OBJECTIVE To develop a valid animal model for otitis media with effusion (OME). DESIGN Forty specific pathogen-free Wistar rats underwent a procedure based on the permanent obstruction of pharyngeal eustachian tube by means of electrocoagulation without any manipulation. SETTING Ear Research Group, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Puerta de Hierro Hospital, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid,...

Acute otitis externa (AOE) is an infection of the external auditory canal, the auricle, and the outer surface of the tympanic membrane. Although AOE is one of the most common otologic conditions encountered in pediatric population, it is known to primarily affect children older than 2 years. We report a case of AOE caused by Staphylococcus aureus in a 23-day-old neonate. A 23-day-old female inf...

Hearing screening is well established in most developed countries, and the data extensively published. However, little information has been presented by the developing, nonwhite populations. A screening study was carried out on 2202 Jamaican children aged 5 to 7 years. This involved tympanometry and pure-tone audiometry (frequencies of 0.5, 1, and 2 kHz.) Failure was considered to have occurred...

Materials and methods Children were recruited from outpatient clinics within Tygerberg Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Caregiver report of middle ear infections was obtained through a questionnaire. Bilateral otoscopy, tympanometry, then pure-tone testing was completed. Hearing loss was defined as a pure-tone average (PTA) of 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz of >15 decibels of heari...

Morphological abnormalities of left temporal and sphenoid bone were discovered in a 17-year-old boy during a post-traumatic cranial CT scan examination. The patient had not suffered from audiological disorders previously. He did not complain of hearing loss, vertigo or autophony. Further clinical investigations were normal including micro-otoscopy and nasopharyngeal endoscopy. The Valsalva mane...

Patients with superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) may have conductive hearing loss (CHL) with normal middle ear (ME). A patient with CHL and normal tympanic membrane at otoscopy underwent tympanotomy for presumed otosclerosis but had negative intraoperative findings. A high-resolution computed tomography (CT) scan of the temporal bone performed a few years later showed the absence of ...

We present the case of a 70-year-old woman who reported left ear tinnitus with a sudden onset and duration of various months. The main characteristics were pulsatility, synchronicity with pulse and substantial deterioration in recent months. The examination revealed a normal ear and otoscopy, with a pulsating, retroauricular mass of bluish colour and measuring 1 cm×0.5 cm (Fig. 1). We performed...

In recent years, the segmentation, i.e. the identification, of ear structures in video-otoscopy, computerised tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) image data, has gained significant importance in the medical imaging area, particularly those in CT and MR imaging. Segmentation is the fundamental step of any automated technique for supporting the medical diagnosis and, in particular, in bio...

6 Psychiatric morbidity among children who are frequent attenders in general practice Frank M Bowman andM Elena Garralda 10 Comparison of the use of a dry chemistry analyser in primary care in Norway and the United Kingdom Geir Thue, Sverre Sandberg and David G Bullock 15 Study of 500 patients attending an osteopathic practice Mike Pringle and Stephen Tyreman 19 Postgraduate education allowance...

A 22 years man presented with aural fullness and hearing impairment in his right ear for one year. Otoscopy showed middle ear effusion in the right ear and nasopharyngoscopy revealed a protruding mass on the right side of the nasopharynx. Computed tomography of the nasopharynx showed a large intracranial tumor extending to the infratemporal region via foramen ovale. The patient received staged ...