otosclerosis/headache

BACKGROUND Constant histological changes in otosclerosis lead to progressive hearing loss which may end up in a profound hearing loss and then be treated by means of cochlear implants. These progressive changes could be followed by changes in cochlear implants fitting and speech discrimination

After setting up a catalogue of complaints and signs for the most frequent disturbances of feeling tone of the patients suffering from cerebral arteriosclerosis, consisting of somatically subjective head pain and mental disturbances, treatment was given to 33 patients with cerebrovascular

It is suggested that damage by mild trauma, viruses or bone disease to the otic capsule or to the membranes between the cochlea and the middle ear is common, and involved in many syndromes of obscure etiology. The clinical perilymph fistula (PF) syndrome can consist of any combination of the

OBJECTIVE This article describes the common causes of recurrent vertigo and dizziness that can be diagnosed largely on the basis of history. RESULTS Ninety percent of spontaneous recurrent vertigo and dizziness can be explained by six disorders: (1) Ménière disease is characterized by vertigo

The autopsy report of Ludwig van Beethoven written by Dr Johann Wagner in 1827 reveals that he had renal calculi that had not been diagnosed during his lifetime, together with perirenal fibrosis. The most comprehensive interpretation of this autopsy finding is that the regular calcareous deposits in

Symptoms revealing a state of consciousness, attributable to incoördination of afferent impulses connected with the vestibular system-disturbances of muscle-sense-vestibular ocular tracks-vestibular-spinal tracks. DIFFERENT VERTIGO-COMPLEXES.: Destructive lesions of labyrinth, or of vestibular

To investigate the relationship between sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) and migraine, assess the prevalence of migraine in patients with idiopathic SSNHL, and determine a possible common vascular etiopathogenesis for migraine and SSNHL. Prospective cohort study. Tertiary referral

OBJECTIVE Evaluation of the prevalence of a pericochlear hypodensity on CT in children. Materials and methods. This study correlates the findings on temporal bone CT to the indications for CT (headache, trauma). Helical CT acquisitions using 0,5 mm, 0,6 mm or 0,75 mm slice thickness according to the

OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of anodal and cathodal methods in reducing the intensity of tinnitus and to compare them with the control. METHODS This randomized double-blind clinical trial with case and control groups was conducted in Al-Zahra Hospital in