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Hyperectatic Herniation of the Tympanic Membrane With Adenoid Vegetation.
Cureus
November 2024
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, KOR.
A 31-year-old woman presented with intermittent otalgia in the right ear, reporting severe pain during flights. The patient denied performing habitual Valsalva maneuvers. Otoendoscopic examination revealed hyperectatic herniation of the posterior portion of the right tympanic membrane (TM).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: When a pilot is referred for nasal polyposis, his/her flight fitness may be questionable. The objective of this retrospective study was to describe a case series of barotrauma in a pilot population exhibiting nasal polyposis and to discuss the decisions about their flight fitness.
Methods: There were 17 pilots with nasal polyposis who were referred to the Head and Neck Department of the National Pilot Expertise Center.
Recurrent cutaneous decompression sickness in a hyperbaric chamber attendant with a large persistent foramen ovale.
Diving Hyperb Med
December 2024
Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
A 41-year-old female nurse had cutaneous decompression sickness on two occasions after acting as an inside chamber attendant for patients receiving hyperbaric oxygen. She breathed air during the treatments at pressures equivalent to 14 and 18 metres of seawater, but each time she decompressed whilst breathing oxygen. Latency was 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFacial nerve baroparesis: a case report.
J Med Case Rep
November 2024
Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Mazzeh, Damascus, Syria.
Background: Facial nerve baroparesis is a peripheral facial nerve injury resulting from barotrauma during activities such as diving, aviation, and mountain climbing. This condition occurs when increased pressure in the middle ear affects the facial nerve, leading to facial palsy. Despite being documented in otolaryngology literature, facial nerve baroparesis remains underreported and often misunderstood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPatent Foramen Ovale and Decompression Illness: The Present and Future.
Cardiol Clin
November 2024
Department of Medicine, New York City Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1400 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. Electronic address:
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- * Testing for PFO is suggested in cases of unprovoked or recurring DCI using specific imaging methods like bubble contrast echocardiography.
- * Patients with PFO and a DCI history should consult a diving medicine cardiologist, and PFO closure may be considered if diving cessation isn't possible.
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