Objective. To describe the importance of Usher syndrome and its clinical implications in different patients with auditory and visual pathology, prioritizing its diagnosis, approach and treatment. Methods. A literature search was performed in PubMed, SciELO, ScienceDirect databases, prioritizing the updated literature of meta-analysis, observational studies, review articles and systematic reviews, in English or Spanish, published in the last 5 years, in which the relationship between Usher syndrome and visual and auditory alterations was evaluated, with the aim of describing its importance, diagnosis and treatment. Results. Different studies evidence the direct relationship between Usher syndrome and visual and hearing loss, associating it to multiple genetic malformations. Treatment is focused on rehabilitation therapy that allows the individual to adapt to the environment and reduce oth...

Cholesteatoma is a soft-looking, compressible mass mainly associated with hypoacusis. Its diagnosis is made by otoscopy, but if the physical examination is not conclusive, radiological studies should be performed. Its presentation is infrequent; thus, the incidence of acquired cholesteatoma per year in Colombia is 3/100000 children and 9.2/100000 adults. It is important in the evaluations that each health personnel can recognize it and refer it, allowing early surgical intervention to avoid invasive clinical pictures that can increase the possibility of complications. Our objective was to describe the importance of cholesteatoma with its clinical implications in different patients with auditory pathology, which allows to understand the importance of timely diagnosis. A literature search was performed in PubMed and Scielo databases, oriented towards updated and relevant articles in Englis...