The efficacy of self-exercise in a patient with cervicogenic dizziness: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Cervicogenic dizziness is a clinical syndrome characterized by neck pain and dizziness. Recent evidence suggested that self-exercise could improve a patient's symptoms. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of self-exercise as an add-on therapy in patients with non-traumatic cervicogenic dizziness.

A Three-arm, Single-blind, Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Effects of Notched Music Therapy, Conventional Music Therapy, and Counseling on Tinnitus.

Objective: To compare the efficacy of three common interventions for tinnitus patients: notched music therapy, conventional music therapy, and counseling.

Study Design: Randomized, single-blinded, controlled, three-arm trial.

Method: This study was conducted from January 2018 to January 2019.

A comparative in vitro study on the cerumenolytic effect of docusate sodium versus 2.5% sodium bicarbonate using UV-visible absorption spectroscopy.

Objective: To compare cerumenolytic effects of docusate sodium and of 2.5% sodium bicarbonate - study; observe characteristics of the solution, using ultraviolet-visible (UV/Vis) spectroscopy, and measurement of cholesterol levels.

Methods: Samples of human cerumen were mixed to form a relatively homogenous paste.

Cerumenolytic Efficacy of 2.5% Sodium Bicarbonate Versus Docusate Sodium: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of 2.5% sodium bicarbonate and docusate sodium in patients with complete occlusion of the ear canal from impacted cerumen.

Study Design: Randomized controlled trial.

The Efficacy of a Home Treatment Program Combined With Office-Based Canalith Repositioning Procedure for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo-A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of the home treatment program combined with office-based canalith repositioning procedure (CRP) versus office-based CRP alone for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).

Study Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Method: One hundred six patients with BPPV were randomly assigned to the home treatment program combined with office-based CRP group and the office-based CRP only group.

A child presenting with a bullet in the middle ear: case report.

Introduction: Foreign bodies in the external auditory canal are common in both adults and children. Removal of the foreign body requires skill, but is usually successfully performed in the emergency department. We report a case of a child with a bullet in ear canal which was pushed into the middle ear during an attempt to remove it.

Total pharyngo-supraglottic separation following blunt neck trauma: a case report.

Blunt laryngeal trauma is a rare, potentially life-threatening event. A man suffered total pharyngosupraglottic separation following accidental strangling, when a long cloth hanging around his neck was tracked into a threshing machine. Difficulty maintaining the airway was the primary challenge since the laryngotracheal complex had collapsed into the mediastinum.

Botulinum toxin injection for treatment of spasmodic dysphonia: experience at Srinagarind Hospital.

Background: Spasmodic dysphonia (SD) is a focal dystonia and adductor SD is the most common form. The standard treatment for adductor SD is EMG-guided, transcutaneous injections of botulinum toxin into the thyroarytenoid muscle.

Objective: Report the clinical presentation of SD, treatment with botulinum toxin injection, injection technique, results, and adverse effects.

Otosyphilis: a review of 85 cases.

Objective: To review the clinical manifestations and the follow-up hearing results of the treatment modalities in the patients with otosyphilis.

Study Design And Settings: A retrospective review between 1984 and 2000 at a university hospital. Patients who presented with cochleovestibular symptoms and were confirmed seropositive for specific treponemal tests were included.

Ear wiggling tics: treatment with botulinum toxin injection.

Ear wiggling tics are a rare disorder and there is no reported satisfactory treatment. We had a patient present with ear wiggling tics, which we treated with injections (totaling 40 units) of botulinum toxin A to the pinna muscle (i.e.

Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis: manifestations between 1991 and 2000.

Objectives/hypothesis: To present the clinical manifestation of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis.

Study Design: Clinical analysis of 23 patients with pathologically confirmed nasopharyngeal tuberculosis was carried out retrospectively.

Setting: Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University.

Acute suppurative parotitis.

The parotid is the salivary gland most affected by inflammatory process. The authors reviewed the records of 36 patients with acute suppurative parotitis admitted between July 1996 and June 2002. All patients had unilateral swelling of the cheek that extended to the angle of the jaw; 23 had fever (64%) and 6 diabetes (17%).

Retropharyngeal space infection.

Retropharyngeal space infections are relatively rare since the widespread use of modern antibiotics. In children, retropharyngeal space infections usually occur following an upper respiratory tract infection, while in adults they are usually caused by trauma, foreign bodies or extension from adjacent spaces. The authors reviewed 12 patients with retropharyngeal space infection between July 1996 and June 2002.

Tuberculosis in the upper aerodigestive tract and human immunodeficiency virus coinfections.

Objective: To describe the clinical manifestations of tuberculosis in the upper aerodigestive tract.

Design: Retrospective chart analysis.

Setting: Srinagarind Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

Ludwig's angina: a clinical review.

Ludwig's angina is caused by a rapidly expanding cellulitis of the floor of the mouth and is characterized by a brawny induration of the floor and suprahyoid region (bilaterally), with an elevation of the tongue potentially obstructing the airway. In the pre-antibiotic era, Ludwig's angina was frequently fatal; however, antibiotics and aggressive surgical intervention have significantly reduced mortality. We reviewed nine patients with Ludwig's angina between July 1996 and June 2002, all of whom presented with fever, neck swelling, bilateral submandibular swelling and elevation of the tongue.

Disseminated septicaemic melioidosis: an unusual presentation of masticator space infection.

Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by a saprophytic bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei. It is endemic to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. The spectrum of melioidosis in humans varies from sub-clinical to overwhelming protean manifestations resembling other acute and chronic bacterial infections.

A randomized trial of the canalith repositioning procedure.

Objective: To compare the effectiveness and complications of our adaptation of the canalith repositioning procedure (CRP) with the expectation treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Study Design: A randomized, controlled trial in the setting of a neurotological clinic in Thailand.

Methods: Fifty-eight patients with posterior benign paroxysmal positional vertigo were randomly assigned to treatment and control groups using a block of four.

Surgical emphysema following intraoral drainage of buccal space abscess.

The authors present a case of surgical emphysema following intraoral drainage of a buccal space abscess, a complication not previously reported. Surgical emphysema was remedied after removing a penrose drain and conservative treatment, suggesting retention of the drain caused the emphysema.

The masticator space infection.

The masticator space is an important suprahyoid tissue compartment. Infection of the masticator space can break through the fascia and involve the adjacent space. Severe complications including mediastinitis, pericarditis and death have been reported.

Otolaryngological complications of osteopetrosis.

Osteopetrosis is a rare inherited bone disease that affects both humans and various mammals. The authors report on two cases of osteopetrosis with otolaryngological complications. One patient had the childhood form and presented with chronic otitis media and brain abscess.

Clinical aspects of tonsillar tuberculosis.

A clinical analysis of 6 patients with pathologically confirmed tonsillar tuberculosis was carried out retrospectively. The subjects comprised three men and three women, ranging in age from 20 to 74 years. All of the patients presented with a sore throat and 5 had lymphadenopathy.