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  1. Individuals with single-sided deafness (SSD) have problems with speech perception in noise, localisation of sounds and with communication and social interaction in their daily life. Current treatment modalitie...

    Authors: Jeroen PM Peters, Alice van Zon, Adriana L Smit, Gijsbert A van Zanten, G Ardine de Wit, Inge Stegeman and Wilko Grolman
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2015 15:3
  2. Diagnostic imaging of the head is used with increasing frequency, and often includes the paranasal sinuses, where incidental opacifications are found. To determine the clinical relevance of such findings can b...

    Authors: Aleksander Grande Hansen, Anne-Sofie Helvik, Ståle Nordgård, Vegard Bugten, Lars Jacob Stovner, Asta K Håberg, Mari Gårseth and Heidi Beate Eggesbø
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2014 14:13
  3. Recent advances in magnetic resonance imaging make it possible to visualize the presumed pathophysiologic correlate of Menière’s disease: endolymphatic hydrops. As traditional diagnostic tests can provide only...

    Authors: Bernd Lütkenhöner and Türker Basel
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2014 14:12
  4. The objective of this observational study was to evaluate the outcomes of intranasal surgery in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a single institution in Norway.

    Authors: Mads Henrik Strand Moxness and Ståle Nordgård
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2014 14:11
  5. Currently, there is a paucity of data concerning the long-term outcomes, educational placement and quality of life of children implanted with hearing devices from large and representative samples of the popula...

    Authors: Georgina Sanderson, Thathya V Ariyaratne, Josephine Wyss and Valerie Looi
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2014 14:10
  6. Copy number variations (CNVs) are the major type of structural variation in the human genome, and are more common than DNA sequence variations in populations. CNVs are important factors for human genetic and p...

    Authors: Haiting Ji, Jingqiao Lu, Jianjun Wang, Huawei Li and Xi Lin
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2014 14:9
  7. Acute cervical adenitis can evolve into suppurative cervical lymphadenitis and may sometimes be associated with infection of the retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal spaces (i.e., retropharyngeal and poststyloid...

    Authors: Emilie Georget, Anne Gauthier, Lydia Brugel, Suzanne Verlhac, Natacha Remus, Ralph Epaud and Fouad Madhi
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2014 14:8
  8. Individuals with a unilateral severe-to-profound hearing loss, or single-sided deafness, report difficulty with listening in many everyday situations despite having access to well-preserved acoustic hearing in...

    Authors: Pádraig T Kitterick, Gerard M O’Donoghue, Mark Edmondson-Jones, Andrew Marshall, Ellen Jeffs, Louise Craddock, Alison Riley, Kevin Green, Martin O’Driscoll, Dan Jiang, Terry Nunn, Shakeel Saeed, Wanda Aleksy and Bernhard U Seeber
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2014 14:7
  9. Aim of the present study was to evaluate prognostic factors, in particular standard laboratory parameters, for better outcome after idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL).

    Authors: Julia Wittig, Claus Wittekindt, Michael Kiehntopf and Orlando Guntinas-Lichius
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2014 14:6
  10. Fibroma, neurofibroma, and papilloma are the most commonly encountered benign lesions in the nasopharynx. Hamartomas are non-neoplastic overgrowth of mature/differentiated tissue indigenous to the specific par...

    Authors: Takanori Nishiyama, Yasumasa Kato and Yuh Baba
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2014 14:5
  11. While standardized methods are established to examine the pathway from motorcortex to the peripheral nerve in patients with facial palsy, a reliable method to evaluate the facial muscles in patients with long-...

    Authors: Gerd Fabian Volk, Martin Pohlmann, Mira Finkensieper, Heather J Chalmers and Orlando Guntinas-Lichius
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2014 14:4
  12. Persons with a hearing impairment have various experiences during their ‘journey’ through hearing loss. In our previous studies we have developed ‘patient journey’ models of person with hearing impairment and ...

    Authors: Vinaya Manchaiah, Jerker Rönnberg, Gerhard Andersson and Thomas Lunner
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2014 14:3
  13. A university hospital in Mid-Norway has modified their guidelines for follow-up after insertion of ventilation tubes (VTs) in the tympanic membrane, transferring the controls of the healthiest children to gene...

    Authors: Bjarne Austad, Irene Hetlevik, Vegard Bugten, Siri Wennberg, Anita Helene Olsen and Anne-Sofie Helvik
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2014 14:2
  14. The editors of BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders would like to thank all of our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 13 (2013).

    Authors: Magdalena Morawska
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2014 14:1
  15. Primary intraosseous squamous cell carcinoma is a rare jaw bone tumor defined as squamous cell carcinoma arising within the jaw, having no initial connection with the oral mucosa and developing from residual o...

