BACKGROUND Ten percent of all episodes of epistaxis occur in the posterior nose, making posterior epistaxis a commonly encountered emergency for both emergency department physicians and otolaryngologists. Severe idiopathic nontraumatic posterior nasal epistaxis is an otolaryngologic emergency that occurs primarily in middle aged and elderly individuals who often have underlying chronic cardiac ...

The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the following acoustic-immittance protocols and their constituent measures for detection of middle-ear effusion in children: (a) tympanometric width; (b) absent ipsilateral acoustic reflex; (c) ASHA guidelines; (d) tympanometric peak pressure; and (e) static-acoustic middle-ear admittance. The middle-ear sample...

Three-dimensional carniofacial CT imaging has been developed and progressed during the past two decades. The advancement of the hardware and software has made the imaging study more convenient, user friendly, and affordable. Processing and analysis of the imaging data are readily performed on personal computers. Accuracy of the 3-dimensional measurement has been validated. Collaborative study c...

Functional endoscopic sinus surgery' (FESS) is a common otolaryngologic procedure, with over 250,000 operations performed annually. Computerized surgical navigation systems are available to assist the rhinologic surgeon in the complex dissection required for FESS. Our objective was to determine whether this system provided quantifiable benefits in FESS. We retrospectively reviewed 203 patients ...

Head and orofacial pain originates from dental, neurologic, musculoskeletal, otolaryngologic, vascular, metaplastic, or infectious disease. It is treated by many health care practitioners, such as dentists, oral surgeons, and physicians. The article focuses on the nonpathologic involvement of the musculoskeletal system as a source of head and orofacial pain. The areas of the musculoskeletal sys...

Abstract Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a rare necrotising vasculitis of unknown aetiology affecting small and medium-sized vessels the upper respiratory tract, lungs, other organs. It most common anti-neutrophil-cytoplasmic-antibody (ANCA) associated disorder. While otologic manifestations are identified in up to 70% cases, it occasionally misdiagnosed this cohort patients. We prese...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the causes of persistent nasal obstruction of patients after septoplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS After exclusion of allergic rhinitis, non-allergic rhinitis and nasal polyposis, this study included 90 patients with nasal breathing problem who underwent septoplasty at least 4 months ago. After taking full history and completing otorhinologic...

A 49-year-old female with a history of several neurosurgical and otolaryngologic procedures for occipital meningioma and cerebrospinal fluid leaks was diagnosed with pneumocephalus after a one hour flight on a domestic jet airliner. Despite multiple operations, the air appeared to enter the cranium through a weak portion of the skull base due to the low atmospheric pressure in the cabin. The in...

BACKGROUND Olfactory disorders are common complaints in ENT clinics. We investigated causes and relevant features of olfactory disorders and the need for gustatory testing in patients with olfactory dysfunction. MATERIAL/METHODS A total of 140 patients seeking medical consultations were enrolled. All patients were asked about their olfactory disorders in a structured interview of medical hist...