09-09, 14:00–14:30 (Europe/Istanbul), Hearing Implant 2
There continue to be significant shifts in the landscape of bone conduction implants over recent years. This instructional session aims to provide ENT surgeons audiologists and other allied health professionals with a structured framework to confidently counsel and select appropriate implantable hearing solutions for patients with conductive and mixed hearing loss, as well as single-sided deafness.
I will critically review current bone conduction options—including percutaneous and transcutaneous systems (BAHA, Ponto, OSIA, Bonebridge, Sentio)—and also touch on the weigh up between these and active middle ear implants. Drawing on experience from a high-volume UK auditory implant centre, I will share clinical outcomes, complication rates, and evolving patient preferences demonstrated over the last 4 years.
Topics will include candidacy criteria, surgical techniques (including minimally invasive approaches), device-specific pros and cons, emerging trends and how to more clearly understand what patients care particularly about.
Joe Manjaly is a Consultant Otologist, Auditory Implant and ENT Surgeon. He is Clinical Lead for Adult ENT at the Royal National ENT Hospital & University College London Hospitals. He graduated from Bristol University in 2008 and underwent ENT Higher surgical training on the London North Thames rotation followed by an advanced fellowship in Otology & Auditory Implants at University Hospitals Cambridge. He specialises in stapedectomy under sedation as well as cochlear, middle ear & bone conduction implantation for adults & children. He is the author of a number of popular trainee textbooks, including ‘ENT OSCES’ & 'Advanced ENT Training' both published by CRC press. He is a council member for the British Society of Otology. He creates a variety of educational social media content on various channels as @earsurgeonjoe