Establishment of novel immortalized middle ear cell lines as models for otitis media.

Objective: Otitis media (OM) is among the most frequently diagnosed pediatric diseases in the US. Despite the significant public health burden of OM and the contribution research in culture models has made to understanding its pathobiology, a singular immortalized human middle ear epithelial (MEE) cell line exists (HMEEC-1, adult-derived). We previously developed MEE cultures from pediatric patients with non-inflamed MEE (PCI), recurrent OM (ROM), or OM with effusion (OME) and demonstrated differences in their baseline inflammatory cytokine expression and response to stimulation with an OM-relevant pathogen lysate and cytokines.

Demographic differences in the treatment of unilateral vocal fold paralysis.

Objective: To determine the impact of patient demographics and social determinants of health on treatment pathways for unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) at a tertiary laryngology clinic.

Study Design: Retrospective medical record review.

Methods: Patient demographics (age, gender, race, ethnicity, and insurance status) were extracted for adults diagnosed with UVFP between 2009 and 2019.

Analysis of socioeconomic factors in laryngology clinic utilization for treatment of dysphonia.

Objective: To evaluate the association between patient socioeconomic and demographic factors and tertiary care utilization for dysphonia in a localized metropolitan area of the American Midwest.

Methods: Multivariate regression analysis was used to correlate patient demographics and population level data (e.g.