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ULTRASONIC EXAMINATION OF VENTILATION TUBES PATENCY IN PATIENTS WITH OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION AFTER TIMPANOSTOMY

open access: yesБюллетень сибирской медицины, 2014
The aim of this study was to improve the accuracy and sensitivity of methods for ventilation tube patency evaluation after timpanostomy. New method of one-dimensional ultrasound middle ear sonography was developed. We studied ventilation tubes patency in
N. V. Shcherbik   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wideband Tympanometry [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of Otology and Neurotology, 2018
AbstractTraditional tympanometry done with 226 Hz probe tone frequency has some inherent defects and limitations due to which it does not give a very true picture of the middle ear status, and tympanometric findings are often very deceptive. It is not uncommon for otologists to find that on opening the middle ear, the pathology in the middle ear is ...
Nilotpal Dutta, Anirban Biswas
openaire   +1 more source

Tympanometry and endoscopic diagnosis of eustachian tube dysfunction in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

open access: yesNigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2023
Background: This study assessed the eustachian tube (ET) function in adult patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) using tympanometry and nasal endoscope.
Ololade Aderinola Wuraola   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment the impact of the torus tubarius correction by power-assisted technique on the equipressor eustachian tube function

open access: yesСучасна педіатрія: Україна, 2023
Purpose of the research is to evaluate the impact of the torus tubarius correction by microdebrider technique on the eustachian tube function in children without middle ear pathology. Materials and methods. 115 children aged 3 to 12 years participated
K.V. Liakh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Asynchronous video-otoscopy with a telehealth facilitator [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Objective: The study investigated whether video-otoscopic images taken by a telehealth clinic facilitator are sufficient for accurate asynchronous diagnosis by an otolaryngologist within a heterogeneous population.
Adeyemo, Adebolajo   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Evaluating the outcomes of a hearing screening service for grade one learners in urban areas at Durban, South Africa

open access: yesJournal of Public Health in Africa, 2015
Early intervention through hearing screening can reduce the negative impact of hearing loss for children. Optimal outcomes are achieved when an appropriate screening protocol is selected, a pathway for follow up care is established, and when a hearing ...
Samantha Govender   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Otitis media [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Acoustic immittance measures and middle ear assessment: Current practice by South African audiologists

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: Limited research exists regarding South African audiologists’ practice with acoustic immittance. This study was part of a bigger study titled ‘Wideband acoustic immittance in adults living with human immunodeficiency virus’.
Ben Sebothoma, Katijah Khoza-Shangase
doaj   +1 more source

Midlife sensory and motor measures among best predictors in parsimonious models of long-term cognitive decline and incidence of cognitive impairment in aging adults. [PDF]

open access: yesAlzheimers Dement
Abstract INTRODUCTION We aimed to construct a parsimonious risk prediction model of 10‐year cognitive decline and impairment using factors measured in midlife. METHODS Longitudinal data of N = 1,529 (mean age 49 years; 54% women) Beaver Dam Offspring Study participants were included. We assessed several health measures at baseline and 10‐year cognitive
Merten N   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Comparative analysis of otoacoustic emissions with tympanometry in 0-6 month infants [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
PURPOSE: to compare the findings of TEOAE with tympanometry in 226 and 1000 Hz in infants. METHOD: the study was conducted in the Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Santa Juliana Maceio - Alagoas.
Azevedo, Marisa Frasson de   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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