Validation Study of Kids Hearing Game: A Self-Administered Pediatric Audiology Application.

Objective: Conduct a comparison study between conventional audiometry and a tablet-based hearing screening application, Kids Hearing Game (KHG). If KHG measures hearing at levels comparable with conventional audiometry, it could be used to screen hearing in children.

Methods: Prospective equivalence study where measurements of pure tone hearing via KHG are compared with measurements of pure tone hearing via conventional audiometry in patients aged 6-11 years over a 4-month period.

Modifications of standard cochlear implantation techniques for children under 18 months of age.

Cochlear implantation is being performed in increasingly younger children. We present a retrospective cohort of 19 patients with 23 ears implanted under 18 months of age. The mean age at implantation was 11.

Aggressiveness in cholesterol granuloma of the temporal bone may be determined by the vigor of its blood source.

Objective: Recently, it has been proposed that the aggressive behavior of cholesterol granuloma (CG) of the petrous apex is explained by its proximity to the richly vascular marrow of the petroclival junction. Most CGs of the lateral temporal bone are indolent. The purpose of the present study is to examine the factors responsible for atypical aggressive behavior in mastoid CG.

Silicone allergy: A new cause for cochlear implant extrusion and its management.

Objective: We introduce silicone allergy as a rare cause for cochlear implant extrusion and discuss its management.

Study Design: Retrospective case series and literature review.

Setting: Tertiary referral centers.

Malleus-to-footplate ossicular reconstruction prosthesis positioning: cochleovestibular pressure optimization.

Aims: To determine 1) the best position for hydroxylapatite malleus-to-footplate (MFP), ossicular replacement prosthesis (ORP) in reconstructed ears, and 2) whether preserving the stapes superstructure (SS), when present, has acoustic advantages.

Background: Positioning of the MFP-ORP head beneath the neck of the malleus may produce maximal force, whereas positioning beneath the manubrium of the malleus may produce the greatest displacement. It is not clear which is the optimal placement position.

Minimally invasive tongue base surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea.

Moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea is usually associated with multiple levels of pharyngeal airway collapse, including tongue base obstruction. A new technique has recently been introduced that improves the nocturnal retro-lingual airway. This study was a prospective, non-randomized single-institution evaluation of a recently introduced surgical technique.