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Exploring awareness of hearing loss and ear health in Jordanian adults.
PLoS One
December 2024
Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan.
Objective: To assess the awareness about hearing loss and ear health among adults in Jordan.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted where a questionnaire was filled from the month of November to the month of December of the year 2023, to assess the level of awareness about hearing loss and ear health. The participants included were Jordanian adults (age ≥ 18 years) residing in the North, Middle and South of Jordan.
[Efficacy and safety of topical antibiotic therapy in patients with acute external bacterial otitis: results of a retrospective study].
Vestn Otorinolaringol
December 2024
Sverzhevsky Research Clinical Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Moscow, Russia.
Otitis externa is one of the most common diseases in otorhinolaryngological practice frequently requiring prescription of analgesic medications and antimicrobials. The total of 2714 patients were included in the retrospective study to evaluate bacterial etiology, effectiveness, and safety of topical empirical treatment of patients with diagnosed otitis externa during 2018-2023. The most common pathogens isolated were (38.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReevaluating the Causes of Otitis Externa: A Case Report.
Cureus
November 2024
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Woodlands Health Campus, Singapore, SGP.
A 28-year-old female domestic helper presented to the Ear, Nose, and Throat clinic complaining of three weeks of right otalgia associated with a right blocked ear. The hearing was otherwise normal, and she denied otorrhoea, dizziness or imbalance, ear digging, or water contact, and has no history of ear eczema. She has no other past medical history and no recent travel history.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClinical and audiological characteristics in adults with tinnitus in South Africa.
S Afr J Commun Disord
November 2024
Department of Audiology, School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein.
Background: In South Africa, the prevalence of tinnitus and its associated clinical and audiological characteristics remain underexplored, posing challenges in the assessment and management of the condition. This knowledge gap affects clinician preparedness and effectiveness in treating tinnitus.
Objectives: This study aimed to explore the clinical and audiological characteristics of adult patients reporting tinnitus at a tertiary academic hospital in South Africa.
A Rare Case of Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener's Granulomatosis) Presenting With Otologic Symptoms and Facial Paralysis.
Cureus
November 2024
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Ear Nose and Throat Physicians, Woodstock, USA.
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is an uncommon disorder that causes inflammation of the blood vessels in the nose, throat, lungs, and kidneys. We describe a 20-year-old female who presented to the emergency room with acute left facial paralysis, worsening left-sided otalgia secondary to a hyperemic tympanic membrane with middle ear granulation tissue, nasal obstruction with associated intermittent epistaxis, and cough. A high index of suspicion for GPA helped make an early diagnosis with subsequent initiation of treatment.
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