Scientific Program Thursday July 27, 2006
from 08.00	Registration, welcome coffee, exhibition
09.00	Opening
09.10	Session I - Bone conduction Chairs:B. Hakansson, Göteborg; Sweden M. Maassen, Tübingen; Germany
1.1	Keynote Lecture Overview and recent advances in bone conduction physiology S. Stenfelt, Göteborg; Sweden
1.2	Invited Paper CSF jiggler - new insights into the mechanism of bone conduction Th. Lenarz, Hannover; Germany
1.3	Invited Paper The Bone anchored hearing aid (BAHA) and elicited skull vibrations M. Bance, O. Majdalewieh, R. van Wijhe, Halifax; Canada
10.00	Coffee break - visit of the exhibition - poster viewing
10.30	Session II - Middle ear pressure regulation Chairs: S.N. Merchant, Boston; USA R. Probst, Zurich; Switzerland
2.1	Keynote Lecture Middle ear static pressure: measurement, regulation and effects on middle ear mechanics J. Dirckx, Antwerp; Belgium
2.2	Ossicular motion during static pressure changes in the avian middle ear R. Mills, J. Zhang, M. Zadrozniak, Edinburgh; Scotland
2.3	Direct measurements and monitoring of middle ear pressure H. Jacobsen1, J. Dirckx2, M. Gaihede1, K. Tveterås1, Aalborg; Denmark1, Antwerp; Belgium2
2.4	Modeling middle ear pressure regulation W. Doyle, Pittsburgh; USA
2.5	Indications of central regulation of middle ear pressure from pressure evoked brain potentials S. Sami1, LG.Nielsen1, M. Gaihede1, AM. Drewes2, Aalborg; Denmark1,2
2.6	Biomechanical evaluation of eustachian tube function and its role in regulating middle ear pressures SN. Ghadiali1, ED. Bell1, CM. Alper2, JD. Swarts2, CD. Bluestone2, Bethlehem1, Pittsburgh2; USA
2.7	Does mucosa perfusion determine the exchange rate of CO2 in the middle ear? Y. Marcusohn1, JJ. Dirckx1, A. Ar2, Antwerp; Belgium1, Tel Aviv; Israel2
2.8	The ossicular chain contributes to the effects of static pressure on middle-ear sound conduction JJ. Rosowski2, ML. Wood1, Boston; USA1,2
2.9	Subannular ventilation tubes in treatment of chronic tubal dysfunction - results in 85 consecutive cases. MG. Jensen, H. Jacobsen, M. Gaihede, J. Rosborg, Aalborg; Denmark
12.30	Lunch break - visit of the exhibition - poster viewing
13.30	Session III - Diagnostic assessment of the middle ear Chairs: W. Decraemer, Antwerp; Belgium U. Willi, Zurich; Switzerland
3.1	Keynote Lecture Recently developed measurement techniques and diagnostic apparatuses for the middle ear H. Wada, Sendai; Japan
3.2	On the way to differentially diagnosing middle-ear and inner-ear disorders D. Turcanu, E. Dalhoff, A. Gummer, Tübingen; Germany
3.3	Toward a further understanding of middle ear mechanism using otoreflectance F. Zhao1, J. Dayalan2, R. Meredith3, N. Wotherspoon1, D. Keefe4, Swansea; Wales1, Waterford; Ireland2, Singleton; Wales3, Omaha; USA4
3.4	Determination of the specific acoustic input impedance of the ear for diagnostic of middle ear transmission disorders J. Rodriguez Jorge1, MM. Maassen1, W. Hemmert2, HP. Zenner1, Tübingen; Germany1, Infineon Technologies AG2
3.5	A new diagnostic apparatus for ossicular fixation: Evaluation of the usability through the measurements in human temporal bones and patients T. Koike1, S. Hamanishi2, Y. Yuasa3, R. Yuasa3, T. Kobayashi4, HH. Nakajima5, W. Chien5, M. Ravicz5, SN. Merchant5, JJ. Rosowski5, RL. Goode6, H. Wada2, Tokyo1, Sendai2,3,4; Japan, Boston5, Stanford6; USA
3.6	Measurements of stapes velocity in live human ears W. Chien2, JJ. Rosowski2, ME. Ravicz1, SN. Merchant2, Boston; USA1,2
3.7	Six years of experience with measurements of tympanic membrane velocity by laser Doppler vibrometry as a clinical diagnostic tool SN. Merchant, HH. Nakajima, W. Chien, JJ. Rosowski, Boston; USA
