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  2011 Dec 2  

Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Results of Bacterial Culture From Patients With Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media.

Ho Ahn J, Kim MN, Suk Y, Moon BJ

Departments of *Otolaryngology and †Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

BACKGROUND: Cultures obtained from preoperative middle ear swabs from patients with chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) have traditionally been us... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 2  

Myringoplasty in Simple Chronic Otitis Media: Critical Analysis of Long-Term Results in a 1,000-Adult Patient Series.

Nardone M, Sommerville R, Bowman J, Danesi G

*ENT Department and Microsurgery of the Skull Base, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy; and †Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Logan Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.

OBJECTIVES: Investigate the recurrence of chronic otitis media after primary and revision myringoplasty, compare long-term anatomic and audiologic res... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 2  

The Pathogenesis of Acquired Cholesteatoma of the Human Middle Ear: Support for the Migration Hypothesis.

Karmody CS, Northrop C

*Department of Otolaryngology, Tufts University School of Medicine; and †The Temporal Bone Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

HYPOTHESIS: That acquired cholesteatoma of the human middle ear and mastoid process can be caused by migration of squamous epithelium from the tympani... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 1  

Electrocochleography in Round Window Vibrant Soundbridge Implantation.

Colletti V, Mandalŕ M, Colletti L

ENT Department, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.

Objective. To determine the role of intraoperative electrocochleography to optimize the fitting of the floating mass transducer of the Vibrant Soundbr... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 3  

Have two UK national guidelines had any effect on grommets day-case utilisation and rate over the last 10 years?

Al-Hussaini A, Owens D, Tomkinson A

Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, CF14 4XW, UK, alialhussaini@doctors.org.uk.

Grommets insertion is a common otolaryngological procedure for the treatment of persistent otitis media with effusion. In 2002, the Department of Heal... Read More

Source: PubMed

Tierarztl Prax Ausg G Grosstiere Nutztiere    

[Clinical application of computed tomography in cattle].

Nuss K, Schnetzler C, Hagen R, Schwarz A, Kircher P

Karl Nuss, Prof. Dr. med. vet., Dipl. ECVS, Dipl. ECBHM, Departement für Nutztiere, Vetsuisse-Fakultät der Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057 Zürich, Schweiz, E-Mail: knuss@vetclinics.uzh.ch.

Computed tomography involves the use of x-rays to produce cross-sectional images of body regions. It provides non-overlapping, two-dimensional images ... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 3  

Have two UK national guidelines had any effect on grommets day-case utilisation and rate over the last 10 years?

Al-Hussaini A, Owens D, Tomkinson A

Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, CF14 4XW, UK, alialhussaini@doctors.org.uk.

Grommets insertion is a common otolaryngological procedure for the treatment of persistent otitis media with effusion. In 2002, the Department of Heal... Read More

Source: PubMed

Tierarztl Prax Ausg G Grosstiere Nutztiere    

[Clinical application of computed tomography in cattle].

Nuss K, Schnetzler C, Hagen R, Schwarz A, Kircher P

Karl Nuss, Prof. Dr. med. vet., Dipl. ECVS, Dipl. ECBHM, Departement für Nutztiere, Vetsuisse-Fakultät der Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057 Zürich, Schweiz, E-Mail: knuss@vetclinics.uzh.ch.

Computed tomography involves the use of x-rays to produce cross-sectional images of body regions. It provides non-overlapping, two-dimensional images ... Read More

Source: PubMed

PLoS ONE    

Phenotypes of Non-Attached Pseudomonas aeruginosa Aggregates Resemble Surface Attached Biofilm.

Alhede M, Kragh KN, Qvortrup K, Allesen-Holm M, van Gennip M, Christensen LD, Jensen PŘ, Nielsen AK, Parsek M, Wozniak D, Molin S, Tolker-Nielsen T, Hřiby N, Givskov M, Bjarnsholt T

Institute for International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

For a chronic infection to be established, bacteria must be able to cope with hostile conditions such as low iron levels, oxidative stress, and cleara... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 30  

Single flap with three pedicles, bone paté and split-thickness skin graft for immediate mastoid obliteration after canal wall down mastoidectomy.

