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Introduction of implantable electronic prostheses to the clinical practice has created new possibilities of hearing and language communication improvement. Currently implants of various types are used as prostheses implanted in the external ear, temporal bone, middle ear, inner ear and brain stem. Applying appropriate acoustic and electric stimulation they allow us to effectively improve auditory abilities and introduce born deaf patient to the world of sounds or bring back to the world postlingually deafened patient.

Various methods of treatment of impaired nasal patency are presented calling attention to the fact that the most frequent cause of impairment of nasal respiration is deviation of the nasal septum associated with unilateral or bilateral hypertrophy of inferior turbinates. Impaired nasal breathing leads to frequent recurrences of respiratory infections. Restoration of normal breathing route and physiological role of the nase, among others, warming and moistening of inspired air, is an important and ever present problem in laryngology. The problem has assumed a new importance when it was found that chronic impairment of nasal patency could have an adverse effect on the circulatory system which develops in connection with sleep apnoea.