A comparison between systemic and intratympanic steroid therapies as initial therapy for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a meta-analysis.

abstract：CONCLUSION:The visual outcomes of endoscopic treatment of optic neuropathy are favorable. However, no specific prognostic factor was associated with good outcome. OBJECTIVE:To investigate visual outcomes of patients with optic neuropathy caused by paranasal mucocele or sinusitis. METHODS:The clinical course in 38 pat...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Nakaya K,Oshima T,Kudo T,Ikeda R,Hidaka H,Kobayashi T

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:We describe a Japanese family with high-frequency sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) harboring a c.211delC mutation in the KCNQ4 gene. Families showing progressive high-frequency SNHL should be investigated for mutations in the KCNQ4 gene. OBJECTIVE:To determine the responsible deafness gene in a Japanese f...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Ishikawa K,Naito T,Nishio SY,Iwasa Y,Nakamura K,Usami S,Ichimura K

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ABO blood group status may be a risk factor for some diseases, including hearing loss. Individuals with blood group O show a higher prevalence of hearing loss after industrial noise exposure. Group O individuals with normal hearing show reduced amplitudes in otoacoustic emission recordings. Whether blood gro...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Yang Y,Hood LJ,McPherson B

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood circulation in the cochlear lateral wall after exposure to a non-physiological level of sound (120-125 dB SPL, 3 h) was investigated immunohistologically. Kanamycin (KM), which was expected to function as a tracer of blood flow, was administered to guinea pigs 5 min to 21 h after sound termination. At 5-30 min, ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Yamane H,Nakai Y,Konishi K,Sakamoto H,Matsuda Y,Iguchi H

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Younger children tend to harbor more resistant strains because they are exposed to these pathogens more often through contacts with siblings or attendance at day-care centers and are frequently treated with antibiotics. The high prevalence of BLNAR strains should be taken into account in the treatment of AOM...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Sakai A,Hotomi M,Billal DS,Yamauchi K,Shimada J,Tamura S,Fujihara K,Yamanaka N

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of the posterior nasal nerve (PNN) resection involved the suppression of the secretogogue motor and the inhibition of neurogenic inflammation induced by parasympathetic and sensory denervation. OBJECTIVE:The study was designed to clarify the underlying mechanism...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Ikeda K,Yokoi H,Saito T,Kawano K,Yao T,Furukawa M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Transforming growth factor β1 gene (TGFβ1) genotype is a potential p16 independent prognostic factor predicting response to chemoradiotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). OBJECTIVES:Expression of p16 and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has been reported to be associated with sur...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Lundberg M,Leivo I,Saarilahti K,Mäkitie AA,Mattila PS

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Use of the Meniett pressure generator in patients with active Ménière's disease (MD) did not affect labyrinthine function. OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether application of the Meniett pressure generator in patients with active MD significantly affects their labyrinthine function. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We mea...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Stokroos R,Olvink MK,Hendrice N,Kingma H

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:These findings indicate a strong protective effect of ALCAR and NAC on impulse noise-induced cochlear damage, and suggest the feasibility of using clinically available antioxidant compounds to protect the ear from acute acoustic injury. OBJECTIVE:Reactive oxygen species have been shown to play a significant...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kopke R,Bielefeld E,Liu J,Zheng J,Jackson R,Henderson D,Coleman JK

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taking advantage of a natural experimental situation, we compared, retrospectively, functional results after nasalization and ethmoidectomy for diffuse nasal polyposis. Nasalization was a radical ethmoidectomy systematically removing all the bony lamellae and mucosa within the labyrinth, with large antrostomy, sphenoi...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Jankowski R,Pigret D,Decroocq F

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of the Substance P (SP) immunoreactive nerve fibres in the canine larynx and laryngeal nerves was studied by PAP immunohistochemistry. Many individual SP immunoreactive nerve fibres with varicosities were observed within the epithelial layer and in the connective tissue below the epithelium of the lar...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Hisa Y,Sato F,Fukui K,Ibata Y,Mizukoshi O

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Betahistine is used worldwide to treat patients with Menière's disease. However, despite it being used for decades, diverging opinions on the effect of betahistine on Menière's symptomatology still exist.Aims: The objective of this systematic review was to provide an overview and rate the certainty of the ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Devantier L,Hougaard D,Händel MN,Liviu-Adelin Guldfred F,Schmidt JH,Djurhuus B,Callesen HE

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Human adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs), encapsulated in a fibrin-collagen hydrogel for the coating of an electrode array, produce sufficient amounts of neurotrophic factors and may be suitable for enhancing the bioelectric interface of cochlear implants (CIs). OBJECTIVES:To evaluate different hydrogel comp...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Schendzielorz P,Scherzed A,Rak K,Völker J,Hagen R,Mlynski R,Frölich K,Radeloff A

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The symptoms of postural instability and dizziness associated with decompression sickness could be ascribed to either damage of the vestibular apparatus or to central nervous system damage. However, a histological study of monkeys exposed to decompression reveals that these symptoms primarily result from damage to the...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Landolt JP,Money KE,Topliff ED,Ackles KN,Johnson WH