Mokbel KM, Khafagy YW

Department of ORL, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt, ootology@yahoo.com.

Our objective was to evaluate single flap with three pedicles, bone paté and split-thickness skin graft for mastoid cavity obliteration after canal wa... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 2  

Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Results of Bacterial Culture From Patients With Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media.

Ho Ahn J, Kim MN, Suk Y, Moon BJ

Departments of *Otolaryngology and †Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

BACKGROUND: Cultures obtained from preoperative middle ear swabs from patients with chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) have traditionally been us... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 2  

Myringoplasty in Simple Chronic Otitis Media: Critical Analysis of Long-Term Results in a 1,000-Adult Patient Series.

Nardone M, Sommerville R, Bowman J, Danesi G

*ENT Department and Microsurgery of the Skull Base, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy; and †Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Logan Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.

OBJECTIVES: Investigate the recurrence of chronic otitis media after primary and revision myringoplasty, compare long-term anatomic and audiologic res... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 2  

The Pathogenesis of Acquired Cholesteatoma of the Human Middle Ear: Support for the Migration Hypothesis.

Karmody CS, Northrop C

*Department of Otolaryngology, Tufts University School of Medicine; and †The Temporal Bone Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

HYPOTHESIS: That acquired cholesteatoma of the human middle ear and mastoid process can be caused by migration of squamous epithelium from the tympani... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Dec 1  

Electrocochleography in Round Window Vibrant Soundbridge Implantation.

Colletti V, Mandalŕ M, Colletti L

ENT Department, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.

Objective. To determine the role of intraoperative electrocochleography to optimize the fitting of the floating mass transducer of the Vibrant Soundbr... Read More

Source: PubMed

PLoS ONE    

Phenotypes of Non-Attached Pseudomonas aeruginosa Aggregates Resemble Surface Attached Biofilm.

Alhede M, Kragh KN, Qvortrup K, Allesen-Holm M, van Gennip M, Christensen LD, Jensen PŘ, Nielsen AK, Parsek M, Wozniak D, Molin S, Tolker-Nielsen T, Hřiby N, Givskov M, Bjarnsholt T

Institute for International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

For a chronic infection to be established, bacteria must be able to cope with hostile conditions such as low iron levels, oxidative stress, and cleara... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 30  

Single flap with three pedicles, bone paté and split-thickness skin graft for immediate mastoid obliteration after canal wall down mastoidectomy.

Mokbel KM, Khafagy YW

Department of ORL, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt, ootology@yahoo.com.

Our objective was to evaluate single flap with three pedicles, bone paté and split-thickness skin graft for mastoid cavity obliteration after canal wa... Read More

Source: PubMed

Oman Med J    

Treating children without antibiotics in primary healthcare.

Kutty N

Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos Hospital, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman.

The overuse of antibiotics in children is becoming a major public health problem. Although most of the common childhood infections such as diarrhea an... Read More

Source: PubMed

Pediatr Nurs    

Topical vs. systemic treatments for acute otitis media.

Thornton K, Parrish F, Swords C

Georgia Southern University School of Nursing, Statesboro, GA, USA.

Acute otitis media (AOM) is a common condition in children that is often treated with systemic antibiotic therapy; however, research suggests that non... Read More

Source: PubMed

Oman Med J    

Treating children without antibiotics in primary healthcare.

Kutty N

Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos Hospital, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman.

The overuse of antibiotics in children is becoming a major public health problem. Although most of the common childhood infections such as diarrhea an... Read More

Source: PubMed

Pediatr Nurs    

Topical vs. systemic treatments for acute otitis media.

Thornton K, Parrish F, Swords C

Georgia Southern University School of Nursing, Statesboro, GA, USA.

Acute otitis media (AOM) is a common condition in children that is often treated with systemic antibiotic therapy; however, research suggests that non... Read More

Source: PubMed


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Posted by:  drmaverick  Posted on: 03/18/2011
what abt drugs of choice fr treatment of ASOM ?



Posted by:  guest  Posted on: 04/09/2007
I have a chronic middle ear infection that only appears in my left ear. It feels like there is a on and off switch in my middle ear that goes on and off. Will antibiotics help?




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