Hearing impairment following surgically repaired congenital heart disease in children: a prospective study.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in children who underwent congenital cardiac surgery (CCS) by using a pre- and postoperative hearing test, a conventional audiometry, an extended high-frequency audiometry (HFA) or auditory steady-state response (ASSR), and distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE).

Study Design: This prospective study enrolled children with CCS in Siriraj Hospital, Thailand, between 2019 and 2023. Conventional audiometry including HFA or ASSR and DPOAE were performed pre- and postoperatively.

Destructive foreign body granuloma: A case report.

External auditory canal polyps are predominantly inflammatory processes but occasionally indicate more severe pathology. Prolonged conservative management may postpone accurate diagnosis and appropriate therapeutic intervention. This case report presents a 37-year-old woman, previously healthy with a normal ear, who underwent a right myringotomy with the insertion of a pressure-equalizing tube in one hospital after an upper respiratory tract infection.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Objectives: To evaluate the associations between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy on SNHL.

Data Sources: Ovid Medline, Embase, and Scopus databases.

Review Methods: A systematic search was done for studies investigating relationships between OSA and SNHL in adults, with manual searches for additional references.

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Notched Music Therapy for Tinnitus Patients.

Objective: To compare the tinnitus treatment outcomes of tailor-made notched music therapy and ordinary music.

Methods: A double-blind, randomized, controlled trial was conducted on 104 Thai patients with chronic subjective tinnitus. Tinnitus matching was done on all subjects before they were randomly allocated to one of 2 groups: a treatment group (listening to tailor-made notched music) and a control group (listening to ordinary music).

Video head impulse test and caloric test in definite Ménière's disease.

Purpose: The objective of the study was to compare the results of caloric reflex tests and video head impulse tests (vHITs) of lateral semicircular canals (SCCs).

Methods: Patients aged over 18 years diagnosed with definite Ménière's disease (MD) according to the AAO-HNS 1995 criteria were recruited. Audiological tests, caloric tests and vHITs were conducted on all participants.

Incidence of ototoxicity in pediatric patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia who are less well-chelated by mono- and combined therapy of iron chelating agents.

Ototoxicity due to iron chelation therapy, especially deferoxamine (DFO), is frequently observed in patients who have a higher chelation index (>0.025). However, there is limited data on patients who are less well-chelated and on other chelating regimens, including deferiprone (L1), deferasirox (DFX), and a combination of DFO and L1.

Blast injury of the ears: the experience from Yala Hospital, Southern Thailand.

Objective: To report acute and subacute consequences of blast injury to the ear from terrorists' bombings experienced from Yala Provincial Hospital, Southern Thailand

Study Design: Retrospective chart review was done on 54 patients who suffered otologic injuries from bombing attacks in Yala Province from January to May 2005. Only 33 patients who had complete otologic and audiologic examination with a 3-month follow-up were studied.

Material And Method: The ear symptoms, the size of tympanic membrane perforation, degree of hearing loss at first examination within 30 days after injuries were recorded.

Evaluation of the safety and relative bioavailability of a new dihydroartemisinin tablet formulation in healthy Thai volunteers.

A new dihydroartemisinin (DHA) tablet formulation has been developed by the Thai Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO). In this report, its in vitro dissolution and in vivo pharmacokinetics as well as its safety in healthy volunteers were evaluated, using the DHA tablet made by Dafra Pharma NV as a reference. A two-period crossover clinical study design was utilised.

Balance disorders in the elderly and the benefit of balance exercise.

Symptoms of balance disorders including 'unsteadiness', 'dizziness and vertigo' are common in the elderly and commonly found in general practice in medicine. There are many causes of balance disorders and vary from one person to another. Disorder of the internal ear or vestibular end-organ type is one cause.

Ear diseases and hearing in the Thai elderly population. part II. A one year follow-up study.

The ear and hearing survey of the Thai elderly in 14 urban communities around Siriraj Hospital was repeated one year after the first survey in order to detect any changes. Altogether 556 elderly people came for follow-up examination, 191 were males, 365 were females, the average age was 68.2 years (60-88 years).

Ear diseases and hearing in the Thai elderly population. Part I. A comparative study of the accuracy of diagnosis and treatment by general practitioners vs ENT specialists.

The prevalence of ear disease and hearing disability in elderly Thais in 14 urban communities around Siriraj Hospital was studied. The accuracy of diagnosis and treatment of common ear diseases and of screening for hearing loss in the elderly between general practitioners (GP) and Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialists was also compared. Elderly people aged 60 years or more who had registered with the health care program had their ear and hearing check-up performed by GPs and ENT specialists from mobile team.