INTRODUCTION Postoperative hypocalaemia commonly occurs after extensive thyroid
surgery and may require calcium and/or vitamin D supplements to alleviate or prevent the …

The use of aminoglycosides for selective vestibular function ablation without hearing alteration
is described in the literature. Parenteral administration of streptomycin for the alleviation …

A study was carried out to compare the effectiveness of nasal splints (in preventing intranasal
adhesions) with the morbidity associated with their use in nasal surgery. One hundred and …

Since Dr Prosper Ménière described the vertiginous syndrome that now bears his name, a
large variety of medical and surgical treatments have been introduced. To determine the way …

An association between non-suppurative otitis media (NSOM) and symptoms of dysequilibrium
has been observed but not previously quantified in children (Gates, 1980;Busis, 1983; …

A study of recurrence of retraction pockets after various methods of primary reconstruction of
attic and mesotympanic defects in combined approach tympanoplasty - Pfleiderer - 2003 - …

Ear, nose and throat problems are common in general practice, yet undergraduate and
postgraduate teaching in the subject is variable and often sparse. The assumption that direct …

We evaluated the hypothesis that topical intratympanic gentamicin can relieve the vertigo of
disabling Menière's disease, reduce or ablate vestibular caloric excitability, and preserve …

Historically maggots have been used to clean necrotic war wounds. With the ready availability
of sterile maggots, they are being used increasingly in surgical practice.Although maggots …

Ramsay Hunt syndrome is characterized by facial nerve paralysis, herpetic vesicles in or
around the ear and pain often associated with vestibulocochlear nerve involvement. It is …