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The
National Temporal Bone Hearing and Balance Pathology
Resource Registry, located at the Massachusetts
Eye and Ear Infirmary, serves as a national resource
for researchers and the public to promote human temporal
bone research. The main purpose of the Registry is to
rejuvenate research in the human temporal bone by 1)
establishing a computerized database of human temporal
bone collections, 2) proactively responding to inquiries
from the public and researchers interested in temporal
bone donation or research, 3) dissemination of information
about the human temporal bone collection, its importance
for otologic practice, 4) the implementation of professional
educational activities in the field of human temporal
bone and auditory brain stem study, 5) the conservation
of otopathologic collections at risk of being lost and,
finally, and 6) the development and implementation of
a national acquisition network to increase the yield
of human temporal bone and brain tissue from donors.
The Registry seeks individuals with ear
disorders such as hearing loss or balance problems to
make an anatomical gift of their temporal bones and
associated brain structures.
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