Taste and olfaction in middle ear surgery [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess pre- and postoperative taste ability in patients undergoing middle ear surgery for otosclerosis or chronic otitis media.
CIOFALO, Andrea +6 more
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Prevalence and determinants of Otitis Media in children 1 to 6 years of age: An analytical cross-sectional study [PDF]
Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of Otitis Media; and to assess the risk factors for Otitis media in children aged one to six years of age.
Ghandi Mariappan +2 more
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Impact of swimming on chronic suppurative otitis media in Aboriginal children: a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Objectives: To measure the impact of 4 weeks of daily swimming on rates of ear discharge among Aboriginal children with a tympanic membrane perforation (TMP) and on the microbiology of the nasopharynx and middle ear.Design, setting and participants: A ...
Leach, Amanda J. +2 more
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The sensitivity pattern of ciprofloxacin and amoxicillin in chronic suppurative otitis media [PDF]
Introduction: In both poor and developed countries, chronic suppurative otitis media affects 1-46 percent of the population. The incidence of chronic suppurative otitis media is much higher in Indonesia due to various of factors, including poor ...
Kurniawan, Muhammad +3 more
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IntroductionâChronic otitis media is a widely prevalent condition in developing countries and is a cause of correctable hearing loss. The most frequent ossicular chain defect found during surgery for chronic otitis media has been a discontinuity of the ...
Nazrin Hameed +4 more
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Reduced middle ear infection with non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae, but not Streptococcus pneumoniae, after transition to 10-valent pneumococcal non-typeable H. influenzae protein D conjugate vaccine [PDF]
BackgroundIn October 2009, 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7: PrevenarTM Pfizer) was replaced in the Northern Territory childhood vaccination schedule by 10-valent pneumococcal Haemophilus influenzae protein D conjugate vaccine (PHiD-CV10 ...
Andrews, Ross M. +8 more
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Background: Otitis media is an inflamation of middle ear, it is either acute or chronic,chronic may be otitis media with effusion(intact tympanic membrane) or may be chronic suppuratve otitis media(there is a perforation in the eardrum)which is ...
Nasser Khalil Muhammed +1 more
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Otopathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Enters and Survives Inside Macrophages [PDF]
Otitis media (OM) is a broad term describing a group of infectious and inflammatory disorders of the middle ear. Despite antibiotic therapy, acute OM can progress to chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) characterized by ear drum perforation and ...
Blackwelder, Patricia +9 more
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Background: Otitis media is a group of complex inflammatory disorders affecting the middle ear, which can be acute or chronic. Otitis externa is an inflammation on the skin of the external auditory canal usually associated with secondary ...
Maha Mohammed +3 more
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ACUTE OTITIS EXTERNA AS SEEN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA TEACHING HOSPITAL, ENUGU. [PDF]
Aim: is to evaluate clinical features of AOE diagnosed in and to update the previous study from our facility.Methods: A prospective, clinical and laboratory study in a tertiary health facilityResults: A total of 3793 consecutive patients that attended ...
Ezeanolue, Basil +3 more
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