Practical Otology for the Otolaryngologist

Seilesh Babu, M.D., is currently in practice and a partner at the prestigious Michigan Ear Institute (MEI) in Farmington Hills and Novi, Michigan, with a large clinical and surgical practice. He completed his fellowship in otology, neurotology, and skull base surgery at MEI after finishing his ENT residency at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Babu practices the full scope of otology and skull base diseases, including hearing loss, dizziness, facial nerve problems, and skull base tumors in pediatrics as well as adults. He has an interest in implantable devices, quality of life issues with skull base tumors, and eustachian tube evaluation and surgical treatments. He is board certified in neurotology and skull base surgery as well as otolaryngology and head and neck surgery.

Foreword by Malcolm D. Graham, MD Preface Introduction Acknowledgments List of Contributors Part I. Evaluating Patients with Otologic Disease Chapter 1. History and Physical: Dizzy Evalutation William McFeely, Jr. Chapter 2. Audiologic Testing and Interpretation 1 Sandra Porps and John Zappia Chapter 3. Vestibular Testing Vincent Ostrowski Part II. Pathology Affecting the External and Middle Ear Chapter 4. Pathology of the External Ear Jewel Greywoode and Gregory J. Artz Chapter 5. Tympanic Membrane Perforation and Tympanoplasty Patrick Antonelli Chapter 6. Cholesteatoma Robert Standring, Brian Duff, and Seilesh Babu Chapter 7. Complications of Cholesteatoma and Otitis Media Nouha Alammar and Seilesh Babu Chapter 8. Ossicular Chain Reconstruction Travis Pfannenstiel and Dennis Bojrab Chapter 9. Otosclerosis and Stapes Surgery Yoav Hahn and Jack Kartush Chapter 10. Paragangliomas of the Temporal Bone Matthew Kircher and Aftab Patni Chapter 11. CSF Leak and Encephaloceles Chris Linstrom and Raj Murali Part III. Facial Nerve: Testing and Management Chapter 12. Electrical Testing of Facial Nerve Howard Sander and Seilesh Babu Chapter 13. Acute Facial Palsy: Diagnostic Assessment and Treatment Chris Linstrom and Brian Duff Part IV. Inner Ear Pathology Chapter 14. Congenital Hearing Loss Dan Sdrulla and Seilesh Babu Chapter 15. Cochlear Implants, Osseointegrated Bone Conduction Hearing Devices, and Other Implantable Devices Seilesh Babu, Paulette McDonald, and Eric Sargent Chapter 16. Tinnitus Michael Hoa and John Zappia Chapter 17. Endolymphatic Hydrops and Medical Management of Dizziness Sean Wise and Eloy Villasuso III Chapter 18. Migraine-Related Vertigo Eric Sargent Chapter 19. Surgical Therapy for Vertigo Michael LaRouere Chapter 20. Intratympanic Treatment: Hearing Loss and Dizziness David Healy, Jr., Michael Hoffer, and Ben Balough Chapter 21. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Gerard J. Gianoli Chapter 22. Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome Gerard J. Gianoli Part V. Surgical Dissection Guide Chapter 23. Surgical Dissection of the Temporal Bone Seilesh Babu Index