Otologics Middle Ear Transducer Ossicular Stimulator: performance results with varying degrees of sensorineural hearing loss.

abstract：:Several reports indicate that disturbances of the vestibulo-oculomotor ability are a manifestation of the toxic action on the central nervous system exerted by some industrial solvents. The aim of the present investigation was to examine the vestibulo-oculomotor system during exposure to styrene, which is extensively ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Odkvist LM,Larsby B,Tham R,Ahlfeldt H,Andersson B,Eriksson B,Liedgren SR

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:This study provides evidence that histamine induced MUC5AC mRNA expression through the activation of the core region of its promoter. It may also help in approaching new therapeutic strategies in airway mucins hypersecretory diseases. OBJECTIVE:Mucin hypersecretion characterizes several respiratory diseases...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Xu F,Zhang L,Gao J,Wang D

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilizing an enlarged middle cranial fossa approach to the cerebello-pontine angle without destruction of the labyrinth or cochlea the authors have since 1981 operated on 263 unilateral acoustic neurinomas. Tumour sizes ranged between 3 mm intrameatal and 35 mm within the cerebello-pontine angle. Complete tumour remov...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Haid CT,Wigand ME

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous investigation into noise-induced hearing loss by comparing 2-month-old albino with pigmented guinea pigs, albinos displayed significantly greater shifts in cochlear microphonic (CM) threshold and less recovery than the pigmented animals 7 days after noise exposure. The present study compared the response...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Conlee JW,Abdul-Baqi KJ,McCandless GA,Creel DJ

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The early diagnosis of the Mondini dysplasia by means of electrocochleography and temporal bone polytomography, and the prevention of further hearing loss through the endolymphatic subarachnoid shunt operation, brought new data on the follow-up of patients with this malformation. They were found to present specific me...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Mangabeira-Albernaz PL

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Mean incudostapedial joint (ISJ) angulation of atretic ears was statistically wider than ISJ angulation of non-atretic ears. Postoperative hearing results in the narrow tympanoplasty type II (T2) subgroup were better than those in the wide T2 subgroup. In cases of abnormally wide ISJ angulation, we recommend...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kim DW,Lee JH,Song JJ,Chang H,Choi YS,Jang JH,Kim JH,Oh SH,Chang SO

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nasopharyngeal microflora was monitored during a prospective study of 52 otitis-prone children and 33 age-matched controls up to the age of 30 months. The relation between nasopharyngeal culture results and corresponding otoscopic findings was investigated. In contrast to pneumococci, the rate of H. influenzae iso...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Freijd A,Bygdeman S,Rynnel-Dagöö B

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the relationships between CD163 expression, localization of CD163+ macrophages, clinicopathological features and prognosis of NPC. METHODS:A total of 110 cases of NPC specimens and 80 cases of nasopharyngitis specimens were analysed for CD163 expression by immunohistochemistry and EBERs expression...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Huang H,Liu X,Zhao F,Lu J,Zhang B,Peng X,Zhang M,Chen X,Li G,Li X

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL2Rs, in the presence of IL2, mediate activation and proliferation of human normal lymphocytes and modulate functional changes of some human leukocytic malignancies. IL2Rs have been demonstrated also on human neoplastic and fetal non-hematologic cells in vitro, although their functional role has not been described. W...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Cortesina G,Sacchi M,Galeazzi E,Johnson JT,Whiteside TL

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By using the microsuction technique, quantitative determination of the chemical mediators in nasal secretions was performed in 40 patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis during the pollen season. The aim of this study was to investigate the actual concentrations of these important mediators in nasal secretions during...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Wang D,Clement P,Smitz J,Derde MP

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outer hair cells (OHCs) are the source of otoacoustic emissions, following a tropomyosin-miosin-dependent contraction, which are regulated by the olivocochlear bundle via the release of acetylcholine (ACh). ACh acts on ACh receptors (AChR) located on the OHC post-synaptic membrane. In myasthenia gravis (M.G.) neuromus...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Paludetti G,Di Nardo W,D'Ecclesia A,Evoli A,Scarano E,Di Girolamo S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In precollicular decerebrate cats, activation of limb extensors during side-down roll tilt of the animal depends on both an increased discharge of excitatory vestibulospinal neurons and a reduced discharge of inhibitory medullary reticulospinal (mRS) neurons. These inhibitory neurons are tonically excited by a choline...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Pompeiano O,Stampacchia G,Horn E,d'Ascanio P

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biocompatibility of commercially available polyimides was examined in relation to the sensory and neural structures of the cochlea. Thin films of four different polyimides were prepared as substrates for photolithographically produced scala tympani electrode arrays and implanted in 32 cat cochleae. Following at le...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Haggerty HS,Lusted HS

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:SOD1 is an important gene related to noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), and its effect is dependent on noise exposure levels. OBJECTIVES:To test whether the polymorphisms in the CuZn-superoxide dismutase gene (SOD1) are associated with susceptibility to NIHL in the Chinese population. METHODS:Audiometric d...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Liu YM,Li XD,Guo X,Liu B,Lin AH,Rao SQ

