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Endoscopic transtympanic Eustachian tube dilatation: An overview of evaluation methods and dilatation technique

open access: yesWorld Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2019
Endoscopic technique in patients undergoing chronic ear surgery allows visualization of protympanic (proximal) segment of the Eustachian tube (ET). The proximal cartilaginous ET is a common site of anatomical Obstruction in chronic otitis media and it is
Mustafa Kapadia   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Polymeric stents for the Eustachian tube: development and human cadaver study

open access: yesCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2020
Impairment of Eustachian tube function with nonsufficient ventilation of the middle ear is a main cause for chronic otitis media. To provide an effective and safe therapy, the innovative concept of Eustachian tube stenting was established.
Schümann Kerstin   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Eustachian tube dysfunctions due to mask among quarantined health-care professionals during COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesAdvances in Human Biology, 2022
Introduction: The most effective preventive measures against COVID-19 among health-care personnel (HCP) are personal protective equipment (PPE) and hand hygiene.
Rohit Kumar Phulsunga   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ear- and hearing-related impact on quality of life in children with cleft palate : development and pretest of a health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instrument

open access: yes, 2019
Objectives: To investigate to what extent middle ear problems and associated hearing loss affect quality of life (QoL) of children born with a cleft palate. Methods: Fifty-five children aged between 6 and 18 years, born with non-syndromic cleft palate +/
De Leenheer, Els   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Update on otitis media – prevention and treatment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion are common childhood disorders, a source of significant morbidity, and a leading cause of antibiotic prescription in primary health care.
Belfield, Katherine   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

A perspective from the Mesozoic: Evolutionary changes of the mammalian skull and their influence on feeding efficiency and high‐frequency hearing

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The complex evolutionary history behind modern mammalian chewing performance and hearing function is a result of several changes in the entire skeletomuscular system of the skull and lower jaw. Lately, exciting multifunctional 3D analytical methods and kinematic simulations of feeding functions in both modern and fossil mammals and their ...
Julia A. Schultz
wiley   +1 more source

Usefulness of image guidance in the surgical treatment of petrous apex cholesterol granuloma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The petrous apex is a pyramid-shaped structure, located medial to the inner ear and the intrapetrous segment of the internal carotid artery. Lesions of the petrous apex can be surgically treated through different surgical routes. Because of the important
A. Pietrantonio   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Adenotonsillar Microbiome Shifts in Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This study compares the microbiomes of adenoids and tonsils in pediatric OSAS patients and healthy controls using 16S rRNA sequencing. Significant differences were found in the tonsillar microbiome of OSAS patients, with lower alpha diversity and an overrepresentation of pathogenic genera like Haemophilus and Neisseria, while adenoid microbiomes showed
Oded Kraus   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Refractory otitis media with effusion due to eustachian tube sialolipoma inform consistent with eustachian tube inflammatory polyp: rare case presentation and literature review

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2022
Background Unilateral otitis media with effusion in adult patient is considered alarming finding needing a detailed examination of the nasopharynx. The lesions in this area ranged from benign to more destructive malignant pathologies.
Khalid Al Zaabi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

A STUDY ON CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA ACTIVE MUCOSAL TYPE WITH SINUSITIS AS FOCAL SEPSIS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
AIM : To establish the role of Sinusitis as Focal sepsis in Chronic Otitis media active mucosal disease, to emphasizethe need of proper diagnostic endoscopic evaluation and improvement in middle ear mucosal disease status afterfunctional endoscopic sinus
Gopalakrishnan, Shankaranarayanan   +1 more
core   +1 more source

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