Achieving Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Human Cochlea.

Objective: To determine temperature and duration of cooling necessary for achieving cochlear mild therapeutic hypothermia (MTH) via ear canal cooling using cool water and earmold attached to a Peltier device.

Study Design And Setting: Human temporal bone lab study performed at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Interventions: Cochlear cooling via the ear canal using water irrigation and an earmold attached to a Peltier device.

Otologic and Audiologic Considerations for COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a number of considerations for otolaryngology; anosmia and ageusia in particular have gained significant attention. Here we present considerations in regard to treatment with quinine-derived drugs and the influence of masks on communication.

A Simple Technique for Droplet Control During Mastoid Surgery.

This case-control study seeks to devise and evaluate a drape system to control the droplet spray during mastoidectomy.

The Cervical Vestibular-Evoked Myogenic Potentials (cVEMPs) Recorded Along the Sternocleidomastoid Muscles During Head Rotation and Flexion in Normal Human Subjects.

Tone burst-evoked myogenic potentials recorded from tonically contracted sternocleidomastoid muscles (SCM) (cervical VEMP or cVEMP) are widely used to assess the vestibular function. Since the cVEMP response is mediated by the vestibulo-collic reflex (VCR) pathways, it is important to understand how the cVEMPs are determined by factors related to either the sensory components (vestibular end organs) or the motor components (SCM) of the VCR pathways. Compared to the numerous studies that have investigated effects of sound parameters on the cVEMPs, there are few studies that have examined effects of SCM-related factors on the cVEMPs.