[Interhemispheral interaction of brain biopotentials in neurosensory deafness due to occupational factors].

The authors studied value and trends of changes in interhemispheral coefficients of biorhythms coherence in brain cortex under exposure to occupational factors complex in engine crew workers. The authors followed character and dynamics of those changes in railway workers with long length of service, with or without occupational neurosensory deafness.

[Electrophysical effects in combined treatment of neurosensory hypoacusis].

The authors consider different methods of electrobiophysical impacts on the body in the treatment of neurosensory hypoacusis: laser beam, laser puncture, electrostimulation, magnetotherapy, magnetolasertherapy, electrophoresis, etc. These methods find more and more intensive application in modern medicine. Further success of physiotherapy for neurosensory hypoacusis depends on adequate knowledge about mechanisms of action of each physical method used and introduction of novel techniques.

[Immediate short- and long-term results of rehabilitation of children with laryngeal papillomatosis].

The authors review their 30-year experience with rehabilitation of children with laryngeal papillomatosis. A total of 212 patients at the age from 9 months to 15 years have been treated. Immediate, short- and long-term results of different combined surgical and conservative treatments are compared.

[Cerebral hemodynamics in patients with neurosensory hearing loss before and after magnetotherapy].

Magnetotherapy effects on cerebral hemodynamics were studied using rheoencephalography (REG). When the treatment results and changes in cerebral hemodynamics were compared it was evident that normalization or improvement of vascular status in vertebrobasilar and carotid territories registered at REG results in better hearing. This confirms the role of vascular factor in pathogenesis of neurosensory hypoacusis of different etiology and effectiveness of magnetotherapy in such patients.

[Polysorb as an immobilizing matrix for the drugs used for the local therapy of otitis media].

Local treatment of inflammation by continuous introduction of the drug on the sorbent matrix is supposed to be an ideal method as it warrants prolonged supply with the drug administered in a single dose. Such treatment was given to 77 patients suffering from acute and chronic otitis media. The follow-up results show the sorbent to reduce the tissue inflammation and exudation within the initial 5-10 hours.