3.8	Sources of variability in reflectance measurements on normal human ears SE. Voss, NJ. Horton, RR. Woodbury, CA. Shea, Northampton; USA
3.9	Higher frequency variability in external ear resonance - why so much and can we improve poor functioning ears? R. Goode, Stanford; USA
15.30	Coffee break - visit of the exhibition - poster viewing
16.00	Poster viewing and discussion in the poster exhibition
17.00	Session IV - Diagnostic assessment of the middle ear Chairs: N. Dillier, Zurich; Switzerland T. Zahnert, Dresden; Germany
4.1	Invited Paper Closure of the ear canal opening and its effects on hearing tests K. Gyo, T. Maetani, Matsuyama; Japan
4.2	Invited Paper Estimation of stapes piston-motion with uni-directional measurements is prone to error W. F. Decraemer, Antwerp; Belgium
4.3	Acoustic transmission properties of the eustachian tube A. Khwaja, M. Bance, Halifax; Canada
4.4	Experimental investigations on the functional effect of ossicular joint fixation C. Offergeld1, N. Lasurashvili2, M. Bornitz2, T. Beleites2, T. Zahnert2, Freiburg1, Dresden2; Germany
4.5	Postoperative tympanogram in tympanoplasty with thin section cartilage island CS. Cho, JS. Lee, DS. Chang, MS. Choi, KY. Park, Daejeon; Korea
18.00	Welcome Reception

Scientific Program Friday July 28, 2006
08.00	Session V - Hearing mechanics in humans and animals Chairs: J. J. Rosowski, Boston; USA S. Puria, Stanford; USA
5.1	Keynote Lecture Mechanics of hearing in other species D. Robert, Bristol; UK
5.2	Invited Paper The catenary principle of tympanic membrane function - time to put it to rest? R. Goode, Stanford; USA
5.3	Do non-piston components contribute to scala vestibuli pressure behind the footplate in gerbil? WF. Decraemer1, O. de la Rochefoucauld2, W. Dong2, EL. Olson2, SM. Khanna2, JJ. Dirckx1, Antwerp; Belgium1, New York; USA2
5.4	Mechanical excitation of complex stapes motion in guinea pigs C. Breuninger1, D. Sequeira2, A. Huber2, A. Eiber1, Stuttgart; Germany1, Zurich; Switzerland2
5.5	The effects of complex stapes motion on the response of the cochlea in guinea pigs D. Sequeira1, C. Breuninger2, A. Eiber2, A. Huber1, Zurich; Switzerland1, Stuttgart; Germany2
5.6	Canal obliquity and stapes velocity transfer function T. Maetani1, S. Puria2, R. Goode2, Toon; Japan1, Stanford; USA2
5.7	Fresh tympanic membrane perforations heal without significant loss of strength M. von Unge1, A. Rahman1, JJ. Dirckx2, M. Hultcrantz1, Västerås; Sweden1, Antwerp; Belgium2
5.8	Boost of transmission at the pedicle of the incus in the chinchilla middle ear MA. Ruggero1, L. Robles2, AN. Temchin1, YH. Fan1, H. Cai1, Evanston; USA1, Santiago; Chile2
5.9	Equivalent noise levels generated by the rotating burr on the ossicular chain as measured by Laser Doppler Vibrometry: A temporal bone study D. Jiang1, A. Bibas2, C. Santulli3, N. Donnelly1, G. Jeronimidis3, A. Fitzgerald O' Connor1, London; UK1, Athens; Greece2, Reading; UK3
10.00	Coffee break - visit of the exhibition - poster viewing
10.30	Session VI - Surgical techniques Chairs: R. Häusler, Berne; Switzerland B. Weber, Zurich; Switzerland
6.1	Invited Paper From imaging of the mastoid to robotic surgery: The ROBIN-Project M. Maassen, Tübingen; Germany
6.2	Storage of the incus in the mastoid bowl for use as a columella in staged tympanoplasty K. Gyo, T. Maetani, N. Hato, Y. Shinomori, Matsuyama; Japan
6.3	Incusinterposition: surgical highlights and audiological results Ch. Röösli, A. Luiz de Ataide, Ch. Schlegel-Wagner, T. E. Linder, Lucerne; Switzerland
6.4	Tympanic membrane blunting: prevention and treatment TL. Eby, Birmingham; USA
6.5	Preservation of the intact ossicular chain in cholesteatoma surgery J. Hamilton, Gloucester; UK
