A review of Meniere's disease - reflection of published MRI, ECochG and newer otoconial theory from Aotearoa New Zealand.

Vertigo, or the symptom of an hallucination of motion, is usually caused by disorders of the inner ear. Buried in the bone of the otic capsule, the inner ear is the most difficult human sensory organ to image and investigate. As an inner ear disorder, Meniere's disease (MD) is characterised as recurrent vertiginous attacks, fluctuating hearing loss which can be progressive, tinnitus and aural fullness.

Remote paediatric ear examination comparing video-otoscopy and still otoscopy clinician rated outcomes.

Objective: Telemedicine, particularly real time video-otoscopy in rural and remote Australia holds great potential in assessing and managing otology conditions. There is good evidence of store and forward images for assessment, however limited evidence exists for the use of real-time video-otoscopy. The objective of this study was to assess the validity of using real time video-otoscopy, compared to standard store and forward still image otoscopy, in a paediatric population.

Bilateral intracochlear schwannomas: histopathological confirmation and outcomes following tumour removal and cochlear implantation with lateral wall electrodes.

Intracochlear schwannomas (ICS) are very rare benign tumours of the inner ear. We present histopathological proof of the extremely rare bilateral occurrence of intracochlear schwannomas with negative blood genetic testing for neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). Bilateral schwannomas are typically associated with the condition NF2 and this case is presumed to have either mosaicism for NF2 or sporadic development of bilateral tumours.

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.

Emergency tracheostomy for failed intubation due to glottic stenosis.

Glottic stenosis can be an unexpected finding during an intubation, causing difficulties that may result in a 'can't intubate, can't ventilate' situation. We present a case of a patient who required an emergency tracheostomy, in the setting of a failed intubation secondary to glottic stenosis. The patient underwent open laryngotracheal reconstruction, followed by tracheostomy decannulation 2 months post-surgery.

A novel approach in managing challenging tracheoesophageal fistulae.

Objective: To analyze the outcomes of an open anterior cervical approach and tospecifically describe a novel extended tracheotomy incision ("Key-hole technique") torepair H-type and other challenging tracheoesophageal fistulae (TOF) at a singletertiary pediatric center.

Method: A retrospective chart analysis of pediatric patients (0-18 years old) who had undergone repair of TOF's between January 2006 and March 2020 were reviewed. A case series of patients who had undergone open cervical utilizing three different techniques were included.

Non-invasive fungal sinusitis resulting in multiple cranial nerve neuropathies.

A 33-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a right-sided facial paralysis and maxillary division (V2, trigeminal nerve) paraesthesia. He had been suffering with upper respiratory tract symptoms in the preceding 2 months, including rhinorrhoea, fever and headache. The patient was otherwise fit and immunocompetent.

Long-Term Audiometric and Clinical Outcomes Following Stapedectomy With the Shape Memory Nitinol Stapes Prosthesis.

Objective: To assess long-term hearing outcomes following stapedectomy using a self-crimping shape memory nitinol prosthesis. The results were compared with those of a group of patients who received a conventional prosthesis.

Study Design: Retrospective case review.

A surgical technique using presoaked vancomycin hamstring grafts to decrease the risk of infection after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether presoaking hamstring graft with a dilute antibiotic solution provides a potential new tool to improve measures to prevent joint infection.

Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of data that were prospectively collected for 1,135 consecutive patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) during a 7-year period. In the initial 3-year period, 285 patients (group 1) underwent ACLR with a hamstring autograft with preoperative intravenous (IV) antibiotics.