Electronic Health Record Use Among American Neurotology Society Members.

Objective: To describe the use of electronic health records (EHR) among members of the American Neurotology Society (ANS).

Study Design: Cross-sectional.

Setting: Active ANS members in November 2017.

Skull base osteomyelitis secondary to malignant otitis externa.

Purpose Of Review: Skull base osteomyelitis secondary to malignant otitis externa was first described in 1959. Since then, advances have been made in the diagnosis, treatment, and clinical outcomes of this condition.

Recent Findings: This review discusses the pathophysiology and microbiology of malignant otitis externa.

Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leakage and middle ear encephalocele in seven patients.

Isolated cases of spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage with and without middle ear encephalocele have been reported. These leaks are usually accompanied by episodes of recurrent meningitis, hearing loss, or chronic headache. In this article, we report seven new cases of spontaneous CSF leakage.

Dexamethasone pharmacokinetics in the inner ear: comparison of route of administration and use of facilitating agents.

There is growing otologic interest in treating inner ear disorders, such as sudden sensorineural hearing loss and acute or unremitting Meniere's disease, with intratympanic dexamethasone (IT-DEX). Although anecdotally reported, there are no scientific clinical papers and few prior laboratory research publications on the subject. This study compares perilymph dexamethasone concentrations after systemic and intratympanic administration and assesses the role of 3 potential transport facilitators of IT-DEX into perilymph.