A prospective study to evaluate the efficacy of isopropyl alcohol irrigations to prevent cerumen impaction.

We conducted a prospective crossover study to assess the safety and efficacy of 70% isopropyl alcohol delivered from a squeezable bottle with a specially designed tip as a weekly irrigant to reduce cerumen accumulation. Twenty patients were divided into 2 groups of 10 (20 ears in each group). The patients in group 1 instilled 70% isopropyl alcohol once a week for 2 months; this was followed by 2 months of no ear cleaning.

Laser stapedotomy minus prosthesis: long-term follow-up.

Objective: To evaluate long-term hearing results following laser stapedotomy minus prosthesis (laser STAMP).

Study Design: Case series with chart review.

Setting: Otologic referral center.

Intratympanic gentamicin treatment of patients with Ménière's disease with normal hearing.

Objective: Understand the safety and outcomes of intratympanic gentamicin treatment in patients with Ménière's disease with normal hearing.

Study Design: Case series with chart review.

Setting: Tertiary referral center.

The Baha system in patients with single-sided deafness and contralateral hearing loss.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Baha system in cases of single-sided deafness (SSD) and mild to moderate hearing loss in the better-hearing ear.

Study Design: Prospective trial.

Setting: Tertiary otologic referral center.

Complete round window niche occlusion for superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome: a minimally invasive approach.

Superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SCD) syndrome is a recognized condition associated with varying degrees of vestibular and auditory dysfunction. The authors present a case study of disabling SCD syndrome in a 37-year-old man who was successfully treated with a complete round window niche occlusion via a transcanal approach. This case represents the first report of a transcanal complete round window niche occlusion for the treatment of SCD syndrome.