Otology/Neuro-otology is a well-defined subspecialty of Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat) practice that deals with conditions related to the ear and its neural pathways. The conditions include deafness, vertigo and giddiness, facial palsy, tinnitus, ear infections, acoustic neuromas, and skull-base tumours. There have been several recent advances in this...

The interest in medical publication continues to grow each year, and one of the reasons is that publications in highly regarded journals with rigorous peer-review processes provide the most reliable information for the management of our patients. In addition, for academic faculty, the quality and number of publications is...

Vertigo has been said to be the greatest “heartsink” symptom in medicine. That certainly is a possibility but every specialty has its similar conditions, and vertigo is no worse than low back ache or nocturnal cramps. However, the main reason for this problem is not the symptom but the...

The use of vestibular exercises to treat patients with persistent symptoms of positional vertigo and disequilibrium has been around for many years. The Cawthorne and Cooksey exercises, developed in the 1940s, consist of a series of eye, head and body movements aimed at treating patients with unilateral vestibular paresis...

About 1 in 1000 newborns have severe to profound hearing loss and about 5 in 1000 have lesser degrees of loss,1 which suggests that it is the most frequently occurring major birth defect. Unfortunately, for many babies, this disability remains undetected until it is too late to prevent undesirable...