Achieving Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Human Cochlea.

Objective: To determine temperature and duration of cooling necessary for achieving cochlear mild therapeutic hypothermia (MTH) via ear canal cooling using cool water and earmold attached to a Peltier device.

Study Design And Setting: Human temporal bone lab study performed at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Interventions: Cochlear cooling via the ear canal using water irrigation and an earmold attached to a Peltier device.