[Early detection of hearing impairment in children].

Good hearing is necessary for speech learning, and for physical and mental development. Hearing impairment is serious disease for the newborn. It has negative effect to speech development.

[Otologic surgical procedures in an Ear, Nose and Throat Department in Subotica from 1987 to 2001].

Introduction: This paper deals with otologic surgical procedures performed in a an Ear, Nose and Throat Department during a 15-year period. The authors compared the number of otologic surgical procedures with the number of laryngomicroscopies and procedures performed in Waldeyer's ring.

Results: From January 1, 1987 to December 31, 2001, 1184 patients underwent the following surgical procedures in total endotracheal anesthesia: 285 paracenteses, 473 ventilation tubes insertions, 175 antrotomies or mastoidectomies, 194 tympanoplasties, 34 radical mastoidectomies, 4 facial nerve decompressions, 5 exostoses or osteoma of the external auditory canal operations and 14 stapedectomies.