    Authors: Mitsuyoshi Iino, Shigeo Ishikawa, Hisashi Ozaki, Takehito Kobayashi, Hirohiko Tachibana, Hiromasa Sakurai and Noriaki Kikuchi
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2013 13:13
  16. Indigenous Australian children living in remote communities experience high rates of acute otitis media with tympanic membrane perforation (AOMwiP). Otitis media in this population is associated with dense nas...

    Authors: Heidi C Smith-Vaughan, Michael J Binks, Robyn L Marsh, Mirjam Kaestli, Linda Ward, Kim M Hare, Susan J Pizzutto, Ruth B Thornton, Peter S Morris and Amanda J Leach
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2013 13:12
  17. Laryngo-pharyngeal reflux (LPR) is assumed to be the most common cause of posterior laryngitis (PL). Since LPR is found in healthy subjects, and PL patients are not improved by acid-reducing therapy, other aet...

    Authors: Hillevi Pendleton, Marianne Ahlner-Elmqvist, Rolf Olsson, Ola Thorsson, Oskar Hammar, Magnus Jannert and Bodil Ohlsson
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2013 13:11
  18. Ear infection is a common problem for both children and adults especially in developing countries. However in Ethiopia particularly in the study area, there is no recent data that shows the magnitude of the pr...

    Authors: Dagnachew Muluye, Yitayih Wondimeneh, Getachew Ferede, Feleke Moges and Tesfaye Nega
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2013 13:10
  19. While current research priorities include investigations of age-related hearing loss, there are concerns regarding effects on childhood hearing, for example through increased personal headphone use. By utilisi...

    Authors: Fiona Pearson, Kay D Mann, Raphael Nedellec, Adrian Rees and Mark S Pearce
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2013 13:9
  20. Comèl-Netherton syndrome is an inherited ichthyosis that is associated with highly impaired epidermal cornification and barrier function. Literature sparsely reports of the occurrence of early onset skin cance...

    Authors: Kornelia EC Wirsching, Julia Heinlin and Holger G Gassner
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2013 13:7
  21. Superficial siderosis (SS) is caused by repeated or continuous bleeding into the subarachnoid space that results in iron from hemoglobin (hemosiderin) being deposited on the surface of the brain. Clinically, t...

    Authors: Toru Miwa, Ryosei Minoda and Hidetake Matsuyoshi
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2013 13:5
  22. Injuries to the ear, nose and throat (ENT) regions are not uncommon in clinical practice and constitute a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in our setting. There is dearth of literature on this subj...

    Authors: Japhet M Gilyoma and Phillipo L Chalya
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2013 13:4
  23. The editors of BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders would like to thank all our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in volume 12 (2012).

    Authors: Christopher Foote
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2013 13:3
  24. When clinical guidelines are being changed a strategy is required for implementation. St. Olavs University Hospital in Norway modified their guidelines for the follow-up care of children after insertion of ven...

    Authors: Bjarne Austad, Irene Hetlevik, Vegard Bugten, Siri Wennberg, Anita Helene Olsen and Anne-Sofie Helvik
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2013 13:2
  25. Several guidelines on adeno-tonsillar disease have been proposed in recent years and some discrepancies in relation both to clinical manifestations and indications for surgical treatment have emerged. The aim ...

    Authors: Giovanni Motta, Sergio Motta, Pasquale Cassano, Salvatore Conticello, Massimo Ferretti, Bruno Galletti, Aldo Garozzo, Gennaro Larotonda, Nicola Mansi, Emilio Mevio, Gaetano Motta, Giuseppe Quaremba, Agostino Serra, Vincenzo Tarantino, Paolo Tavormina, Claudio Vicini…
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2013 13:1
  26. Sinusitis is an inflammation of the paranasal sinuses that can be caused by anatomic variations of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. In this study we aimed to find the relationship between sinusitis and ...

    Authors: Alireza Mohebbi, Aslan Ahmadi, Maryam Etemadi, Manouchehr Safdarian and Shadi Ghourchian
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2012 12:15
  27. Aim of the present study was to evaluate the occurence of a round window membrane rupture and the effects of hearing restoration after exploratory tympanotomy and sealing of the round window (niche) in patient...

    Authors: Frank Haubner, Christian Rohrmeier, Christoph Koch, Veronika Vielsmeier, Jürgen Strutz and Tobias Kleinjung
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2012 12:14
  28. Allergic rhinitis is one of the commonest atopic diseases which contribute to significant morbidity world wide while its epidemiology in Tanzania remains sparse. There was paucity of information regarding alle...

