Hearing loss leads to a host of cellular and synaptic changes in auditory brain areas that are
thought to give rise to auditory perception deficits such as temporal processing impairments…

Objectives/Hypothesis To review the fistula rate in irradiated patients undergoing salvage
laryngectomy, compare the effect of closure type on fistula rate, and examine possible …

Objective: The physical shape of cochlear implant (CI) arrays may impact hearing outcomes.
The goal of this study was to compare post-operative speech and melody perception …

Importance Supraglottoplasty is a common procedure performed without evidence-based
postoperative management plans. Patients are routinely admitted to the intensive care unit (…

In most bony fishes vertebral column strain during locomotion is almost exclusively in the
intervertebral joints, and when these joints move there is the potential to store and release …

Objective Identify barriers and facilitating factors in cochlear implant (CI) utilization by
comparing functional measures between CI candidates who undergo or forgo implantation. …

We present the case of a 10-year-old boy with the sudden onset of a large, painless left
neck mass. Findings on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and fine needle aspiration (FNA) …

Objectives/Hypothesis To determine the rate and predictors of electing for a second bilateral
myringotomy and tympanostomy tube placement (BMT) in children with recurrent acute otitis …

Objectives/Hypothesis Upper airway stimulation for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) via
implantable hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) reduces airway obstruction by selectively …

Study Objectives: The effectiveness of hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) in the treatment
of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) depends on the selective stimulation of nerve fibers that …