Pediatric cochlear implantation: an update.

Deafness in pediatric age can adversely impact language acquisition as well as educational and social-emotional development. Once diagnosed, hearing loss should be rehabilitated early; the goal is to provide the child with maximum access to the acoustic features of speech within a listening range that is safe and comfortable. In presence of severe to profound deafness, benefit from auditory amplification cannot be enough to allow a proper language development.

Acquired middle ear cholesteatoma in children with cleft palate: experience from 18 surgical cases.

Objectives: To review an institutional experience with the surgical management of middle ear cholesteatoma in children with cleft palate.

Materials And Methods: We analyzed retrospectively 18 children diagnosed with cleft palate who underwent surgery for acquired middle ear cholesteatoma between 2000 and 2007. The following data were recorded: age, sex, history of ventilation tube insertion, status of the contralateral ear, cholesteatoma location and extension, and surgical technique involved.