Diseases of the middle ear in childhood

Minovi, Amir; Dazert, Stefan

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“…These bacteria are commensals within the oropharynx and nasopharynx, and these pathogens are commonly believed to ascend from the aerodigestive tract into the middle ear via the eustachian tube. 1 In recent times, with the increasing interest in and access to culture-independent techniques (ie, polymerase chain reaction [PCR], fluorescence in situ hybridization, and most recently 16S ribosomal RNA [16SrRNA] gene sequencing), Alloiococcus otitidis has emerged as a bacterial species that has been reported in high abundance in specimens from the middle ear. [2][3][4] However, A otitidis, although commonly believed to be a commensal of the external auditory canal (EAC), is often not found in the nasopharynx.…”

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Identification of the Bacterial Reservoirs for the Middle Ear Using Phylogenic Analysis

Chan

Wabnitz

Bassiouni

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JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Identification of the Bacterial Reservoirs for the Middle Ear Using Phylogenic Analysis

Chan

Wabnitz

Bassiouni

et al. 2017

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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“…Chapter 5 takes the challenge of prevention of middle ear pathologies further, as these pathologies are persistently high in African countries because of multiple risk factors that are predominant in these regions (DeAntonio et al 2016;Vajpayee, Negi & Kurapati 2013). While middle ear pathologies can be cured if identified early, the prolongation of these pathologies within the middle ear cavity can increase their severity, cause permanent hearing loss, and penetrate and damage other adjacent auditory organs (Minovi & Dazert 2014). Consequently, costly specialised services that are predominantly offered by otorhinolaryngologists may be required to deal with the sequelae.…”

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Tele-audiology and preventive audiology: A capacity versus demand challenge imperative in South Africa

Khoza-Shangase¹,

Sebothoma²

2022

Preventive Audiology: An African Perspective

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Peer review declarationThe publisher (AOSIS) endorses the South African 'National Scholarly Book Publishers Forum Best Practice for Peer Review of Scholarly Books'. The manuscript underwent an evaluation to compare the level of originality with other published works and was subjected to rigorous two-step peer review before publication, with the identities of the reviewers not revealed to the editor(s) or author(s). The reviewers were independent of the publisher, editor(s), and author(s). The publisher shared feedback on the similarity report and the reviewers' inputs with the manuscript's editor(s) or author(s) to improve the manuscript. Where the reviewers recommended revision and improvements, the editor(s) or author(s) responded adequately to such recommendations. The reviewers commented positively on the scholarly merits of the manuscript and recommended that the manuscript be published. v Research justificationPreventive health care, where preventive audiology is positioned, contains strategies adopted and implemented for disease and disorder prevention. Hearing function can be negatively impacted by numerous factors, including lifestyle choices, environmental factors, genetic predisposition, the burden of disease and other causes. Frequently, hearing impairment can be prevented and its consequences significantly minimised by preventive measures. Such prevention commands conscientiously deliberate anticipatory actions that can fall under primordial, primary, secondary or tertiary levels of prevention. South Africa, as a resource-constrained low-and middle-income country (LMIC), still has a challenge of high numbers of individuals with preventable hearing impairment from the cradle to the grave. Numerous strategies exist for the prevention of hearing impairment across all ages and in various contexts. Preventive Audiology: An African Perspective is an original scholarly book that introduces the concept of preventive audiology, with a specific focus on the African context, which is in line with the South African re-engineered primary health care strategy and the World Health Organization's approach. The book reflects on contextually relevant and responsive evidence-based perspectives, grounded in an African context on preventive audiology, in four major ear-and-hearing burdens of disease within the South African context, namely, (1) early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI), (2) middle ear pathologies, (3) ototoxicity and (4) noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). The book represents innovative research, seen from both South African and global perspectives. It offers new discourse and argues for a paradigm shift in how audiology is theorised and performed, particularly in LMIC contexts. The goal of this book is to motivate for a paradigm shift in how ear-and-hearing health care is approached within this LMIC context, while also arguing for Afrocentric best practice evidence that leads to next practice. For Afrocentric epistemology, which is a different narrative that is deliberately removed from Western epi...

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“…These, in turn, lead to a change in the environment of the epithelium or mucoperiosteum, effusion, microbioma or different kinds of chronic middle ear inflammations [ 4 , 5 ]. One of them is otitis media with effusion, which is the most common disease of the ear in children [ 6 ]. A patulous ETD results in symptoms such as autophony or feelings of abnormal pressure in the ear when breathing nasally [ 7 ].…”

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Intravascular Ultrasonography (IVUS)—A Tool for Imaging the Eustachian Tube?

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The Eustachian tube (ET) has a key role in the pathogenesis of otitis media. Until now, there has been a lack of meaningful imaging methods to investigate the ET and its surrounding tissue. The aim of the current study was to investigate the possibilities of imaging the ET using Intravascular Ultrasonography (IVUS). ETs from sheep were scanned ex vivo and in vivo with different IVUS probes. In addition to native ETs, water was also used to improve coupling. Scans were subsequently compared with histological sections and a 3D model of the ET. In addition, ETs with a stenosis induced by a hyaluronic acid depot, after stent insertion, and during lower jaw movement were examined. The IVUS catheter was inserted into the ET lumen without any problems or injuries in all cases. The surrounding structures of the ET were identified in the ultrasound image. In addition, a change in size of the ET lumen due to movement was observed, and the position of the stent and the depot of hyaluronic acid could be examined. With the use of IVUS, a non-invasive possibility to examine the ET over its course with the adjacent structures as well as after different treatments is presented.

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Diseases of the middle ear in childhood

Cited by 31 publications

References 181 publications

Identification of the Bacterial Reservoirs for the Middle Ear Using Phylogenic Analysis

Identification of the Bacterial Reservoirs for the Middle Ear Using Phylogenic Analysis

Tele-audiology and preventive audiology: A capacity versus demand challenge imperative in South Africa

Intravascular Ultrasonography (IVUS)—A Tool for Imaging the Eustachian Tube?

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