Middle ear biofilm and sudden deafness - a light and transmission electron microscopy study
Considering the fragility of the normal human RWM, we speculate that occult colonies of biofilm may be a factor in surgeries involving the RWM, sensorineural hearing loss, and hearing preservation/fibrosis following cochlear implantation, and more controversially in hidden perilymph leaks causing sudden deafness and labyrinthine pathology.
Authors
- Sumit Agrawal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1309-3838)
- Hanif M. Ladak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4911-3340)
- Karin Staxäng
- Hao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5061-5113)
- Helge Rask‐Andersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5736-0981)
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Western University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Neurology
- Published
- 2024-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2024.1495893
- Primary Topic
- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canadian Light Source
- Stiftelsen Tysta Skolan
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Uppsala Universitet
- MED-EL Medical Electronics
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada