1 Consulting Editor, Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, President, American Otological Society, Past President, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Partner, ENT & Allergy Associates, LLP, Clinical Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra-Northwell, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 18 East 48th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10017, USA. Electronic address: ssc@nyotology.com.