otosclerosis/vomiting

OBJECTIVE To study the success results rates and complications of stapedotomy compared to stapedectomy in the operative management of otosclerosis. METHODS This is a retrospective study of 50 patients who were treated surgically for otosclerosis. The medical records of these patients were reviewed

Objective. The aim of this study is to analyze the hearing and vestibular outcome of patients with otosclerosis who have been operated on by fiber optic flexible CO2 laser. Study Design. A preliminary and retrospective study was conducted in 30 patients with otosclerosis. Results. Comparative

To assess and compare the efficacy of diode laser stapedotomy (DLS) and conventional manual stapedotomy (CMS) in the treatment of otosclerosis. Randomized clinical trial. Tertiary health center. We randomly assigned 60 patients with otosclerosis planned for primary stapedotomy to receive either DLS

BACKGROUND Otosclerosis is a disorder that impairs middle ear function, leading to conductive hearing loss. Surgical treatment results in large improvement of hearing at low sound frequencies, but high-frequency hearing often suffers. A likely reason for this is that inner ear sensory cells are

Stapedotomy for otosclerosis presents particular anaesthesiology demands as the surgeon has to assess functional results during the operation, work with some bleeding, be ensured the collaboration of the patient, and limit the occurrence of intra- and post-operative symptoms (dizziness, nausea,

OBJECTIVE To apply CO2 laser assisted Ugo Fisch stapedotomy with artificial stapes prostheses and to observe its outcome. METHODS Between October 2001 and June 2003, 24 patients with clinical diagnosis of otosclerosis were performed with CO2 laser assisted Ugo Fisch stapedotomy. Among them 14 were

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

In a prospective case controlled study, we evaluated the adverse effects of long-term fluoride ingestion on the gastrointestinal tract. Ten patients with otosclerosis who were receiving sodium fluoride 30 mg/day for a period of 3-12 months, and 10 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers were