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Patient-related benefits for adults with cochlear implantation : a multicultural longitudinal observational study
(S. Karger AG, Basel, 2017-07-19)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: To assess subjectively perceived, real-world benefits longitudinally for unilateral cochlear implant (CI) recipients in a multinational population treated routinely. To identify possible predictors of ... -
The simple bread tag – a menace to society?
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Foreign bodies (FBs) are potentially life-threatening when inhaled by a child, depending on where they lodge. Symptoms can range from acute upper airway obstruction to mild, vague respiratory complaints. ... -
Timpanoplastiekoperasies in septiese gevalle : 'n nuwe tegniek
(HMPG, 1981-08)The very high incidence of postoperative sepsis in tympanoplasty operations on ears with infected cholesteatoma prompted the development of a new technique to improve the control of local infection. An irrigation tube is ... -
The implications of early detection and pre-school habilitation of the hearing-impaired child : with special reference to the Provincial Paedo-audiological Centre, Tygerberg Hospital
(Health and Medical Publishing Group -- HMPG, 1981-11)The basic handicap of deafness, viz. the lack of natural communication skills, can be overcome by early detection of the defect and pre-school habilitation. In congenital deafness this dramatically improves the outlook for ... -
Subjective pulsatile tinnitus cured by carotid endarterectomy
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1989-05)A 70-year-old woman with unilateral pulsatile tinnitus was relieved of the complaint after carotid endarterectomy. Internal carotid artery stenosis presenting with pulsatile tinnitus is rare. Endarterectomy can relieve ... -
Ear-invading arthropods : a South African survey
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Treatment of laryngeal lipoid proteinosis using CO2 laser
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2007-02)Lipoid proteinosis (Urbach-Wiethe disease, hyalinosis cutis et mucosae) is an autosomal-recessive condition with variable penetrance. It is characterised by distinctive skin and mucous membrane lesions, particularly on ... -
Bipolar diathermy for the outpatient control of posterior epistaxis
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X linked deafness in a South African kindred
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1974)The X linked deafness of Nance is present in a South African kindred. Recognition of the familial pattern of the disorder, together with the characteristic clinical and audiometric features, permits diagnostic precision, ... -
The effect of fequency tolerance on audiometer accuracy
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1977)Investigations into the methods used to calibrate audiometers reveal that the 6000 Hz frequency is particularly liable to yield inconsistent results when calibrated in the usual way. It is shown that the TDH39 telephone ... -
Treatment of otitis externa with miconazole nitrate : a comparative study involving 85 cases
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1983)The hazards of neomycin in local preparations have recently been re-emphasized. Eighty-five patients with otitis externa were treated with one of two preparations between August 1980 and April 1982 - 54 were treated with ... -
Rinoliet (neussteen) geassosieer met chroniese otorree : 'n gevalbespreking
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1986)A rare case of a 12-year-old girl with a nasopharyngeal rhinolith causing chronic unilateral otorrhoea is presented. The role of posterior rhinoscopy as an integral part of a routine otological examination is highlighted. -
The negative effects of mucolytics in otitis media with effusion
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1987)Much controversy still exists in the treatment of otitis media with effusion. A double-blind randomised prospective trial during which bromhexine hydrochloride was compared with a placebo is reported. Information from 60 ... -
Axillary nodal metastasis at primary presentation of an oropharyngeal primary carcinoma : a case report and review of the literature
(BioMed Central, 2009-08)Introduction: Axillary nodal metastasis is very rare in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The few cases reported in the literature all involve patients who have previously undergone either neck dissection alone, or ...
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