Low body mass index and jaw movement are protective of hearing in users of personal listening devices.

Objectives/hypothesis: Sound pressure level delivered through personal listening devices (PLDs) and reaching the ear drum might be affected by body size and jaw movements. This study aimed to investigate whether jaw movement and/or smaller body mass index (BMI) resulted in decrease of sound pressure level within the ear canals of PLD users via an earbud earphone.

Study Design: Case series.

Dynamic pain after laser-assisted-Uvulo-palatoplasty (LAUP) can instantaneously be mitigated by topical regimens.

Background And Objectives: Kenalog application onto surgical wounds has been used to control dynamic pain following Laser-Assisted-Uvulo-Palatoplasty (LAUP) with good results in our department. When the effect was sub-optimal, insufficient ointment over the superior-lateral corner of wounds were always noted. Fulfilling the coating led to optimal results, and preliminary trials showed a good outcome of dynamic pain control as well by treating the corners only.

Music training improves pitch perception in prelingually deafened children with cochlear implants.

Objective: The comparatively poor music appreciation in patients with cochlear implants might be ascribed to an inadequate exposure to music; however, the effect of training on music perception in prelingually deafened children with cochlear implants remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate whether previous musical education improves pitch perception ability in these children.

Methods: Twenty-seven children with congenital/prelingual deafness of profound degree were studied.