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Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, 2022 Introduction Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) is the commonest cause of hearing difficulty and one of the most frequent reasons for elective admission to the hospital for surgery during childhood.
Sirshak Dutta +4 more
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Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2014 INTRODUCTION: Several biomaterials can be used in ear surgery to pack the middle ear or support the graft. The absorbable gelatin sponge is the most widely used, but it may produce fibrosis and impair ventilation of the middle ear.
Débora Lopes Bunzen +4 more
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Middle ear reconstruction with a flexible prosthesis
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2017 The middle ear plays a crucial role in the quality of hearing. This complex construct performs different tasks like the protection against large air pressure input, the transmission of sound and its adaption to the inner ear impedance.
Stoppe Thomas +5 more
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Clinical Approaches for Understanding the Expression Levels of Pattern Recognition Receptors in Otitis Media with Effusion [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2011 ObjectivesBacterial infections in the normally sterile environment of the middle ear cavity usually trigger host immune response, whereby the innate immune system plays a dominant role as the host's first line of defense.
So Yoon Lee +3 more
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Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2017 Objective: To describe an improvised optical myringotomy knife essential in creation of an incision in a myringotomy simulator. Methods: Study Design: Instrumental Innovation Setting: Tertiary Private Hospital Subject ...
Rozelle O. De Leon, Jay Pee M. Amable
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Incidence and Determinants of Ventilation Tubes in Denmark. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Many children are treated for recurrent acute otitis media and middle ear effusion with ventilation tubes (VT). The objectives are to describe the incidence of VT in Denmark during 1997-2011 from national register data, furthermore, to analyze the ...
Tine Marie Pedersen +4 more
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Oral seeding and niche-adaptation of middle ear biofilms in health
Biofilm, 2021 The entrenched dogma of a sterile middle ear mucosa in health is incongruent with its periodic aeration and seeding with saliva aerosols. To test this, we sequenced 16S rRNA-V4 amplicons from otic secretions collected at the nasopharyngeal orifice of the
Joo-Young Lee +3 more
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Trials, 2020 Background Otitis media with effusion is the major cause of acquired hearing problems in children. Some of the affected children need surgery with ventilation tubes in the tympanic membrane to reduce ear complaints and to improve hearing, middle ear ...
Bjarne Austad +5 more
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A Comprehensive Study of Ventilation Tube Insertion in Tympanic Membrane in Sari, Iran 2011-2017
Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2021 Background and purpose: Tympanostomy surgery and ventilation tube (VT) placement are reliable methods to reduce the complications of eustachian tube dysfunction and inadequate middle ear ventilation.
Payam Habibipour +3 more
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Factors Affecting the Extrusion Rate of Ventilation Tubes [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2010 ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to determine the various factors that affect the extrusion rate of ventilation tubes (VTs), including the nature of the middle ear effusion.MethodsA retrospective chart review of 82 pediatric patients (177 ears ...
Chang Myeon Song +3 more
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