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Clinical observation of patients with fluctuant sensorineural hearing loss following or occurring with chronic otitis media led to the hypothesis that endolymphatic hydrops can result from chronic otitis media. Illustrative case reports are described. This hypothesis resulted in a temporal bone
OBJECTIVE
To summarize the characteristics of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) in patients with chronic otitis media.
METHODS
This was a prospective study in which 31 patients with chronic otitis media were enrolled. General patient information, reflux symptom index (RSI), reflux finding scores
OBJECTIVE
Our aim was to analyze the changes in middle ear pressure in the early period after adenoidectomy in children with adenoid hypertrophy without otitis media with effusion.
METHODS
This prospective, descriptive study was performed on 64 patients (with normal tympanic membranes and
OBJECTIVE
The presence of endolymphatic hydrops in the inner ear, which can be detected with gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (Gd-MRI), is widely recognized as the main pathological cause of Ménière's disease (MD). However, the precise mechanisms underlying the development of
An animal model for pneumococcal otitis media was studied histologically at varying intervals postinoculation. Histologic changes generally associated with acute inflammation (edema, diffuse infiltration with polymorphonuclear leukocytes, and hemorrhage) occurred early in the disease while the ears
OBJECTIVE
Acute otitis media is a major cause of visits to pediatric health care providers. Myringotomy in uncomplicated acute otitis media is debatable today. The study addressed this problem through the otomicroscopic and histopathological observations of the events occurring in the tympanic
BACKGROUND
Otitis media may predispose for retraction pathologic abnormality later in life. A weakening of the collagen fiber bundles in the lamina propria of the tympanic membrane (TM) is a prerequisite for the formation of a retraction pocket. Various collagen types have different tensile
The distribution of immunoglobulin-bearing cells and the pattern of histopathological changes in the middle ear (ME) mucosa, round window membrane (RWM), and inner ear were compared during acute and chronic immune-mediated otitis media with effusion (OME) in the guinea pig as an animal model. In
Lipopolysaccharide endotoxin (LPS) was extracted from Haemophilus influenzae type b by using Westphal's phenol water method. The ears of 40 adult male guinea pigs were subsequently inoculated with 10 micrograms/ml solutions of LPS by transmeatal injections. Groups of animals were then sacrificed
In order to clarify the cause of the constriction of the eustachian tube during swallowing that is often seen in patients with otitis media with effusion, video endoscopy of the pharyngeal orifice of the eustachian tube was performed and superimposed with videograms of the tubal airflow and
CONCLUSIONS
Chronic suppurative otitis media causes some disturbance to the chorda tympani nerve (CTN), which may affect the facial nerve. It is not possible to perform a biopsy of the main truncus of the facial nerve, therefore studies of the CTN might show possible pathologic or physiologic
Lymphotropic therapy (LT) was given to rabbits with experimental acute otitis media. The response was good. Reduced vascular blood filling, edema tissue detritus, fibrin, more compact location of lymphocytes in the lymph node cortex reflected normalization of the lymph node structure and improvement
Temporal bone histology has been studied in chinchillas following middle ear deflation in the presence of nasopharyngeal colonization with S pneumoniae. All animals sacrificed within one hour following deflation had similar middle ear histology regardless of whether or not the animals had been
We examined the mucosa of 50 rat middle ears in an experimental model of acute otitis media, in order to obtain information on the mechanisms of polyp formation. The right middle ear of 25 rats was inoculated with type 3 pneumococci, and the left ear served as a control. The animals were killed, the
Evaluate the intra- and postoperative effects of untreated otitis media with effusion (OME) in cochlear implant (CI) patients, and to assess the role of ventilation tube (VT) introduction before implantation.
A retrospective chart review.
Tertiary referral center.
CI patients, aged 10 years or