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... The International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2013, is giving awards to the 3 meta-analysis papers published in 2012 in our journal that obtained the highest voting from our editori[r] ... See full document

... Characterization of the complaints, kind of hearing loss and treatment for elderly people seen at a private clinic in Belem - PA. Arq. Int. Otorrinolaringol. 2007;11(4):387-95. 10. Agrawal Y, Platz EA, Niparko JK. ... See full document

... The incidence of head and neck cancer increases with age, and 98% of these patients are over 40 years of age in Europe (1-8). Epidemiological studies show that 13,470 new cases of oral cavity cancer occur per 100 000 ... See full document

... Cases Reports: The first patient was a 52-year-old woman diagnosed with Treacher-Collins syndrome who presented with severe bilateral mixed hearing loss and a history of unsuccessful pr[r] ... See full document

... Glandular hamartomas, inflammatory polyps, inverted papillomas, and low-grade sinonasal adenocarcinoma are included in the list of clinical differential diagnoses for both REAH and COREA[r] ... See full document

... In a series of 20 patients with extramedullary plasmacytoma of the head and neck, Kapadia and colleagues observed the following major symptoms: tumor or local edema in 80%, nasal obstruc[r] ... See full document

... According to the Ministry of Health (2006), Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is hearing loss caused by prolonged exposure to noise. It is characterized as sensorineural hearing loss and[r] ... See full document

... The major adverse consequences of hearing impairment for an individual’s social, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and economic well-being and overall quality of life are well documented in the literature (17). ... See full document

... Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the therapeutic processes (phonetic inventory, phonological system, and distinctive features) in children with phonological disorders, considering [r] ... See full document

... Considering that our study sample represents school- aged children, recognition of hearing difficulties and early diagnosis of the severity of the hearing loss, together with preventative actions for consequences related ... See full document

... The SPL measured at the school in octave band was concentrated in the frequency range between 500 Hz and 4000 Hz, the frequencies that favor speech perception. This finding suggests the interference of SPL in the ... See full document

... Interest in mastoid surgery did not fade completely in the early 19th century. However, most surgeons performed mastoidectomy only in certain situations and for specific indications. Dez[r] ... See full document

... Immunohistochemistry can be used to identify nerve endings, which might not be visualized by simple H&E staining (8-10, 17, 23, 29, 31). The results of studies using immunohistochemical methods vary widely due ... See full document

... The radiotherapy was performed under general anesthesia at Erasto Gaertner Hospital, Curitiba, PR, Brazil. The minipigs from group 1 underwent 3 sessions of irradiation with Cobalt 60 (Theratron 780C - MDS Nordion, ... See full document

... In turn, older subjects showed higher prevalence rates of sensorineural, isolated, and mixed hearing loss, which was consistent with tinnitus, itching, and dizziness being the most prevalent otologic signs in these ... See full document

... We found that the majority of the students with disabilities included in the study (90.5%) were in classrooms for students who were not necessarily disabled, i.e., regular classrooms. Some studies indicate that inclusion ... See full document

... 23. Furman JM, Cass SP. Laboratory evaluation: Part Il Vectronystagmography and rotational testing. In: Baloh RW, Halmagyi GM, editors. Disorders of the Vestibular System. New York: Oxford University Press; 1996. p. ... See full document

... Pharmacological treatment for dizziness should be used with caution and only for a short period of time due to its interference with the natural compensation of the central nervous system (CNS). When such treatment is ... See full document

... in the neonatal period, and the clinical presentation depends on the site and on the size of the lesion, and the classical clinical picture is of a tumor derived from the naso- or oropha[r] ... See full document

... Intraoperative endoscopic visualization of the right nasal cavity showing transseptal opening of the bone wall of the pneumatized crista galli.. SEPTO = nasal septum; CM = middle turbina[r] ... See full document