Keyvan Kiakojori

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Assessment of Response to Treatment in Patients with Otomycosis

Introduction: Due to the prevalence of otomycosis in the north of Iran, which has a humid climate, this study aimed to examine the recurrence rate of otomycosis in Iranian patients.  Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in all patients suspected of otomycosis referred to the Otorhinolaryngology Clinic of Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital of Babol. Demographic and clinical da...

[ 2 ] - Etiologies of Dysphonia in Patients Referred to ENT Clinics Based on videolaryngoscopy

Introduction: Laryngeal dysfunction may be divided into three categories; organic, neurologic and functional disorders. Dysphonia and hoarseness are the most common symptoms and, in some cases, the only signs of laryngeal dysfunction. In differential diagnosis of any type of chronic hoarseness, a neoplastic process must be considered and, thus continuous light video laryngoscopy can provide imp...

[ 3 ] - Effect of combination therapy with ceftizoxime and clotrimazole in the treatment of otomycosis

Background and Purpose: There are controversial findings regarding the efficacy of antifungal drugs in the treatment of a ruptured eardrum following fungal infections. Regarding this, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of the co-administration of antifungal and antibacterial agents in the treatment of otomycosis with tympanic membrane perforation. Materials and...

[ 4 ] - تأثیر الکل بوریکه و پماد مایکونازول بعد از ساکشن کلیرانس در پیشگیری از عفونت‌های گوش خارجی

سابقه و هدف: تجمع سرومن معمولا بدون علامت است اما در مواردی باعث علایمی نظیر کاهش شنوایی و احساس ناراحتی در گوش می‌شود از روش‌های مختلفی جهت خارج‌سازی تجمع سرومن استفاده می‌شود که هرکدام عوارضی دارند. این مطالعه به منظور بررسی میزان اوتیت اکسترنال پس از خارج‌سازی سرومن با ساکشن و پیشگیری از عفونت‌های احتمالی انجام شده است. مواد و روش ها: این مطالعه کارآزمایی بالینی بر روی 184 بیمار مراجعه‌کننده...

[ 5 ] - بررسی نقش ضد قارچی سرومن گوش مراجعین به بیمارستان شهید بهشتی بابل

Background and Aim: Ear wax is the combination of different producing gland secretions. According to controversial ideas about the antifungal effects of ear cerumen and lack of any research around this matter in Iran, the present study performed on antifungal activity of cerumen from healthy people referred to Beheshti Hospital, Babol on some fungi. Materials and Methods: This experimental stu...

[ 6 ] - Hearing status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Background: Previous studies showed that one of the complications of rheumatoid arthritis disease was auditory disorder. The goal of the present study was to compare the auditory status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and healthy individuals. Methods: In the present case-control study, 30 normal persons and 60 persons with rheumatoid arthritis with mean age of 46.72 and standard deviatio...

[ 7 ] - Acoustic Voice Measures in Benign Mass Lesions

Objectives: The present study aims to compare acoustic voice parameters in patients with vocal cord nodules, polyps, and normal subjects.  Methods: In this cross-sectional case-control study, the participants were selected by convenience sampling, including 30 patients with vocal polyps group, 38 patients with vocal nodules for the second group, and 42 participants without voice pathologies a...