WebLog Journal of Head and Neck Surgery

Background: Neonatal and pediatric head and neck trauma presents unique diagnostic and management challenges due to anatomical immaturity, age specific injury patterns, and evolving mechanisms of trauma. Early literature highlighted the vulnerability of the pediatric airway and craniofacial skeleton, while contemporary studies emphasise imaging-based evaluation and multidisciplinary care.

Objective: To synthesise historical and contemporary…

Pulmonary Vascular Hypertension (PVH) in early childhood is uncommon and often overlooked when children present with acute severe wheeze. We report a complex case of a 2‑year‑old girl with colorectal motility disorder, micronutrient deficiencies, immune dysfunction, and recurrent viral‑induced wheeze who developed sudden severe respiratory distress. Her presentation mimicked status asthmaticus but was ultimately attributed to foreign body aspiration and unrecognised pulmonary vascular…

The first part of the paper provides a general overview of the paradigm for the hearing theory. Attention was drawn to the need for creating a new paradigm and to the problems with its acceptance. It is necessary to supply good documentary evidence for the big change between the old, recognised paradigm and the new one, based on new assumptions, new science and solid evidence. The second part briefly describes, in bullet points, the most important problems of Bekesy's travelling wave…