Magnet migration in a cochlear implantee - a serendipitous diagnosis.

The successful outcome of a cochlear implant habilitation program depends upon a multitude of vital factors, including the avid cooperation of the cochlear implantee, committed participation of the parents/family members and total dedication of the habilitation team of implant audiologists and auditory verbal therapists. In a rare situation, where the implantee's performance is suboptimal or poor inspite of successful implantation, anxious moments engulf the parents and the implant team, with the morbid fear of a device failure lingering at the back of their minds. We report such an incident in a 13-year-old cochlear implantee, who was an excellent cochlear implant performer for 8 years, following which she had rapid deterioration of her auditory verbal skills within the next few weeks.

Balloon sinuplasty - the first Indian experience.

The surgical management of sinusitis was revolutionized worldwide with the advent of the rigid Hopkins rod nasal endoscopes three decades ago. The traditional Messerklinger technique, was thus propagated worldwide by Prof. Stammberger, from the University of Graz in Austria and has come into vogue as functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS).