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- Ekvall-Hansson, Eva, et al.
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Does a mineral wristband affect balance? A randomized, controlled, double-blind study.
- 2015
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Ingår i: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1916-0208 .- 1916-0216. ; 44:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Having good balance is a facilitating factor in the performance of everyday activities. Good balance is also essential in various sport activities in order to both get results and prevent injury. A common measure of balance is postural sway, which can be measured both antero-posteriorly and medio-laterally. There are several companies marketing wristbands whose intended function is to improve balance, strength and flexibility. Randomized controlled trials have shown that wristbands with holograms have no effect on balance but studies on wristbands with minerals seem to be lacking.
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- Alian, Wael A, 1970, et al.
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Prosthetic Reconstruction from the Tympanic Membrane to the Stapes Head or to the Stapes Footplate? A Laser Doppler Study
- 2012
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Ingår i: Journal of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. - 1916-0216. ; 41:2, s. 84-93
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: In the absence of the incus, many surgeons believe that reconstruction from the tympanic membrane to the stapes head is more effective than reconstruction to the stapes footplate. This has rarely been tested empirically. Published better clinical results with reconstruction to the stapes head might simply reflect less underlying disease in ears with an intact stapes superstructure. Objective: To compare vibration transmission of these two forms of prosthetic reconstruction. Methods: A fresh human cadaveric temporal bone model was used. Round window vibrations in response to sound in the ear canal were measured with a laser Doppler vibrometer. After incus removal, the discontinuity was repaired using a titanium prosthesis. Reconstruction from the tympanic membrane to the stapes head was compared to reconstruction to the stapes footplate. Results: Reconstruction of both types decreased round window vibrations by 10 to 15 dB between 500 and 3000 Hz compared to the intact middle ear. Reconstruction to the stapes head performed 5 to 10 dB better at lower frequencies (500-2000 Hz), but this was only statistically significant at 1 and 2 kHz. Conclusions: There is only a 5 to 10 dB mechanical advantage gained by reconstruction from the tympanic membrane to the stapes head compared to reconstruction to the footplate for frequencies between 1 and 2 kHz.
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- Axelsson, Lars, et al.
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Prognostic factors for head and neck cancer of unknown primary including the impact of human papilloma virus infection
- 2017
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Ingår i: Journal of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1916-0216. ; 46
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Head and neck cancer of unknown primary (HNCUP) is rare and prospective studies are lacking. The impact of different prognostic factors such as age and N stage is not completely known, the optimal treatment is not yet established, and the reported survival rates vary. In the last decade, human papilloma virus (HPV) has been identified as a common cause of and important prognostic factor in oropharyngeal cancer, and there is now growing interest in the importance of HPV for HNCUP. The aim of the present study on curatively treated HNCUP was to investigate the prognostic importance of different factors, including HPV status, treatment, and overall survival. Methods: A search for HNCUP was performed in the Swedish Cancer Registry, Western health district, between the years 1992-2009. The medical records were reviewed, and only patients with squamous cell carcinoma or undifferentiated carcinoma treated with curative intent were included. The tumor specimens were retrospectively analyzed for HPV with p16 immunostaining. Results: Sixty- eight patients were included. The mean age was 59 years. The majority were males, and had N2 tumors. Sixty-nine percent of the tumors were HPV positive using p16 staining. Patients who were older than 70 years, patients with N3-stage tumors, and patients with tumors that were p16 negative had a significantly worse prognosis. The overall 5-year survival rate for patients with p16-positive tumors was 88% vs 61% for p16- negative tumors. Treatment with neck dissection and postoperative radiation or (chemo) radiation had 81 and 88% 5- year survival rates, respectively. The overall and disease- free 5-year survival rates for all patients in the study were 82 and 74%. Conclusions: Curatively treated HNCUP had good survival. HPV infection was common. Independent prognostic factors for survival were age over 70 years, HPV status and N3 stage. We recommend that HPV analysis should be performed routinely for HNCUP. Treatment with neck dissection and postoperative radiation or (chemo) radiation showed similar survival rates.
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- Ericsson, Elisabeth, et al.
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Tonsillotomy versus tonsillectomy on young children : 2 year post surgery follow-up
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. - : BioMed Central (BMC). - 1916-0216. ; 43
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objectives: To study the long-term effect of tonsillotomy and tonsillectomy in young children after two years in comparison to the results after six months. Method: Children, age 4-5 with Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) and tonsil hyperplasia, were randomized to TE (32) or TT (35). TT was performed ad modum Hultcrantz with radiofrequency technique (Ellman). An adenoidectomy with cold steel was performed in the same session for 80% of cases. The patients were assessed prior to surgery, at six and 24 months postoperatively. Effects of surgery were evaluated clinically, through questionnaire (general health/snoring/ENT-infections), Quality of Life (QoL), survey of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea with OSA-18, and childrens behavior with the Child Behavior Checklist. Results: After two years there was still no difference between the groups with respect to snoring and frequency or severity of upper airway infections. Both TT and TE had resulted in large improvement in short and long term QoL and behavior. Three TT-children and one TE child had been re-operated due to recurrence of obstructive problems, the TE-child and one of the TT-children with adenoidectomy and two of the TT-children with tonsillectomy. Three of the TT-children had tonsil tissue protruding slightly out of the tonsil pouch and twelve TE-children had small tonsil remnants within the tonsil pouches, but with no need for surgery. Conclusion: Younger children have a small risk of symptom-recurrence requiring re-surgery within two years after TT. For the majority, the positive effect on snoring, infections, behavior and quality of life remain and is similar to TE.
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- Ericsson, Elisabeth, 1959-, et al.
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Tonsillotomy versus tonsillectomy on young children : 2 year post surgery follow-up
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. - London, United Kingdom : BioMed Central (BMC). - 1916-0216. ; 43:26
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objectives: To study the long-term effect of tonsillotomy and tonsillectomy in young children after two years in comparison to the results after six months.Method: Children, age 4-5 with Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) and tonsil hyperplasia, were randomized to TE (32) or TT (35). TT was performed ad modum Hultcrantz with radiofrequency technique (Ellman). An adenoidectomy with cold steel was performed in the same session for 80% of cases. The patients were assessed prior to surgery, at six and 24 months postoperatively. Effects of surgery were evaluated clinically, through questionnaire (general health/snoring/ENT-infections), Quality of Life (QoL), survey of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea with OSA-18, and children’s behavior with the Child Behavior Checklist.Results: After two years there was still no difference between the groups with respect to snoring and frequency or severity of upper airway infections. Both TT and TE had resulted in large improvement in short and long term QoL and behavior. Three TT-children and one TE child had been re-operated due to recurrence of obstructive problems, the TE-child and one of the TT-children with adenoidectomy and two of the TT-children with tonsillectomy. Three of the TT-children had tonsil tissue protruding slightly out of the tonsil pouch and twelve TE-children had small tonsil remnants within the tonsil pouches, but with no need for surgery.Conclusion: Younger children have a small risk of symptom-recurrence requiring re-surgery within two years after TT. For the majority, the positive effect on snoring, infections, behavior and quality of life remain and is similar to TE.
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- Helpard, Luke, et al.
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Characterization of the human helicotrema : implications for cochlear duct length and frequency mapping
- 2020
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Ingår i: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. - : BMC. - 1916-0216. ; 49
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Despite significant anatomical variation amongst patients, cochlear implant frequency-mapping has traditionally followed a patient-independent approach. Basilar membrane (BM) length is required for patient-specific frequency-mapping, however cochlear duct length (CDL) measurements generally extend to the apical tip of the entire cochlea or have no clearly defined end-point. By characterizing the length between the end of the BM and the apical tip of the entire cochlea (helicotrema length), current CDL models can be corrected to obtain the appropriate BM length. Synchrotron radiation phase-contrast imaging has made this analysis possible due to the soft-tissue contrast through the entire cochlear apex.Methods: Helicotrema linear length and helicotrema angular length measurements were performed on synchrotron radiation phase-contrast imaging data of 14 cadaveric human cochleae. On a sub-set of six samples, the CDL to the apical tip of the entire cochlea (CDLTIP) and the BM length (CDLBM) were determined. Regression analysis was performed to assess the relationship between CDLTIP and CDLBM.Results: The mean helicotrema linear length and helicotrema angular length values were 1.6 +/- 0.9 mm and 67.8 +/- 37.9 degrees, respectively. Regression analysis revealed the following relationship between CDLTIP and CDLBM: CDLBM = 0.88(CDLTIP) + 3.71 (R-2 = 0.995).Conclusion: This is the first known study to characterize the length of the helicotrema in the context of CDL measurements. It was determined that the distance between the end of the BM and the tip of the entire cochlea is clinically consequential. A relationship was determined that can predict the BM length of an individual patient based on their respective CDL measured to the apical tip of the cochlea.
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- Kawaguchi, S, et al.
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Vestibular morphology in the German Waltzing guinea pig
- 2010
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Ingår i: Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale. - 1916-0216. ; 39:2, s. 115-121
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- Kawaguchi, Sachie, et al.
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Vestibular Morphology in the German Waltzing Guinea Pig
- 2010
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Ingår i: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. - 1916-0216. ; :2, s. 115-121
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: The German waltzing guinea pig is a special strain of animal with a recessively inherited inner ear defect, resulting in deafness and a severe vestibular dysfunction. The hearing loss in the cochlea of the German strain is a result of a collapse of the Reissner membrane and the absence of scala media. The vestibular organ has not yet been described.MATERIALS AND METHODS: German waltzing guinea pigs (homozygote and heterozygote) of different ages ranging from embryologic age 25 days to adulthood were investigated. The living animals were tested with four different vestibular tests, and the fetuses were controlled according to breeding. The morphology of the vestibular parts (ampulla, saccule, and utricle) was observed by using the light and transmission electron microscopy.RESULTS: Collapse of the membranous labyrinth was found already at embryologic age 50 days and progressed over time. Vestibulardysfunction was noted already from birth.CONCLUSIONS: Vestibular atelectasis has been shown to have the same morphology as the reported vestibular dysfunction in the German waltzing guinea pig. Owing to this similarity, this animal can be a good model for vestibular research.
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