesteatoma, tympanoplasty, underwater EES
Ediz YORGANCILAR, Türkiye
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
Watching the cochlea in action in vivo
Jinkyung KIM, USA
Near-Infrared fluorophore in cochlear Imaging
Sungsu LEE, Korea
How to perform cochlear whole-mount dissection without decalcification: Advantages and applications
Sung-Won CHOI, Korea
The utility of the common marmoset for inner ear research
Makoto HOSOYA, Japan
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
Advancing innovation and education in endoscopic ear surgery
Tsukasa ITO, Japan
Endoscopic management of middle ear and mastoid lesions
Semsettin OKUYUCU, Türkiye
Endoscopic ear surgery for attic cholesteatoma
Hyong-Ho CHO, Korea
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
Endoscopic management of cholesteatoma
Selçuk MÜLAZIMOĞLU, Türkiye
Challenging cases of endoscopic ear surgery
Ji Min YUN, Korea
Unexpected perilymph gusher during routine endoscopic stapedotomy: Management
Euan MURUGASU, Singapore
Difficult situations in stapes surgery
Ashim DESAI, India
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
From AI to precision medicine: Redefining the future of vestibular care
Tae Hoon KONG, Korea
Multimodal imaging of the endolymphatic sac/vestibular aqueduct using photon-counting CT in Meniere’s disease
Jia CHEN, China
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
[Featured Talk]
The future of vestibular medicine
Raymond VAN DE BERG, The Netherlands
Clinical decision support for vestibular diagnosis: Large-scale machine learning with lived experience coaching
Myung-Whan SUH, Korea
Digital transformation in vertigo care: Our initiatives and experience
Masao NODA, Japan
Consensus on virtual management of vestibular disorders
Aasef G. SHAIKH, USA
Smartphone application for cognitive behavioral therapy in PPPD: Prospective multicenter double-blind trials
Arata HORII, Japan
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
[Featured Talk]
Cochlear gene therapy for OTOF-related hearing loss
Lawrence R. LUSTIG, USA
Is it possible to regenerate cochlear hair cells using pluripotent stem cells?
Hiroki TAKEDA, Japan
Restoration of cochlear mitochondrial metabolism through pyruvate dehydrogenase complex activation: A novel therapeutic strategy for acquired hearing loss
Kyu-Yup LEE, Korea
Rincell-1: A regenerative approach for neural hearing loss
Douglas E. H. HARTLEY, UK
Hydrogel-based thermogel platform for localized drug and gene delivery to the ear
Yong Ho PARK, Korea
Beyond one-size-fits-all: Tailoring inner ear drug delivery by molecular weight and solubility
Dong-Kee KIM, Korea
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
[Featured Talk]
Music for deaf ears: Cochlear implant-mediated perception of music
Charles LIMB, USA
Partial deafness treatment: Tailored proposal for different hearing loss
Piotr Henryk SKARZYNSKI, Poland
Cochlear reimplantation issues in adults
Levent OLGUN, Türkiye
Long-interval sequential cochlear implantation
Petra KALITOVÁ, Czech Republic
Alternative techniques in cochlear implantatio
Rasim YILMAZER, Türkiye
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
[Featured Talk]
Can surgery prevent recurrence of cholesteatoma in children?