6.6	Tympanoplasty today - an analysis of 11000 cases of reconstructive middle ear surgery - the Würzburg experience J. Müller, F. Schön, St. Brill, J. Helms, R. Hagen, Würzburg; Germany
6.7	The efficacy of one-stage tympanoplasty with mastoid obliteration and a tympanoplasty by an endaural approach using ceramic prosthesis KE. Hayashi, AT. Shinkawa, Hadano, Kanagawa; Japan
12.00	Lunch break - visit of the exhibition - poster viewing
12.15	Lunch Symposium Cochlear Welcome and Introduction: J. Parker Update on an investigational power driven stapes prostheses: DACS R. Häusler, Berne; Switzerland Initial results from the study entitled “CSF-Jiggler” that was performed at MHH Th. Lenarz, Hannover; Germany The history of bone conduction (BAHA). View of the future B. Hakansson, Göteborg; Sweden Results from a cohort of BAHA patients at MHH Th. Lenarz, Hannover; Germany BAHA in children A. Tjellstöm, Göteborg, Sweden Results from Single Seided Deafness Patients at Inselspital Bern managed with BAHA therapy R. Häusler, Berne; Switzerland
13.30	Session VII - Modeling of middle ear mechanics Chairs: H. Wada, Sendai; Japan S. Stenfelt, Göteborg; Sweden
7.1	Keynote Lecture The development and utility of quantitative models of middle-ear function JJ. Rosowski, Boston; USA
7.2	“Conceptual design" of the human middle ear H. Hudde, Bochum; Germany
7.3	Acoustic-structural coupled finite element analysis for sound transmission in human ear - middle ear transfer function RZ. Gan1, T. Cheng1, MW. Wood2, Norman1, Oklahoma City2; USA
7.4	Effects of middle ear suspensory ligaments on acoustic-mechanical transmission in human ear RZ. Gan1, T. Cheng1, D. Nakmali2, MW. Wood2, Norman1, Oklahoma City2; USA
7.5	A new model for training in tympanoplasty G. Hofmann, M. Bornitz, N. Lasurashvili, H. Seidler, T. Zahnert, Dresden; Germany
7.6	Evaluation of laser vibrometry as diagnostic utility by means of a simulation model of the middle ear M. Bornitz1, T. Zahnert1, HJ. Hardtke2, Dresden; Germany1,2
7.7	Imaging, physiology and biomechanics of the malleus-incus complex JH. Sim, S. Puria, CR. Steele, Stanford; USA
7.8	Basilar membrane displacement with opened and occluded oval window and bone conduction F. Böhnke1, A. Arnold2, T. Fawzy1, Munich; Germany1, Berne; Switzerland2
7.9	Linearity of the middle ear before and after reconstruction O. Majdalawieh, M. Bance, R. van Wijhe, Halifax; Canada
15.30	Coffee break - visit of the exhibition - poster viewing
16.00	Round Table 1 - Surgical techniques: Principles and outcome Moderator: H.-P. Zenner, Tübingen; Germany Panelists: A. Eiber, Stuttgart; Germany A. Fitzgerald O’Connor, London; UK R. L. Goode, Stanford; USA K.-B. Hüttenbrink, Cologne; Germany S. N. Merchant, Boston; USA R. Probst, Zurich; Switzerland
17.00	Session VIII - Implantable hearing aids Chairs: A. Fitzgerald O’Connor, London; UK H.-P. Zenner, Tübingen; Germany
8.1	Mechanical Problems in Human Hearing A. Eiber, C. Breuninger, Stuttgart; Germany
8.2	The round window approach for MED-EL VSB in difficult-to-treat middle ear problems V. Colletti, M. Carner, L. Colletti, L. Sacchetto, Verona; Italy
8.3	The transcanal approach for the Vibrant Soundbridge: the experience of the clinic in Pisa L. Bruschini, Pisa; Italy
8.4	Vibrant Soundbridge clinical investigations: expanding indications for use JM. Opie1, M. Huetter1, P. Grasso1, S. Labassi1, N. Giarbini1, N. Dillier2, A. Huber2, Innsbruck; Austria1, Zurich; Switzerland2
8.5	Bypassing insufficient sound transfer in the chronically disabled middle ear by an active/passive prosthesis K.-B. Hüttenbrink1, TH. Zahnert2, M. Bornitz2, G. Hofmann2, Cologne1, Dresden2; Germany
19.30	Boat trip on the lake of Zurich
