[The use of xenon irradiator in otology].

Xenon irradiator " " (Yakhont-F) has been used in combined treatment of chronic purulent diseases of the external and middle ear in 50 patients. The unit is supplied with flexible multifiber light guides which can operate in the sites not easily accessible for other instruments. Such radiation leads to good bactericidal, antiinflammatory and antiedema effects.

[Possibilities of using surgical laser in the treatment of chronic tonsillitis].

A novel technique of surgical treatment of chronic tonsillitis is presented. It implies the use of Ne-YAG laser in contract regimen. Good results were obtained in experiments on the exposure of distal tonsils to intralacunar laser radiation.

[Possibilities of helium-neon lasers in olfactory disorders].

310 patients with olfactory analyzer dysfunction have been examined. Of them 40 patients received laser radiation on the olfactory zone. The course comprised 10 sessions.

[Ultrahigh-frequency radiometry and endoscopy in the diagnosis of maxillary diseases].

The potential of SHF-radiometry was investigated in the diagnosis of maxillary inflammation. Altogether 90 patients and 30 controls underwent routine infrared thermography and SHF-radiometry. Normal thermal distribution in the maxillary sinuses was featured by its picture in normal subjects.

[Use of helium-neon laser device LTM-01 in the treatment of patients with chronic suppurative otitis media].

The all-purpose small-sized portable helium-neon laser unit LTM-I has been tested in a clinic. The unit is constructed on the basis of a quantum generator of 0.5-1.

[Experimental verification of the use of YAG-neodymium laser in otorhinolaryngology].

In order to verify the applicability of an YAG-neodymium laser to the therapy of various ENT pathologies, an experimental study was performed in which the effect of laser 1.06 microns radiation on the tonsils, polyps and mucosa of the nose was investigated. During exposure tissue temperature and radiation density at different depths were measured.

[Potentials of thermography in the diagnosis and characterization of chronic tonsillitis].

Thermography was done to 131 patients with chronic tonsillitis (simple form in 46, toxico-allergic in 85). The main thermographic sign of this disease is temperature lowered by more than 1 degree C (2.2 degrees C on an average) in the proximal third of the phalanx as compared to that in the dorsal surface of the hand at the level of metacarpophalangeal articulations.