Adrian JAMES, Canada
Microtia and hearing status
Rosa FALERINA, Indonesia
Management of cryptotia
Min-Hyun PARK, Korea
A practical approach to auricular reconstruction using autologous costal cartilage
Se-Joon OH, Korea
Total auricular reconstruction: My favorite techniques for various types of anomaly
Sung Huhn KIM, Korea
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
[Featured Talk]
Optimizing facial reanimation: The role of combined nerve transfers in 2026
Luis LASSALETTA, Spain
Management of the facial nerve in temporal bone surgery: Practical tips for preparation and surgical maneuvers
Shin-Ichi HAGINOMORI, Japan
Treatment of severe facial nerve paralysis with intratympanic medication
Naohito HATO, Japan
Facial nerve preservation for vestibular schwannoma: Translabyrinthine vs. retrosigmoid approach
Joel LAVINSKY, Brazil
Advantages of using non-rigid registration of post-enhanced 3D-T1 turbo field echo and CT images in facial nerve disorder
Takatoshi FURUKAWA, Japan
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
[Featured Talk]
Functional and structural changes in the superior semicircular canal after surgical plugging of superior canal dehiscence
Ja-Won KOO, Korea
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
Trans mastoid and middle cranial fossa aproaches to the third window
Kemal GÖRÜR, Türkiye
Diagnosis and treatment of superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome: The Karolinska criteria
Maoli DUAN, Sweden
Triple semicircular canal occlusion: Advancement from function preservation to function protection
Jun YANG, China
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
[Featured Talk]
Recent results in vestibular implantation. Mechanism of action of electrical otolith stimulation
Angel RAMOS-MACIAS, Spain
Noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation for balance improvement: Current status and challenges
Chisato FUJIMOTO, Japan
Vestibular implants: A complex challenge
Nils GUINAND, Switzerland
Objective vestibular assessment and translational research toward vestibular implants
Toru MIWA, Japan
Vestibular implant: Current perspectives
Raymond VAN DE BERG, The Netherlands
Factors influencing disability and postural stability in bilateral vestibulopathy
Shinichi IWASAKI, Japan
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
[Featured Talk]
Systematic genetic assessment of hearing loss using whole-genome sequencing identifies pathogenic variants
Heon Yung GEE, Korea
Unlocking the undiagnosed: Long-read sequencing for comprehensive hearing loss diagnostics
Chen-Chi WU, Taiwan
Translational inner ear gene therapy
Lukas D. LANDEGGER, USA
Ototoxicity: What have we learned so far?
Yüksel OLGUN, Türkiye
Expanding the indications for cochlear gene therapy: Ongoing research efforts
Hidekane YOSHIMURA, Japan
Novel therapy for congenital cytomegalovirus-associated hearing loss
Albert H. PARK, USA
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
[Featured Talk]
Neuroplasticity in congenital single-sided deafness
Andrej KRAL, Germany
Neural speech tracking in children with cochlear implants
Davide BOTTARI, Italy
Auditory, visual, and multisensory processing in cochlear implant users
Alexandre LEHMANN, Canada
Neural encoding and auditory processing in CI users
Shuman HE, USA
How sight shapes sound: Cross-modal plasticity and cochlear implantation
Douglas E. H. HARTLEY, UK
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
[Featured Talk]
Seeing around corners: How endoscopes and exoscopes are changing otologic surgery
Michael Chi Fai TONG, Hong Kong SAR
State-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment of eosinophilic otitis media
Yukiko IINO, Japan
Management of cholesteatoma, or adhesive otitis as well as iatrogenic cholesteatoma
Elif BAYSAL, Türkiye
Diagnosis and treatment of eustachian tube dysfunction
Woo Seok KANG, Korea
Preserve or bypass? Reconstructive strategies for the pathologic malleus handle in chronic middle ear disease
Hsing-Mei WU, Taiwan
Congenital middle ear anomalies: Diagnosis, management, and hearing outcomes
S. Armagan INCESULU, Türkiye
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
[Featured Talk]
Remarks On Cochlear Implant Electrodes as a Machine-Human Interface System
Joachim MÜLLER, Germany
TBD
Angel RAMOS-MACIAS, Spain
Precision cochlear implantation: Matching the electrode to the patient, not the patient to the electrode
Javier GAVILÁN, Spain
TBD
Wolf-Dieter BAUMGARTNER, Austria
Basal electrode positioning: Does it matter?
