The General Hospital Corporation

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Tufts University

The General Hospital Corporation - Dba Mass General Hospital

Michael Whalen

David L Kaplan

Christopher Hartnick

In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods for making resorbable ear tubes including the steps of providing a silk fibroin solution, and forming a silk ear tube from the silk fibroin solution, wherein the silk ear tube is less than 2 mm in length and has an outer diameter of less than 1.5 mm, and wherein the silk ear tube is resorbable. In some embodiments, the present invention also provides methods for treating otitis media including the step of introducing a silk ear tube into the ear canal of a subject, wherein the silk ear tube is less than 2 mm in length and has an outer diameter of less than 1.5 mm, and wherein the silk ear tube is resorbed by the subject.

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Needham, MA, United States of America

Michael Whalen