Cochlear implant fixation using a subperiosteal tight pocket without either suture or bone-recess technique.

Objectives/hypothesis: To assess the complication and migration rates associated with the fixation of cochlear implant receiver-stimulators using a subperiosteal tight pocket without either suture fixation or bone recession.

Study Design: Dual-institution retrospective case review.

Methods: A retrospective case review was conducted at two tertiary referral centers.

Mannitol protects hair cells against tumor necrosis factor α-induced loss.

Hypothesis: Mannitol has otoprotective effects against tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α-induced auditory hair cell (HC) loss.

Background: Mannitol has been demonstrated to possess cytoprotective effects in several organ systems. Its protective effect on postischemic hearing loss has also been shown.

Management outcomes of facial nerve tumors: comparative outcomes with observation, CyberKnife, and surgical management.

Objectives: Primary facial nerve tumors (FNTs) present in varying ways. In this study, the authors present their institutional experience with the management of facial nerve tumors, including their recommendations for available therapies such as observation, microsurgical decompression or removal, and stereotactic radiation. They emphasize the auditory and facial nerve function outcomes.