Prevalence of middle ear effusion (MEE) and other middle ear problems among apparently healthy children in some selected primary schools in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria [PDF]
Middle ear effusion (MEE) is the commonest ear problem affecting children less than 6 years and is a threat to deafness which is common in our environment. Tympanometry is used to determine MEE and other problems of the middle ear.
Tukur, A.R. +3 more
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Evaluation of the association between dental caries status and middle ear effusion in preschool children in Rasht City [PDF]
Background and Aim: Considering the effect of middle ear infection and dental caries on the children’s quality of life and ability to grow and thrive, high prevalence rates of these diseases in children, we conducted this study to evaluate the ...
Mir Mohammad Jalali +2 more
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Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Benjamin Black +4 more
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Role of IgE in Eosinophilic Otitis Media
: Eosinophilic otitis media (EOM) is an intractable otitis media characterized by the presence of a highly viscous yellow effusion containing eosinophils.
Yukiko Iino
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Relationship between cleft palate width and otitis media
Objectives To investigate the relationship between cleft width and otitis media (OM) and to determine whether a wide cleft palate (CP) is a risk factor of the incidence, type, amount of middle ear effusion, and prolonged morbidity in OM.
Ai Yoshitomi +4 more
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Middle ear effusion from metastatic carcinoma of the breast [PDF]
Carcinoma of the breast can metastasise to many organs. Metastasis to the temporal bone is rare and even when it does, it would usually spread to other parts of the body.
Okpala, NC, Nigam, A
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Tympanostomy Tube Complication in Otitis Media with Effusion
Background: Otitis media with effusion is characterized by accumulation of fluid in the middle ear in absence of acute inflammation and it is the most common cause of acquired hearing loss in children, and may negatively affect language development ...
Ghassan Hassan Rahim
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Flexibility within the middle ears of vertebrates [PDF]
Introduction and aims: Tympanic middle ears have evolved multiple times independently among vertebrates, and share common features. We review flexibility within tympanic middle ears and consider its physiological and clinical implications.
Mason, Matthew J. +3 more
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Decreased Pattern-Recognition Receptor-Mediated Cytokine mRNA Expression in Obese Children With Otitis Media With Effusion [PDF]
ObjectivesTo assess innate and humoral immune responses in middle ear effusion of obese pediatric patients with otitis media with effusion (OME).MethodsWe evaluated 219 children with OME, of whom 21 were obese and 198 were non-obese.
Youn Jung Kim +7 more
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Middle ear osteoma causing Eustachian tube obstruction: A case report and literature review
Middle ear osteoma is an extremely rare benign tumor of the middle ear. Due to its very slow growth rate and benign nature, osteoma of the middle ear can be found incidentally without causing any symptoms.
Dastan Temirbekov, Cengiz Celikyurt
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