OBJECTIVE To survey graduating residents or recent graduates of otolaryngology residency programs to evaluate their Otology/Neurotology (ON) experience in residency and discern if they had received adequate training in time to decide whether to pursue a fellowship in Otology or Neurotology. STUDY DESIGN Internet-based survey. METHODS A survey was distributed to all US otolaryngology residen...

Like the classical study of medical papyri, paleopathology uncovers interesting facts concerning ear diseases in ancient Egypt. Three paleopathologic sources are available for the study of ancient otologic disorders: skulls, mummified heads, and middle ear ossicles, all of which will be reviewed in this article. At the beginning of the 20th century, the first studies of skulls with mastoiditis ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~W Mr. N. SHAH, lecturer, Professorial Unit, the Institute of Laryngology and Otology, London W.C.1, writes: Myringotomy and aspiration of fluid from the middle ear is a common practice in otology. Children with fluid (serous or "glue ") are operated on under general anaesthesia with the aid of a Zeiss microscope. A glass suction cannula (see photograph) for aspiration of flu...

Traditionally, otologists have aimed to produce a clean, dry, safe ear with the best possible hearing result. More recently, "less invasively" has been added to this list of goals. The development of small-diameter, high-quality rigid endoscopes and high-definition video systems has made totally endoscopic, transcanal surgery a reality in adult otology and a possibility in pediatric otology. Th...