Socioeconomic Status and Cochlear Implant Usage: A Datalogging Study.

Objective: To evaluate the associations between proxy measures of socioeconomic status (SES) and usage of cochlear implants.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Methods: Usage outcomes were measured among patients with a cochlear implant and data logging at a tertiary care children's hospital between 2002 and 2017.

Long-term Impact of Middle Ear Effusion in Pediatric Tympanostomy Tubes.

Objectives/hypothesis: Bilateral myringotomy and tympanostomy tube placement (BMT) is the most common pediatric surgery in the United States. Intraoperative middle ear effusion (MEE) is a risk factor for future BMTs in children with recurrent acute otitis media (RAOM). However, the impact of the type of MEE is unknown.

Outcomes of BAHA connect vs BAHA attract in pediatric patients.

Introduction: Two of the most commonly employed bone-anchored hearing implant (BAHI) systems are the BAHA Connect and BAHA Attract. The BAHA Connect uses a skin-penetrating titanium abutment. The BAHA Attract uses an implanted magnet, leaving the overlying skin intact.