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:We report a distinct pattern of tongue movement. This is interpreted as a compensatory mechanism after hypopharyngo-laryngectomy with reconstruction using a jejunal autograft. Passage through the oesophagus is mainly passive. OBJECTIVE:Swallowing is normally initiated voluntarily, and afterwards presumed to...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Bakkan N,Boysen ME,Line PD,Aasen S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transitory hearing impairment has been well documented in humans during basilar migraine attacks. Ischemia induced by activation of central nervous system adrenoreceptors by cAMP is one of the mechanisms that has been implicated, as well as calcium metabolism alterations. Propranolol-HCl has proven to be an effective ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Bernard PA,Bourret CS,Stenstrom R

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new generation of cochlear implant electrodes has been designed to position the stimulating contacts close to the modiolus in order to reduce power consumption and increase stimulation selectivity. The purpose of this study was to assess electrode position in the cochlea for three recently designed electrodes. Fifte...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Balkany TJ,Eshraghi AA,Yang N

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recorded auditory evoked potentials, of both neurogenic and myogenic origin, in cats having neonatal high frequency cochlear hearing loss. Using frequency specific stimuli (tone pips) and by measuring responses near to threshold, we have probed tonotopic (or cochleotopic) representation within the brainstem-mi...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Harrison RV,Gordon DC,Nagasawa A,Stanton S,Ibrahim D,Mount RJ

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) is important for matrix degradation and motility of cancer cells. The binding of uPA to its cell surface receptor on cancer cells is essential for effective invasion. A soluble form of urokinase receptor (suPAR) has been described in serum and ascites of ovarian cancer patien...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Schmidt M,Hoppe F

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this experimental study in the rat, compound 48/80--a potent degranulating drug of mast cells--was instilled in the external auditory meatus towards the tympanic membrane. Moreover, effusion material was produced in the attic space by blocking the tympanic isthmus with a piece of Gelfoam applied through the tympani...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Alm PE,Bloom GD,Hellström S,Salén B,Stenfors LE

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Cochleostomy is the most efficient approach in delivering PEG-b-PCL polymersomes (PMs) to the inner ear. PMs can be delivered to the vestibule by transtympanic injection or cochleostomy. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficiency of delivering PEG-b-PCL PMs into the inner ear using different approaches. METHODS:...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Zhang Y,Zhang W,Johnston AH,Newman TA,Pyykk I,Zou J

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 12 healthy volunteers, and 5 prelingually and 5 postlingually profoundly deaf subjects, a 500 Hz filtered click stimulus was applied to the mastoid via the bone conductor. In all the healthy volunteers, middle latency response (MLR) was recorded. Among all profoundly deaf subjects, MLR was recorded only in 2 with p...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Ribarić K,Padovan I,Prevec TS

更新日期：1985-03-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the long-term (24 months) clinical performance (vocal fold function) and safety of hylan B gel as compared with bovine cross-linked collagen in the treatment of patients with glottal insufficiency. MATERIAL AND METHODS:In a prospective trial, 70 patients with glottal insufficiency due to unilate...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Hertegård S,Hallén L,Laurent C,Lindström E,Olofsson K,Testad P,Dahlqvist A

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：CONCLUSION:In the present study, about one-third of patients with Meniere's disease developed benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)-like attacks. Additionally, more than one-third of all vertigo attacks were BPPV-like attacks. Thus, vertigo attacks in patients with Meniere's disease must be carefully treated beca...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Taura A,Funabiki K,Ohgita H,Ogino E,Torii H,Matsunaga M,Ito J

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:Auricle reconstruction combined with hearing reconstruction can help patients with microtia to obtain practical hearing improvement as well as cosmetic improvement. The integrated procedures can facilitate the incision design and obtain a natural-looking three-dimensional shape of the reconstruction auricle...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Zhao S,Wang D,Han D,Gong S,Ma X,Li Y,Chen S

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An impaired ostial function may be of importance in the pathogenesis of the maxillary sinus empyema due to changes of the antral gas composition. Oxygen is usually not demonstrable in purulent sinus secretion while carbon dioxide accumulates. In vitro, pneumococci were able to create a similar gas environment, provide...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Carenfelt C,Lundberg C

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smooth pursuit responses to sinusoidal and triangular waveform targets were investigated in elderly and middle-aged subjects. The middle-aged pursued triangular targets with significantly lower gain than sinusoidal targets. In the elderly, pursuit gain was significantly lower than in the middle-aged under all target c...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Zackon DH,Sharpe JA

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pathologic changes in the inner ears of 5 patients with Cogan's syndrome were studied by a combined application of MR imaging and CT scanning. We used T1- and T2-weighted MR imaging sequences and a special three-dimensional MR imaging technique which allows a very detailed imaging of the inner ear structures. By t...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Majoor MH,Albers FW,Casselman JW

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00