A nation-wide survey was conducted to estimate the prevalence of otitis media and allied diseases through physical examination by otolaryngologic doctors from July to October, 1991. A sample study population was selected from a panel to be representative of the Korean population by multistage clustered and stratified random sampling method based on the National Census Data, 1990. Total number o...

Identifying and treating otitis media in pets is a challenging situation for the veterinarian, a frustrating event in the pet owner’s life, and a painful condition for the patient. When a veterinarian does not properly diagnose and treat otitis media, pet owners often seek second, third, and fourth opinions from neighbouring veterinary practices. The diagnosis of otitis media in dogs can be qui...

the authors presented a proposal for surgical classification of chronic suppurative otitis media which may be used' for evaluating the surgical outcome of the disease.

INTRODUCTION Otitis media and rhinosinusitis are commonly encountered illnesses in pediatric population. Literature reports have documented the association between the occurrence of these two conditions and even their almost identical microbiological findings. Until recently, the key factor in the association of these two conditions was considered to be the hypertrophic adenoid tissue, but with...

Brainstem auditory evoked potentials were recorded in 117 newborn infants of less than 33 weeks of gestation. The potentials were absent in 10 infants (bilaterally in eight and unilaterally in two) and present in 107. By 1 year of age nine of the 10 infants with absent brainstem auditory evoked potentials were shown to have sensory neural hearing loss and required hearing aids: the remaining in...

Lymphoepithelial cysts of parotid are known to occur in HIV patients. In the present report, lymphoepithelial cyst of parotid was diagnosed in a middle aged immunocompetent patient, along with chronic otitis media. The source of infection and treatment options are summarized.

OBJECTIVE To correlate the aerobic and anaerobic microbiologic findings of concurrent chronic otitis media with effusion and chronic maxillary sinusitis. METHODS Cultures were obtained from 32 children with concurrent chronic otitis media with effusion and maxillary sinusitis who underwent tympanostomy tube placement. RESULTS A total of 42 isolates, 24 aerobic and 18 anaerobic, were recover...

Tuberculosis is a rare cause of chronic suppurative otitis media and mastoiditis; the predisposing factors of this association, however, are not commonly described. There has been an alarming increase in the incidence of tuberculosis in Brazil, including tuberculous otitis media. These patients typically present multiple perforations of the tympanic membrane, an ear discharge, and progressive h...

In chronic otitis media molecular pathogenetic mechanisms are still unknown, however, angiogenesis may play a role. The aim of the study was to determine the intensity of angiogenesis in granulation tissue in chronic otitis media of different clinical course. Twenty six granulation tissue specimens (twenty two--from chronic otitis media, four--from prolongated otitis externa) taken during surge...

AIM Auditory tube dysfunction is one of the aetiological causes of otitis media. Studies suggest a correlation between otitis media with effusion and dental malocclusion. Our goal was to determine any correlation between dental malocclusion and otitis media with effusion in children with chronic upper airway obstruction due to tonsil and adenoid enlargement. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospec...