Aural Barotrauma.

Roller coaster-induced barotrauma.

We present the case of a 24-year-old male who presented to the otolaryngology clinic for otalgia and aural fullness after riding a roller coaster. We present his clinical course and outcome and briefly discuss the mechanism of injury and otologic barotrauma. Roller coasters have been reported as the cause of many different types of injuries, but this is the first reported case of otologic barot...

Another complication of barotrauma.

Communications to the Editor patients leads us to believe that percutaneous catheter fragmentation and dispersion ofthe thrombus using conventional cardiac catheters is important in the emergency management of patients who have collapsed or are seriously compromised because of a massive pulmonary embolus. While catheter pulmonary embolectomy by experienced operators undoubtedly has saved lives,...

Barotrauma vs volutrauma.

Aural Syphilis.

Air-cdre. McElligott said that he had seen more keratodermia in war-time than formerly. As often as not it was associated with non-specific urethritis, arthritis and metastatic conjunctivitis-the so-called Reiter's disease. The effect of the sulphonamides had been disappointing and hyperthermy had seemed to give the best results. He had not yet had an opportunity of trying penicillin in this co...

Aural Antennae

Aural Antennae are portable devices which translate sound impulses into vibrotactile stimulus. By swapping audio sensation for haptic sensation we illustrate one variety of artificial synesthesia. The compact devices can be worn to act as electronic travel aids for the hearing-impaired or used for augmented reality applications. Using a simple model of the audio scene’s background noise, the de...