Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 May 22. doi: 10.1002/ohn.799. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Cochlear implant (CI) electrode design has changed over time. Changes in intracochlear electrode design might influence the spread of neural activation along the auditory nerve and the number of independent channels. This study aimed to investigate...

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 May 20. doi: 10.1002/ohn.827. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To identify associations between cochleovestibular anatomy findings and hearing outcomes found in children with imaging evidence of an absent or hypoplastic cochlear nerve treated with cochlear implantation (CI).STUDY DESIGN: retrospective review.SETTING:...

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 May 20. doi: 10.1002/ohn.818. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: As cancer patients increasingly use chatbots, it is crucial to recognize ChatGPT's potential in enhancing health literacy while ensuring validation to prevent misinformation. This study aims to assess ChatGPT-3.5's capability to provide appropriate...

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 May 20. doi: 10.1002/ohn.764. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To develop and validate a deep learning algorithm for the automated segmentation of key temporal bone structures from clinical computed tomography (CT) data sets.STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study.SETTING: A total of 325 CT scans from a clinical...

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 May 20. doi: 10.1002/ohn.829. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Delayed facial nerve palsy (dFNP) secondary to head injury is definitely uncommon. Although the mechanism of immediate facial nerve paralysis is well-studied, its delayed presentation remains debated. Given the dearth of available information, we...

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 May 20. doi: 10.1002/ohn.817. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: In 2022, the Food and Drug Administration established a new regulatory category for over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss. Herein, we aim to better compare the safety and efficacy of these devices to that of prescription...