Otitis media with effusion (OME) is one of the most common causes of hearing loss (HL) in children. It has been reported that several factors such as eustachian tube dysfunction, insufficiencies in the aeration of the mastoid cells, allergies, immunity, and infections play an important role in the etiology of the disease. Little is known about the role of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in extr...

OBJECTIVES We evaluated the effect of naproxen sodium on propylene glycol-induced otitis media in guinea pig ears. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty adult guinea pigs were randomized to the study and control groups equal in number. A single dose of propylene glycol (0.2 ml, 60%) was applied to the left ears of the control group and to both ears of the study group. Saline solution was applied to th...

OBJECTIVE This exploratory clinical trial evaluated the safety and clinical activity of a novel, sustained-exposure formulation of ciprofloxacin microparticulates in poloxamer (OTO-201) administered during tympanostomy tube placement in children. METHODS Double-blind, randomized, prospective, placebo- and sham-controlled, multicenter Phase 1b trial in children (6 months to 12 years) with bila...

Introduction: The introduction of the otomicroscope in ear surgery has undoubtedly resulted in a better and more scientific approach to ear disease and has also added a fresh dimension to the treatment of chronic suppurative otitis media i.e. reconstruction of hearing mechanism. Although western reports indicate that the rate of cholesteatomatous complications is as low as 1 or 2 percent, it re...

UNLABELLED Metabolic alterations, as they occur in Diabetes mellitus, have been mentioned in the development and maintenance of complaints related to the vestibular and auditory organs. AIM To investigate the vestibular system in Type 1 Diabetic mellitus population. MATERIAL AND METHOD The present study was developed with 19 individuals, being 10 females (52.6%) and 9 males (47.3%), with ag...

OBJECTIVES This study aims to determine the normative values of middle ear resonance frequency in healthy adults. PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixty adult volunteers (32 females, 28 males; mean age 31.8±7.1 years; range 21 to 46 years) with normal otoscopic examination, audiometry and electroacoustic immitancemetry findings were enrolled in the study. The middle ear resonance frequencies were calcula...

Objective : The ear irritations suffered by hearing aid (HA) users are yet to be related to the clinical state of canal. We undertook this study to examine the nature of debris and the microbial flora of ears of hearing aid users, as well as evaluate the determinant factors of ear irritation in this population. Methods : An observational clinical study was carried out involving 32 unilateral he...

A 20-year-old male aircraft mechanic presented to our clinic with a chief complaint of hearing loss 1 day after getting sprayed with JP-8 (jet propulsion fuel). The patient reported fuel spraying on his face and ears while taking samples from an aircraft. He reported a persistent burning sensation to his face, lasting approximately 8 hours, followed by a left-sided hearing loss. The patient als...

UNLABELLED Myringosclerosis is a scar of the tympanic membrane lamina propria, resulting from trauma or inflammation, characterized by proliferation of collagen, hyalinization, calcium and phosphate deposits and cartilaginous or osseous metaplasia of the middle ear mucosa, a sequence that is similar to that taking place in other types of pathologic calcification, common in chronic renal failure...

Objective The aim of this study is to identify the otologic injuries due to handmade explosive-welded blast travma in the law enforcement officers during the combat operations in the curfew security region and to specify the disorders that Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery (OHNS) physicians can face during such operations. Methods Medical records of patients in law enforcement who were ini...