Background: Traumatic or iatrogenic full thickness auricular defects can be reconstructed in many ways. The defects exceeding 2 cm require challenging reconstruction techniques. The reconstruction options for those should include anterior and posterior skin envelope repair with cartilaginous content. Providing color and texture match, while maintaining anatomic landmarks, should be considered. ...

myiasis is the invasion of body tissues of humans and animals by the larvae of the diptera or two-winged flies. there are only sporadic reports in the literature concerning human ear myiasis. a 62-year-old bedridden woman in an intensive care unit was examined because of her intense swollen and erythematous right ear. physical examination revealed 80 live larvae (maggots) in the posterior part ...

background: ionizing radiation induces the production of reactive oxygen species (ros), which play an important causative role in cell death. the aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects of sulfated derivatives of neutral polysaccharides extracted from auricularia auricular (snaap). materials and methods: whole blood samples from healthy donors treated with snaap at different...

results utilizing autologous stem cell populations to treat craniofacial defects is a promising field of ongoing investigations. studies show that cartilage stem/progenitor cells (cspcs) are highly chondrogenic and can produce elastic reconstructive material with long-term tissue restoration. conclusions auricular reconstruction surgery is a challenging plastic procedure that requires great exp...

It is well known that an auricular sound can sometimes be recognized by means of the stethoscope or phonocardiogram. In some instances it can be shown that the so-called first heart sound consists of a fusion of an auricular sound with a ventricular sound, and this may be evident in cases with prolongation of the P-R interval. This, however, is generally not easily recognized; otherwise there s...

BACKGROUND Primary insomnia is a common health issue in the modern world. We conducted a systematic review of the auricular therapy, aiming to evaluate whether there are advantages of auricular acupuncture with seed or pellet attachments for the treatment of primary insomnia. METHODS A search of relevant literatures was performed on major medical databases, including Medline, Embase, CENTRAL,...

Auricular therapies have been applied to diseases since ancient times. Inspired by auricular acupuncture of TCM, and to overcome the disadvantages classic vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), we developed transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS). It was applied to neurological and mental disorders, and also shows a bright prospect to these diseases.

Procaine amide (Pronestyl) was administered to patients with auricular fibrillation and flutter in an attempt to restore sinus rhythm. Thirteen of 20 patients with auricular fibrillation had sinus rhythm re-established. Several of the patients who were not converted with procaine amide were later restored to sinus rhythm with quinidine. OR MANY YEARS the restoration of sinus rhythm in patients ...

Currently, patients with external ear deformities rely on hyaline cartilage grafts or silicone prosthesis to provide them with adequate external ear reconstruction. Scaffold-free auricular tissue engineering provides a means of creating patient specific cartilage constructs solely using their own cells, ensuring biocompatibility, long term stability, and reduced morbidity. Here, we have develop...

The mammalian external ear houses extrinsic and intrinsic auricular muscles. There are three extrinsic auricular muscles-the posterior, superior, and anterior auricular muscles-and six intrinsic muscles-the helicis major and minor, tragicus, anti-tragicus, transverse and oblique muscles. These muscles have been considered vestigial in humans. However, numerous therapeutic and diagnostic wearabl...