An Effective Method to Collect Bone Dust for Mastoid Cavity Obliteration.

To compare the volume of cortical bone dust collected and the time taken for bone dust collection by using a self-devised bone dust collector and that by manual method using a metal scoop in patients undergoing modified radical mastoidectomy with mastoid cavity obliteration. A prospective study was done in 62 patients of cholesteatoma. They underwent canal wall down mastoidectomy.

Endoscopic assisted removal - An aesthetic approach to impacted third molar tooth in the orbital floor.

A third molar displaced in the orbital floor is a very rare sighting. The usual surgical approach to such a case is the Caldwell Luc procedure that has its own complications. Here in this article, we present a 17-year-old male patient with third molar displaced in the orbital floor with egg shell thin anterior wall.

Effects of hypertension on hearing.

To determine the likely association between hypertension and hearing loss. 150 cases and 124 controls, both genders, aged 45-64, included in the research after sample estimation. Hypertension was verified through blood pressure readings and was classified as grade 1, grade 2 and grade 3 hypertension or no hypertension according to the blood pressure readings.

Spirometry as an objective tool for nasal patency.

Spirometry can be used as an objective tool for measuring nasal patency. it is sensitive, easy to perform, comfortable to patient The only limitation being that it only can be done in institution.