SAGE Open Med Case Rep
September 2024
External auditory canal polyps are predominantly inflammatory processes but occasionally indicate more severe pathology. Prolonged conservative management may postpone accurate diagnosis and appropriate therapeutic intervention. This case report presents a 37-year-old woman, previously healthy with a normal ear, who underwent a right myringotomy with the insertion of a pressure-equalizing tube in one hospital after an upper respiratory tract infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To evaluate the associations between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy on SNHL.
Data Sources: Ovid Medline, Embase, and Scopus databases.
Review Methods: A systematic search was done for studies investigating relationships between OSA and SNHL in adults, with manual searches for additional references.