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A Multi‐Center Study of Ossiculoplasty Hearing Outcomes and a Grading Scale of Ear Environment Risk

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, Volume 135, Issue S2, Page S1-S11, April 2025.
This is a clinical article that analyzed data from a large multi‐institution database of ossiculoplasty outcomes to determine which ear environment risk factors independently are associated with postoperative hearing outcomes. The identified risk factors were utilized to create a novel ear environment risk‐weighted grading scale with risk groupings the
Michael B. Gluth   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinic manifestations in granulomatosis with polyangiitis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), formerly Wegener's granulomatosis (WG), is an uncommon immunologically mediated systemic small-vessel vasculitis that is pathologically characterised by an inflammatory reaction pattern (necrosis, granulomatous ...
De Vincentiis, Marco   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Effect of nasal balloon autoinflation in children with otitis media with effusion in primary care: an open randomized controlled trial

open access: yesCanadian Medical Association Journal, 2015
Background: Otitis media with effusion is a common problem that lacks an evidence-based nonsurgical treatment option. We assessed the clinical effectiveness of treatment with a nasal balloon device in a primary care setting. Methods: We conducted an open,
I. Williamson   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Effectiveness and Safety of Antibiotic Treatment in Healing Tympanic Membrane Perforation in Aboriginal Children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The objective of this systematic review is to determine whether or not antibiotic treatment is safe and effective in healing tympanic membrane (TM) perforation in Aboriginal children diagnosed with chronic suppurative otitis media and otitis media with ...
Rice, Shannon M.
core   +1 more source

Role of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux in the Pathogenesis of Otitis Media with Effusion.

open access: yesThe journal of international advanced otology, 2015
OBJECTIVE To determine whether there is an association between otitis media with effusion and laryngopharyngeal reflux in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study included 31 children with otitis media with effusion.
Mehmet Doğru   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Eosinophilic otitis media a literature review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Eosinophilic otitis media is actually a recent introduction. These patients may manifest with sudden hearing loss. There may be associated bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis. Diagnostic criteria of this condition are rather vague.
Thiagarajan, Balasubramanian
core   +1 more source

Relationship between Oral Anaerobic Bacteria and Otitis Media with Effusion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Objective: In this study hypothesing the translocation of oral bacteria from oropharynx into the middle ear cavity may be involved in the pathogenesis of otitis media with effusion (OME), we aimed to investigate the presence and similarity of ...
Ciftci, Sevgi   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Asynchronous video-otoscopy with a telehealth facilitator [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Objective: The study investigated whether video-otoscopic images taken by a telehealth clinic facilitator are sufficient for accurate asynchronous diagnosis by an otolaryngologist within a heterogeneous population.
Adeyemo, Adebolajo   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Phenotype Profiling and Allergy in Otitis-Prone Children

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2018
Background: Otitis-prone children can present some distinctive clinical patterns and although a number of known risk factors for recurrent acute otitis media (RAOM) are known, no dedicated epidemiological models have been developed to explain clinical ...
Sara Torretta   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Discerning Between Types of Otitis Media and Their Evidence Based Treatments: A Review for the Audiologist

open access: yes, 2015
Otitis media is an inflammatory pathology of the middle ear and middle ear mucosa which accounts for the majority of cases of childhood hearing loss diagnosed by audiologists.
Norowitz, Hadassah
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