Research in pediatric otolaryngology: an overview

Pediatric otolaryngology research, most of the time, relies on basic research in animals. This is especially evident when looking at the neonatal period on which this paper is mainly focused. Most of perinatal hearing pathologies are related to the existence of sensitive periods during development. Major improvements of evoked potential techniques have permitted early recognition of hearing losses. This paper also deals with problems involving secretory otitis media, laryngeal stenosis and drooling in crippled children. Finally, there is brief mention of future research domains: immunology and vestibular pathology.