Factors associated with facial weakness following surgery for benign parotid disease: a retrospective multicenter study.

Background: Facial nerve weakness is the most common and most concerning complication after parotidectomy. Risk factors for this complication following surgery for benign diseases remain controversial.

Objective: Review the frequency and prognosis of facial nerve weakness after parotidectomy and analyze potential risk factors.

Relationship between proximity to a cochlear implant center and early presentation in children with congenital hearing loss.

Objectives: To  determine whether distance from a cochlear implant (CI) center can influences the ages of presentation and intervention for CI, which thus may influence CI outcomes in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: This study comprised a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of 221 patients who presented to the CI committee between March 2016 and March 2018 at King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Through phone interviews and patients' files, age at suspicion, audiology testing, diagnosis, hearing aid fitting, and CI discussion were recorded for prelingually deaf children; additionally, demographic information were recorded.