OBJECTIVE Supra-aural audiometric headphones are generally not recommended for use in measuring the attenuation of earplugs, because contact between the headphone and pinna and/or earplug could alter the attenuation obtained, and because of concerns of non-comparability between modes of excitation from supra-aural headphones and the sound-field procedure required by the standardized method. In ...

Equine aural plaques were recently associated with four equine papillomaviruses (EcPVs) (Lange et al., 2013; Taniwaki et al., 2013). These viruses have been detected in fresh samples by PCR (Lange et al. 2013; Taniwaki et al., 2013), but EcPVs have not been identified in formalinfixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) aural plaque samples. Archives of FFPE aural plaques and other papilloma specimens...

The level of interest in aural rehabilitation has increased recently, both in clinical use and in research presentations and publications. Advances in aural rehabilitation have seen previous techniques such as speech tracking and analytic auditory training reappear in computerized forms. These new delivery methods allow for a consistent, cost-effective, and convenient training program. Several ...

Introduction. External auditory canal polyps usually reflect an inflammatory process. Rarely, they may reflect a serious condition that warrants urgent intervention. Case Report. A 19-year-old deaf mute female presented to our department with persistent left ear discharge and a reddish mass in the ear. After surgery, the cause was identified as a neglected foreign body. Tympanic membrane was in...

A case report of cephalic tetanus in a 2-year-old girl who was not immunized against tetanus following suppurative otitis media (SOM) is presented. This case is reported because of the rarity of cephalic tetanus associated with high mortality, to highlight the risk of cephalic tetanus as sequelae of SOM and the need for proper aural care and prompt treatment of SOM. Primary immunization of all ...

The Articulation of Visual Experiences Through Algorithm explores the concepts and possibilities computation presents as a creative medium for design. This thesis investigates the relationship between code and visual language. From this relationship, a new vocabulary of new media will emerge, driven by ideas that stretch their existence simultaneously through all means – visual, aural, verbal, ...

Glial choristomas are isolated masses of mature brain tissue that are found outside the spinal cord or cranial cavity. These masses are rare, especially in the middle ear. We describe the case of an 81-year-old man who presented with left-sided chronic otitis media, mastoiditis, hearing loss, tinnitus, and aural fullness. He was found to have a glial choristoma of the middle ear on the left. Ot...