Adjuvant Migraine Medications in the Treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss. [PDF]
Objectives/hypothesisTo examine the hearing outcomes of patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) treated with oral and intratympanic (IT) steroid only or a combination of steroid and migraine treatment.
Abouzari, Mehdi +7 more
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Systemic corticosteroids for acute otitis media in children [PDF]
Background: Acute otitis media (AOM) is a common acute infection in children. Pain is its most prominent and distressing symptom. Antibiotics are commonly prescribed for AOM, although they have only a modest effect in reducing pain at two to three days.
Beller, Elaine M +6 more
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Human otoacariasis: a common outbreak in rubber growing belt of Karnataka. [PDF]
Background/Objective: Soft tick in the ear is a very common acute painful and distressing condition in the flowering months of October to March. It’s a common condition in the rubber growing belt of Sullia.The mouthparts of the tick grips firmly the skin
Appaji, Mohan +6 more
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Quality of life measurements for patients with chronic suppurative otitis media: Italian adaptation of "Chronic Ear Survey". La misura della qualità della vita in pazienti con otite media suppurativa cronica: adattamento in italiano del “Chronic Ear Survey” [PDF]
Il Chronic Ear Survey (CES) è una misura specifica della Qualità della Vita (QoL) nei pazienti affetti da Otite Media Suppurativa Cronica (CSOM). È un questionario composto da 13 domande che indagano frequenza, durata e severità dei sintomi associati a ...
FUSCONI, Massimo +4 more
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Extensive Tympanic Membrane Cholesteatoma with Marginal Perforation: An Unusual Case
The migration of squamous epithelium of external ear through a tympanic membrane perforation into the middle ear forms a cholesteatoma. But it is extremely a rare condition to observe extensive cholesteatoma on the medial surface of tympanic membrane ...
Erdal Sakalli +3 more
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Impact of swimming on chronic suppurative otitis media in Aboriginal children: a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Objectives: To measure the impact of 4 weeks of daily swimming on rates of ear discharge among Aboriginal children with a tympanic membrane perforation (TMP) and on the microbiology of the nasopharynx and middle ear.Design, setting and participants: A ...
Leach, Amanda J. +2 more
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Acute traumatic perforation of the tympanic membrane occupies a significant place in the structure of the pathology of the middle ear, since «persistent» perforation of the tympanic membrane is the main cause of chronic inflammation in the middle ear ...
A. V. Gurov +2 more
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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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Evaluation of Factors affecting Surgical Outcome of Tympanoplasty [PDF]
Introduction: Tympanoplasty is a standard procedure to repair tympanic membrane perforation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the results of tympanoplasty (hearing improvement and tympanic membrane closure rate) in patients suffering from chronic ...
Masoud Naderpour +3 more
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Iatrogenic insertion of impression mould into middle ear and mastoid and its retrieval after 9 years: a case report [PDF]
The magnitude of hearing loss in Pakistan is enormous. One in twelve children of Pakistan suffers from some form of hearing impairment. Many of them are unable to afford surgical procedures and resort to the use of cheap hearing aids fitted by untrained ...
Mohammad Sohail Awan +7 more
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