20.45	MEMRO Dinner (Restaurant Casino Lakeside)

Scientific Program Saturday July 29, 2006
08.00	Session IX - Prosthetic middle ear reconstruction Chairs: M. Bance, Halifax; Canada St. Schmid, Zurich; Switzerland
9.1	Keynote Lecture From evolutionary principles to middle ear reconstruction: What can we learn from nature? K.-B. Hüttenbrink, Cologne; Germany
9.2	Invited Paper Coupling problems in middle ear reconstruction T. Zahnert, Dresden; Germany
9.3	Induction of bone formation by titanium implants coated with immobilized recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in the rabbits petrous bone A. Neumann1, M. Chatzinikolaidou2, C. Unkel1, S. Dazert3, HP. Jennissen2, K. Jahnke1, Duisburg-Essen1,2, Bochum3; Germany
9.4	Comparison of hydroxyapatite PORP efficacy in ossicular chain reconstruction with autograft incus NE. Berjis, SA. Soheilipour, Isfahan; Iran
9.5	Initial experience with titanium MVP clip prosthesis P.P. Singh, New Delhi; India
9.6	Development of a new clip-piston prosthesis for the stapes G. Schimanski1, U. Steinhardt2, A. Eiber3, Luenen1, Dusslingen2, Stuttgart3; Germany
9.7	Partial ossicular reconstruction - experimental and clinical comparison of three different prostheses N. Lasurashvili, M. Neudert, M. Bornitz, Z. Lavcheva, T. Zahnert, Dresden; Germany
9.8	Functional evaluation of middle ear prostheses H. Mojallal3, M. Stieve3, C. Turck3, I. Krueger1, F. Dimpfel2, N. Witteck1, B. Süß1, P. Behrens1, P. Mueller2, T. Lenarz3, Hannover1,3, Braunschweig2; Germany
9.9	No more crimping in stapedotomy? A multicentre trial with the Nitinol stapes piston GP. Rajan1, AM. Huber2, R. Blackham3, RH. Eikelboom3, MD. Atlas1, Perth; Australia1,3, Zurich; Switzerland2
10.00	Coffee break - visit of the exhibition - poster viewing
10.30	Session X - Implantable hearing aids Chairs: K. Gyo, Matsuyama; Japan Th. Linder, Lucerne; Switzerland
10.1	A new implantable middle ear hearing device for mixed hearing loss: A feasibility study in human temporal bones G. Ball1, A. Huber2, Innsbruck; Austria1, Zurich; Switzerland2
10.2	On the Optimal Coupling of an Implantable Hearing Aid - Measurements and Simulations A. Eiber1, C. Breuninger1, J. Rodriguez Jorge2, HP. Zenner2, MM. Maassen2, Stuttgart1, Tübingen2; Germany
10.3	Optimizing the coupling load for the Otologics middle ear transducer MET: intra operative measurements J. Rodriguez Jorge, M. Pfister, R. Ciuman, HP. Zenner, MM. Maassen, Tübingen; Germany
10.4	Acoustical gain of a non-implantable electromagnetic hearing aid: Experiments using human temporal bones S. Hamanishi1, T. Koike2, W. Chien3, ME. Ravicz3, SN. Merchant3, JJ. Rosowski3, H. Wada1,Sendai1, Tokyo2; Japan, Boston3; USA
10.5	Implantable Microphone: A Middle Ear Ossicular Vibration Sensor H. Seidler1, I. Hochmair2, Dresden1; Germany, Innsbruck2; Austria
10.6	The effect of cochlear implant electrode insertion on middle ear transfer function as measured by in-vivo laser doppler vibrometry N. Donnelly1, A. Bibas3, D. Jiang1, C. Santulli2, A. Fitzgerald O'Connor1, London1, Reading2; UK, Athens; Greece3
10.7	A new implantable hearing system for moderate-to-severe mixed hearing loss H. Mojallal1, C. Stieger2, E. Grasshof1, R. Haeusler2, T. Lenarz1, Hannover; Germany1, Berne, Switzerland2
12.00	Lunch break - visit of the exhibition - poster viewing
12.15	Lunch Symposium Vibrant Med-El Hearing Technology GmbH Introduction: R. Markert, Innsbruck; Austria Vibroplasty techniques in mixed hearing losses A. Huber, Zurich; Switzerland The vibrant soundbridge on the round window for difficult-to-treat middle ear problems V. Colletti, Verona; Italy Vibrant Surgical Roundtable: New indications for middle ear implants Moderator: W.-D. Baumgartner, Wien; Austria Panelists: K. Böheim, St. Pölten; Austria V. Colletti, Verona; Italy G. Frau, Italy K.-B. Hüttenbrink, Cologne; Germany A. Huber, Zurich; Switzerland Th. Lenarz, Hannover; Germany T. Linder, Switzerland
