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Conservative Treatment of Epistaxis: Comparing Oxytetracycline with Sodium Pentaborate Pentahydrate

Bagcilar Medical Bulletin, 2020
Objective:In daily practice, the treatment of epistaxis is generally conservative. Surgical options, which are rarely used, also exist. However, a gold standard treatment option - especially one that is easily applied without need for specialist ...
Ayşe Sezim Şafak, Fikrettin Şahin
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Pure-tone audiometry without bone-conduction thresholds: using the digits-in-noise test to detect conductive hearing loss

International Journal of Audiology, 2020
Objective: COVID-19 has been prohibitive to traditional audiological services. No- or low-touch audiological assessment outside a sound-booth precludes test batteries including bone conduction audiometry.
Karina C. De Sousa, C. Smits, D. Moore, H. Myburgh, D. Swanepoel   +4 more
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Screening methods for age-related hearing loss in older patients with cancer: A review of the literature [PDF]

, 2018
© 2018 by the authors. As people grow older, they may experience loss in hearing sensitivity. Age-related hearing loss may negatively affect the patient's quality of life as it may lead to social isolation. In older patients with cancer, hearing loss can
Boterberg, T., Cool, L., Debruyne, P.R., Lefebvre, T., Lycke, M., Schofield, Patricia, Van Eygen, K.   +6 more
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Screening for Hearing Impairment in Older Adults by Smartphone-Based Audiometry, Self-Perception, HHIE Screening Questionnaire, and Free-Field Voice Test: Comparative Evaluation of the Screening Accuracy With Standard Pure-Tone Audiometry

JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2020
Background Hearing impairment is the most frequent sensory deficit in humans, affecting more than 360 million people worldwide. In fact, hearing impairment is not merely a health problem, but it also has a great impact on the educational performance ...
Lok Yee Joyce Li, Shin-Yi Wang, Cheng-Jung Wu, Cheng-Yu Tsai, Te-Fang Wu, Yaoh-Shiang Lin   +5 more
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Simultaneous Contralateral Vestibular Schwannoma and Middle Ear Paraganglioma Tumor [PDF]

, 2017
To the best of our knowledge, only 2 cases of a simultaneous contralateral vestibular schwannoma (VS) and middle ear paraganglioma (MEP) have previously been reported in literature.
Barbara, M, Covelli, E, Fabiani, V, Filippi, C, Monini, S, Trasimeni, Guido, Volpini, L   +6 more
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Validity of hearing screening using hearTest smartphone-based audiometry: performance evaluation of different response modes

International Journal of Audiology, 2020
Objective: To investigate the validity of hearing screening with hearTest smartphone-based audiometry and to specify test duration addressing the two response modes and hearing loss criteria.
A. Corona, Silvia Ferrite, T. Bright, S. Polack   +3 more
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A web-based audiometry database system

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2014
To establish a real-time, web-based, customized audiometry database system, we worked in cooperation with the departments of medical records, information technology, and otorhinolaryngology at our hospital.
Chung-Hui Yeh, Sung-Tai Wei, Tsung-Wen Chen, Ching-Yuang Wang, Ming-Hsui Tsai, Chia-Der Lin   +5 more
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User-Operated Audiometry Project (UAud) – Introducing an Automated User-Operated System for Audiometric Testing Into Everyday Clinic Practice

Frontiers in Digital Health, 2021
Hearing loss is the third leading cause of years lived with disability. It is estimated that 430 million people worldwide are affected, and the number of cases is expected to increase in the future. There is therefore increased pressure on hearing health
Christos Sidiras, Raul Sanchez-Lopez, Raul Sanchez-Lopez, Ellen Raben Pedersen, Chris Bang Sørensen, Jacob Nielsen, Jesper Hvass Schmidt, Jesper Hvass Schmidt, Jesper Hvass Schmidt   +8 more
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Requirements for cabin crew medical examinations and assessments [PDF]

, 2015
The aim of the current study is to review current regulations relatively to medical requirements necessary to achieve suitability to fly of the cabin crew. There are three classes of flight crew medical standards and licensing. A first class medical
Di Folco, Francesco, Feltrin, Gianpietro, Sernia, Sabina, Unim, BRIGID ANDOUNIMYE   +3 more
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Tablet and web-based audiometry to screen for hearing loss in adults with cystic fibrosis

Thorax, 2020
Introduction Individuals with chronic lung disease (eg, cystic fibrosis (CF)) often receive antimicrobial therapy including aminoglycosides resulting in ototoxicity.
A. Vijayasingam, E. Frost, J. Wilkins, L. Gillen, P. Premachandra, K. Mclaren, D. Gilmartin, L. Picinali, A. Vidal‐Diez, S. Borsci, M. Ni, Wai Y Tang, Wai Y Tang, D. Morris-Rosendahl, D. Morris-Rosendahl, J. Harcourt, C. Elston, N. Simmonds, N. Simmonds, A. Shah, A. Shah   +20 more
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