abstract：UNLABELLED:Graves's disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. There are three current therapeutic options: anti-thyroid medication, surgery, and radioactive iodine (I 131). There are few data in the literature regarding the effects of radioiodine therapy on the larynx and voice. The aim and the AIM:os this ...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Isolan-Cury RW,Monte O,Cury AN,Andrada E Silva MA,Duprat A,Marone M,Almeida Rd,Iglesias A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The hormonal changes that occur in a short time span promote modifications all over the woman's body, with physical and emotional manifestations which are frequently observed. AIM:to evaluate the activity of the external ciliated cells in women during their menstrual cycle, observing the effect of hormonal ...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Arruda PO,Silva IM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Nasolabial cyst is a rare lesion situated behind the ala nasi, extending backwards into the inferior nasal meatus and forward into the labio-gingival sulcus. AIM:We present our case of a nasolabial cyst, with the purpose of discussing clinical presentation, diagnosis and the more suitable surgical technique...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Tiago RS,Maia MS,Nascimento GM,Correa JP,Salgado DC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Halitosis is an embarrassing symptom with a significant social impact. Halitosis affects millions of people worldwide and many resources are spent annually in products to improve halitus, unsuccessfully. The study of halitosis in a scientific basis is justified once halitosis causes social restriction, decre...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Coelho Dal Rio AC,Danielli Nicola EM,Franchi Teixeira AR

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Hearing aid fitting involves numerous issues that must be investigated - from the device supply all the way to results achieved with it in order to improve its results in planning Auditory Health Care. AIMS:to verify difficulties related to device use, batteries and ear molds handling, the very characterist...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： de Freitas CD,Julio Costa M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Parkinson's disease affects the central nervous system resulting in voice quality alterations. It is typically resistant to drug therapy and often persists despite extensive behavioural speech and language therapy. Previous findings show that masking noise will produce a consistent increase in voice intensit...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Quedas A,Duprat Ade C,Gasparini G

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The treatment of tinnitus is still a challenge. Acupuncture is recommended for the relief of tinnitus in traditional Chinese Medicine, although scientific evidence is lacking. AIM:The aim of this study was to assess the effect of acupuncture on the cochlear function in patients with tinnitus by analyzing ot...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： de Azevedo RF,Chiari BM,Okada DM,Onishi ET

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dizziness is one of the most frequent complaints in both primary and specialized medical care facilities. Many dizzy patients, without a known organic cause, considered as having idiopathic dizziness, may have a psychiatric disorder. Besides, even organic dizziness may cause or exacerbate latent psychiatric alteration...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Caliman e Gurgel JD,Costa KV,Cutini FN,Sarmento Júnior KM,Mezzasalma MA,Cavalcanti HV

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Breathing is responsible for facial and cranial morphology development. AIM:investigate in order to see if there is any relationship between oral breathing and facial type. MATERIAL AND METHODS:119 male and female teenagers, with ages ranging between 15 and 18 years. The sample was separated in two groups:...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Bianchini AP,Guedes ZC,Vieira MM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Tympanoplasty is done to eradicate ear pathology and to restore the conductive hearing mechanism (eardrum and ossicles). Some patients, however, do not tolerate tinnitus and question physicians about the results of surgery when tinnitus persists. AIM:to evaluate the progression of tinnitus in patients with ...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Lima Ada S,Sanchez TG,Bonadia Moraes MF,Batezati Alves SC,Bento RF

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The middle latency response (MLR) to an acoustic stimulus occurs between 10 and 80 ms. The waveform is characterized by a series of peaks and troughs labeled N0, P0, Na, Pa, Nb and Pb. Certain acoustic stimuli may excite specific cochlear areas in contrast with clicks, that activate the cochlea between 1000 ...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Fukushima EM,Penteado de Castro N Jr

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Recent studies analyzing audibility thresholds at frequencies over 8 KHz have brought new perspectives on the investigation of auditory damage. These studies, however, have not yet reached a consensus on normal standards for auditory thresholds at these frequencies. AIM:To analyze the results of high freque...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： de Sá LC,de Lima MA,Tomita S,Frota SM,Santos Gde A,Garcia TR

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:To identify the grade and evolution of dysphagia and dysphonia in patients undergoing supracricoid laringectomy, and to study the association of these findings with clinical and surgical variables. METHOD:The study included 22 cases undergoing supracricoid laringectomy at the Head and Neck Surgery and Otola...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Nemr NK,de Carvalho MB,Köhle J,Leite GC,Rapoport A,Szeliga RM

