Effect of pre-incident antiplatelet therapy on sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

Objective: Identify if pre-incident aspirin influences severity and outcome of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL).

Study Design: Retrospective review.

Setting: Tertiary care center.

Exoscope-Assisted Stapedotomy: Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy.

Objective: Evaluate the safety and efficacy of exoscope-assisted stapedotomy.

Study Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: Tertiary care neurotology clinic.

Isolated Otologic Involvement of IgG4 Related Disease: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Immunoglobulin G4 related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic autoimmune disease process that classically presents with multi-organ involvement; however isolated involvement of various structures within the body has also been described. Histopathologic examination is considered the gold standard for diagnosis. Glucocorticoids are well established as first-line treatment, but relapses are common, and consultation with rheumatology, immunology, and/or oncology teams is almost always warranted for proper medical management and disease maintenance.

Squamous Cell Proliferation as a Reactive Mechanism to Laryngeal Cryptococcus Infection: A Case Report.

 (is a ubiquitous encapsulated, obligate anaerobe, a dimorphic fungus that can be pathogenic in humans. infections arise primarily in immunocompromised individuals, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients, as well as those who use inhaled corticosteroids regularly. Due to the wide variety of clinical findings associated with infection within the head and neck is occasionally misdiagnosed as malignancy due to its protean manifestation.