Abstract Background Surfing is a popular sport in Australia, accounting for nearly 10% of the population. External auditory exostosis (EAE), also referred to as surfer’s ear, recognized potentially serious complication surfing. Cold water (water temperature below 19 °C) commonly cited risk factor, with prevalence EAE cold surfers ranging from 61 80%. However, there paucity studies reporting exp...

There is a growing number of lipoprotein markers recognized by immunological, electrophoretic, and other biochemical methods, and a beginning has been made on studying their modes of inheritance and linkage relations. Suggestive but inconclusive evidence of a relation between the cerumen polymorphism and arteriosclerosis has been published. Associations of the ABO blood groups with cardiovascul...

Recent advances in endoscopic optics and miniature video camera technology have made video otoscopy (VO) accessible to audiologists in a practical way. Seven categories of VO applications are presented with clinical examples: (1) general examination of the earcanal and tympanic membrane, (2) physician communication/telemedicine, (3) hearing instrument selection and fitting applications, (4) pat...

Acute otitis media (AOM) is a middle ear infection with rapid onset of symptoms and an abnormalappearing, immobile tympanic membrane. Accounting for more than 20 million office visits a year in the United States, AOM is one of the most common reasons a child sees a family physician. By their first birthday, nearly two thirds of children will have at least one episode of AOM, and more than 90% w...