COVID-19 Vaccination and Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Case Study.

This article highlights a client with sensorineural hearing loss reported after 2 days of 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccination. The audiological evaluations suggest unilateral hearing loss which recovered after the treatment. This article focuses on spreading awareness about the complications after vaccination and the importance of treatment.

Socio-demographic profile and its influences on rehabilitation in children undergoing revision cochlear implantation - MERF experience.

Introduction: Revision cochlear implant surgery (RIS) is an unusual and unfortunate event, but not an uncommon occurrence in today's time, with more and more children being implanted. It is accepted that a pediatric cochlear implant recipient may require one or two revision procedures during their lifetime. The indication of RIS can be due to a multitude of causes like trauma, device failure (hard failure or soft failure), infection at the implant site, electrode extrusion, device migration, magnet migration, and upgradation in the technology.

Role of Immediate Pre-Operative Tympanometry in Cochlear Implantation: MERF Protocol and Experience.

(1) To study the association between an immediate pre-operative tympanometric profile in patients undergoing cochlear implantation with their intraoperative findings. (2) To analyse the intraoperative middle ear findings that require a staged cochlear implantation in patients presenting with a B-type tympanogram. (3) To study the complications in this group of patients during the 1-year follow-up.

Hearing Loss-a Camouflaged Manifestation of COVID 19 Infection.

The symptomatology of novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona virus type 2 infection runs the entire gamut of mild to moderate and serious illness among the affected individuals. As listed in recent literature, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, olfactory and gustatory systems are commonly involved. With the growing knowledge about the disease, varied manifestations have been identified and lately, otorhinolaryngology dysfunctions in COVID 19 have been described.

Subtotal Petrosectomy in Cochlear Implant Surgery: Our Experience.

Aims: Subtotal petrosectomy (SP) with cochlear implant (CI) is required in certain specific situations in the management of patients who are candidates for cochlear implants. To study and review the indications, surgical issues, and complications of this procedure.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective review of all patients who underwent subtotal petrosectomy with cochlear implant during the period January 2010-December 2016 at a tertiary care and referral centre.

Cochlear implantation in different socioeconomic groups - bursting the myth.

Objectives: Cochlear implantation does wonders for children suffering from severe to profound hearing loss, especially when the child is less than 12 months of age. However, most studies indicate that detection and implantation are done well beyond that age, owing to poor socioeconomic status, parental education, and income. Taking into account The Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme in Tamil Nadu, which provides cochlear implantation free of cost, this study aims to describe ages at presentation and nutritional factors among different socioeconomic classes.

Delayed facial nerve weakness after intact canal wall tympanomastoidectomy.

Objective: To find the etiology, frequency, and prognosis of delayed facial nerve weakness (DFW) in our department after intact canal wall tympanomastoidectomy for a tubotympanic (TT) type of chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) without cholesteatoma.

Study Design: Retrospective case review.

Setting: Tertiary care center.