13.30	Session XI - Non middle ear cause of “conductive” hearing loss and Diagnostic imaging Chairs: J. Dirckx, Antwerp; Belgium B. Schuknecht, Zurich; Switzerland
11.1	Keynote Lecture A clinical perspective on non-middle ear causes of an air-bone gap SN. Merchant, Boston; USA
11.2	The effects of superior semicircular canal dehiscence on hearing: does size of the dehiscence have an impact? GP. Rajan1, A. Whyte2, MD. Atlas1, RH. Eikelboom3, Perth; Australia1,2,3
11.3	Measurements of human inner-ear function with superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SCD) ME. Ravicz1, W. Chien2, JE. Songer3, JJ. Rosowski2, SN. Merchant2, Boston1,2, Cambridge3; USA
11.4	Interest of measuring the resonance frequency of the ear using TEFLAG test in Menière patients exposed to changes in atmospheric pressure M. Camicas1, P. Avan2, St. Martin1, Clermont-Ferrand2; France
11.5	First application of fully implantable hearing aids in patients with congenital auricular atresia S. Mattheis, R. Siegert, Recklinghausen; Germany
11.6	Invited Paper Middle ear morphometry from cadaveric temporal bone micro-CT imaging S. Puria, J. Sim, J. Tuck-Lee, C. Steele, Stanford; USA
11.7	3-Dimensional virtual models of the human middle ear and temporal bone N. Merchant1, H. Wang1, C. Northrop1, MS. Sorensen2, Boston; USA1, Copenhagen; Denmark2
11.8	Demonstration of aeration pathways in the human epitympanum D. Morris1,2, R. van Wijhe1,2, K. Kirkpatrick1, S. Levine3, C. Northrop3, B. Manohar1,2, Halifax; Canada1,2, Boston; USA3
15.30	Coffee break - visit of the exhibition - poster viewing
16.00	Round Table 2 - Implantable hearing aids Moderator: R. L. Goode, Stanford; USA Panelists: V. Colletti, Verona; Italy N. Dillier, Zurich; Switzerland K. Gyo, Matsuyama; Japan B. Hakansson, Göteborg; Sweden R. Häusler, Berne; Switzerland S. Puria, Stanford; USA
17.00	Poster Award Ceremony Invitation to MEMRO 2009
17.30	Closing

Posters
P1	Tympanic membrane structure analysis and tissue engineering KS. Anandacoomaraswamy1, T. Robertson2, N. Dutton2, RH. Eikelboom 1, MD. Atlas3, GP. Rajan3, Perth; Australia1,2,3
P2	Bone conduction and air conduction hearing comparison M. Bance, Halifax; Canada
P3	Investigation on bone conduction thresholds in otosclerosis A. Arnold1, T. Fawzy2, F. Böhnke2, Berne; Switzerland1, München; Germany2
P4	Transcranial attenuation of bone conducted sound measured acoustically and psycho acoustically S. Reinfeldt1, S. Stenfelt2, B. Håkansson1, Göteborg1, Linköping2; Sweden
P6	The effects of slight and rapid pressure oscillations on the pars flaccida in gerbil and rabbit ears. LA. Didyk1, VB. Bogdanov2, VA. Lysenko2, YP. Gorgo2, J. Dirckx3, Kiev; Ukraine1,2, Antwerp; Belgium3
P7	Biomechanical modeling and design optimization of cartilage myringoplasty using finite element analysis CF. Lee1, LP. Hsu2, PR. Chen2, YF. Chou3, JH. Chen3, TC. Liu3, Taipei; Taiwan1,2,3
P8	Computer modelling of static pressure changes in the middle ear EW. Abel1, C. Mao2, RP. Mills3, Dundee; UK1 2, Edinburgh; Scotland3
P9	High resolution 3-D imaging and modelling of middle ear ossicles and soft tissue structures of intact Gerbil temporal bones, using orthogonal-plane fluorescence virtual sectioning J. Buytaert, J. Dirckx, Antwerp; Belgium
P10	Hyperelastic warping applied to x-ray micro CT images for the study of human middle ear chain deformations under static pressure load SL. Gea1, SA. Maas2, WF. Decraemer1, H. Maier3, JJ. Dirckx1, Antwerp; Belgium1, Utah; USA2, Hamburg; Germany3