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Cholesteatoma may cause bone erosion, with high morbidity and mortality rates. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a) is one of the main cytokines involved in this process. Our goal was to evaluate the role of TNF-a in Bone Resorption and its effect on cholesteatoma. MATERIAL AND METHODS:analysis and critical ...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Vitale RF,Ribeiro Fde A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Aging is a natural consequence of a society developing process. The city of São Paulo has almost one million people who are above sixty years of age. Age-related hearing loss equals the total hearing loss resulted from cell degeneration caused by noise exposure, ototoxic agents and the loss caused by disorde...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Baraldi Gdos S,de Almeida LC,Borges AC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fanconi's anemia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by congenital malformation, bone marrow failure and genomic instability, with a predisposition to develop malignancies, especially the leukemias and upper aerodigestive tract tumors. Due to inherent characteristics to this syndrome, the treatment of...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Lins e Horta Hd,Guimarães FF,Rocha LO,Guimarães RE,Valadares ER

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:To setup an experimental model is the first step to study neural regeneration. AIM:Setting up an experimental model on facial nerve regeneration. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Wistar rats with complete sectioning and suturing of the extratemporal facial nerve trunk; with a behavioral and histological analysis for 9...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Borin A,Toledo RN,Faria SD,Testa JR,Cruz OL

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:High-frequency audiometry can detect early changes in auditory sensitivity resulting from processes such as aging. Nonetheless its use is still limited, and additional studies are required to establish its use, particularly among older adults. AIM:To compare pure tone thresholds for frequencies from 250 Hz ...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Monteiro de Castro Silva I,Feitosa MA

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In classic rhytidectomy, there is little improvement in the center portion of the face. Aesthetic correction of malar prominence ptosis, accentuated nasolabial line, and jawl line, in most of the cases, require different approaches, such as the subperiosteal facelift. AIM:to show the cases and to evaluate t...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Patrocínio LG,Patrocínio JA,Couto HG,Muniz de Souza H,Carvalho PM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The advent of new antiretroviral drugs such as protease inhibitors has generated sensible changes in morbity and mortality in HIV-infected patients. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the impact of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) on the prevalence of chronic otitis media in HIV-infected pediatric populatio...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Weber R,Pinheiro Neto CD,Miziara ID,Araújo Filho BC

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Rhinoplasty is one of the most challenging surgical procedures, due both to the diversity of the techniques and to the difficulty in foreseeing long-term outcomes. Each patient has a different nasal anatomy, dictated by genetic inheritance--race, thus requiring a different technique for each case. The intern...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Patrocínio LG,Carvalho PM,de Souza HM,Couto HG,Patrocínio JA

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess whether or not the parameters of fixed and randomized saccadic movements, of pendular tracking and of optokinetic nystagmus in the digital vectonystagmography may show abnormalities in patients with possible diagnosis of peripheral vestibular dysfunction. METHOD:60 patients with dizziness of peripheral v...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Tuma VC,Ganança CF,Ganança MM,Caovilla HH

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To co-relate the use of hormonal contraceptives with positive Auditory and Vestibular alterations. METHODS:medical history taking, audiometric test and vestibular test was applied to 60 women between the ages of 14 and 35 years old, and 30 of these women are on oral hormonal contraceptive consisting of Estrogen an...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Mitre EI,Figueira AS,Rocha AB,Alves SM

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The objective of the present study was to analyze the microbiology of peritonsillar abscesses. METHODS:Thirty patients, mean age 24,2 years, with peritonsillar abscesses underwent aspiration of at least 3 mL of pus, which was cultured for aerobes and anaerobes. RESULTS:87% samples showed positive cultures. Aerobi...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Sakae FA,Imamura R,Sennes LU,Araújo Filho BC,Tsuji DH

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of tinnitus, which is defined as conscientious perception of a sound originated in the ears or nervous system, represents until the current days a great challenge. The use of Acupuncture (ACP) is based on the stimulation with needles of specific points on the human anatomy. A prospective, randomized and ...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Okada DM,Onishi ET,Chami FI,Borin A,Cassola N,Guerreiro VM

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Upper respiratory tract infections are the most common causes of medical visits in children and adults, demanding massive use of antibiotics. Bacterial resistance caused by beta-lactamase is one of the most serious problems in this matter. Sultamicillin, a double pro-drug of Ampicillin/Sulbactan, is a potent...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Ferreira JB,Rapoport PB,Sakano E,Kós AO,Piltcher OB,Pignatari SS,Pinheiro SD,Mocellin M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Hearing represents the main source for acquisition of language and speaking skills in childhood. In the first months of life, the hearing impaired child is deprived of sound stimulation in the most important period of development, and consequently, might present emotional, social and linguistic disorders. Th...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： da Silva LP,Queiros F,Lima I

