It is with great sadness in my heart that I announce the parting of a very special person. Yesterday, on 20 March 2019 Dr Herman Hamersma died peacefully at the age of 89 years. What an honour it was to have known such a man! Undoubtedly, he was one of the greatest ear-, nose-, and

Cochlear implants can cause vertigo. Cochlear implants can cause vertigo. Vertigo and imbalance occur in 25-74% of patients after cochlear implantation. According to Kubo et al (2001) about 50% of patients developed dizziness. It was further demonstrated by Hensel et al in 2018 that a linear increase in post cochlear implanted vertigo occurred with age.