Creation of a Prototype Cochlear Training Model.

Objective: Creation of a novel 3D-printed physical cochlear model that demonstrated the feasibility of creating the model, and impact of a Graphical User Interface (GUI) system on training insertion metrics.

Study Design: Feasibility study with a pilot prospective data collection.

Setting: Tertiary academic center.

Cochlear Implant After Sudden Onset Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Case Report.

We present an uncommon case of a pediatric patient with sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), a medical condition in which a person experiences a rapid loss of 30 or more decibels within a matter of hours or days. The patient is a nine-year-old female who, two years prior, suddenly lost hearing in her left ear after a 24-hour episode of nausea, vomiting, and left ear pain. She presented to our clinic two years after the episode, long after the window for evidence-based treatment for acute SSNHL, such as corticosteroid therapy or antivirals, had passed.

An Unusual Presentation and Diagnosis of a Type 4 Middle Ear Paraganglioma: A Case Report.

We discuss the unusual presentation and subsequent diagnosis of a patient with a glomus tympanicum tumor, also known as middle ear paraganglioma, which is a rare and benign tumor of the middle ear that usually presents with pulsatile tinnitus, cranial nerve pathology, hearing loss, and dizziness. The patient was a 35-year-old female with no past medical or surgical history who presented with a three-year history of mild left-ear hearing loss. The initial examination was negative for otalgia or otorrhea but was notable for a mass filling her left ear canal.