[The effect of cochlear implantation on voice development].

Objectives: The effect of cochlear implantation on voice development in prelingually deaf children was investigated.

Patients And Methods: The study included 60 prelingually deaf children (28 girls, 32 boys; mean age 68 months; range 37 to 128 months) who underwent cochlear implantation. Voice analyses were made between 6 to 21 months after the first fitting and six months after the baseline.

[Long-term results of functional surgery for attic cholesteatoma].

Objectives: We evaluated the long-term results of functional surgery for attic cholesteatoma.

Patients And Methods: In this study, we presented the results of 81 patients (42 males 39 females; mean age 34 years; range 8 to 59 years) who underwent functional surgical techniques for attic cholesteatomas between January 1992 and January 1998. All the patients were followed-up for at least five years.