Tracing of in the middle ear and mastoid mucosa of patients under 18 years of age with chronic otitis media (with and without cholesteatomas).

Objective: It has been estimated that about 5 million people of those affected with otitis media have cholesteatoma, however, its pathophysiology is unclear. In this study we aimed to detect via polymerase chain reaction and real-time polymerase chain reaction in young patients with chronic otitis media.

Methods: Patients included in our prospective cross-sectional study had middle-ear/mastoid inflammation and underwent surgical procedures.

Implementation outcomes of a sensory integration therapy program with computerized dynamic posturography in patients with balance and sensory dysfunction.

Objective: We describe the first-year implementation experience of an Instrumented Sensory Integration Therapy Program in Audiological & Balance Center patients.

Design: This is a retrospective descriptive study. Participants included Seventy-three adults with diagnoses of acute, episodic, or chronic vestibular syndromes.