Results of a Novel, Nonsurgical Bone-Conduction Hearing Aid for the Treatment of Conductive Hearing Loss in Australian Children.

Objective: To determine and compare the benefits a novel adhesive bone-conduction system and a conventional bone-conduction hearing aid (BCHA) on a softband for children with conductive hearing loss.

Study Design: Prospective, single-subject randomized, crossover trial.

Setting: Tertiary referral center in Australia.

Endoscopic Management of Early Stage Middle Ear Paragangliomas - An Australian Case Series.

Objective: To analyze the outcomes of the endoscopic transcanal approach for removal of early stage middle ear paraganglioma tumors (MEPT).

Study Design: Cases series with chart review.

Setting: Two tertiary Australian Otology centers.

Low pediatric cochlear implant failure rate: contributing factors in large-volume practice.

Objective: To evaluate the rate of cochlear implant (CI) failure and CI reimplantation (CIri) in our population of children receiving implants by means of a technique that includes device fixation with suture to cortical bone.

Design: Retrospective analysis from January 1990 to June 2010.

Setting: Tertiary pediatric hospital.