Frequency Dependence Hearing Loss Evaluation in Perforated Tympanic Membrane
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2017 Introduction Tympanic membrane perforation is a relatively common problem that predisposes patients to varying degrees of conductive hearing loss. Objective The objective of this study is to evaluate and analyze the frequency dependence ...
Mohammed Radef Dawood
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Giant petrous bone cholesteatoma: combined microscopic surgery and an adjuvant endoscopic approach [PDF]
, 2016 Petrous bone cholesteatomas (PBCs) are epidermoid cysts, which have developed in the petrous portion of the temporal bone and may be congenital or acquired.
Iannella, Giannicola +4 more
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Surgical intervention in middle-ear cholesterol granuloma [PDF]
, 2003 Eleven patients who had been surgically treated from 1988 to 1999 were retrospectively reviewed in order to evaluate the efŽcacy of ventilation tube insertion and mastoidectomy with, or without, mastoid obliteration for intractable middle-ear cholesterol
Maeta, Manabu +3 more
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Reduced middle ear infection with non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae, but not Streptococcus pneumoniae, after transition to 10-valent pneumococcal non-typeable H. influenzae protein D conjugate vaccine [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundIn October 2009, 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7: PrevenarTM Pfizer) was replaced in the Northern Territory childhood vaccination schedule by 10-valent pneumococcal Haemophilus influenzae protein D conjugate vaccine (PHiD-CV10 ...
Andrews, Ross M. +8 more
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Traumatic Brain Injury: The Signature Wound of the Iraq War [PDF]
, 2008 Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is the signature wound of the Iraq War. It can be caused by bullets or shrapnel hitting the head or neck, but also by the blast injuries that often result from mortar attacks or roadside bombs.
Vanessa Williamson
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Congenital cholesteatoma of the middle ear - uncommon clinical presentation [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction. Congenital cholesteatoma of the middle ear is un uncommon and yet not well-defined disease. Only few cases of cholesteatoma in the fossa ovalis with unusual clinical presentation have been reported in medical literature.
Arsović Nenad +4 more
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Temperature sensor technology [PDF]
, 2010 Human body temperature is of vital importance to the well being of the person and therefore it is routinely monitored to indicate the state of the person’s health.
Kyriacou, P. A.
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The Auditory and Vestibular Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury and the Role of the Audiologist on the Interdisciplinary Management Team [PDF]
, 2013 Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in disruption of normal brain function and the severity of injury can vary depending on the nature of the brain injury.
Wintrow, Stacy
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Ear care: an update for nurses (part 1) [PDF]
, 2017 A healthy ear is vital not just for hearing, but for balance and for full engagement with the community. In the first of two articles, Kat Millward reviews the anatomy of the ear, outlines methods of dealing with cerumen, and discusses methods of ...
Bickley LS +9 more
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Determining the Success Rate of a Modified Underlay Myringoplasty Technique
Armaghane Danesh Bimonthly Journal, 2012 Background & aim: Chronic otitis media surgery is the most common procedure in the field of otology in developing countries. Subtotal and total tympanic membrane perforation with inadequate anterior remnant is associated with higher rate of graft failure.
AH Faramarzi, SB Hashemi, AM Rajaee
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