Stephen O'LEARY, Australia
Effect of frequency to place mismatch on speech perception outcomes in hearing preservation cochlear implantation
Kevin BROWN, USA
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
Evolving strategies in facial nerve management during vestibular schwannoma surgery
Zdenek FIK, Czech Republic
Facial nerve management after facial nerve resection
Luis LASSALETTA, Spain
Smartphone-based dynamic quantification of facial movement in facial palsy
Koki HASEBE, Japan
Temporal bone resection and reconstructive pathway for malignancies of the ear: University of Toronto experience
Vincent Yu-Wen LIN, Canada
Radiation necrosis caused by radiation therapy for temporal bone cancer
Takashi NAKAGAWA, Japan
TBD
Noritaka KOMUNE, Japan
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
[Featured Talk]
Recurrence of chronic otitis media or cholesteatoma after excellent surgery: Failure analysis and management
Dennis POE, USA
Spontaneous CSF leaks and encephaloceles of the temporal bone
J. Walter KUTZ JR., USA
Secondary mastoid obliteration, technique refinements and outcomes: A 12-years series
Codruta NEUMANN, UK
The role of eustachian tube interventions in chronic ear surgery
Jae-Hyun SEO, Korea
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
[Featured Talk]
The most challenging ABI cases in pediatric sensorineural hearing loss
Hao WU, China
When I can't find the round window in cochlear implant surge
Bee See GOH, Malaysia
Challenging cases: Cochlear implantation under local anesthesia in older adults
Petra KALITOVÁ, Czech Republic
The most challenging CI cases in ossified cochlea or with CSF leakage
Jae Young CHOI, Korea
Strategic approaches to challenging CHARGE syndrome cases
Byung Yoon CHOI, Korea
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
[Featured Talk]
Integrated microtia and aural atresia management
Kay CHANG, USA
Atresiaplasty for congenital aural atresia
Sung Il CHO, Korea
Revision surgery in congenital aural atresia
Chen-Long LI, China
Microtia reconstruction and bone conduction hearing implants
Zhen Jason QIAN, USA
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
[Featured Talk]
Updates of Robotic cochlear implantation
Wolf-Dieter BAUMGARTNER, Austria
Rehabilitation of human hearing with a totally implantable cochlear implant (TICI)
Joachim MÜLLER, Germany
Updates of Robotic cochlea implantation
Marco CAVERSACCIO, Switzerland
Robotics in cochlear implantation
Jan BOUCEK, Czech Republic
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
[Featured Talk]
International expert consensus on gene therapy for hereditary hearing loss
Yilai SHU, China
Deciphering enhancers of hearing loss genes for efficient and targeted gene therapy of hereditary deafness
Guisheng ZHONG, China
Precision targeted molecular therapies for progressive hearing loss
Jinsei JUNG, Korea
In vivo DNA base editing gene therapy rescues auditory functions in neonatal and adult DFNB111 humanized mouse models
Sang-Yeon LEE, Korea
TBD
Aaron D. TWARD, USA
Planned Session 18
16:30-18:00 Nov. 5 (Thu) Shilla 1[PS 18] External Ear & Pediatric/Tinnitus
[Featured Talk]
Preschool hearing screening and intervention practices around the world
King CHUNG, USA
Role of early diagnosis in unilateral hearing loss
Lisa PARK, USA
Sedation vs natural sleep for NHS
Seung Ho SHIN, Korea
School hearing screening worldwide: Implementation, challenges, and opportunities
Jiwon CHANG, Korea
Promoting infant hearing healthcare access through pragmatic clinical research
Matthew L. BUSH, USA
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
[Featured Talk]
Integrating augmented reality into endoscopic ear surgery: Expanding the surgical horizon
Seiji KAKEHATA, Japan
Biportal endoscopic ear surgery for middle ear cholesteatoma
Masaya UCHIDA, Japan
Endoscopic tympano-ossiculoplasty and beyond: Expanding the role of endoscopy in middle ear surgery
Chao-Hui YANG, Taiwan
Endoscopic ear surgery to the lateral skull base
Wai Tsz CHANG, Hong Kong SAR
TBD
Donggu HUR, Korea
Planned Session 20
16:30-18:00 Nov. 5 (Thu) Shilla 3[PS 20] Current Perspectives on Hearing Restoration
[Featured Talk]
Nuanced techniques for successful middle ear reconstruction
Sujana CHANDRASEKHAR, USA
Impact of early intervention on children with congenital conductive hearing loss: Role of active transcutaneous bone conduction implants
Faisal ZAWAWI, Canada
Using a bone conduction hearing device as a tactile aid
Martin KOMPIS, Switzerland
Middle ear and bone conductive implant: When and how
Piotr Henryk SKARZYNSKI, Poland
Early surgical and audiological outcomes of an active transcutaneous bone-anchored implant system in young children
L. Bengt VAN RIJSSEN, The Netherlands
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
[Featured Talk]
Cochlear implantation in Ménière's disease
Thomas LENARZ, Germany
Association of hormone replacement therapy with recurrent benign paroxysmal positional veritgo
Jeon Mi LEE, Korea
Insights on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo diagnostics
Dan Dupont HOUGAARD, Denmark
Vestibular function in adult cochlear implant recipients
Sung Il NAM, Korea
Clinical aspects of idiopathic isolated otolith dysfunction
Toru SEO, Japan
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
[Featured Talk]
Biomechanical background of otosclerosis and stapes surgery
Alexander HUBER, Switzerland
Lasers and stapes surgery
O. Nuri ÖZGIRGIN, Türkiye
New techniques and endoscopic stapes surgery
Seiji KAKEHATA, Japan
Lessons learned from experimental and numerical simulations
Jae Hoon SIM, Switzerland
Far advanced otosclerosis and cochlear implantation
Piotr Henryk SKARZYNSKI, Poland
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
[Featured Talk]
Personalized tinnitus therapy: Matching the right patient with the right approach
Shi Nae PARK, Korea
Surgical management of pulsatile tinnitus: Tips and pitfalls
Jae-Jin SONG, Korea
The effect of cochlear implant on tinnitus and the mechanism
Lieber Po-Hung LI, Taiwan
Genetic insights into tinnitus: Current evidence and future directions
Jae Sang HAN, Korea
Rewiring the brain: Central auditory plasticity and tinnitus (Neuromodulation)
Dirk DE RIDDER, New Zealand
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
[Featured Talk]
Active middle ear implants and bone conduction hearing devices: Which one, when?
