Medicinal plants are natural sources of bioactive phytochemical constituents that can be utilized to treat a variety ailments due the marked physiological effects they have on human body. India, with its diverse ethnic groups and unique biodiversity, has centuries-old ethnobotanical history for health promotion treatment illness. Among medicinal herbs, plant Cardiospermum halicacabum belonging ...

Antibiotic resistance is a major challenge in healthcare, and this further worsened by the presence of dreadful Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. This has urged scientists to find new effective antimicrobial drugs. Earth enriched with natural resources such as plants that have been used traditionally cure diseases. Stereospermum fimbriatum or “Chicha” had treat sever...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the rate audio-vestibular complaints by COVID-19 patients during disease period and evaluate symptoms they encountered process in accordance with age gender.
 Materials Methods: This conducted a total 1437 (738 M, 699 F) positive PCR test, aged 18–80 years, between 15 June 2020 10 February 2021. were divided into five groups according age. qu...

INTRODUCTION Congenital cholesteatoma (CC) of the middle ear is a rare entity that may be undiagnosed for years. The lesion can grow undetected until it produces symptoms such as reduced hearing or otalgia. METHOD Case report. RESULTS We report two cases of young ladies with CC who presented with different otological symptoms. The first case complained of recurrent unilateral ear pain while...

Pain referred to the ear is a well-documented phenomenon, which can be due to a multitude of disease processes. With the recent and rapid progression of CT and MR imaging technology, radiologists have played an increasing role in solving this potentially difficult diagnostic dilemma. Essentially any pathology residing within the sensory net of cranial nerves V, VII, IX, and X and the upper cerv...

OBJECTIVES We report a rare case of spontaneous temporomandibular joint herniation into the external auditory canal. MATERIAL AND METHODS A 42-year-old woman consulted for recurrent right otalgia. RESULTS The clinical examination revealed a white mass of the anterior wall of the bony external auditory canal, very close to the tympanic annulus, which was replaced by an invagination of the sk...

OBJECTIVE Symptoms, including tinnitus, ear pain and vertigo, have been reported following exposure to wind turbine noise. This review addresses the effects of infrasound and low frequency noise and questions the existence of 'wind turbine syndrome'. DESIGN This review is based on a search for articles published within the last 10 years, conducted using the PubMed database and Google Scholar ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this case report was to characterize styloid/C1 transverse process juxtaposition as a cause for Eagle's syndrome. METHODS AND RESULTS A case series was conducted with a chart review of 5 patients with radiographic evidence of jugular vein compression who underwent styloid process excision between 2010 and 2013. There were 4 men and 1 woman, aged 35 to 62 years (mean,...

Introduction: Otomycosis is a common fungal infection of the ear that is seen in the tropical and sub tropical regions of the world. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of fungal agents and predisposing factors involved in otomycosis. Methods: Samples from the 103 clinically suspected patients of otomycosis were collected between July 2011 to June 2012 and subjected...