Assessment of the Inter-Frequency Amplitude Ratio (1000/500 Hz) in cVEMP and oVEMP for the Diagnosis of Ménière's Disease.

: to retrospectively evaluate the clinical relevance of the 1000/500 Hz inter-frequency amplitude ratio (IFAR) in cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMPs and oVEMPs) in patients with unilateral definite Ménière's disease (MD) to identify the pathological ear. : cVEMPs and oVEMPs results obtained at 500 Hz and 1000 Hz were retrospectively analyzed in 28 patients with unilateral definite MD. 1000/500 Hz IFAR were calculated and compared for each ear.

Endoscopic versus microscopic approach in the treatment of atelectatic otitis media.

Background: endoscopic ear surgery in patients Chronic Otitis Media(COM) media with eardrum atelectasis.

Objective: to compare the postoperative outcomes and audiological results of the endoscopic approach versus the microscopic approach for treatment of COM media with eardrum atelectasis, using a randomized prospective model.

Methods: Sixty patients were consecutively enrolled in the study and randomized into two groups: Group A 32 patients underwent canal wall up tympanoplasty (CWA); Group B 28 patients underwent tympanoplasty with an exclusive trans-meatal endoscopic approach.

Bilateral Inferior Head Turbinate Agenesis.

Inferior nasal turbinates play a crucial role in conditioning inhaled air. While hypertrophy of these turbinates is a common cause of nasal obstruction in adults, congenital malformations are extremely rare. Only a few cases of unilateral agenesis have been reported.

Influence of a Surgical Mask on Voice Analysis in Dysphonic Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objective: COVID-19 has radically changed medical practice. The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of surgical mask (SM) on voice quality analyzes in a group of patient with different common benign vocal organic pathologies.

Study Design: A cross-over study.

Influence of the Electrode Montage to Detect Ocular Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials.

Objective: To compare ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMPs) obtained with three different electrode montages (infra-orbital vs belly-tendon vs chin) in a group of healthy subjects. To assess the electrical activity recorded at the level of the reference electrode in the belly-tendon and chin montages.

Study Design: Prospective study.

Endaural microscopic approach versus endoscopic transcanal approach in treatment of attic cholesteatomas.

Purpose: Compare the audiological results and postoperative outcomes of the endoscopic approach versus the endaural microscopic approach for treatment of attic cholesteatomas, using a randomized prospective model.

Materials And Methods: Eighty patients were consecutively enrolled in the study and randomized into two groups of treatment of 40 patients: Group A -tympanoplasty with a microscopic endaural approach; Group B -tympanoplasty with an exclusive trans-meatal endoscopic approach. Preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative outcomes were evaluated.

Diagnosis of dizziness in the emergency department: A 1-year prospective single-center study.

Background: The management of dizziness and vertigo can be challenging in the emergency department (ED). It is important to rapidly diagnose vertebrobasilar stroke (VBS), as therapeutic options such as thrombolysis and anticoagulation require prompt decisions.

Objective: This study aims to assess the rate of misdiagnosis in patients with dizziness caused by VBS in the ED.

Type 1 Tympanoplasty Outcomes between Cartilage and Temporal Fascia Grafts: A Long-Term Retrospective Study.

Background: To compare the functional and anatomical results of two different types of grafts in type 1 tympanoplasty (TPL I). Methods: A retrospective comparative bicentric study was conducted on patients treated with TPL I using temporal fascia or tragal cartilage. We evaluated the functional and anatomical results with intergroup and intragroup analyses.

Long-Term Anatomical and Hearing Outcomes of Canal Wall down Tympanoplasty for Tympano-Mastoid Cholesteatoma: A 20-Year Retrospective Study.

Background: to evaluate the residual rate and the functional results after ten years from canal wall down tympanoplasty (CWD) for tympano-mastoid cholesteatoma. Methods: All the patients undergoing CWD for chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma at our ENT University Department between January 2002 and December 2022 were initially assessed. We performed clinical and diagnostic evaluation at baseline, 6 months, and then every year until an average follow-up of 10 years was obtained.

Using Narrow Band CE-Chirps to Elicit Cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials.

Objectives: To compare the effects of Narrow band CE-Chirps (NB CE-Chirps) and tone bursts (TBs) at 500 Hz and 1000 Hz on the amplitudes and latencies in cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMPs).

Design: Thirty-one healthy adult volunteers of varying ages were tested by air conduction at 95 dB nHL. Recording conditions were randomized for each participant and each modality was tested twice.

Optimizing Ocular Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials With Narrow Band CE-Chirps.

Objectives: To evaluate the effects of narrow band CE-Chirp (NB CE-Chirp) on the amplitudes and latencies in ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMPs) at 500 and 1000 Hz in comparison with tone burst (TB).

Design: Twenty-one healthy volunteers were included in the study and tested in air conduction with a "belly-tendon" montage. Recording conditions were randomized for each participant and each modality was tested twice to check the reproducibility of the procedure.

Vestibular Neuritis as Clinical Presentation of COVID-19.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may lead to many otolaryngological disorders such as loss of smell and taste, sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), facial palsy, and parotitis. The involvement of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in vestibular neuritis (VN) has been reported in 2 adult patients but not really confirmed through objective testings. We present a case of a 13-year-old girl with left superior vestibular neuritis confirmed by Video Head Impulse Test during a proven COVID-19 infection.

Forty years of peritoneal dialysis Listeria peritonitis: Case and review.

Infections with (LM) are very uncommon and severe especially in immunocompromised people. We report a continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (CCPD) patient who presented initially disseminated listeriosis with peritonitis. He was successfully treated with intraperitoneal and intravenous ampicillin but died unfortunately from a cardiorespiratory arrest due to food inhalation.

First case of Ethmoid Metastasis From an Induced Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma HPV, Interest of the P16 as a Diagnosis Aid.

We describe the first case of ethmoid metastasis from an oropharyngeal human papillomavirus-induced squamous cell carcinoma using the anti-P16 immunohistochemistry. The p16 overexpression can be a valuable aid in the differential diagnosis.

Nasal polyps with osseous metaplasia: A misunderstood situation.

Osseous metaplasia in nasal polyps is rare but benign. To exclude dangerous lesions, sending the entirety of histological samples is mandatory in cases presenting with clustered densities on CT scan. Microdebrider should not be used for this surgery.

Features of Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19 Patients With Dysphonia.

Introduction: To explore the prevalence of dysphonia in European patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and the clinical features of dysphonic patients.

Methods: The clinical and epidemiological data of 702 patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 were collected from 19 European Hospitals. The following data were extracted: age, sex, ethnicity, tobacco consumption, comorbidities, general, and otolaryngological symptoms.

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 1420 European patients with mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease 2019.

Background: The clinical presentation of European patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 infection is still unknown.

Objective: To study the clinical presentation of COVID-19 in Europe.

Methods: Patients with positive diagnosis of COVID-19 were recruited from 18 European hospitals.