ABOUT US

First Center, known and respected internationally, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, cranial base, paranasal sinuses, and head-neck district pathologies.

The Gruppo Otologico is recognized worldwide as one of the most important institutes for Otological Surgery and Cranial Base Surgery, which is why it receives patients from all countries.

The Center is also internationally recognized as a reference point for surgical training in the fields of otology, otoneurosurgery, and skull base surgery.
It has hosted 156 training courses with a total of 3450 participants, of which 80% are foreigners.

Today it is the largest and most prestigious institute in Europe for the treatment of complex and rare pathologies.

Some of our numbers:

over 4,000 acoustic neuromas
over 35,000 middle ear surgeries
over 8,000 middle ear and petrous bone cholesteatoma surgeries
over 150 facial nerve tumor surgeries
over 5,400 cranial base surgeries
over 1,000 cochlear implant surgeries
over 700 paraganglioma surgeries

Published On: 22/08/2024
Cochlear implant: when and what it is used for

Rely on a Health Center of Excellence for cochlear implant surgery is crucial for the patient, who will be guided through the multidisciplinary rehabilitation pathway for effective hearing recovery.

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Published On: 13/02/2024
World Hearing Day: free ear health screening

The Gruppo Otologico, a centre of excellence specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of ear diseases and a reference point for cochlear implants, is organising a free hearing screening with otoscopic examination and audiometric test in the presence of ENT specialists.

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Published On: 27/10/2023
Agenas: Casa di Cura Piacenza is the First Centre for Middle Ear Surgery

For the third year in a row, the Piacenza Treatment Centre obtained from Agenas the important recognition as the first Centre in Italy for number of middle ear operations according to the new National Outcomes Plan.

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