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Mar 27, 2024Open Access
Objective: To investigate the improvement of speech recognition for phone call listening by using wireless audio streaming hearing aids in noisy environments. Methods: 30 subjects who were diagnosed as symmetrical, sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), no middle ear problem, good aided speech recognition and able to speak Mandarin were selected in this research. Speech recognition scores for the phone call between aided with wireless mode-on and aided with wireless mode-off in quiet and noisy envir...
Feb 27, 2024Open Access
The aim was to assess possible trends in the prescription of extractions for therapeutic purposes over the last 5 - 10 years and to focus on changes in treatment goals, facial aesthetics and the smile. A cross-sectional study was carried out. A total sample of 107 participants was selected. The questionnaire used in this study was inspired by that of Fleming PS et al., 2018 (1). A 17-item questionnaire was distributed to participants for completion, 15 of them were close-ended questions while 2 ...
Nov 11, 2020Open Access
Voice and speaking are integral parts of a person’s self-identity and ability to communicate on a day-to-day basis. There have been numerous studies investigating the link between gastro-esophageal reflux disease and its concomitant association with a range of other disorders across the breadth of medicine. In this review, we will focus on the relationship between conditions which contribute to pathologies of voice and GORD. These will include Laryngopharyngeal reflux, Globus Pharyngeus and Paro...
Sep 27, 2020Open Access
Objective: The aim of this work was to determine the molecular prevalence of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in carcinomas of the larynx and to identify its circulating genotypes. Patients and Methods: This was a descriptive, retrospective study of 20 years which included all the patients followed in otolaryngology department for laryngeal carcinoma. The virological analysis was done on the laryngeal biopsy pieces included in paraffin using the Gene Xpert technique. This technique uses real-time...
Sep 19, 2019Open Access
Introduction: Otorhinolaryngological pathologies in children are a problem in sub-Saharan Africa because they are frequent and complex, yet poorly described, and their management poses a real challenge. The objective of this study was to describe the clinical and therapeutic characteristics, as well as to establish a diagnostic and topographic grouping of the main ENT diseases in children attending the ENT department of the Univer ...
Feb 25, 2019Open Access
This was a case report which described the background, method, and test results of the effect of 3 wavelength lasers transmeatal irradiation treatment on motion sickness, using combined lasers with an output of 2.5 mW @ 532 nm 10.0 mW @ 808 nm 2.0 mW @ 1064 nm for transmeatal irradiation treatment. 10 patients aged 50 ± 25 were treated with MWLLLTI at a dose of 104 Joule in total for both e ...
Jun 14, 2017Open Access
Traumatic fracture of optic canal
is a severe injury to the optic nerve and often causes permanent visual
loss, and it is difficult to treat. This study is to evaluate the effectiveness
of decompression of optic canal by nasal endoscope. Operation of optic canal
decompression was performed on 210 cases (212 sides) with traumatic fracture of
optic canal. Clinical effectiveness was assessed based on improvement of visual
acuity. Aft ...
Dec 14, 2016Open Access
Nasal airway obstruction,
a well-known cause of patient discomfort, is one of the most common presenting
complaints to the otolaryngologist. The different causes of nasal airway obstruction are very wide-ranging,
spanning from congenital life threatening causes to acquired benign
causes. Herein, we present a case of nasal obstruction caused by widening of
the posterior septum. A
52-year-old gentleman presented to the rhinology cli ...
Jan 15, 2016Open Access
Background: Adenoid hypertrophy (AH) leads to chronic upper airway
obstruction. Upper airway obstruction may cause pulmonary hypertension and
right ventricle dysfunction. Mean platelet volume (MPV) may be used as a marker
of platelet activation and it is shown that MPV is related to cardiovascular disorders.
We investigated in our study if MPV is correlated with adenoid size and can be
used as an indicator of obstruction due to adenoid hypertrophy. Methods: 95
children with AH and 99 healthy con...
Dec 04, 2015Open Access
Introduction: Hearing loss affects millions of people worldwide, leading some
of those to economic impairment, social segregation, and a worse quality of life.
Cochlear implants have shown advantages over other treatment alternatives, for
it provides considerable hearing gains and therefore greater social interaction
possibilities to the affected individuals. Objectives: Speech perception
testing and the World Health Organization’s Quality of Life Questionnaire
(WHOQOL) are used to assess the he...
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