Assessing the Comprehensibility and Trustworthiness of Online Tracheostomy Care Resources.

Tracheostomy is a surgical procedure to create an opening in the neck to insert a tube into the trachea to help a person breathe. Proper cleaning and care of the tracheostomy tube is vital to prevent infections. Patients frequently use the internet to learn about tracheostomy tube care before and after the procedure.

Awareness About Noise Induced Hearing Loss and the Use of Unsafe Listening Practices Among Medical Students.

To assess the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Noise Induced Hearing Loss(NIHL) caused by using Personal Listening Devices (PLD). To assess the usage pattern of PLD among undergraduate medical students studying at a tertiary health center in South India. A descriptive study was conducted by the Department of ENT over a three-month duration on undergraduate medical students who volunteered to fill in an electronic questionnaire form that they received via WhatsApp.

Vaginal Delivery in a Tracheostomised Woman: A Rare Case Scenario.

Spontaneous vaginal delivery in a tracheostomised woman is rare and literature concerning the same is also very limited, hence this might help in considering vaginal delivery at term as an option in such patients when there are no medical or obstetrical contraindications for the same. We present a case of a 24 years female patient hailing from Tamil Nadu in South India, who was tracheostomised secondary to subglottic stenosis, presented to Otorhinolaryngology department at thirty-eight weeks of gestation to know the possibility of a vaginal delivery at term. Since the patient had an uneventful obstetrical history and no medical or obstetrical contraindications for a vaginal delivery, patient was advised breathing exercises including Valsalva manoeuvre and kept under close follow up.

Criteria for Determining Hearing Disability: A Narrative Review of Global Perspective.

Hearing loss is a highly prevalent condition worldwide, affecting over 5% of the global population. Determining disability and eligibility for rehabilitation services due to hearing loss is complex, as countries employ differing audiometric criteria and methods. This report reviews current literature on audiometric thresholds used globally to determine hearing disability, highlighting challenging cases worldwide.

Swallowing Rehabilitation: Tracing the Evolution of Assessment and Intervention Approaches for Dysphagia over 30 Years.

Dysphagia or difficulty in swallowing is a common condition affecting millions worldwide. It can occur due to structural problems, neurological disorders, cancer treatment, aging, etc. Swallowing rehabilitation aims to help patients regain safe and efficient swallowing function through compensatory strategies and exercises.

Sudden Onset Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder: A Rare Case Report of Brown Vialetto Van Laere Syndrome.

Brown Vialetto Van Laere syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by progressive pontobulbar palsy with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and lower cranial nerve palsies. Fifty-eight cases have been reported in the last hundred years. As the most common presenting complaint of this disorder is hearing loss, audiological evaluation plays a vital role in pointing towards and narrowing its diagnosis.

Beyond the Norm: Tracheostomy's Vital Role in Unconventional Foreign Body Removal.

Background: Foreign Body Aspiration (FBA) is one of the paediatric emergencies which require timely diagnosis and management. The inherent tendency of children to explore small objects with their mouths often prove to be fatal as they are difficult to remove once aspirated.

Case Report: We present the case of a 5-year-old boy who presented with dyspnea and vomiting following the aspiration of a pen cap.

Assessing the Efficacy of Steroids as a Single Modality Treatment for Kimura Disease: A Retrospective Analysis.

Kimura disease is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory disorder, that usually affects the head and neck sites. The use of steroid for its management has been long reviewed in literature alongside immune suppression, but there are only few studies that compare the efficacy of steroid as a single modality treatment for the same. A middle-aged patient, hailing from southern state of India, presented to our outpatient clinic with right sided facial swelling for 2 years.

Digital Health Literacy: Evaluating the Readability and Reliability of Cochlear Implant Patient Information on the Web.

Hearing aids and implants are used to treat hearing loss, with cochlear implants being the most successful option for severe sensorineural hearing loss. Patients frequently use the internet as a trusted source of clinical information before committing to any therapeutic procedure, including receiving a cochlear implant. A health resource's readability and dependability influence its value to patients.

Radiological Parameters Predicting the Round Window Niche Visibility through Facial Recess Approach in Cochlear Implantation.

Aim: The aim was to study the radiological parameters using High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) temporal bone to predict the Round Window Niche (RWN) visibility through the facial recess approach and to study radiological types of the round window niche.

Materials And Methods: Prospective study was done in the patients underwent CI surgery from 2019 to 2021. HRCT radiological parameters of the patients and their intraoperative visualisation from video recordings were compared to predict the most feasible parameters to predict good visualisation of RWN.

Ear Mites as an Overlooked Source of Ear Itching and Tinnitus - A Case Series.

Otoacariasis is a rare condition characterized by ticks and mites in the ear canal. Human otoacariasis remains underrepresented in literature as otoacariasis is more common in animals. Systemic diseases being transmitted by these arachnids pave the way for potential complications.