Motion sickness summary Motion sickness (travel sickness, sea sickness or car sickness) symptoms include dizziness, nausea and vomiting. Frequent vomiting can lead to dehydration and low blood pressure, so seek medical attention if you are severely affected. Watching the scenery going by, instead of fixing on one point, can help motion sickness. Fresh air can […]
Risk factors for sudden sensorineural hearing loss in adults
Risk factors for sudden hearing loss Rui Jun Lin MD, Randall Krall, Brian D. Westerberg MD, MHSc, Neil K. Chadha MD, MPH, Justin K. Chau MD, FRCSC, Laryngoscope, Article first published online: 17 JAN 2012 Objectives/Hypothesis: To review the medical literature evidence of potential risk factors for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) in the adult general […]
Ear grommets and water
Precautions for children with ear grommets and water Ear grommets and swimming – can my child swim with grommets in? Yes – your child can swim one week after the grommets are placed. Swimming at an ocean beach needs no special care. Showering in clean water will be fine without precautions. If your child swims […]
Deaf in One Ear: The School Child
Childrens hearing problems – deaf in one ear Children who are deaf in one ear should be assessed by an audiologist and an Ear Nose and Throat Specialist to check if anything can be done to correct the deafness. Some parents, teachers and doctors think that a child who is deaf in one ear will […]
People with hearing loss suffer in silence
Hearing loss SMH, AAP, August 20, 2011 More than half of Australians with hearing difficulties have not done anything to correct the problem, a survey has found. Almost one in five Australians suffers from hearing loss, making it hard for them to communicate with family, friends and colleagues in noisy environments. However, a survey of more than […]
The Eustachian Tube
The Eustachian tube The Eustachian tube, also auditory tube or pharyngotympanic tube is a tube that links the nasopharynx to the middle ear. It is a part of the middle ear. In adult humans the Eustachian tube is approximately 35 mm long. It is named after the sixteenth-century anatomist Bartolomeo Eustachi. Some modern medical books […]
Headache and Ear Nose and Throat Problems
Summary A variety of ear, nose and throat disorders can cause headache. This is because nerves in this region can refer pain into the head and face. Sinus infection caused by colds, flu or hayfever can cause headaches. Treatment varies according to the underlying cause. Many ear, nose and throat disorders can cause or contribute […]
Hemotympanum
About hemotympanum Hemotympanum or hematotympanum, refers to the presence of blood in the tympanic cavity of the middle ear. Hemotympanum causes The most common causes include therapeutic nasal packing, epistaxis, clotting disorders, blunt trauma to the head and skull base fracture. For patients with epistaxis, dysfunction of the Eustachian tubes is thought to be the […]
Should antibiotics be prescribed for acute otitis media?
Antibiotics for acute otitis media Abbas A. Anwar BS,Anil K. Lalwani MD The Laryngoscope, Volume 122, Issue 1, pages 4–5, January 2012 Background Acute otitis media (AOM) accounts for nearly 15 million antibiotic prescriptions every year and has become the most commonly cited reason for antimicrobial therapy among children in the United States With the continuing […]
Revision Adenoidectomy in Children
Children’s Snoring Christopher R. Grindle MD, et al., The Laryngoscope, Volume 121, Issue 10, pages 2128–2130, October 2011 The incidence of revision adenoidectomy in children Adenoidectomy is a frequently performed procedure in the pediatric population. Revision rates and indications for a second procedure in children are scarce. Study methods: Patient records at a multistate pediatric healthcare […]