    Authors: Said A Said, Mabula D Mchembe, Phillipo L Chalya, Peter Rambau and Japhet M Gilyoma
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2012 12:13
  29. When evaluating hearing rehabilitation, it is reasonable to use self-report questionnaires as outcome measure. Questionnaires used in audiological research are developed and validated for the paper-and-pencil ...

    Authors: Elisabet Sundewall Thorén, Gerhard Andersson and Thomas Lunner
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2012 12:12
  30. Otitis media is endemic in remote Indigenous communities of Australia’s Northern Territory. Alloiococcus otitidis is an outer ear commensal and putative middle ear pathogen that has not previously been described ...

    Authors: Robyn L Marsh, Michael J Binks, Jemima Beissbarth, Peter Christensen, Peter S Morris, Amanda J Leach and Heidi C Smith-Vaughan
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2012 12:11
  31. Gradenigo’s syndrome is a rare disease, which is characterized by the triad of the following conditions: suppurative otitis media, pain in the distribution of the first and the second division of trigeminal ne...

    Authors: Chris Ladefoged Jacobsen, Mikkel Attermann Bruhn, Yousef Yavarian and Michael L Gaihede
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2012 12:10
  32. Dizziness and comorbid anxiety may cause severe disability of patients with vestibulopathy, but can be addressed effectively with rehabilitation. For an individually adapted treatment, a structured assessment ...

    Authors: Thomas Gloor-Juzi, Annette Kurre, Dominik Straumann and Eling D de Bruin
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2012 12:7
  33. The 5 G/5 G genotype of PAI-1 polymorphism is linked to decreased plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) levels and it has been suggested that lower PAI-1 levels may provide protective effects on inflammati...

    Authors: Seong Ho Cho, Haimei Chen, Il Soo Kim, Chio Yokose, Joseph Kang, David Cho, Chun Cai, Silvia Palma, Micol Busi, Alessandro Martini and Tae J Yoo
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2012 12:5
  34. Unilateral peripheral vestibular loss results in gait and balance impairment, dizziness and oscillopsia. Vestibular rehabilitation benefits patients but optimal treatment remains unkown. Virtual reality is an ...

    Authors: Dara Meldrum, Susan Herdman, Roisin Moloney, Deirdre Murray, Douglas Duffy, Kareena Malone, Helen French, Stephen Hone, Ronan Conroy and Rory McConn-Walsh
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2012 12:3
  35. It is known that anxiety and depression influence the level of disability experienced by persons with vertigo, dizziness or unsteadiness. Because higher prevalence rates of disabling dizziness have been found ...

    Authors: Annette Kurre, Dominik Straumann, Christel JAW van Gool, Thomas Gloor-Juzi and Caroline HG Bastiaenen
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2012 12:2
  36. Adenotonsillectomy results in postoperative morbidity which otolaryngologists attempt to reduce by use of antibiotics. The regimes used as quite varied with some opting for a full oral course postoperatively w...

    Authors: Musyoka D Mutiso and Isaac M Macharia
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2011 11:9
  37. Epistaxis is the commonest otolaryngological emergency affecting up to 60% of the population in their lifetime, with 6% requiring medical attention. There is paucity of published data regarding the management ...

    Authors: Japhet M Gilyoma and Phillipo L Chalya
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2011 11:8
  38. High prevalence of depression has been reported in otorhinolaryngologic patients (ORL). However, studies using a semi-structured interview to determine the prevalence of depression in ORL are lacking. Therefor...

    Authors: Thomas Forkmann, Christine Norra, Markus Wirtz, Thomas Vehren, Eftychia Volz-Sidiropoulou, Martin Westhofen, Siegfried Gauggel and Maren Boecker
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2011 11:7
  39. Multiple primary cancers have a low incidence particularly when cancers are synchronous. Few cases of synchronous head and neck cancer and breast carcinoma are reported in the literature.

    Authors: Mohamed Mesmoudi, Tarik Mahfoud, Nabil Ismaili, Khadija Rami, Meryem Kamouni, Laila Jroundi and Hassan Errihani
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2011 11:6
  40. The temporomandibular joint is a unique bi-condylar joint involved in mastication and speech. Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) have a range of symptoms, including aural symptoms, and are present in appr...

    Authors: Panagiotis Kitsoulis, Aikaterini Marini, Kalliopi Iliou, Vasiliki Galani, Aristides Zimpis, Panagiotis Kanavaros and Georgios Paraskevas
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2011 11:5
  41. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is now a well-established strategy for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis which has not responded to medical treatment. There is a wide variation in the practice...

    Authors: Hisham S Khalil, Ahmed Z Eweiss and Nicholas Clifton
    Citation: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2011 11:4