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Medical : Loratadine provides early symptom control in seasonal allergic rhinitis.
Kaiser HB, Gopalan G, Chung W. Allergic rhinitis (AR) affects about 500 million people worldwide, and prevalence is increasing. Second-generation nonsedating antihistamines are first-line treatments for seasonal AR (SAR). This study was performed to evaluate early SAR symptom relief with second-generation antihistamines through a retrospective analysis of previously published data. In this study,...
Medical : Tonsillectomy vs. deep tonsil biopsies in detecting occult tonsil tumors.
Waltonen JD, Ozer E, Schuller DE, Agrawal A. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. OBJECTIVES:: To compare the yield of detecting occult tumors by performing tonsillectomy and deep tonsil biopsies in patients with metastatic carcinoma to the neck in whom a primary tumor was not evident on physical examination, radiography, or panend...
Medical : Treatment of tinnitus with a customized, dynamic acoustic neural stimulus: clinical outcomes in general private practice.
Hanley PJ, Davis PB, Paki B, Quinn SA, Bellekom SR. Neuromonics Pty Limited, Chatswood, Australia. OBJECTIVES: We evaluate the relative effectiveness of a newly available tinnitus treatment approach for different categories of patients in general private practice. METHODS: This was a cohort study, sponsored by Neuromonics, involving the first 470 patients to undertake the Neuromonics Tinnitus Tr...
Medical : Endoscopic CO(2) laser cricopharyngeal myotomy.
Pitman M, Weissbrod P. Department of Otolaryngology, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, New York, U.S.A. OBJECTIVES:: Over the past 10 years, endoscopic cricopharyngeal myotomy laser surgery has been proposed as an alternative to transcervical cricopharyngeal myotomy. We will describe the technique and review the literature so that it may gain credence as a viable option for the treat...
Medical : Does the prevalence of nasal polyps increase in patients using statins?
Yilmaz F, Gunduz H, Arinc H, Talay F, Ozyildirim S, Akyurek F, Uyan C.Department of Otorhinolaryngology.Several statins inhibit T-helper 1 development and induce T-helper 2 polarization and production of T-helper 2 cytokines that promote the activation and chemotaxis of eosinophils. Whether statins promote the development of nasal polyps has so far been uncertain. No studies have evaluated the fre...
Medical : Topical lignocaine for pain relief in acute otitis media: results of a double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial.
Bolt P, Barnett P, Babl FE, Sharwood LN.Emergency Department, Royal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.OBJECTIVE: Acute otitis media (AOM) is common in children, yet the optimal management of ear pain associated with AOM has not been well studied. We set out to determine the efficacy of topical aqueous 2% lignocaine eardrops...
Medical : Postoperative monitoring of esophageal pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome who have undergone tonsillectomy with uvulopalatopharyngoplasty.
Suzuki M, Saigusa H, Kurogi R, Morita S, Ishizuka Y. Department of Otolaryngology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. OBJECTIVES: To realize better postoperative management in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), we elucidated the need for the postoperative monitoring of esophageal pressure (Pes). METHODS: A prospective randomized controlled study was...
Medical : Treatment of tinnitus with a customized, dynamic acoustic neural stimulus: clinical outcomes in general private practice.
Hanley PJ, Davis PB, Paki B, Quinn SA, Bellekom SR. Neuromonics Pty Limited, Chatswood, Australia. OBJECTIVES: We evaluate the relative effectiveness of a newly available tinnitus treatment approach for different categories of patients in general private practice. METHODS: This was a cohort study, sponsored by Neuromonics, involving the first 470 patients to undertake the Neuromonics Tin...
Medical : Persistent Allergic Rhinitis Includes Different Pathophysiologic Types.
Ciprandi G, Cirillo I, Pistorio A.From the Department of Internal Medicine (g.c.), Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino, Genoa, Italy; the Navy Medical Service (i.c.), La Spezia, Italy; and the Epidemiology and Statistics Unit (a.p.), IRCCS G. Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.BACKGROUND:: Allergy rhinitis is typically classified as seasonal allergy rhinitis (SAR) and perennial allergy rhinitis (PAR)...
Medical : Gastroesophageal reflux and obstructive sleep apnea in childhood.
Noronha AC, de Bruin VM, E Souza MA, de Freitas MR, de Paula Araújo R, Mota RM, de Bruin PF. Department of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil. OBJECTIVES: To examine the relationship between gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) with polysomnographic alterations and symptom severity. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eighteen children aged from 6 to 12 years (8...
