Audiology is a challenging and expanding field of clinical science and technology, involving the study of hearing and balance. As a healthcare profession, audiology also involves assessment, management and therapeutic rehabilitation of people with hearing and balance problems and associated disorders. This includes patients of all ages from newborns and children through to working adults and the elderly. Journal of Otology & Rhinology is a peer reviewed journal which maintains high standards of all the published articles covering the fields of Otology, Rhinology, Otolaryngology, Audiology and Head and Neck Surgery. The journal aims to be the standard-bearer in otolaryngology research and surgery.