Background: Endoscope and microscope are exclusively used in different middle ear pathologies as well patients with attic cholesteatoma. However, straightforward information regarding surgical advances, postoperative results, about which how this technique should be is debatable.
 Aim: To compare the outcome of primary exclusive endoscopic surgery those microscopic two groups cholesteatoma...

We outline our routine approach to tinnitus patients, highlighting the different aspects of our examination: the clinical history, objective ear, nose, and throat and general examination, and audiovestibular testing. We emphasize the interest in testing not only the cochlear but the vestibular function of the inner ear. In our view, this testing is of paramount importance, for the cochleovestib...

This study was aimed to sequentially document the patient's audiological improvement after stapedotomy as measured by pure tone audiometry. This prospective clinical study was performed in a total of 112 patients (age range: 20 63 years), diagnosed with Otosclerosis who underwent Stapedotomy at the Department of Otology, Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai between September 2010 to March 20...

cavernous hemangioma is a rare benign tumor of the internal auditory canal (iac) of which fourteen cases have been reported so far. tinnitus and progressive sensorineural hearing loss (snhl) are the chief complaints of the patients. audiological and radiological planes, ctscan, and magnetic resonance image (mri) studies are helpful in diagnosis. the only choice of treatment is surgery with elec...

Abstract Objective Meningitis is one of the most common causes acquired sensorineural hearing loss in childhood. The aim this study was to identify parameters predicting long-term audiological complications meningitis. Methods Patients under 18 years admitted Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital between March 2001 and February 2019 with a diagnosis meningitis entered study. Audiological had been inv...

Background: Pseudo-Pendred syndrome (PPS) is a genetic disorder inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder. PPS characterized by the presence of hypothyroid goiter combined with mild to moderate form SNHL, not presentable at birth, no obvious inner ear malformation. This major difference from Pendred in which SNHL congenital, severe profound nature, and associated malformation, mostly enlarge...