Long-Term Cochlear Implant Sound Processor Usage in Children with Single-Sided Deafness.

Objective: To assess cochlear implant (CI) sound processor usage over time in children with single-sided deafness (SSD) and identify factors influencing device use.

Study Design: Retrospective, chart review study.

Setting: Pediatric tertiary referral center.

Novel ENT live telehealth and live video-otoscopy clinics in remote Australia: outcomes and comparisons to traditional clinic models.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 challenged the delivery of healthcare in Australia, disproportionately impacting vulnerable patients, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and those living in remote regions. The otolaryngology service provided to remote Western Australia adapted to these barriers by altering clinical consultations to a digital model.

Methods: A review was undertaken of patients in regional Western Australia.

The utility of balloon dilation for piriform aperture stenosis - A first line surgical treatment.

Aim: Describe the long-term outcomes of patients with piriform aperture stenosis managed with balloon dilation.

Methods: Review of current literature. A retrospective case series of 6 patients with piriform aperture stenosis initially managed with balloon dilation at a tertiary paediatric hospital.

Management of paediatric post-tonsillectomy bleeds - does everyone need observation?

Aim: The management of patients who present with a post-tonsillectomy bleed (PTB) who are not actively haemorrhaging is contentious. In our institution, those without an active bleed are admitted for a period of observation, due to the theoretical risk of further bleeding. This paper aims to review PTB admissions to ascertain the risk of rebleeding while under observation and to identify whether there is a low-risk group who can be safely discharged without observation.

Direct Visualization of Laryngeal Mucociliary Clearance in Adults.

Objectives: Mucociliary clearance is a protective mechanism of the respiratory tract that facilitates the removal of foreign particles and microorganisms. There is a paucity of data on the mucociliary clearance in the adult larynx. Our study aims to visualize and describe the mucociliary clearance of the adult larynx in healthy subjects.

Botulinum Toxin for the Management of Sjögren Syndrome-Associated Recurrent Parotitis.

Recurrent parotitis is a rare manifestation of Sjögren syndrome. The management of recurrent parotitis is challenging because conservative methods may be of limited efficacy and invasive approaches carry the risk of complications. Botulinum toxin has been shown to reduce salivary flow, and consequently, the results of its use in the management of recurrent parotitis have been encouraging.

Prostate carcinoma with positive margins at radical prostatectomy: role of tumour zonal origin in biochemical recurrence.

Objective: To assess the influence of tumour zonality on biochemical recurrence (BCR) after radical prostatectomy (RP) with a histologically confirmed positive surgical margin (PSM).

Patients And Methods: Data from 382 patients that underwent RP with either transition zone (TZ) or peripheral zone (PZ) tumours involving PSMs between 1998 and 2010 were retrieved from the Abbott West Australian Prostatectomy Database. Statistical analysis was used to evaluate the relationship of various tumour clinicopathological parameters, e.