OBJECTIVES To investigate interventions used in treating obstructive sleep apnea in neonates and infants and to report their efficacies. DESIGN Retrospective medical record review. SETTING Tertiary care children's hospital. PATIENTS Neonates and infants aged 0 to 12 months at the time of obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis by polysomnography. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Demographic data, comorb...

Background: We are taught that cholesteatoma occurs due to tympanic membrane retraction that is usually secondary to eustachian tube dysfunction. Many children with poor eustachian tube dysfunction get tubes, which has been described as an independent cause of cholesteatoma. Objective: To describe the risk factors for cholesteatoma in children with tympanostomy types. Design: Retrospective revi...

Dear Editor, I read with enthusiasm the article entitled "Comparison of Adenoidectomy and Myringotomy with and without Tube Placement in the Short Term Hearing Status of Children with Otitis Media with Effusion" by Drs. Shishegar and Hoghoghi, which was published in IJMS 2007; 32:168-171. I think there are grave misconceptions and doubtful materials in the article. I also disagree with some of ...