Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Head and Neck Center Tauno Palva Laboratory, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. saku.sinkkonen@hus.fi.
Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. Electronic address: john.2.peacock@cuanschutz.edu.
Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA; Department of Otolaryngology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
Ear Research Center Dresden - ERCD an der, Klinik und Poliklinik für HNO-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie, der medizinischen Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus der TU Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Deutschland.
Ear Research Center Dresden - ERCD an der, Klinik und Poliklinik für HNO-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie, der medizinischen Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus der TU Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Deutschland.
In otosurgical training, cadaveric temporal bones are primarily used to provide a realistic tactile experience. However, using cadaveric temporal bones is challenging due to their limited availability...
A cadaveric temporal bone was imaged using microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) to generate a 3D model of the middle ear. The final model was printed from transparent photopolymers using a laser-based ...
A transparent photopolymer was deemed suitable for both the middle ear phantom and PORP. The printing procedure was precise, and the anatomical landmarks were recognizable. Based on the evaluations, t...
The 3D-printed middle ear phantom and PORP used in this study can be used for low-threshold training in the future. The integration of 3D-printed models in conventional otosurgical training holds sign...
Middle ear lipomas are rare, accounting for less than 1% of all middle ear tumours. To our knowledge there have been only 16 reported patients with middle ear lipoma. Only one of these had bilateral c...
A literature review was performed searching multiple data bases, using the key words "middle ear", AND "lipoma", AND "congenital". A total of 116 articles were identified. One hundred were excluded on...
Based on this case report and literature review, the incidence of middle ear lipomas is greater in paediatric patients than in adult patients. Middle ear lipomas are distributed evenly between males a...
Though rare, congenital lipomas of the middle ear should be a differential diagnosis of a middle ear masses. Early identification can allow surgical lipoma resection with minimal disruption to the oss...
Endoscopic optical coherence tomography (OCT) offers a non-invasive approach to perform the morphological and functional assessment of the middle ear in vivo. However, interpreting such OCT images is ...
Chronic inflammation causes bone destruction in middle ear cholesteatomas (MECs). However, the causes of their neoplastic features remain unknown. The present study demonstrated for the first time tha...
DNA was extracted from MEC and blood samples of five patients to detect somatic mutations using depth-depth exome sequencing. Exons with somatic variants were analyzed using an additional 17 MEC/blood...
This is the first study to demonstrate a relationship between neoplastic features of MEC and proto-oncogene mutations....
Myoepithelial carcinoma is a rare disease of the head and neck, with only a handful of cases reported occurring within the external auditory canal, middle ear, and mastoid. The patient discussed is a ...
The management of glomus tympanicum tumours can be challenging. Blue laser coagulation may improve bleeding control thus facilitating an endoscopic transcanal excision. The objective of this presentat...
Case report of a patient that underwent exclusive endoscopic transcanal blue laser surgery of a class A2 glomus tympanicum tumour in a tertiary referral center....
The present study provides evidence of the safety and efficacy of endoscopic blue laser surgery, for the minimally invasive treatment of early-stage glomus tympanicum tumours....
Public awareness of auditory pathologies, has been explored in the literature. However, there is limited evidence regarding public awareness of middle ear pathologies and their risk factors in South A...
The aim of this study was to describe public awareness regarding middle ear pathologies and their associated risk factors in the community of Giyani, Limpopo province, South Africa....
A quantitative cross-sectional survey design was conducted among 94 adults aged 18 years and older living in Giyani, Limpopo province. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics ...
Adults aged between 18 and 65 years participated in this study. Most participants were aware of aural itchiness (71.3%) and pain (35%) as symptoms related to middle ear pathologies. The use of cotton ...
The study indicated a general lack of public awareness regarding middle ear pathologies and their associated risk factors among Giyani community.Contribution: The study raises implications for public ...
Pathologies within the tympanic membrane (TM) and middle ear (ME) can lead to hearing loss. Imaging tools available in the hearing clinic for diagnosis and management are limited to visual inspection ...
We aim to develop an OCT otoscope that can easily be used in the hearing clinic and demonstrate the system in the hearing clinic, identifying relevant image features of various pathologies not apparen...
We developed a portable OCT otoscope device featuring an improved field of view and form-factor that can be operated solely by the clinician using an integrated foot pedal to control image acquisition...
The field of view of the imaging system was improved to a 7.4 mm diameter, with lateral and axial resolutions of...
The developed OCT otoscope can readily fit into the hearing clinic workflow and provide new relevant information for diagnosing and managing TM and ME disease....
This study aims to compare the characteristics of Wideband Acoustic Immittance (WAI) in Chinese infants under three months of age, with either normal or abnormal middle ear function....
We recruited 98 infants with either normal or abnormal middle ear function, and subsequently divided them into four groups based on their middle ear function and chronological age. The absorbances at ...
Among infants with normal middle ear function, no significant differences were observed concerning ear laterality. However, significant differences were noted at 3364 Hz and 4000 Hz with respect to ag...
This study demonstrates that WAI holds promise as a valuable tool for assessing the middle ear condition of infants at 1 and 2 months of age. Infants aged 1 and 2 years, having absorbance values equal...
Otitis media is a common disease but can cause severe inner ear inflammation and hearing loss if it persists for more than two weeks. This study elucidates the inflammation-inhibiting efficacy of cond...
