Department of Neurology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea.
Department of Neurology, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, South Korea.
School of Physical Education, Sport & Exercise Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia-Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia-Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
Development, Adaptation and Disadvantage, Cardiorespiratory Regulations and Motor Control (EA 3450 DevAH) Research Unit, University of Lorraine, 9 Avenue de la Forêt de Haye, 54505, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France; University Centre of Sports Medicine and Adapted Physical Activity, Department of Pulmonary Function Testing and Exercise Physiology, 9 Rue du Morvan, 54511, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
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...
Hemangiomas in the pediatric middle ear are a rare occurrence. We present the case of a 3-year-old boy with unilateral hearing impairment and recurrent otitis media with effusion due to a hemangioma i...
This study established a normative range of resonance frequency (RF) values as estimated using Wideband Tympanometry (WBT) and determined the ability of WBT-estimated RF to predict the presence of mid...
Cross-sectional data were collected using a hearing screening test battery consisting of WBT, Pure Tone Screening (PTS), 226- kHz tympanometry, and ipsilateral Acoustic Stapedial Reflexes (ASR)....
About 1590 children aged 4-13 years....
RF significantly decreased from 4 to 13 years of age (4-6 years, 928.95 kHz; 7-9 years, 872.80 kHz; 10-13 years, 863.68 kHz). RF had area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AROC) value...
WBT-estimated RF had fair diagnostic accuracy for predicting PTS and tympanometry results, but had excellent accuracy for predicting the presence of middle ear dysfunction, indicated by a Type B tympa...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the latest public health emergency that has presented challenges globally. Limited evidence exists on the association between COVID-19 and middle ea...
This scoping review aimed at exploring evidence on the effects of COVID-19 on middle ear functioning as part of symptom mapping and preventive planning for ear and hearing care....
Electronic bibliographic databases, including Medline, ProQuest, PubMed, Science Direct, ERIC and Scopus, were searched to identify peer reviewed publications, published in English, between December 2...
From eight studies that met the inclusion criteria, the findings revealed that middle ear pathologies occur in this population, with the occurrence ranging from 1.15% to 75%. Tympanic membrane structu...
The findings highlight the value of strategic research planning to collate data during pandemics, ensuring that future studies use appropriate and well-designed methodologies. Trends and patterns of m...
To evaluate the clinical and audiological outcomes of transcanal endoscopic resection of middle ear paragangliomas....
Retrospective multicenter study....
Tertiary referral center and private otology clinic....
Patients who underwent transcanal endoscopic surgery between January 2015 and September 2020....
Transcanal endocope-assisted resection of middle ear paragangliomas....
Demographic data....
Twenty-three patients (2 men, 21 women) with a mean (standard deviation [SD]) age of 50.5 (11.8) years and stage 1 or 2 disease were included in the study. The mean follow-up time was 2.7 years (range...
Endoscopic transcanal tumor resection is effective and feasible in the treatment of stage 1 and 2 tumors and is associated with short operative time, low risk of perioperative and postoperative compli...
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...
In reconstructive middle ear surgery, acoustic quality has received a high level of attention in recent years. Careful intraoperative selection and positioning of passive middle ear prostheses during ...
Laser Doppler vibrometry (LDV) was used to measure the middle ear transfer function (METF) in 18 human temporal bones (TB). The RTM system uses electromagnetic excitation of the OC with a magnet place...
Electromagnetic and acoustic excitation of the intact and the reconstructed OC provided comparable METF. The application of the RTM system significantly improved the quality of the OC reconstruction. ...
In this TB study, we demonstrated that the quality of OC reconstruction (improved METF as a benchmark for improved transmission) could be significantly increased by means of a RTM system. Intraoperati...
Middle ear adenomas are rare, low grade glandular neoplasms with epithelial and neuroendocrine components and with varying patterns of differentiation. Due to the rarity of this tumor, there is a dear...
Human temporal bone specimens are used in experiments measuring the sound transfer of the middle ear, which is the standard method used in the development of active and passive middle ear implants. St...
Middle ear cholesteatoma (MEC), is a destructive, and locally invasive lesion in the middle ear driven by inflammation with an annual incidence of 10 per 100,000. Surgical extraction/excision remains ...
