The prevailing otolaryngologic approach to treatment of age-related hearing loss (ARHL), presbycusis, emphasizes compensation of peripheral functional deficits (ie, hearing aids and cochlear implants). This approach does not address adequately the needs of the geriatric population, 1 in 5 of whom is expected to consist of the "old old" in the coming decades. Aging affects both the peripheral an...

Angiolipoma is a rare, benign variant of lipoma; its distinctive feature is its prominent vascularity. It presents as a subcutaneous nodule of white adipose tissue; pain, which may be exacerbated by pressure, is the chief symptom. The anatomic distribution predominantly involves the trunk and extremities. Because of the rarity of this condition in otorhinolaryngology, our understanding of its d...

Cogan syndrome is a systemic disease manifesting interstitial keratitis, sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and rotatory vertigo. Renal complications of this syndrome are very rare. We encountered an adolescent with Cogan syndrome complicated by aortitis and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated glomerulonephritis. At the age of 14, the patient showed proteinuria in a screen...

Sudden deafness (SD) is defined as a hearing loss up to 30dB hearing level (dBHL) over 3 continuous audiogram frequencies occurring within 3 days. It is prevalent in adults between 40 and 60 years old, and it can possibly be caused by a central lesion, virus infection, vasculopathy, autoimmune disease or others. Patients who Unilateral Sudden Deafness with Vertebrobasilar Arterial Hypoplasia: A...

introduction: sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ssnhl) is a true emergency that must be diagnosed and treated immediately. the purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of treatment with intratympanic dexamethasone plus oral prednisolone daily or every other day with that of treatment with oral prednisolone alone. materials and methods: sixty-three patients with ssnhl that had been pres...

BACKGROUND Lipomas are common benign tumors, but they rarely occur in the retropharyngeal space and even more rarely occur in children. CASE REPORT We report the case of an 11-year-old girl with a 5-year history of progressively worsening nasal obstruction, snoring, and excessive daytime sleepiness. Physical examination revealed a child with a body mass index of 16.9 kg/m2; otolaryngologic ex...

BACKGROUND This study was carried out to evaluate tumor recurrence following extracapsular dissection of pleomorphic adenomas of the parotid gland. METHODS We conducted a retrospective evaluation and clinical follow-up of the patients who underwent extracapsular dissection of a pleomorphic adenoma as primary surgery in the otolaryngologic department of the Erlangen University Clinics during t...