Introduction: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic, idiopathic, relapsing, inflammatory of the gastrointestinal system, which includes two different diseases, namely ulcerative colitis (UC), and Crohn's (CD). Inner ear involvement IBD, causes sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) acute bilateral arises in short period weeks to months active disease.
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OBJECTIVES: Misdiagnosis of acute and chronic otitis media in children can result significant consequences from either undertreatment or overtreatment. Our objective was to develop train an artificial intelligence algorithm accurately predict the presence middle ear effusion pediatric patients presenting operating room for myringotomy tube placement. METHODS: We trained a neural network classif...

The lack of an objective method to evaluate the eardrum is a critical barrier accurate diagnosis. Eardrum images are classified into normal or abnormal categories with machine learning techniques. If input otoscopy video, traditional approach requires great effort and expertise manually determine representative frame(s). In this paper, we propose novel deep learning-based method, called OtoXNet...

Abstract Introduction With cancelled student placements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a shift towards non-patient-facing methods deliver medical education. The aim was design, and evaluate an ENT course for undergraduate students. Method A three-part simulation on common emergency conditions delivered by trainees students (n = 50). It involved theoretical hands-on experience with otosc...

Ultrasound detection of middle ear effusion (MEE) is an emerging technique in otolaryngology. This study proposed using ultrasound characterization of the mastoid to noninvasively measure MEE-induced mastoid effusion (ME) as a new strategy for determining the presence of MEE. In total, 53 patients were enrolled (Group I: normal, n = 20; Group II: proven MEE through both otoscopy and tympanometr...

A massive bleeding from the right ear, the nose and from the mouth occurred in a 46-year-old female after ambulatory myringotomy was performed in order to treat symptoms mimicking a persisting middle ear effusion with conductive hearing loss. The patient was directly admitted to our intensive care unit. The bleeding continued until the blood pressure was lowered to normal and the patient was po...

Early intervention through hearing screening can reduce the negative impact of hearing loss for children. Optimal outcomes are achieved when an appropriate screening protocol is selected, a pathway for follow up care is established, and when a hearing conservation component is included. This study aimed to describe the outcomes of a hearing screening service provided to grade one learners in ur...