Quality assessment of expert answers to lay questions about cystic fibrosis from various language zones in Europe: the ECORN-CF project [PDF]
, 2012 Background: The European Centres of Reference Network for Cystic Fibrosis (ECORN-CF) established an Internet forum which provides the opportunity for CF patients and other interested people to ask experts questions about CF in their mother language.
Bradley, Judy +7 more
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A Multi‐Center Study of Ossiculoplasty Hearing Outcomes and a Grading Scale of Ear Environment Risk
The 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
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Impacts of multiple stressors on bumblebee queens [PDF]
, 2002 OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess the effect of a topical decongestant on eustachian tube function in children with ventilation tubes because of persistent otitis media with effusion.
Baron, Gemma +2 more
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Enhancing Mucus Flow and Clearance by Grafting Zwitterionic Hydrogel Films to Luminal Surfaces
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, Volume 10, Issue 2, April 2025.Zwitterionic hydrogel films on typical medical materials reduce resistance to mucus flow, increase mucus discharge, and may facilitate faster clearance of dried mucus. These effects are most pronounced on tubes of larger diameter. ABSTRACT Objective To determine the effects of zwitterionic hydrogel films on mucus contact angles, flow, and stasis with ...
Ryan Horne +4 more
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Increased percentage of T cells with the expression of CD127 and CD132 in hypertrophic adenoid in children with otitis media with effusion [PDF]
, 2012 The hypertrophic adenoid may promote chronic suppurative otitis media in children as it fulfills its immune function. The number of lymphocytes in the adenoid and their cooperation in the immune response depend of on their proliferation and migration to ...
B Żelazowska-Rutkowska +28 more
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Phenotype Profiling and Allergy in Otitis-Prone Children
Frontiers 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
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New horizons: otitis media research in Australia [PDF]
, 2009 Otitis media affects nearly all children worldwide. Despite an enormous amount of research, our understanding of this common condition continues to be challenged. New pathogens involved in otitis media are still being identified.
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, 2016 Otitis media (OM) or middle ear inflammation is a spectrum of diseases, including acute otitis media (AOM), otitis media with effusion (OME; ‘glue ear’) and chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM).
Casselbrant, ML +6 more
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The Incidence of Otitis Media with Effusion in Children Admitted for Adenoidectomy or Adenotonsillectomy [PDF]
, 1960 Henry D. Rentschler, Abraham A. King
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Audiological Investigation of Otitis Media in Children with Atopy [PDF]
, 2011 Otitis media (OM) describes an inflammatory process within the middle ear space that is generally associated with accumulation of fluid and which may lead to hearing loss, learning difficulties and delay of language development. The pathogenesis of OM is
BENTIVEGNA, Daniela Linda +1 more
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