Ex-DNB Institute

True to its commitment of pioneering the development of better treatment approaches to ENT diseases, the institute has developed following techniques / equipments:
An innovative research was carried out at the institute on animals to study ‘dimensional stability of free fascia grafts’. The results of this study were then applied to the surgery for closure of eardrum perforations in human. Use of fascia lata as a graft material improved the success rate of perforation closure to 98.5%. This was a very significant success rate over previous methods. The institute has played pioneering role in the conceptualization, development, standardization and popularization of this technique of tympanoplasty.
Anterior approach to the middle ear, referred to as ‘anterior tympanotomy’, was also conceptualized and developed in this institute. This approach to middle ear further led to the development of various other approaches like inferior tympanotomy and superior tympanotomy.
The above two efforts led to the development of stitch-less ear surgery for the closure of ear drum perforation with excellent success rate and minimum pain and discomfort to the patient. The above concepts and the stitch-less ear surgery are now well recognized and accepted as routine in many centres in India and the rest of the world.
At present, the institute is actively involved in research on visualization of eardrum grafts and on granular myringitis.
The institute has developed a temperature controlled ear jet. This helps in syringing of ears with great comfort to the patients and absolutely no vertiginous feeling after the procedure.
The institute has to its credit the development of bored-instrument-jet-cleaner. Since ENT has many bored instrument, which tend to clog, this contribution greatly helps in meticulous cleaning of the bored instrument in a very short time.