Radiosurgical correlation of obstructive adenoids in children.

The aim of this prospective work was to study the radiological and surgical correlation of adenoid size in children symptomatic with obstructive adenoid hypertrophy, and carried out at Tertiary care referral teaching hospital. Data of 25 randomly selected patients were used for analysis. Post nasal space images (lateral soft tissue neck X-ray) were analyzed using Fujioka's method.

Magnitude of impacted earwax in Oman, its impact on hearing impairment and economic burden of earwax on health services.

Background: Wax in ear canal causes a sizeable burden on resources of health services to a country.

Aim: The magnitude of impacted wax, its effect in a survey and cost of managing this problem were reviewed in 2002.

Settings And Designs: A study was conducted during 1996 to estimate the magnitude and causes of hearing impairment and ear diseases in Oman.