Tympanostomy tubes and water [PDF]
An in vitro study was conducted to set the necessary pressure in fluids that could break resistance and cross the opening of a tympanostomy tube.A water column model was created and graduated in centimeters from base to top. We adapted three sorts of tympanostomy tubes.
Moacyr, Saffer, Maurício S, Miura
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Reimann's "Habitual Hyperthermia" Responding to Hormone Therapy. [PDF]
A 25-year-old woman presented with fever of unknown origin, exhibiting malaise and low-grade fevers in evenings. These fevers exhibited a pattern of starting mid-menstrual cycle with resolution around the onset of menses, matching a pattern of "habitual ...
Currier, Judith S, Yang, Otto O
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Model Myringotomy Practice Set: A do-it-yourself and inexpensive alternative
Objective: To develop a simple, portable, inexpensive model for otolaryngology trainees to practice on and develop skills required for myringotomy and tympanostomy tube insertion.
Melita Jesusa Suga Tuaño-Uy +1 more
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An unusual complication of otitis media: Luc's abscess [PDF]
Luc’s abscess is an extremely rare complication of otitis media, caused by the spread of the middle ear infection to the subperiosteal area and its accumulation beneath the temporal muscle.
Ardıç, Fazıl Necdet +3 more
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Self-Retaining Harpoon Tympanostomy Tube with Applicator
Objective: To describe a novel harpoon design for a low cost, self retaining tympanostomy tube with applicator used in a 38-year-old female for otitis media with effusion. Methods: • Study design: Instrumental Innovation/Case Report • Setting:
Konrad P. Aguila
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Trending Tubes: A Social Media Analysis of Tympanostomy Tubes in Children
Objective To investigate the popular social media platforms Instagram and Facebook for public posts related to tympanostomy tubes in children, to discern attitudes and perceptions surrounding tympanostomy tubes, and to evaluate the content of social ...
Nicholas A. Rossi MD +8 more
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Do middle ear infections matter? Student self-reported perceptions of behaviour, including social skills, following experience with otitis media with effusion [PDF]
Children frequently experience fluctuating conductive hearing loss during and following episodes of otitis media with effusion. With the prevalence of the disease increasing in the non-Indigenous population in Australia, many children may be at risk of ...
Stenton, Janice S.
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Grommets - an update on common indications for tympanostomy tube placement
Children younger than 7 years are at increased risk of otitis media because of their immature immune systems and poorly functioning eustachian tubes that normally ventilate the middle ear space and equalize pressure with the external environment.
Kim Outhoff
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Asynchronous video-otoscopy with a telehealth facilitator [PDF]
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
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Otological Findings Ten Years after Myringotomy with Tympanostomy Tube Insertion [PDF]
Introduction: To study the long-term complications of tympanostomy tube insertion in young children 10 years after surgery. Materials and Methods: In September 2011, the medical records of all patients who had undergone myringotomy with tympanostomy ...
Behrouz Barati +2 more
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