Evaluation of Hearing Loss: Understanding Audiologic Testing to Refine Image Interpretation.

The standard of reference for diagnosing and characterizing hearing loss is audiologic testing. The results of audiologic testing inform the imaging algorithm and the differential diagnosis for the underlying cause. Pure-tone audiometry tests the ability to hear tones across different frequencies, and the results are displayed as an audiogram.

Impact of superior semicircular canal dehiscence on cochlear implant audiologic outcomes.

Purpose: Determine whether adult cochlear implant users with radiographic superior semicircular canal dehiscence experience clinically significant differences in audiological outcomes when compared to cochlear implant users with normal temporal bone anatomy.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective, single institution review. Adult, post-lingual deaf patients implanted between 2010 and 2020.

Educational Benefit of the Three-Dimensional Exoscope Versus Operating Microscope in Otologic Surgery.

Objective: To compare observation of otologic surgery using a traditional operating microscope (OM) and a three-dimensional exoscope.

Study Design: Prospective, nonrandomized, noncontrolled study.

Setting: Tertiary care center.

Infectious causes and mimickers of meniere's disease.

Purpose Of Review: To review the evidence of a possible viral etiology of Meniere's disease, the role of antiviral therapy, as well as other infectious disease processes that may mimic Meniere's disease. Better understanding of the etiology of Meniere's disease and the role of various infectious disease processes may allow for more effective diagnosis and management.

Recent Findings: There is evidence that viral infections - to Herpes simplex virus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein Barr virus, influenza, adenovirus, Coxsackie virus B, and Varicella Zoster Virus - may be involved in the development of Meniere's disease, however the evidence is inconsistent and the underlying mechanism remains theoretical.