Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
November 2024
The realization of customized earing plugs and earmolds for hearing aids requires an impression of the external auditory canal to obtain a siliconized mold. Silicone used for ear impressions is known to be safe and inert but deposition of silicone in the middle ear can middle and inner ear damages. We present a case of accidental injection of silicone in the middle ear and the Eustachian tube resulting in an erosion of the carotid canal.
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August 2023
Introduction: Silent sinus syndrome (SSS) is a rare entity, almost exclusively involving the maxillary sinus, frontal location being very rarely reported. The aim of the present study was to describe clinical and radiological characteristics and surgical treatment using the CARE methodology.
Results: One woman and 2 men were referred for chronic unilateral frontal pain with imagery showing silent sinus syndrome.
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
May 2023
Aims: Otosclerosis can severely impact quality of life, but no questionnaire is available in French. The present study aimed to adapt and validate a French version of the SPOT-25.
Materials And Methods: A controlled prospective study was conducted between September 2021 and April 2022.
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
November 2022
Objectives: Systematic review of the scientific literature dedicated to treatment modalities and results for aural tuberculosis published since the start of the 21 century.
Material And Methods: Search of the Medline, Cochrane and Embase databases for the period 2000 - 2020. Selection of articles in English, French and Spanish devoted to clinical cases and series documenting treatment of auricular tuberculosis.