Analysis of the Damage Mechanism Related to CO₂ Laser Cochleostomy on Guinea Pig Cochlea

Figure 1

Cochleostomy was performed in the basal turn near the round window. (a) The perforation as the black arrow showed the cochleostomy position. (b) The cochlear membrane was delineated with dotted lines. The red arrows located the specimens from the basal turn, suprabasal turn, middle turn, and apical turn. (c) The site of the simulated cochlear membrane under the bone. Scale bar: 1 mm.

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