The cleaning of the ear canal is very important, and it crucial that performed by an otolaryngologist as requires a high level competence skill. accumulation cerumen or earwax in one most commonly observed problems patients, ignoring may cause hearing loss, irritation discomfort. There are number techniques have been utilized past for canal, including irrigation, i.e., curettage water pick, syr...

Introduction: Osteoma is a benign tumor rarely found in the paranasal sinuses.   Case Report: A 30-year-old female presented with an 8-month history of proptosis of the right eye that was progressing slowly. She was diagnosed with ethmoid osteoma and managed with collaborative surgery at the ophthalmology and otolaryngology departments. After surgery, the patient suffered visual loss that was m...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the correlation between and significance of 2 methods of palatal airway assessment on lateral cephalographs. DESIGN Diagnostic lateral cephalometric imaging study that took place from January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2007. SETTING American University of Beirut Medical Center. PATIENTS Children with chronic mouth breathing referred by a pediatric otolaryngologist for ...

We report findings regarding otolaryngologist-confirmed rhinitis, current exposure to MWF aerosols, fungi, and endotoxins for workers in a plant manufacturing automobile piston rings. Questionnaire data showed that 61.5% of 187 workers exhibited rhinitis-related symptoms. Rhinitis was confirmed in 99 of 115 workers whom were medically examined. Otolaryngologist-confirmed rhinitis was present in...

OBJECTIVE Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are the mainstay of current medical management for laryngopharyngeal reflux, and treatment often involves long-term use of this class of medications. The long-term adverse effects of PPI use have not been studied extensively, but several analyses have demonstrated epidemiological links between PPI use and adverse outcomes. These include altered mineral an...

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is an idiopathic vasculitis of medium and small arteries, characterized by necrotizing granulomatous inflammation. GPA typically affects upper and lower respiratory tract with coexisting glomerulonephritis. This disease is generally characterized by antineutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ANCA), nevertheless, there are rare cases with negative ANCA. GPA affec...

Objective Assessing the main allergens in pediatric population from largest urban area country. Methods Clinical letters of patients referred with possible allergic rhinitis (AR) were retrospectively reviewed over past 5 years. Results Five hundred and fifty-five included. Males suffer twice as often AR than females have high titers allergens. House dust mites (44.7%) grass pollen (29%) our are...