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Optical Coherence Tomography for the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Human Otitis Media [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
We report the application of optical coherence tomography (OCT) to the diagnosis and evaluation of otitis media (OM). Whereas conventional diagnostic modalities for OM, including standard and pneumatic otoscopy, are limited to visualizing the surface of ...
Boppart   +31 more
core   +1 more source

Bromelain Supplementation in the Management of Otitis Media with Effusion in Children

open access: yesChildren
Background/Objectives: The respiratory system is prone to infectious diseases, especially in children below five years of age. Upper respiratory tract infections in children are often associated with Eustachian tube dysfunction and complicated by otitis ...
Francesco Martines   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of palatoplasty on hearing ability of nonsyndromic cleft palate patients: A prospective clinical study

open access: yesJournal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies, 2017
Introduction: Cleft palate patients suffer from many comorbidities, otitis media with effusion being one of them. There is a universal consensus regarding the presence of hearing impairment in such patients.
Anuj Jain   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early postoperative complications in children with secretory otitis media after tympanostomy tube insertion in the Military Medical Academy during 2000-2009 [PDF]

open access: yesVojnosanitetski Pregled, 2012
Background/Aim. Secretory otitis media (SOM) is a chronic, nonpurulent inflammation of the middle ear, characterized by a long-term presence of liquids of different density in the middle ear for at least three consecutive months, different degrees of ...
Erdoglija Milan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Somatic tinnitus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Modulation of tinnitus characteristics such as pitch and loudness has been extensively described following movements of the head, neck and limbs, vertical or horizontal eye gaze, pressure on myofascial trigger points, cutaneous stimulation of the hands ...
CIALENTE, FABRIZIO   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

An undergraduate Otolaryngology curriculum comparison in the United Kingdom using a Curriculum Evaluation Framework [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Objective: 1.To compare undergraduate Otolaryngology curricula in the United Kingdom. 2.To develop a tool which would allow undergraduate specialty curricula to be compared.Design: Development of a Curriculum Evaluation Framework and survey.Setting: UK ...
Carr   +18 more
core   +2 more sources

Evaluation of the Impact of Optical Coherence Tomography on Pediatrician Otologic Examination Judgment

open access: yesOTO Open, 2023
Accurate diagnosis of otitis media is imperative to judicious antibiotic prescription. Visualization of the tympanic membrane and accurate identification of middle ear effusion with standard otoscopy is inherently challenging in pediatrics, especially in
Malinda S. Teague, Ryan M. Nolan
doaj   +1 more source

Hearing-related problems in children with cleft palate: A single-center cross-sectional study in the sub-Himalayan population

open access: yesJournal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies, 2023
Purpose: Cleft palate is known to cause recurrent otitis media with hearing loss. Various studies have stated the incidence of middle ear disease in patients with cleft palate is around 90%. The anomalous position of the Eustachian tubes in patients with
Vishal Mago   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Video otoscopy as a diagnostic tool for canine otoacariasis

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Canine otoacariasis, or otodectic mange, is a common parasitic disorder of dogs' ear canals caused by the mite Otodectes cynotis. Infestation can be detected through diverse protocols of varying sensitivity.
Clarissa Pimentel de Souza   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hearing loss increases with size but not site of tympanic membrane perforation in Aboriginal Australian children in remote locations

open access: yesLaryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2022
Objective To investigate the effect of size, site, and activity of tympanic membrane (TM) perforation on hearing loss (HL) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) children. Design Observational study.
Jack Morris   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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