otitis media with effusion (ome) is one of the most common causes of hearing loss (hl) in children. it has been reported that several factors such as eustachian tube dysfunction, insufficiencies in the aeration of the mastoid cells, allergies, immunity, and infections play an important role in the etiology of the disease. little is known about the role of helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) in extr...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Postirradiation otitis media with effusion (OME) is a common adverse otologic effect in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients treated by radiotherapy. The purpose of this study was to determine the long-term incidence of postirradiation OME in NPC patients following intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and to evaluate the potential factors associated with the developm...

Age-related hearing impairment (ARHI) is a progressive and a common sensory disorder in the elderly and will become an increasingly important clinical problem given the growing elderly population. Apoptosis of cochlear cells is an important factor in animal models of ARHI. As these cells cannot regenerate, their loss leads to irreversible hearing impairment. Identification of molecular mechanis...

The study was conducted on 48 clinical cases of dogs with the objective of recording clinical signs, identifying etiological agents and therapeutic management of otitis in dogs. Various clinical signs of otitis were aural pruritus , ear pain, foul odour of ear discharge, head tilt, erythema of pinna, alopacia ,scaling, crusting of pinna and swelling at the base of the ear canal. Otoscopic exami...

Background. Tympanic membrane perforation may occur when ear pressures are excessive, including valsalva maneuver associated with active labor and vaginal delivery. A pressure differential across the eardrum of about 5 psi can cause rupture; the increased intraabdominal pressure spikes repeatedly manifested by "pushing" during second-stage labor easily approach (and may exceed) this level. Mate...

OBJECTIVE Foreign bodies in the ear are mainly encountered in children. This can often pose a problem especially in an accident and emergency department where a microscope or expert help is not routinely available. This paper presents a simple, safe, and effective way of ear syringing. The ease and simplicity of the procedure along with the equipment are described. METHOD AND RESULT The equip...

OBJECTIVE Multifrequency tympanometry (MFT) analyzes tympanograms obtained using different probe tones between 226 and 2000 Hz. An important parameter of MFT is resonance frequency (RF). Studies have recently demonstrated that the RF value can vary depending on many factors. To provide new data regarding MFT, middle ear RF values were investigated with regard to body mass index (BMI). MATERIA...

OBJECTIVE Scandinavian guidelines recommend controlling middle-ear effusion (MEE) after acute otitis media. The study aim was to determine whether nurses without otoscopic experience can reliably exclude MEE with tympanometry or spectral gradient acoustic reflectometry (SG-AR) at asymptomatic visits. DESIGN Three nurses were taught to perform examinations with tympanometry and SG-AR. Pneumati...

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of middle ear alterations in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. METHODS In this descriptive study, 120 CF patients aged 5 months to 18 years were assessed by clinical history, otoscopy, and tympanometry. Data on P. aeruginosa colonization and parenteral and/or inhaled aminoglycoside use were also collected from medical charts. RESULTS Clinical history revealed...

UNLABELLED Chronic suppurative otitis media is one of the common ear diseases of the ear, particularly in childhood. It is the commonest cause of persistent mild to moderate hearing impairment in children and young adults. AIM To find out the prevalence of chronic suppurative otitis media among school children studying in urban private schools of Nepal. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study was c...