Common Conditions

Microtia Microtia
Aural Atresia Aural Atresia
Ear Canal Stenosis Ear Canal Stenosis
Associated Ear Syndromes Associated Syndromes

Treatments

Surgical Ear Repair Atresia Repair Atresia Repair
Baha® Implantation Baha® Implantation
BCHA/Softband Baha BCHA/Softband Baha
VORP VORP
Microtia Reconstruction Microtia Reconstruction

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Conditions & Treatments

Aural atresia refers to the absence an external ear canal. When someone has aural atresia, there is a high incidence of malformation of the external ear, known as Microtia. Atresia/Microtia is frequently isolated, meaning, the patient with atresia and/or microtia has no other health problems.

However, approximately 40 % of the time, Atresia/Microtia is one symptom of a larger syndrome, such as:

The only known source of atresia without microtia that can be confirmed by blood test is Chromosome 18q- syndrome.

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