Challenges in management as codeine use falls under scrutiny.

The Society for Middle Ear Disease aims to promote public and professional awareness of the importance of otitis media as a major health problem.
A new study again raises the issue of cancer risk with CT scan usage.
Evidence regarding the addition of antiherpetic medications to high-dose steroid therapy in the treatment of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
The clinical decision to treat or not to treat children with AOM remains controversial.
A new study suggests the procedure can be safe for infants, and yield profound improvements in auditory outcomes.
A 42-year-old male was recently fitted for occupational ear molds to protect him from excessive noise exposure at work and further hearing loss. During the fitting, he experienced severe, sudden otalgia and vertigo and complained that hearing loss in the left ear, his better-hearing ear, had worsened.
Procedures that now represent the cutting edge of cochlear implant (CI) surgery.