Modified sutureless recess/tunnel technique for fixation of the internal receiver-stimulator in cochlear implantation

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

Table 1 Distribution of numbers, gender, side, implant, and electrode used through the study period

Year	Total number of cases had recess/tunnel technique fixation	Gender		Implant	Electrode	Side		Average recess/tunnel preparation time in minutes^a
Year	Total number of cases had recess/tunnel technique fixation	M	F	Implant	Electrode	Rt	Lt	Average recess/tunnel preparation time in minutes^a
2018	14	5	9	5 AB 9 MED-EL	5 Midscala 3 Form 24, 6 Flex 28	14	2	18 ± 3.3
2019	36	22	14	6 AB 15 MED-EL 15 Cochlear	3 Midscala, 3 Slim J 12 Flex28, 3 Form24 12 Slim Straight, 3 Contour Advance	32	4	10.8 ± 2
2020	28	14	14	1 AB 22 MED-EL 5 Cochlear	1 Slim J 19 Flex 28, 2 Form 24, 1 Compressed 4 Slim Straight, 1 Contour Advance	25	3	7.5 ± 1.4
Total	78	41	37	12 AB 46 MED-EL 20 Cochlear	8 Midscala, 4 Slim J 37 Flex 28, 8 Form 24, 1 Compressed 16 Slim Straight, 4 Contour Advance	71	9	11 ± 4

^aNote the decrease in the average recess/tunnel preparation time over the years