Understanding the connection between rhinopharyngitis and otitis media is essential, as some forms of otitis media are often ...

Key messages We are uncertain whether surgery to remove the adenoids (adenoidectomy) improves hearing for children with glue ear, because the evidence is not robust. Adenoidectomy may slightly reduce ...

What is OME? Otitis media with effusion (OME, sometimes called 'glue ear') is a common condition affecting young children. Fluid collects in the middle ear, causing hearing impairment. As a result of ...

Background: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common clinical problem with described investigation pathways. While thoracic ultrasound (TUS) has been shown to be accurate in pleural fluid ...

Middle ear effusion (MEE) is a prerequisite for the diagnosis of both AOM and otitis media with effusion (OME); pneumatic otoscopy offers excellent sensitivity and specificity for detecting MEE.

Murphy: Every time I would ever bring friends or family to Arles, the first thing they would always know about Vincent van Gogh was he was the man who cut off his ear, and yet, when you look in ...

Background Accurate differentiating diagnosis is essential for choosing treatment for exudative pleural effusions. Objective To establish the diagnostic accuracy of interleukin 27 for tuberculous ...

Could your ear wax tell you if you have Parkinson’s disease? Some 90,000 people are diagnosed with the degenerative neurological condition in the U.S. each year, and annual deaths have surged in ...

In the RCT study by Mills et al., the OMT group showed statistically significant effects on reducing frequency of mean monthly AOM episodes, resulting in fewer surgical procedures, delaying surgical ...

Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is used with increasing frequency in cardiac surgery for monitoring and diagnostic purposes. Recent data have shown the impact of improved outcomes in ...

Swimmer’s ear is an infection of the ear canal that can plague water lovers and anyone else who sweats, showers or simply lives in a humid climate. Nearly 1 in 10 people will experience a bout ...