The modified Romberg Balance Test: normative data in U.S. adults.

Objective: To generate normative values for performance on the modified Romberg Test of Standing Balance on Firm and Compliant Support Surfaces stratified by age, sex, and race/ethnicity and to determine fall risk associated with different levels of performance.

Study Design: National cross-sectional survey.

Setting: Ambulatory examination centers.

Developing the next generation of otolaryngologist-researchers.

The lifeblood of any specialty is innovation and discovery. It is important for the field of otolaryngology and its patients that we identify, recruit, train, and develop the next generation of researchers in otolaryngology. This article describes programs and resources currently available to otolaryngologists in training and early in their career for their development as clinician-scientists.

Sensorineural hearing loss in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome.

Background: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome is a systemic condition characterized by ocular inflammatory disease as well as skin, ear, and meningeal manifestations. Patients with VKH often report tinnitus and hearing loss, but these symptoms tend to be given secondary consideration because most undergo treatment with steroids to prevent blindness resulting from granulomatous uveitis, exudative retinal detachment, and optic nerve inflammation.

Methods/study Design: In the current retrospective review, 24 patients with this syndrome were screened for auditory system abnormalities.