Supernumerary outer hair cells arise external to the last row of sensory cells in the organ of corti.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In order to facilitate surgery for spasmodic dysphonia, i.e. type 2 thyroplasty, a device was designed to fix the incised edges of the thyroid cartilage firmly. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Various types and sizes of titanium bridge were developed for clinical use. RESULTS:The results of surgery for spasmodic dysph...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Isshiki N,Yamamoto I,Fukagai S

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Neck dissection (ND) may not be warranted for those patients with complete response in the neck. Human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive or -negative tumour does not affect this recommendation. OBJECTIVES:Treatment of tonsillar cancer varies considerably worldwide, although non-surgical treatment, e.g. radiothe...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Marklund L,Lundberg B,Hammarstedt-Nordenvall L

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Incidence of thyroid gland invasion in advanced laryngeal cancers is low. Ipsilateral or total thyroidectomy along with total laryngectomy has been controversial and there has been no consensus over the management of thyroid gland in advanced laryngeal cancers.Objective: To determine the frequency of thyro...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Muhammad T,Dhanani R,Mohtasham S,Hussain M,Faisal M,Malik KI,Jamshed A,Hussain R

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The average recovery of hearing and cessation of tinnitus was significantly better after treatment with Radix Astragali (RA) than after non-treatment with RA. RA can be valuable adjuvant therapy for patients with acute acoustic trauma (AAT). OBJECTIVES:AAT is one of the early indications for the use of RA. ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Xiong M,He Q,Lai H,Huang W,Wang L,Yang C,Wang J

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Compared with normal-weight individuals, obese young adults exhibited a significantly higher taste threshold for salty taste. Smoking also affected taste functions in this population. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in taste detection thresholds between normal-weight and o...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Park DC,Yeo JH,Ryu IY,Kim SH,Jung J,Yeo SG

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We present for the first time evidence that vestibulopathy impairs coordination of the head with the body center of gravity (CG) during free speed gait over ground. Vestibulopathic individuals demonstrate uncoordinated movement and gait due, at least in part, to impaired head stability and visual fixation. Ve...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Patten C,Horak FB,Krebs DE

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of the intermediate filament subclasses cytokeratins (CKs), vimentin, and neurofilament triplet proteins (NFs) was analysed in the embryonic inner ear of the CBA/CBA mouse, in vivo and in vitro, using well-defined monoclonal antibodies. Some of the cultured inner ears were exposed to 1-10 micrograms/ml ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Berggren D,Anniko M,Thornell LE,Ramaekers FC,Virtanen I

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: In otosclerosis mixed hearing loss is the most frequent symptom and arises when the focus involves the stapes footplate. Surgeons usually prefer to wait a minimum air-bone gap of 25 - 35 dB before surgery.Objectives: To evaluate the outcome of microdrill stapedotomy for otosclerosis in patients with a preo...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Canale A,Albera A,Macocco F,Caranzano F,Albera R

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The aetiology of Zenker's diverticulum is likely to be multifactorial. The geographical and racial variation in the prevalence and the rare familial cases suggest that genetic predisposition might have a role in the pathogenesis. The mode of inheritance in the rare possible familial cases seems to be autosom...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Klockars T,Sihvo E,Mäkitie A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary angioneurotic edema (HAE) is an autosomal dominant disease resulting from a deficiency of functional C1-esterase inhibitor. If not recognized promptly and treated properly the disease can result in a fatal outcome as it causes laryngeal edema, which can lead to a life-threatening acute upper airway obstruct...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Lim YC,Kim JK,Shim DB,Lim CH,Jang HJ,Shin HA,Choi EC

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report on the long-term results, focusing on prosthesis lifetime, achieved with the VoiceMaster prosthesis in an outpatient population. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The VoiceMaster prosthesis was used over a 40-month period. Average prosthesis lifetimes were calculated both individually and for the group as a who...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Eerenstein SE,Schouwenburg PF

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gas nitric oxide (NO) is present in high concentrations in human nasal airways. Since NO is known to inhibit the growth of bacteria and viruses, it has been suggested that airborne NO represents the first line of defence against pathogens in the upper airways. Low nasal NO levels have been reported previously in p...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Palm J,Lidman C,Graf P,Alving K,Lundberg J

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several reports have indicated that some cochlear implant patients experience a reduction in their tinnitus while listening to noise or speech. In the present study, two patients reporting bilateral tinnitus were selected from a group of adults with the Nucleus cochlear implant. They rated their tinnitus loudness and ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Dauman R,Tyler RS,Aran JM

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunological mechanisms are thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis of some cochleo-vestibular diseases. This study attempts to present further evidence of autoantibodies reactive against guinea pig inner ear proteins found in patients with autoimmune inner ear diseases (AIED) and specifically identifie...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Boulassel MR,Deggouj N,Tomasi JP,Gersdorff M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the period 1967-1985, 95 primary tracheal carcinomas occurred in Finland. The mean annual incidence rate was one per one million inhabitants, the male:female ratio being 7:3. There was a significant increase of the disease by increasing age with the exception of 70-79 years. The most common location was the low...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Manninen MP,Antila PJ,Pukander JS,Karma PH

