42 research outputs found

    Intratympanic steroids as a salvage therapy for severe to profound idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

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    Background: Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) is defined as a decline in hearing affecting three or more frequencies by 30 dB Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of intratympanic steroids as a salvage treatment for severe ISSNHL. Materials and methods: A regimen of three IT steroid injections was offered to patients who failed a 7-days intravenous steroid treatment. Eighty-four patients underwent IT salvage treatment (IT group). Their outcomes were compared with those of 255 patients with severe ISSNHL who received the same intravenous steroid regimen without salvage IT steroid therapy (Control group). Results: 56% of the patients in the IT group had a hearing improvement of >15 dB after one month. The average hearing improvements were 26.5 ± 28 dB and 27.9 ± 24 dB in the IT group and the Control group, respectively (p ¼ .67). However, patients with a type E audiogram pattern (total deafness), displayed a substantial hearing gain. Conclusion: Intratympanic steroids failed to show a global auditory benefit as a salvage treatment in patients with severe ISSNHL. Significance: Our data suggest that a salvage treatment with intratympanic dexamethasone may be offered to patients with total deafness for whom the first systemic treatment has failed

    Presentation of dizziness in individuals with chronic otitis media: data from the multinational collaborative COMQ-12 study

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    Purpose: In chronic otitis media (COM), disease chronicity and severity of middle ear inflammation may influence the development of inner ear deficits, increasing the risk of vestibular impairment. This secondary analysis of the multinational collaborative Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire-12 (COMQ-12) dataset sought to determine the prevalence of vestibular symptoms in patients with COM and identify associated disease-related characteristics. Methods: Adult patients with a diagnosis of COM in outpatient settings at nine otology referral centers across eight countries were included. We investigated the presence of vestibular symptoms (dizziness and/or disequilibrium) using participant responses to item 6 of a native version of the COMQ-12. Audiometric data and otoscopic assessment were also recorded. Results: This analysis included 477 participants suffering from COM, with 56.2% (n = 268) reporting at least mild inconvenience related to dizziness or disequilibrium. There was a significant association between air conduction thresholds in the worse hearing ear and presence of dizziness [adjusted odds ratio (AOR), 1.01; 95% CI 1.00–1.02; p = 0.0177]. Study participants in European countries (AOR 1.53; 95% CI 1.03–2.28; p = 0.0344) and Colombia (AOR 2.48; 95% CI 1.25–4.92; p = 0.0096) were more likely to report dizziness than participants in Asian countries. However, ear discharge and cholesteatoma showed no association with dizziness in the adjusted analyses. Conclusion: Vestibular symptoms contribute to burden of disease in patients with COM and associates with hearing disability in the worse hearing ear. Geographical variation in presentation of dizziness may reflect financial barriers to treatment or cultural differences in how patients reflect on their health state

    Biofilms in Otitis Media

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    Hypothèse micro-vasculaire dans la surdité brusque (recherche de stigmates de micro-angiopathies à l IRM cérébrale)

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    La surdité brusque est définie comme une perte brutale du seuil auditif de 30dB, sur au moins 3 fréquentes audiométriques contigües. Même si plusieurs hypothèses physiopathologiques existent, aucune étiologie n a clairement été identifiée.Différents arguments sont en faveur d une origine micro vasculaire.Le but primaire de cette étude est d évaluer la prévalence de ces stigmates d atteintes micro vasculaires cérébrales, dans une cohorte de 85 SB et de les relier à certains types de SB. Comme il n est pas possible de diagnostiquer des lésions ischémiques spécifiques des voies auditives de petites tailles, la recherche d atteintes micro vasculaires cérébrales par IRM est la méthode choisie pour tenter de les relier à une atteinte micro vasculaire de l audition.e but secondaire est de comparer cette prévalence avec celle des micro angiopathies cérébrales dans une population de 35 névrites vestibulaires dont la cause admise est l infection virale.En cas de surdité brusque, l IRM cérébrale est nécessaire pour éliminer un diagnostic différentiel. Les hyper signaux de la substance blanche (HSB) sont vus sur des fréquences IRM standard. Notre étude montre l intérêt de l IRM pour détecter des signes de micro angiopathie cérébrale. La découverte d HSB et leur nombre pourrait permettre de sélectionner certains types de surdités brusques et certains patients pour lesquels un bilan approfondi pourrait être réalisé.La découverte d HSB et leur nombre pourrait permettre de sélectionner certains types de surdité brusques et certains patients pour lesquels un bilan approfondi pourrait être réalisé.PARIS12-CRETEIL BU Médecine (940282101) / SudocSudocFranceF

    Les abords endoscopiques de la base du crâne

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    PARIS7-Xavier Bichat (751182101) / SudocSudocFranceF

    Biofilm et implants cochléaires

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    PARIS7-Xavier Bichat (751182101) / SudocPARIS-BIUM (751062103) / SudocSudocFranceF

    NORMALISATION DE L'ELECTROGLOTTOGRAMME (ETUDE PILOTE)

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    PARIS6-Bibl.Pitié-Salpêtrie (751132101) / SudocPARIS-BIUM (751062103) / SudocSudocFranceF

    Les atteintes cochléo-vestibulaires dans la maladie de Fabry (étude de 131 patients)

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    PARIS7-Xavier Bichat (751182101) / SudocSudocFranceF
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