Tag Kevin A. Peng

Translabyrinthine Approach

Please access Videos to view the corresponding videos for this chapter. The translabyrinthine approach for vestibular schwannoma resection was pioneered by Drs. William House and William Hitselberger in the 1960s. , Thousands of tumors have been removed at the House…

Implantable Hearing Devices

It is estimated that 32 million Americans have a hearing loss severe enough to cause problems with communication. The severity of this loss ranges from mild, in which the individual may have difficulty only when significant background noise is present,…

Surgery for Cochlear Implantation

Please access Videos to view the corresponding videos for this chapter. The advances seen in cochlear implantation have been nothing short of remarkable. Although the first attempt to stimulate the auditory system electrically occurred over two centuries ago, the development…