Inhalation therapy with sulfur-rich thermal water for rhinogenic deafness: a series of case reports.

The study analyzed the effectiveness of a two-week cycle of sulfurous water therapy at Frasassi Thermal Springs ("Terme di Frasassi - S. Vittore", located in the Province of Ancona, Italy) on 8 patients suffering from rhinogenic deafness caused by chronic rhinosinusitis associated with nasal polyps and respiratory allergies. Patients underwent 12 sessions of sulfurous aerosol therapy and 12 bilateral tubal insufflations (1 aerosol and 1 insufflation per day).

Can High-Frequency Intraoral Ultrasound Predict Histological Risk Factors in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma? A Preliminary Experience.

Despite advancements in multidisciplinary care, oncologic outcomes of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) have not substantially improved: still, one-third of patients affected by stage I and II can develop locoregional recurrences. Imaging plays a pivotal role in preoperative staging of OSCC, providing depth of invasion (DOI) measurements. However, locoregional recurrences have a strong association with adverse histopathological factors not included in the staging system, and any imaging features linked to them have been lacking.

Severe chronic rhinosinusitis treated with dupilumab, a real-life analysis of early effectiveness.

Objective: The present study evaluated the safety and efficacy of dupilumab in severe uncontrolled type 2 chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).

Patients And Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on a cohort of adult patients affected by severe CRSwNP treated with dupilumab. Maxillofacial computed tomography, evaluation of blood eosinophils and serum IgE levels, measurement of nasal polyp score (NPS), smell identification test (SSIT-16), sinonasal outcome test-22 (SNOT-22) and asthma control test (ACT) were performed.

Sinonasal and rhinopharyngeal solitary fibrous tumour: a case report and review of the literature.

Solitary fibrous tumours are rare neoplasms that arise mostly from the pleura. Much more rarely they can also be found in extrapleural sites, including the head and neck. We report a rare case of a sinonasal and rhinopharyngeal solitary fibrous tumour.

Paroxysmal positional vertigo: short- and long-term clinical and methodological analyses of 794 patients.

Between 1995 and 2001, eight Italian clinical centres used the same diagnostic and therapeutic protocol in order to assess the clinical progress of paroxysmal positional vertigo and the benefits of an appropriate follow-up in prevention of relapse. The study population comprises 794 patients affected by paroxysmal positional vertigo. The study protocol comprised diagnostic staging including a complete otoneurological test, an anamnestic questionnaire aimed at identifying any possible risk factor, a blood test in basal conditions and monitoring of blood pressure.

Evaluation of functionality of cochlear outer hair cells in patients with retinitis pigmentosa and in their relatives.

Hearing functionality was studied in 36 patients with retinitis pigmentosa (R P) and 29 of their relatives. These patients were defined as having bilateral normal hearing on the basis of tonal-threshold audiometric and acoustic-immittance tests. The transiently evoked otoacoustic emissions (T E O A Es) were studied in these normal hearing patients.

Study of functionality of cochlear outer hair cells in patients with retinitis pigmentosa.

Hearing functionality was studied in 30 patients affected by retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and 25 of their relatives. These patients were defined as normal-hearing on the basis of pure-tone threshold audiometric and acoustic immittance tests. The evoked otoacoustic emissions (EOEs) were studied in these normal hearing patients.

Evoked otoacoustic emissions behaviour in retinitis pigmentosa.

The hearing function was studied in 26 patients affected by retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and in their relatives. Sixteen patients showed bilateral normal hearing when examined with traditional audiometric methods. In these normoacusic patients evoked otoacoustic emissions (EOE) have been studied.

[Short-term reproducibility of acoustic oto-emissions induced by clicks in adults].

Otoacoustic emissions (OAE) are sounds emitted by the cochlea and recordable in the external ear canal by a miniature microphone. The OAE reflect the existence of an active mechanism within the cochlea. Development of the OAE has spurred much interest because they may used as a valid test for screening and monitoring cochlear changes.

[Epistaxis and climatic events].

Data concerning daily climatic conditions in the area of Perugia during 1987-1990 have been gathered and correlated to daily incidence of idiopathic nose-bleeding observed in the same area and during the same period (1064 patients on the whole). The aim was to verify the relation between climatic events and "epistaxis" phenomenon, relation that has been assumed since a long time but has never been scientifically demonstrated before. Following factors have been estimated: highest and lowest daily temperature, thermal gradient, atmospheric pressure and pressure gradient, relative humidity.

[Evoked acoustic oto-emissions in patients with diabetes mellitus].

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cochlear function in patients with diabetes mellitus by analysis of evoked otoacoustic emissions (EOAE). EOAE were studied in 20 diabetic patients with normal hearing. The parameters used for analysis were the EOAE intensity and amplitude measured per 100 Hz frequency bands between 700 and 4000 Hz These data were compared to the data obtained in a group of non-diabetic control subjects with normal hearing using a Student's t test.

[Evoked oto-acoustic emissions in patients with retinitis pigmentosa].

Evoked otoacoustic emissions (EOE) offer a unique opportunity to measure objectively the function of outer hair cells in human beings. In this paper the Authors report a study carried out employing EOE evaluation on cochlear function in subjects with retinitis pigmentosa. Nine patients with retinitis pigmentosa with normal hearing in both ears upon traditional audiometric evaluation were studied.