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The approach described in this paper may be helpful in establishing an early-warning, evidence-based mechanism for diagnosing vertigo, which can be utilized in medical education to reduce medical uncertainty. OBJECTIVE:To use an evidence-based medicine approach to evaluate the probability of having vertigo ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Yuan BC,Tzeng HM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms I and III were localized in the guinea pig cochlea by indirect immunohistochemistry using frozen sections and paraffin sections. NOS I staining was observed in the cytoplasm of outer hair cells, in nerve cell somata and fibers of the spiral ganglion, and in axonal profiles of the s...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Franz P,Hauser-Kronberger C,Böck P,Quint C,Baumgartner WD

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The midline electroneurography (ENoG) method might reflect total facial nerve degeneration. OBJECTIVE:We compared ENoG values in patients with facial palsy using two different methods, the midline method and five electroneurogram recordings, to reveal whether the ENoG value obtained with the midline method ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Wada S,Haginomori S,Mori A,Ichihara T,Kanazawa A,Kawata R,Takubo T,Yorifuji S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Our findings suggest that there exists a Na(+) transport system in the cochlea consisting of SGK1, Nedd4 isoforms and ENaC, which may work in concert to transport Na(+) and to maintain homeostasis in the inner ear as they do in other tight epithelia. OBJECTIVES:It has been well demonstrated that the epithel...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Zhong SX,Liu ZH

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The balloon catheter has been used for a decade to dilate paranasal sinus outflow tracts. The question is: how wide and how durable is the dilation of drainage pathways in patients in long-term observations after this procedure? OBJECTIVE:The objective of our study was to observe the changes occurring in th...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Szczygielski K,Galusza B,Rapiejko P,Klopotek M,Jurkiewicz D

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of primary thyroid sarcomas represents a contentious issue. Some authors believe that thyroid sarcomas are, in fact, anaplastic carcinomas with sarcomatous (spindle cell) features. From the standpoint of treatment and prognosis, the histogenesis of thyroid 'sarcomas' is academic, because these tumors, ir...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Mansouri H,Gaye M,Errihani H,Kettani F,Gueddari BE

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present morphological study was designed to investigate the expression of HLA class II subregion gene products on human trachea. Frozen sections from the tracheas of 20 cadavers not suffering from ear, nose or throat diseases were studied immunohistochemically using monoclonal antibodies which recognize monomorphi...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Bujia J,Wilmes E,Hammer C,Kastenbauer E

更新日期：1990-07-01 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：CONCLUSIONS:The microarray analysis identified 39 genes up- or down-regulated by dexamethasone in the cultured tissue of mice cochlea. Of the eight genes most highly affected, several are suggested to have protective effects in the traumatized inner ear (Fkbp5, Glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper (Gilz), glutathione ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Maeda Y,Fukushima K,Hirai M,Kariya S,Smith RJ,Nishizaki K

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of neck and leg proprioceptive inputs on optokinetic-induced quick phases was studied in humans. Ten subjects received unidirectional horizontal optokinetic stimulation (10-20%/s) during sinusoidal neck, leg and combined neck + leg proprioceptive stimulation. The optokinetic reflex was measured by electr...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Botti F,Anastasopoulos D,Kostadima V,Bambagioni D,Pettorossi VE

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of the solitary avian middle ear muscle, the m. stapedius, on auditory sensitivity and sound transmission was investigated in the domestic chicken, Gallus gallus. Electrophysiological recordings of inner ear microphonic potentials (MP) were made in order to determine the effects of calibrated, mechanical...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Counter SA,Borg E

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of middle ear effusion by mechanical stimulation was studied in sympathectomized and vagotomized animals. Mechanical stimulation was obtained by a 14 degree C airstream in the external auditory canal. In sympathectomized animals this procedure caused effusion production and vasoconstriction of pars flac...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Goldie P,Hellström S

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:Thorough otomicroscopical examination of the tympanic membrane in acute otitis media (AOM) might distinguish AOM episodes caused by different bacteria. It thus might be a way to select appropriate treatment for each patient without raising the number of dangerous complications. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this s...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Foglé-Hansson M,White P,Hermansson A

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：:The influence of posture on nasal cavity geometry was studied by acoustic rhinometry in 14 normal adult subjects. On adopting a supine position from sitting the volume of the initially more patulous nasal cavity decreased and the volume of the less patulous side increased. These changes in volume are statistically sig...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： O'Flynn P

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Speech thresholds measured using Cantonese Hearing in Noise Test (CHINT) and cortical evoked response audiometry (CERA) thresholds were highly correlated with pure-tone behavioral results. Both tests are considered to provide good estimates of hearing thresholds and can be employed to confirm the degree of h...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Wong LL,Cheung C,Wong EC

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00