Subject: [AUDITORY] Steroids and Cochlear Implants From: Seba Ausili <000003a7d8413dce-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:12:47 -0500--Apple-Mail=_53174FDA-99C8-4C39-954A-619B230A25FF Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_DE574E0F-E342-41AE-A1E9-A8F56ECD509B" --Apple-Mail=_DE574E0F-E342-41AE-A1E9-A8F56ECD509B Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Dear Auditory List, This is a call for all cochlear implant surgeons around here! Steroid = use in cochlear implant surgeries has shown significant potential to = reduce inflammation and improve patient outcomes. However, practices = surrounding their use vary widely across centers. Understanding these = practices is vital to optimizing care and advancing best practices in = the field. Do you perform cochlear implant surgeries? If so, we would love to learn = about your approach.=20 Whether you incorporate steroids into your protocol, how you administer = them (preoperatively, intraoperatively, or postoperatively), and the = rationale behind your choices=E2=80=94your insights are invaluable. = Additionally, we are exploring interest in innovations such as = steroid-eluting electrodes to shape the future of cochlear implantation. The survey is completely anonymous and takes just 5 minutes to complete. = You can access it here: Take the Survey = <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/CHAtGGtZ0t__;!!KVu= 0SnhVq1hAFvslES2Y!IL3_zhcy46zXRSCLg6r-NFaHBiigJylyqxD8X0JoMCiqvNxGyxNGpfC7= 5-4haYGol9lHqDZVjknWRwZspCNlzYGL$> Thank you for your time and expertise. Your participation will = contribute to a broader understanding of best practices.=20 Please feel free to share this survey with colleagues who might also = provide valuable input. Best regards, Seba Ausili Research Scientist Department of Otolaryngology University of Miami= --Apple-Mail=_DE574E0F-E342-41AE-A1E9-A8F56ECD509B Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><p class=3D"p1" = style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; = line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; = font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; = font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; = font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; = font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: = rgb(14, 14, 14);">Dear Auditory List,</p><p class=3D"p2" style=3D"margin: = 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; = font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: = normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; = font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; = font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(14, 14, 14); min-height: = 17.2px;"><br></p><p class=3D"p1" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: = normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; = font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; = font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; = font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; = font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(14, 14, 14);">This is a call = for all cochlear implant surgeons around here! Steroid use in cochlear = implant surgeries has shown significant potential to reduce inflammation = and improve patient outcomes. However, practices surrounding their use = vary widely across centers. Understanding these practices is vital to = optimizing care and advancing best practices in the field.</p><p = class=3D"p2" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: = 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; = font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; = font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; = font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; = font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: = rgb(14, 14, 14); min-height: 17.2px;"><br></p><p class=3D"p1" = style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; = line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; = font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; = font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; = font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; = font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: = rgb(14, 14, 14);">Do you perform cochlear implant surgeries? If so, we = would love to learn about your approach. </p><p class=3D"p1" = style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; = line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; = font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; = font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; = font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; = font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: = rgb(14, 14, 14);">Whether you incorporate steroids into your protocol, = how you administer them (preoperatively, intraoperatively, or = postoperatively), and the rationale behind your choices=E2=80=94your = insights are invaluable. Additionally, we are exploring interest in = innovations such as steroid-eluting electrodes to shape the future of = cochlear implantation.</p><p class=3D"p2" style=3D"margin: 0px; = font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; = font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: = normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; = font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; = font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(14, 14, 14); min-height: = 17.2px;"><br></p><p class=3D"p1" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: = normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; = font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; = font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; = font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; = font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(14, 14, 14);">The survey is = completely <b>anonymous</b> and takes just <b>5 = minutes</b> to complete. You can access it here:</p><p class=3D"p1" = style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; = line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; = font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; = font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; = font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; = font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: = rgb(14, 14, 14);"><a = href=3D"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/CHAtGGtZ0t_= _;!!KVu0SnhVq1hAFvslES2Y!IL3_zhcy46zXRSCLg6r-NFaHBiigJylyqxD8X0JoMCiqvNxGy= xNGpfC75-4haYGol9lHqDZVjknWRwZspCNlzYGL$">Take the Survey</a></p><p = class=3D"p2" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: = 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; = font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; = font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; = font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; = font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: = rgb(14, 14, 14); min-height: 17.2px;"><br></p><p class=3D"p1" = style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; = line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; = font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; = font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; = font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; = font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: = rgb(14, 14, 14);">Thank you for your time and expertise. Your = participation will contribute to a broader understanding of best = practices. </p><p class=3D"p1" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: = normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; = font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; = font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; = font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; = font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(14, 14, 14);">Please feel = free to share this survey with colleagues who might also provide = valuable input.</p><p class=3D"p2" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: = normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; = font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; = font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; = font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; = font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(14, 14, 14); min-height: = 17.2px;"><br></p><p class=3D"p1" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: = normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; = font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; = font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; = font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; = font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(14, 14, 14);">Best = regards,</p><p class=3D"p1" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; = font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; = font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; = font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; = font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; = font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(14, 14, 14);">Seba = Ausili</p><p class=3D"p1" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; = font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; = font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; = font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; = font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; = font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(14, 14, 14);">Research = Scientist</p><p class=3D"p1" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; = font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; = font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; = font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; = font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; = font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; = font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgb(14, 14, 14);">Department of = Otolaryngology</p><p class=3D"p1" style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: = normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; = font-kerning: auto; 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