P11	Three-dimensional reconstruction and modeling of middle ear biomechanics using high resolution computed tomography and finite element analysis TC. Liu1, CF. Lee2, WJ. Lee3, JH. Chen2, Taipei; Taiwan1,2,3
P12	Imaging findings in Otosclerosis, a review study UL. Lachmund1, AT. Pangalu1, A. Huber2, AN. Valavanis1, Zurich; Switzerland1,2
P13	Morphology of the tympanic membrane insertion into the temporal bone in humans I. Leuchter1, A. Pollak2, I. Hegyi3, A. Huber2, Lausanne1, Zurich2,3; Switzerland
P14	Real-time opto-electronic holographic measurements of sound-induced tympanic-membrane displacements JJ. Rosowski2, C. Furlong3, ME. Ravicz1, MT. Rodgers3, Boston1,2, Worcester3; USA
P15	Tele-otology - a tool for education and telemedicine RH. Eikelboom1, MA. Gallop1, R. Marino1, F. Sutherland3, MD. Atlas2, GP. Rajan2, Perth1,2, Darwin3; Australia
P16	Anatomy of the distal incus and lenticular process in the human W. Chien1, WT. Peake2, C. Northrop1, SN. Merchant1, Boston1, Cambridge2; USA
P17	Do mesenchymal stem cells enhance the healing of chronic tympanic membrane perforations? AN. Rahman1, MV. Unge2, PE. Olivius2, GR. Mergolin2, MA. Hultcrantz2, Stockholm; Sweden1,2
P18	Identification of human papilloma virus DNA in chronic otitis media and middle ear neoplasms B. Rydzewski1, A. Gozdzicka-Józefiak2, R. Podskarbi-Fayette1, M. Matusiak1, Poznan; Poland1,2
P19	In vitro study of the coupling load required for the otologics middle ear transducer MET MM. Maassen, M. Pfister, HP. Zenner, R. Ciuman, J. Rodriguez Jorge, Tübingen; Germany
P20	Influence of the cochlear implant electrode on the mechanical function of the inner ear D. Bodmer1, S. Bonabi2, A. Huber3, Zurich; Switzerland1,2,3
P21	Laser doppler velocimetric data in young normal hearing subjects J. Rodriguez Jorge, J. Tielemans, MM. Maassen, HP. Zenner, Tübingen; Germany
P22	Prognostic factors of chronic otitis media V. Chrobok, A. Pellant, M. Meloun, K. Pokorný, E. Šimáková, Hradec Králové; Czech Republic
P23	Relative rate of otosclerosis among first and second degree relatives of otosclerotic patients referred to otolaryngology department of Isfahan medical university - Iran SA. Soheilipour, NE. Berjis, SH. Nemati, Isfahan; Iran
P24	An animal model of hearing loss in superior-canal dehiscence syndrome J. Songer1, M. Wood2, J. Rosowski3, Boston1,3, Massachusetts2; USA
P26	Epidemiology of pressure regulation. Incidence of ventilation tube treatments and its preliminary correlation to subsequent ear surgery M. Gaihede1, K. Hald1, M. Nørgaard2, P. Wogelius2, D. Buck2, K. Tveterås1, Aalborg; Denmark1,2
P27	Morpho-functional partition of the middle ear cleft B. Ars1, J. Dirckx2, Antwerp; Belgium1,2
P28	DPOAE following stapes surgery: Stapedectomy versus stapedotomy L. Migirov ,Tel Hashomer; Israel
P29	Stapesplasty: Comparison of conventional technique with CO2-laser-stapedotomy using single-shot technique J. Rodriguez Jorge, MM. Maassen, HP. Zenner, Tübingen; Germany
P31	Histological assessment of the ossicular autografts used in Tympanoplasty SA. Tawfik1, SH. Rady2, MA. Bassiouny1, Alexandria; Egypt1,2
P32	Laser doppler vibrometry data of the Clip piston MVP A. Arnold, CH. Stieger, R. Häusler, Berne; Switzerland
P33	Ossiculoplasty with titanium prostheses M. Romer, M. Vorburger, A. Huber, Zurich; Switzerland
P34	Long-term study of "Vibrant® Soundbridge" implantable hearing aids H. Mojallal, S. Rose, T. Lenarz, Hannover; Germany
P35	Testing a method for quantifying the output of implantable middle ear hearing devices JJ. Rosowski1, W. Chien2, ME. Ravicz1, SN. Merchant2, Boston; USA1,2