A computer-mediated visual reinforcement audiometry (VRA) screening procedure, the Classification of Audiograms by Sequential Testing (CAST), was used with 59 infants and young children who received both CAST screening and conventional audiologic assessment. Approximately one-third of the children had normal hearing, one-third had conductive hearing loss, and the remaining one-third had previou...

The present study was aimed to investigate the prevalence of Malassezia in common ear affections of dogs. A total of 115 dogs with ear affections were evaluated between March 2014 and May 2015. Otoscopic examination and microbiological isolation was done for diagnosis. Case prevalence of Malassezia infection in otitis externa was 19.1%. Relatively higher proportion of Malassezia was found in ma...

Male, 56, presenting with an ulceration on the right auricular concha for 45 days, with poor response to topical and systemic antibiotics, associated with otorrhea, hearing loss, otalgia and fever. Otoscopy revealed an ulcerated lesion in the auricle and edema of the EAC, preventing appropriate visibilization of the tympanic membrane. Computed tomography (CT) of the temporal bones (Fig. 1A) sho...

The purpose of the present investigation was to compare the performance of the acoustic otoscope/DPU-411 printer and acoustic immittance with otoscopic examinations by a physician for the detection of middle ear effusion (MEE). Three hundred and two patients (11 months to 69 years) were evaluated with the acoustic otoscope, acoustic immittance, and otoscopic examinations. The patients were divi...

CASE SUMMARY A 7-year-old spayed domestic longhair cat from Perth, Western Australia, presented with left-sided head tilt, dysphonia, head shaking, inappetence and weight loss. A polypoid lesion had previously been removed from the external ear canal. Otitis media with extension into the external ear canal was suspected and investigated using video-otoscopy and computed tomography examination. ...

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 evaluate the usefulness of video pneumatic otoscopy (VPO) for the diagnosis of conductive hearing loss (CHL) with normal tympanic membranes (TM). Study Design. Prospective study. Setting. Tertiary care hospital. Subjects and Methods. Thirty-seven ears with CHL and 9 control ears with normal TMs were included. The VPO was performed preoperatively in all patients. The authors captur...

BACKGROUND Eustachian tube dysfunction is common and implicated in persistent middle ear disease. Recent studies suggest the promise of balloon dilatation of the Eustachian tube to modify local anatomy and physiology, restoring normal function. OBJECTIVES A literature review of the outcomes of balloon dilatation of the Eustachian tube was conducted, assessing four criteria (tympanometry, otos...

Otological injuries are common during cervicofacial trauma. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemiological characteristics and map otological head neck This was an observational, descriptive, prospective conducted at ENT unit Referral Health Center Hospital in Mali from January 2017 September 2018. Patients with middle and/or inner ear due trauma were included. prevalence otologic 34....