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Cholesteatoma may occur either in children as in adults; in children, however, they have a more aggressive and extensive growth. OBJECTIVE:To compare the thickness of the perimatrix, in microm, between adults (>18 years old) and children cholesteatomas. STUDY DESIGN:transversal cohort. MATERIAL AND METHOD...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Dornelles C,da Costa SS,Meurer L,Schweiger C

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Choanal atresia is a rare disease and the incidence is 1: 5000-8000 newborns alive. It is more comom among female and usually is associated with others malformations. STUDY DESIGN:clinical retrospective. When unilateral its diagnose may be postpone because its symptoms are less life threating. But when bila...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： da Fontoura Rey Bergonse G,Carneiro AF,Vassoler TM

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Myringosclerosis is characterized by hyaline changes of the lamina propria of the tympanic membrane. Experimental studies have used otomicroscopy or histology to evaluate myringosclerosis in animals, but they do not correlate precisely these two methods. AIM:The present study evaluates the accuracy of otomi...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Santos PF,Leal MC,Peixoto C,Caldas Neto S,Rosas ST

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Children with enlarged tonsils and adenoids usually present breathing abnormalities such as snoring, mouth breathing and sleep apnea. It is known that upper airway obstruction and consequent mouth breathing may result in pulmonary diseases. AIM:The goal of this preliminary study was to evaluate the inspirat...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Pires MG,Di Francesco RC,Grumach AS,Mello JF Jr

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The immunodeficiency state in HIV infected patients has been the cause of severe episodes of Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (RAS). AIM:Our study aims to establish correlation between the manifestations of RAS and the immunosuppression state caused by HIV infection, through counting of CD4+ cells, CD8+ cells,...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Miziara ID,Araujo Filho BC,Weber R

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The research involving tissue factors, such as granulocyte macrophage colonies stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin 5 (IL-5), leads to the mechanisms involved in the maintenance of eosinophilia, which is essential for the pathogenesis on eosinophilic nasal polyps. Mitomycin C has been successfully use...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Crosara PF,Vasconcelos AC,Guimarães RE,Becker HM,Becker CG,Crosara SL,Nascimento E

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Squamous papillomas are benign neoplasms. The occurrence of middle ear squamous papilloma is rare. It is usually associated with nasosinusal pathology. The authors report a case of middle ear squamous papilloma and discuss its diagnostic aspects. ...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Cahali S,da Silva FB,Machado MC,da Silva DA,Reforeme OM,Cahali MB

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Sjögren's Syndrome is an autoimmune disease of the exocrine glands, mainly salivary and lachrymal glands. There is no gold standard test for diagnosis. AIM:evaluation of the importance of minor salivary gland biopsy and sialometry, isolated or associated, as methods for classification of Sjögren's Syndrome....

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： de Azevedo BB,Bussoloti Filho I

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The auditory brainstem implant (ABI) is an option for deaf patients who do not have the whole of their auditory pathways preserved. The surgery, because of its anatomical and functional complexity, requires specific training of the surgeon in an anatomy lab. AIM:To study the surgical anatomy of the surgery ...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Brito Neto RV,Bento RF,Yasuda A,Ribas GC,Rodrigues AJ Jr

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One in every 1,000 newborn suffers from congenital hearing impairment. More than 60% of the congenital cases are caused by genetic factors. In most cases, hearing loss is a multifactorial disorder caused by both genetic and environmental factors. Molecular genetics of deafness has experienced remarkable progress in th...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Piatto VB,Nascimento EC,Alexandrino F,Oliveira CA,Lopes AC,Sartorato EL,Maniglia JV

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The graphic obtained by acoustic rhinometry in Caucasian adult individuals with no nasal affections clearly shows two notches at the beginning of the nasal echogram. However, there are controversies in the literature concerning their anatomic correlation. AIM:The aim of this study was to obtain data that wo...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Nigro CE,Nigro JF,Voegels RL,Mion O,Mello Junior JF

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glomus tumors, also called paragangliomas, originate from nonchromaffin cells. The tumor is typically vascular and grows from capillary and pre-capillary vessels in-between epithelial cells. It is worth mentioning that the most common symptoms are pulsating tinnitus and hearing loss. Imaging studies (CT and MRI) are n...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Neto ME,Vuono IM,Souza LR,Testa JR,Pizarro GU,Barros F

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Vestibular system is the absolute referential for the maintenance of balance. Functional deficit with aging can result in balance disturbance and in increase of likelihood of falls. AIM:To verify whether specific therapeutic approach of the system can promote motor learning and can contribute to the improve...

journal_title：Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

authors： Ribeiro Ados S,Pereira JS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00