Posterior Semi circular canal (SCC) BPPV: Most common variety. BPPV is the most common cause of vertigo constituting 20-40% of all patient with peripheral vestibular disease. Mean age of on
The tests performed to localize the site of pathology in acute facial nerve palsy are known as topodiagnostic tests. It refers to the functional testing of an individual facial nerve
Prussak’s space is the small middle ear recess. It lies medial to pars faccida, lateral to the neck of malleus, above the lateral process of malleus and inferior to the
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment is often used in the center with easy access to hyperbaric chambers. Several authors claim benefits but a satisfactory prospective study has yet to be reported. Hyperbaric
Maligation otitis externa is a misnomer as it is not a neoplastic process. The nomenclature of this condition is confusing as the term skull base osyeomyelitis and necrotizing external otitis
Malignant otitis externa is an aggressive and potentially life threatening infection of the soft tissues of the external ear and surrounding structures, quickly spreading to involve the periosteum and bone
Perrie Robin Syndrome transmitted by an autosomal dominant trait although in some cases, it may be due to intrauterine disease during the first trimester. These is a delay in extension
Around 70% of genetic hearing loss are non-syndromic hearing loss. A number of gene mutations are thought to be responsible for non-syndromic hearing loss. Many of these have recently been
Also known as (Oculo-auriculo-vertebral syndrome/dysplasia/spectrum) It is a wide spectrum of congenital anomalies that involves structure arising from first and second Branchial arches. This syndrome is characterized by incomplete development
The following are the common causes of infranuclear facial nerve paralysis: Bell’s palsy (most common) Diabetes Mellitus Post traumatic: Birth injury Temporal bone: Transverse(40-50%), Longitudinal (20%) Iatrogenic: Mastoid surgeries- most
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