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Patients with posterior semicircular canal dehiscence (PSCD) have low frequency conductive hearing loss similar to patients with superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) secondary to a pathologic third window. OBJECTIVES:PSCD can result in conductive hearing loss, but the magnitude of this hearing loss...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Bear ZW,McEvoy TP,Mikulec AA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell proliferation in the endolymphatic sac (ES) after immunostimulation was assessed immunohistochemically. Guinea pigs were employed as experimental animals and keyhole limpet hemocyanin was used as the antigen. After i.p. injection of 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdUrd), the BrdUrd+ cells were counted to assess the nu...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Takahashi M,Tomiyama S

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The maintenance of upright stance in humans requires the integrative evaluation of vestibular, visual, and proprioceptive information. Recent experiments prove the existence of fast vestibulo-spinal reactions in humans. Their physiological significance for the compensation of sudden external displacements of the body ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Dichgans J,Diener HC

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study (1) it was found that in healthy subjects Ocular (Counter) Rotation is mainly due to otolith stimulation and only to a minor extent induced by slanted visual structures. Stimulation of the neck by tilting the trunk laterally upwards did not result in a systematic rotation of the eyes. In the presen...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Bles W,de Graaf B

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An in vivo method for the study of mucociliary activity in the human trachea and bronchi is presented. The method is based on a two-way fibre-optic system whereby reflections of light emitted by one glass-fibre and reflected by the cilia are picked up by a second glass fibre and transmitted to a recording unit. The gl...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Huberman D

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-nine healthy dogs underwent a simulated radical neck dissection followed by implantation of either 125Iodine (125I) or 192Iridium (192Ir) in various dose regimes randomized prospectively from 3,000 to 30,000 rad. Bilateral selective carotid angiography was performed immediately postoperatively and at 6, 12, 18,...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Fee WE Jr,Goffinet DR,Fajardo LF,Guthaner D,Handen C

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cochlear blood flow in guinea pigs was assessed using histological assessment of various red blood cell and vessel lumen parameters. Cochlear blood flow was either enhanced by administration of carbogen or inhibited by induced positive airway pressure. The resulting enhancement or reduction of blood flow in the cochle...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Dengerink HA,Axelsson A,Wright J,Miller J

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:This study demonstrated differential gene expression profiles in salicylate ototoxicity with oligonucleotide microarray. This study may also provide basic information on candidate genes associated with hearing loss and/or tinnitus or recovery after salicylate-induced cochlear dysfunction. OBJECTIVES:Salicyl...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Im GJ,Jung HH,Chae SW,Cho WS,Kim SJ

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:Sensorineural hearing loss must be considered within the clinical picture of systemic lupus erythematosus. The results confirm the usefulness of extended high-frequency audiometry in the audiologic testing of these patients, enabling the possibility of modifying or applying a preventive treatment for a poss...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Lasso de la Vega M,Villarreal IM,López Moya J,García-Berrocal JR

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[3H]Dihydrostreptomycin was given intramuscularly to young pigmented guinea pigs and rats. Whole-body autoradiography, combined with densitometric measurement of the blackening of the autoradiograms, and liquid scintillation counting were used to determine the levels of radioactivity in the inner ear in relation to bl...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Nilsson Tammela M,Tjälve H

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In electrocochleography (ECochG) compound action potential (CAP) and summation potential (SP) are usually separated from the cochlear microphonic (CM) by the CM cancellation technique consisting in averaging the responses evoked by rarefaction and condensation clicks. With the aim of analysing the ECochG responses evo...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Arslan E,Santarelli R,Sparacino G,Sella G

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The Esteem(®) device proved to offer beneficial results in subjects suffering from high frequency, severe bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and may be considered as an alternative procedure to conventional hearing aids (HAs) or electroacoustic stimulation (EAS) systems. OBJECTIVES:Since the Esteem...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Barbara M,Biagini M,Monini S

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The degree of contrast enhancement of the cochlea after intratympanic administration of meglumine gadopentetate (Gd-DTPA) or gadodiamide hydrate (Gd-DTPA-BMA) varies widely among patients with inner ear diseases. There was no morphological change in the stria vascularis after Gd-DTPA or Gd-DTPA-BMA was place...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Suzuki H,Teranishi M,Naganawa S,Nakata S,Sone M,Nakashima T

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) lipooligosaccharide, the major component of H. influenzae endotoxin, was localized in the middle and inner ear subsequent to the resolution of experimental otitis media induced by this pathogen. A monoclonal antibody specific for the lipooligosaccharide of this strain was used...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Demaria TF

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:The findings of this study demonstrated that the wait-and-watch strategy for neck metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of oral tongue is a reliable option and that salvage by surgical treatment is effective. However, younger patients should be closely monitored for recurrence. Adjuvant therapy may ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Yuasa-Nakagawa K,Shibuya H,Yoshimura R,Miura M,Watanabe H,Kishimoto S,Omura K

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00