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      Management of Acute Otitis Media 

      Marcy, Michael; Takata, Glenn; Shekelle, Paul; Chan, Linda S; Mason, Wilbert; Wachsman, Laura; Ernst, Richard; Hay, Joel W; Corley, Pamal M; Morphew, Tricia; Ramicone, Emily; Nicholson, Connie (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US), 2001)
      Our objective with this report was to analyze the evidence on the initial management of uncomplicated acute otitis media (AOM) in children. We assessed three questions: What is the natural history of AOM without antibiotic ...
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      Management of Acute Otitis Media: Update 

      Shekelle, Paul G; Takata, Glenn; Newberry, Sydne J; Coker, Tumaini; Limbos, Mary Ann; Chan, Linda S; Timmer, Martha M; Suttorp, Marika J; Carter, Jason; Motala, Aneesa; Valentine, Di; Johnsen, Breanne; Shanman, Roberta (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US), 2010)
      Acute Otitis Media (AOM), a viral or bacterial infection of the ear, is the most common childhood infection for which antibiotics are prescribed in the United States. In 2001, the Southern California Evidence-based Practice ...
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      Management of Tinnitus 

      Wang, Tang-Chuan (IntechOpen, 2019)
      Tinnitus ("ringing in the ears") is a serious health condition that can negatively affect a patient's quality of life. Although there is presently no way to cure tinnitus, there are some good, well-established methods that ...
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      Meniere's Disease 

      Bahmad, Fayez (IntechOpen, 2020)
      Dizziness and vertigo are symptoms related to peripheral vestibular disorders. These are among the most common complaints in medical offices, and knowledge of the major diseases affecting this system is of fundamental ...
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      Ménière’s Disease 

      Kitahara, Masaaki (Springer, Tokyo, 1990)
      A disease of unknown origin - this is the challenge presented by Ménière's disease and taken up by top clinicians and scientists, members and coworkers of The Vestibular Disorder Research Committee organized by The Ministry ...
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      Otitis Media with Effusion in Young Children 

      Stool, SE; Berg, AO; Berman, S; Carney, CJ; Cooley, JR; Culpepper, L; Eavey, RD; Feagans, LV; Finitzo, T; Friedman, EM (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US), 1994)
      Otitis media with effusion is one of the most common problems of infancy and early childhood and is responsible for substantial morbidity and expense. Most children will have one or more episodes during early childhood, ...
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      Otitis Media With Effusion: Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments 

      Berkman, Nancy D; Wallace, Ina F; Steiner, Michael J; Harrison, Melody; Greenblatt, Amy M; Lohr, Kathleen N; Kimple, Adam; Yuen, Andrea (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US), 2013)
      To compare benefits and harms of strategies currently in use for managing otitis media with effusion (OME). Treatment for OME may include single approaches alone or combinations of two or more approaches. We compared ...
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      Physiology, Ear 

      Sánchez López de Nava, Arturo; Lasrado, Savita (StatPearls Publishing, 2022-08-22)
      The human ear is the organ of hearing and equilibrium. It detects and analyzes sound by the mechanism of transduction, which is the process of converting sound waves into electrochemical impulses. Audition cannot take place ...
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      Physiology, Psychoacoustics and Cognition in Normal and Impaired Hearing 

      Dijk, Pim van; Başkent, Deniz; Gaudrain, Etienne; Kleine, Emile de; Wagner, Anita; Lanting, Cris (Springer, Cham, 2016)
      The International Symposium on Hearing is a prestigious,triennial gathering where world-class scientists present and discuss the most recent advances in the field of human and animal hearing research. The 2015 edition will ...
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      Ringing ears: the neuroscience of tinnitus 

      Eggermont, Jos J; Roberts, Larry (Frontiers, 2012-08)
      Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) is a prevalent and often debilitating disorder with approximately 10% of people (incorporating ages from children to the elderly) perceiving it continuously, and in 1-3% of the population it ...
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      Selected Topics in Facial Nerve Disorders 

      Al-Zwaini, Isam Jaber (IntechOpen, 2019)
      The facial nerve (seventh cranial nerve) is the nerve of facial expression. It innervates all superficial muscles of the face and scalp, the contraction of which is responsible for all our numerous facial expressions like ...
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      Surgery of the Skull Base 

      Samii, Madjid; Draf, Wolfgang; Lang, Johannes (Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 1989)
      The region of the skull base was long considered a surgical barrier because of its complex anatomy. With few exceptions, the region immediately beyond the dura or bony skull base constituted a "no man's land" for the surgeon ...
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      Surgical Management of Otitis Media with Effusion in Children 

      National Collaborating Centre for Women’s and Children’s Health (UK) (RCOG Press, 2008)
      Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a condition characterised by a collection of fluid within the middle ear without signs of acute inflammation. It is most common in young children, with a bimodal peak at 2 and 5 years ...
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      The Cochlea 

      Dallos, Peter; Popper, Arthur N.; Fay, Richard R. (Springer, New York, NY, 1996)
      Knowledge about the structure and function of the inner ear is vital to an understanding of vertebrate hearing. This volume presents a detailed overview of the mammalian cochlea from its anatomy and physiology to its ...
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      The Human Auditory System 

      Hatzopoulos, Stavros (IntechOpen, 2020)
      This book presents the latest findings in clinical audiology with a strong emphasis on new emerging technologies that facilitate and optimize a better assessment of the patient. The book has been edited with a strong ...
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      The Mammalian Cochlear Nuclei 

      Merchán, Miguel A.; Juiz, José M.; Godfrey, Donald A.; Mugnaini, Enrico (Springer, Boston, MA, 1993)
      The presence of sophisticated auditory processing in mammals has permitted perhaps the most significant evolutionary development in humans: that of language. An understanding of the neural basis of hearing is thus a starting ...
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      Tinnitus: Facts, Theories, and Treatments 

      Committee on Hearing, Bioacoustics, and Biomechanics, National Research Council (National Academy Press, 1982)
      Hearing sounds that do not originate in the world outside the body is an experience that probably every human has at one time or another in life. The sounds heard range from popping and clicking to intermittent roaring and ...
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      Traumatology of the Skull Base 

      Samii, M.; Brihaye, J. (Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 1983)
      As a result of its structure, the skull base forms a borderline between different medi­ cal and surgical specialties. Nevertheless, the pathology of the skull may involve crossing these boundaries. Consequently, treatment ...
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      Up to Date on Meniere's Disease 

      Bahmad, Fayez (IntechOpen, 2017)
      Dizziness and vertigo are symptoms related to peripheral vestibular disorders. These are among the most common complaints in medical offices, and knowledge of the major diseases affecting this system is of fundamental ...
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      Up to Date on Tinnitus 

      Bahmad, Fayez (IntechOpen, 2011)
      Up to Date on Tinnitus encompasses both theoretical background on the different forms of tinnitus and a detailed knowledge on state-of-the-art treatment for tinnitus, written for clinicians by clinicians and researchers. ...