Incidence and outcomes of COVID-19 first wave pandemic in a French nursing home with residents suffering from severe mental illnesses.

During the first wave of COVID-19, nearly 50% of France's fatalities occurred in nursing homes. Older people with mental health disorders are considered to be more prone to infections when epidemics arise. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a retrospective descriptive and comparative study of the incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in a cohort of elderly residents with or without severe mental illness (SMI) living in a French nursing home facility.

Surgical treatment of otosclerosis in elderly patients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze hearing results of stapes surgery in otosclerotic patients older than 65 years.

Study Design: Among 473 primary stapedectomies, 16 were performed in patients over 65 years old and were retrospectively reviewed. Hearing results were compared with those of a randomly selected group of 16 patients younger than 65 years old.

[Revision stapedectomy for otosclerosis: report of 73 cases].

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine causes and evaluate results of revision stapedectomy.

Design: Retrospective review of 73 revision stapedectomies.

Setting: Revision stapedectomies were performed in two tertiary otolaryngology departments (Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris, France, and Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium).

Characteristics and postoperative course of tinnitus in otosclerosis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and characteristics of tinnitus in otosclerosis and to evaluate the effects of stapes surgery on the course of this symptom.

Setting: Hospital ear, nose, and throat department.

Patients And Design: Sixty-two patients (65 ears) scheduled to undergo stapes surgery were prospectively enrolled in the study.

Perilymphatic pressure measurement in Meniere's disease.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the perilymphatic pressure, by means of the MMS-10 Tympanic Displacement Analyzer (TDA), in patients with Meniere's disease (MD). Measurements were performed in 37 patients with MD and in 14 normal-hearing subjects. Data were collected from 3 groups: healthy ears of normal-hearing subjects, unaffected ears of patients with MD, and affected ears of patients with MD.