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Auditory Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Orthognathic Surgery: An Analysis of Middle Ear Disease. [PDF]
Abstract Objective To characterize postoperative Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) and middle ear pathology following Le Fort I osteotomy. Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Single tertiary care center. Methods Patients who underwent Le Fort I (LF1) osteotomy between 2000 and 2022 were identified using CPT codes.
Hughes SE +4 more
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Establishing New Pediatric Thresholds for Digits-In-Noise Testing. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objective To determine if specific pediatric diagnostic criteria exist to determine the presence of conductive hearing loss (CHL) digits in noise (DIN) tablet testing in children. Methods One hundred forty nine children aged 3–18 underwent a conventional audiogram, followed by an otolaryngologist examination and tablet‐based digits in noise ...
McBride M +12 more
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Prevalence rate of hearing loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common chronic inflammatory disorder that can be associated with some hearing impairments. Hence, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence rate of hearing loss (HL) in RA patients.
Simin Almasi +3 more
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Prevalence of Asymptomatic Otitis Media with Effusion in Children with Adenoid Hypertrophy and its Relation to Adenoid Size: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Introduction: Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) occurs as a sequelae of adenoid hypertrophy. But most often hearing loss due to OME goes unnoticed in children. This causes poor cognitive development, inattention and thus poor scholastic performance. Aim:
Sherin Maria Augustian +2 more
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The benefit of tympanometry for certain ear diseases
Tympanometry is an objective test measure the mobility (compliance) of the tympanic membrane as a function of applied air pressure in external canal, It is particularly useful in assessing the secretory otitis media during childhood.
Hussam Salman +2 more
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Objective Documentation of middle ear pressure at different stages of balloon Eustachian tuboplasty and assessing risk of barotrauma with this procedure.
Roya Azadarmaki +3 more
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CLINICAL AND TYMPANOMETRIC ASSESSMENT OF MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION VERSUS MYRINGOTOMY FINDING
Background: The present study was planned to show the accuracy of clinical examination and tympanometry in diagnosis of middle ear effusion. Patients and Methods: The study involved 80 patients (160 ears )suspected to have otitis media with effusion (OME)
Hamed M. Mohammed +3 more
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Medical history taking, otoscopy, tympanometry, and audiometry are clinical methods to diagnose middle ear effusion (MEE); however, these procedures are experience-dependent and result in misdiagnosis under unfavorable conditions of the external auditory
Chin-Kuo Chen +3 more
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Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of tympanometry for diagnosing fluid in the middle ears of children with Otitis Media with Effusion taking myringotomy as a gold standard.
Syed Aoun Abbas Mehdi +5 more
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