Neil DONNELLY, UK
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
Hearing rehabilitation and microbial shift after middle ear surgery with Vibrant Soundbridge in patients with chronic otitis media
Karl-Ludwig BRUCHHAGE, Germany
Computational modeling for biomechanical and functional understanding of auditory disorders: Applications to implants and audiology
Sinyoung LEE, Japan
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
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
[Featured Talk]
Objective Measures: Can they close the loop in Cochlear Implants?
Johan H. M. FRIJNS, The Netherlands
AI-enabled prediction of language after pediatric cochlear implant
Nancy M. YOUNG, USA
Positioning cochlear implantation in the age of gene therapy for pediatric ANSD
Chen-Chi WU, Taiwan
Paediatric auditory brainstem implant: Indications and result
Hao WU, China
A novel technique in bilateral simultaneous cochlear implantation
Mehmet ÇELIK, Türkiye
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
[Featured Talk]
Neuromodulation in tinnitus treatment
Dirk DE RIDDER, New Zealand
Update on current tinnitus guidelines
Celeste Ann CHUA, Singapore
Pharmacological treatments for subjective tinnitus
Da Jung JUNG, Korea
Counseling strategies for tinnitus
Birgit MAZUREK, Germany
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
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
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
A systematic review of exoskeleton use in surgery
Baryab ZAHRA, UK
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
AAV1-hOTOF gene therapy for autosomal recessive deafness 9 in a multicenter trial with up to 2.5-year follow-up
Yuxin CHEN, China
Noise induced pericyte-to-myofibroblast-like cell transition, vascular degeneration in cochlea and VEGF-A gene therapy
Zhiqiang HOU, China
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
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
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
Otitis media prevalence in South Korea across the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic: A nationwide claims-based study
Jaesung PARK, Korea
Developing evidence-based temporal bone surgical training - Lessons from Virtual Reality and additve manufacturing
Stephen O'LEARY, Australia
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
Safety and effectiveness of bone allografts for mastoid obliteration after mastoidectomy: A pilot study
Kyung Wook HEO, Korea
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
Early hyperbaric oxygen therapy for sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Bee See GOH, Malaysia
Clinical implication and interpretation of bone conduction audiometry immediately after ear surgery
Myung-Whan SUH, Korea
Optimal head position for intratympanic dexamethasone injection relative to the round window
Michelle KWON, USA
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
Host response, microbiome, and biofilm-mediated complications around percutaneous bone conduction implants
Marsel GANEYEV, Sweden
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
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
Long-term audiological performance and safety of an active transcutaneous bone-conduction implant: A 24-month prospective study
Peter MONKSFIELD, UK
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
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
Organizing humanitarian cochlear implant missions: “Green Cochlea” guide
Abdulrahman Hagr HAGR, Saudi Arabia
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
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
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
Vestiboular schwannoma and simultaneous choclear implant: Indicantions and new prospectives
Enrico PICCIRILLO, Italy
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
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
Surgical procedure for injection of cells and substances into the human cochlear modiolus
Per CAYÉ-THOMASEN, Denmark
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
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
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
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
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
Optimized pitch and language strategy versus the advanced combination encoder strategy in Mandarin-speaking cochlear implant users
Ruijie WANG, China
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
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
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