Post stapedotomy hyperacousis — a mechanical explanation

Post-stapedotomy granulomatous reaction.

Since the advent of stapedotomy and its use in the treatment of otosclerosis, a few complications have been reported in the literature. Among them, the granulomatous reaction, described by Harris and Weiss in 1962, is rare. It is an excessive inflammation that forms granulation tissue around the prosthesis and the oval windows. Although the etiology is uncertain, several authors believe that th...

A fluid mechanical explanation of dark matter

Matter in the universe has become “dark” or “missing” through misconceptions about the fluid mechanics of gravitational structure formation. The linear Jeans (1902, 1929) theory gives vast overestimates (by factors of trillions or more) for the initial condensation mass of baryonic matter, and vast underestimates (by factors of trillions or more) for the initial condensation mass of the non-bar...

Hyaluronate gel stapedotomy.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate hearing results and postoperative dizziness after stapedotomy with application of sodium hyaluronate gel (HG) to the oval window niche during fenestration of the footplate. STUDY DESIGN Case-control study comparing 27 stapedotomies with HG and 32 stapedotomies without HG. OUTCOME MEASURE Preoperative and postoperative audiometric data, postoperative dizziness (vertigo ...

Stapedotomy in a residency training program.

INTRODUCTION The major objective of a stapedotomy is the restoration of hearing. In training centers, the hearing results obtained by resident physicians are lower than those achieved by more experienced surgeons. An analysis of the surgical results obtained by resident physicians is essential to identification of the deficiencies in the learning process. OBJECTIVE To analyze the postoperativ...

Deviations from Uncovered Interest Rate Parity: A Post Keynesian Explanation