Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Secondary to Mild Head Trauma.

Objectives: We studied the clinical characteristics, nystagmographic findings, and treatment outcome of a group of patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) secondary to mild head trauma and compared them with a group of patients with idiopathic BPPV.

Methods: The medical records of 33 patients with BPPV associated with mild head trauma were reviewed. Data of a complete otolaryngological, audiological, neurotologic, and imaging evaluation were available for all patients.

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo secondary to vestibular neuritis.

The aim of this study was to present the demographic, pathogenetic and clinical features of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) secondary to vestibular neuritis (VN). The medical records of 22 patients, who presented with BPPV within 12 weeks after the onset of VN, were reviewed. Data of a complete otolaryngological, audiological, neurotologic and imaging evaluation were available for all patients.

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo associated with Meniere's disease: epidemiological, pathophysiologic, clinical, and therapeutic aspects.

Objectives: We studied the demographic, pathogenetic, and clinical features of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) associated with Meniere's disease.

Methods: The medical records of patients with BPPV associated with Meniere's disease were reviewed. In all patients, results of a complete otolaryngological, audiological, and neurotologic evaluation, including nystagmography, were available.

Etiology of vertigo in children.

Objective: To detect the most common causes of vertigo in children.

Methods: Fifty-four children (20 boys and 34 girls) aged 3-16 years, who presented with vertigo attacks during a 3-year period, were studied. A detailed medical history for vestibular symptoms and migraine was obtained from our patients or their parents.

Bilateral spontaneous hemotympanum: case report.

Background: The most common causes of hemotympanum are therapeutic nasal packing, epistaxis, blood disorders and blunt trauma to the head. Hemotympanum is characterized as idiopathic, when it is detected in the presence of chronic otitis media. A rare case of spontaneous bilateral hemotympanum in a patient treated with anticoagulants is presented herein.

The effect of the number of averaged responses on the measurement of transiently evoked otoacoustic emissions in newborns.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the number of averaged responses on the measurement of transiently evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs).

Methods: The study was performed on the background of a universal newborn hearing screening program implemented in Iaso Maternity Hospital. Two groups of full-term newborns with normal otoacoustic emissions were studied.

Correlation of transiently evoked to distortion-product otoacoustic emission measures in healthy children.

Objective: Transiently evoked (TEOAEs) and distortion-product otoacoustic emissions at the 2f1-f2 frequency (DPOAEs) are being used as a clinical tool for diagnosis of peripheral auditory pathology. Because both tests are fast and non-invasive, they may be an excellent method for hearing screening in infants and children. The purpose of this study was to compare the TEOAE and DPOAE measures obtained in a group of healthy children.

Fibromatosis presenting as acute mastoiditis: a case report.

We describe the case of a middle-aged man who presented with manifestations of acute mastoiditis caused by fibromatosis of the mastoid region. A lesion of the right mastoid bone had eroded its wall and extended toward the middle and posterior cranial fossae. The macroscopic and microscopic appearance of an excised portion of the lesion established the diagnosis of mastoid fibromatosis.

Rhinology resources on the internet: a critical review.

During recent years, the Internet has gradually evolved into a worldwide network, allowing access to vast amounts of information and providing various services. The benefits of medical professionals of using it are growing rapidly, as even more scientific, technical and biomedical resources become available on line. The Internet has always provided useful resources to rhinologists, with the number of relevant sites increasing daily, at a rapid pace.

Correlation of transiently evoked otoacoustic emission measures to auditory thresholds.

Background: The presence of otoacoustic emissions is objective evidence of normal cochlear status. However, this test cannot be used to predict absolute auditory thresholds with accuracy. The criteria of normal otoacoustic emissions are not yet standardized and different measures of otoacoustic emissions have been used in various settings.