This is the first report on tracheostomy related quality of life in noncancer patients conducted with specific psychological questionnaires.

This is the first large series that focuses on the clinical behavior, complications, and treatment of ISS.

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To identify mutations in the SLC26A4 gene in individuals with nonsyndromic hearing loss and enlarged vestibular aqueduct, to design a predicted model of the pendrin protein, and to characterize novel mutations by means of localization in mammalian cells and effect of the mutation on the predicted model. Design: Validation of the mutation by its exclusion in more than 300 individuals with normal hearing.