W e present a case of recurrent auricular chondritis, which developed after two injections of a luteinising hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) analogue buserelin combined with oral treatment of a pure antiandrogen bicalutamide (Casodex). The patient was treated successfully with a continuous moderate dose of corticosteroids together with azathioprine and methotrexate. Complete repair of the defo...

The auricular length, auricular base length and auricular width were measured in 94 human fetuses with crown-rump (CR) lengths ranging from 49 mm (approximately 11 weeks of gestational age) to 250 mm (approximately 31 weeks of gestational age). The three measurement values showed linear increases as the CR length increased, suggesting that they are useful parameters to indicate intrauterine gro...

Extraoral implant retained prosthesis have been proven to be a predictable treatment option for maxillofacial rehabilitation. This case report describes the clinical and laboratory procedures for fabricating an auricular prosthesis.In this case report, an auricular prosthesis was fabricated for a patient who lost the left and right external ear in an electrical burn. Extraoral implants and bar-...

BACKGROUND Auricular acupuncture is a promising method for postoperative pain relief. However, there is no evidence for its use after ambulatory surgery. Our aim was to test whether auricular acupuncture is better than invasive needle control for complementary analgesia after ambulatory knee surgery. METHODS One hundred and twenty patients undergoing ambulatory arthroscopic knee surgery under...

Auricular hematoma is a frequent complication of blunt trauma to the auricle. These are usually caused by sports such as boxing and wrestling. Hematoma formation is within the space between perichondrium and cartilage on the anterior ear. Because the blood supply to cartilage is dependent on the perichondrium, infection and cartilaginous necrosis often complicate untreated auricular hematomas. ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Soft tissue reactions around abutments are the most common complications of percutaneous osseointegrated implants. The main objective of this study was to review our series of osseointegrated implants, evaluate the degree of adverse skin reactions around the auricular abutments, and compare with skin reactions in the pediatric bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) population. T...

OBJECTIVE Measurement of rectal temperature is the most common method and considered gold standard for obtaining body temperature in dogs. So far, no study has been performed comparing agreement between rectal and auricular measurements in a large case series. The purpose of the study was to assess agreement between rectal and auricular temperature measurement in normothermic, hypothermic, and ...

CONTEXT Despite the ongoing advances in surgical procedures and promising progress in bioengineering techniques, auricular reconstruction remains a significant challenge in plastic surgery. There are different causes for acquired auricular defects, including trauma, tumor ablation and burns. The management options for upper, middle and lower third auricular defects are briefly reviewed in the c...

Acupuncture can be an effective treatment for chronic anxiety disorders. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture in reducing anxiety in a volunteer population. If found effective, this modality could be introduced as a treatment of anxiety before surgery. Adult volunteers (n = 55), were randomized to three treatment groups: a) Shenmen group--bilateral auricular ...

King penguins exhibit mutual color ornamentation of feathers and beak color. They breed in dense colonies and produce a single chick every 2 years. Thus, males and females must choose partners carefully to be reproductively successful, and auricular patches of males and UV coloration of beak spots have been shown to influence mate choice. Position in the breeding colony is also important to rep...