Otorrhagia bleeding due to leech bite
Advanced Biomedical Research, 2012 Leeches are blood-sucking hermaphroditic parasites that attach to vertebrate hosts, bite through the skin, and suck out blood. When leeches feed, they secrete an anticoagulant (hirudin), which helps them get a full meal of blood. This is the first report
Narges Askari, Afrooz Eshaghian
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Capillary hemangioma of the external ear canal in a pediatric patient: A case report
Otolaryngology Case Reports, 2022 Pediatric external auditory canal hemangioma is extremely rare. Owing to its rarity, patients may be misdiagnosed and biopsy may result in significant blood loss.
Tosapohn Wisupagan +1 more
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Application of high resolution computer tomography in external ear canal cholesteatoma diagnosis
Journal of Otology, 2018 Objective: To evaluate High Resolution Computer Tomography (HRCT) in the diagnosis of external ear canal cholesteatoma. Methods: In this retrospective study, HRCTs of 27 patients with external ear canal cholesteatoma were reviewed.
Yubin Chen, Peng Li
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Human otoacariasis: a common outbreak in rubber growing belt of Karnataka. [PDF]
, 2013 Background/Objective: Soft tick in the ear is a very common acute painful and distressing condition in the flowering months of October to March. It’s a common condition in the rubber growing belt of Sullia.The mouthparts of the tick grips firmly the skin
Appaji, Mohan +6 more
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Effect of cochlear implant electrode insertion on middle-ear function as measured by intra-operative laser Doppler vibrometry [PDF]
, 2009 Hypothesis: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of cochlear implant electrode insertion on middle-ear low frequency function in humans.Background: Preservation of residual low frequency hearing with addition of electrical speech ...
Bamiou, DE +6 more
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Features in geometric receiver shapes modelling bat-like directivity patterns [PDF]
, 2015 The directional properties of bat ears as receivers is a current area of interest in ultrasound research. This paper presents a new approach to analyse the relationship between morphological features and acoustical properties of the external ear of bat ...
Andrews, Heather +5 more
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Exostoses of external ear canal
Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2008 Objectives:To evaluate (1) patients with external ear canal exostoses by age, sex and participating in water activities; (2) it’s influence to hearing loss; to determine the relationship between the obstruction of external auditory canal and (3) the ...
Viktorija RimasAuskaité +1 more
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Micro-endoscopic ear anatomy of guinea pig applied to experimental surgery [PDF]
, 2014 PURPOSE:To describe topographic and endoscopic anatomy of guinea pig ear for development of surgical approaches in experimental studies.METHODS:Experimental study. Eight adult guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) were used in this study.
Andrade, José Santos Cruz de +6 more
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Association of drug treatments in pregnant women with the risk of external ear congenital abnormalities in their offspring: a population-based case-control study [PDF]
, 2014 The objective of this study was to evaluate the possible association of drug treatments in pregnant women with a higher risk of congenital abnormalities of the external ear, particularly microtia/anotia, in their children.
Bánhidy Ferenc +2 more
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Bilateral external ear canal Frey’s syndrome: a rare disease
The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2020 Background Frey’s syndrome is a socially embarrassing condition commonly involving preauricular area after parotidectomy surgery or trauma to the face. Frey’s syndrome over the external ear canal without a prior history of trauma or surgery is extremely ...
Boon Chin Te, Asma Abdullah
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