Objective Ventilation tube (VT) insertion is usually recommended before cochlear
implantation (CI) in pediatric cochlear implant candidates with recurrent acute otitis media …

Objective We aimed to evaluate the clinical findings of our cochlear implant (CI) patients with
otitis media with effusion (OME) and CI patients treated with ventilation tube (VT) for OME …

Objective To evaluate and compare children undergoing cochlear implantation (CI) with
myringotomy tubes (MT) placed preoperatively or intraoperatively to those without MT …

Objectives Cochlear implantation (CI) is a definitive treatment for profound hearing loss in
children and adults. Operating on an infected ear is considered a challenge. Hence, CI in …

Objective: To evaluate the intraoperative findings and post-operative complications
associated with patients who have current or history of myringotomy tubes undergoing a …

Background Posterior tympanotomy (PT) is an important step in cochlear implant (CI)
surgery, as it is the main access to the round window. Some CI candidates, especially …

Objective To evaluate the cochlear implant (CI) assessment pathway for children referred
through the newborn hearing screening programme (NHSP) and identify potential reasons …

In the February issue, a work entitled,''Middle fossa approach for cochlear
implantation,''Gawecki et al.(1) describe six patients implanted middle fossa to bypass …

Results A total of 369 patients were included, 195 (52.8%) were males and 174 (47.2%)
were females. The OME group consisted of 175 (47.4%) children with 92 (24.9%) males and …

Cochlear implants (CIs) are highly effective means of rehabilitating hearing loss that is too
severe to be managed with hearing aids. 1 Though once indicated only for adults with …