Ocular torsion induced by static visual stimulation and static whole body roll

Objective. This study was aimed to improve the reliability of clinical statolith testing by quantifying the influence of visual orientation and stimulation on the statolith-ocular reflex. Materials and methods. Ocular torsion was induced in 12 healthy adults by visual stimulation and by static whole body roll with and without simultaneous visual orientation. Visual stimulation was achieved by a horizontal grating oscillating sinusoidally in a frontal plane. Visual orientation during whole body roll was established by mounting an illuminated horizontal grating either on a tilting device (head-fixed) or on the wall in the frontal plane (earth-fixed). Results. No eye torsion was observed in static visual tilts of the grating. Dynamic visual stimulation elicited substantial eye torsion. Static whole body roll in the dark induced static ocular counter-rolling. Visual orientation either head- or earth-fixed did not affect the amplitude or gain of the body roll induced ocular counter-rolling. Conclusion. Dynamic visually induced torsional eye movements can be used to test the ability of the oculomotor system to generate torsional eye movements prior to quantifying the statolith-ocular reflex. Simultaneously visual information does not affect the gain of the static statolith-ocular reflex.     

内耳畸形与耳蜗骨化患者的耳蜗植入

目的探讨先天性内耳畸形与耳蜗骨化患者耳蜗植入术的有关问题.方法对我院2002年10月～2004年2月间行耳蜗植入术的8例内耳畸形和2例耳蜗骨化的患者进行回顾性分析.结果4例大前庭水管综合征患者术中有外淋巴液搏动;3例Mondini畸形和1例共同腔畸形患者术中出现井喷;1例耳蜗部分骨化患者术中误将电极插入内听道后纠正;另一例耳蜗部分骨化患者植人短电极.1例Mondini畸形患者术后发生少量脑脊液耳鼻漏,保守治疗3月后痊愈,其余患者无并发症.所有患者均成功开机.结论对于内耳畸形或耳蜗骨化的患者,耳蜗植入术前详细的影像学评估,对术中困难的充分估计和正确、规范处理是手术成功的基本条件.     

耳穴压籽促进儿童生长发育

目的：促进儿童生长发育。方法：治疗组,耳穴压籽,对照组,服用长治市制药厂生产的小儿健脾丸。结果：治疗组,107．7±6．7cm,对照组,106．3±3．7cm,经统计学处理：具有高度显著性（P〈0．01）。结论：治疗组明显优于对照组。     

279例耳闷胀感的病因分析

目的 探讨产生耳闷胀感的部位和原因。方法 收集耳闷胀感为主诉的279例362耳,对患耳的临床表现、鼓室导抗图、纯音测听和咽鼓管功能进行分析。结果 362耳中鼓室导抗图A型203耳、B型111耳、C型33耳以及鼓膜穿孔15耳。纯音测听表现为传导性聋、感音神经性聋、混合性聋以及正常者分别是83耳、8l耳、105耳和93耳。在362耳中,咽鼓管功能异常208耳,在A型鼓室导抗图203耳中,咽鼓管功能异常67耳。结论 产生耳闷胀感的病变部位包括外、中、内耳和面神经的病变,其中以分泌性中耳炎、各种原因引起的感音神经性聋和“咽鼓管狭窄症”为多。     

耳内镜下显微手术结合药物填塞治疗外耳道胆脂瘤疗效观察

外耳道胆脂瘤（external auditory canal chol—esteatoma,EACC）是由于各种原因引发外耳道发生鳞状上皮增生脱屑,形成的胶质碎片聚集,角化上皮包裹所致的一种慢性炎性疾病。发病率为1‰^（1）。易与外耳道阻塞性角化病、外耳道耵聍及胆脂瘤型中耳炎相混淆,常常漏诊或误诊。     

Characteristics of normal newborn transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions: Ear asymmetries and sex effects

Transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) were recorded from more than 30000 newborns over a six year period. Analysis was performed on all the TEOAEs that passed the bedside universal hearing screen (n=60431), in order to characterize the normal properties of neonatal TEOAEs and to study ear and sex effects. Short recording times (median=33 s) were observed in combination with high entire TEOAE level (median=18.8 dB SPL for an 81.8 dB SPL peak stimulus), and high reproducibility (median=86%). Signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) of the TEOAE was highly frequency-dependent, being poorer at low frequencies. Prolonged averaging increased median reproducibility to 97%, but the minor S/N-improvement at low frequencies did not justify the longer test time. Highly significant mean lateral asymmetries (right >left) and sex differences (female >male) existed in entire TEOAE level, S/N TEOAE, and in half-octave frequency bands (700–4000 Hz). Mean lateral and sex entire TEOAE level differences were 1.1 dB and 1.3 dB, respectively. Stimulus levels were not affected by ear or sex. Hence, physiological differences at the level of organ of Corti were demonstrated in newborns.     

Frequency-specific hearing results after stapes surgery for Chinese population otosclerosis with different degrees of hearing loss

Abstract

Background: Frequency-specific hearing studies are important for predicting hearing results and the prognosis after stapes surgery, to prepare for the rehabilitation of frequency-specific hearing in patients with otosclerosis.

Objectives: To evaluate outcomes of stapes surgery of Chinese otosclerosis patients with different degrees of hearing loss.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 213 otosclerosis patients who underwent stapes surgery in our hospital. Pre- and post-operative audiometric evaluation using conventional audiometry.

Results: The post-op ABG was less than 20?dB in 94.52% of all cases after surgery. There was no statistical significance of the post-op ABG among different groups at all frequencies except extremely severe group (p?<?.05). There was a significant improvement of both AC and BC thresholds in post-op period and the most significant improvement was found in severe group. There were no serious post-op complications and no re-operations during the follow-up period.

Conclusion: Stapes surgery is a suitable treatment option for otosclerosis with mild to extremely severe HL. The mild to moderate hearing loss groups had the most significant improvement of AC thresholds in the low frequency region, and the severe to extremely severe groups appeared in the high frequency region.     

静止中立位状态及加载模拟头部重量后对髓核内压力影响的研究

目的:通过测试颈椎标本在静止中立位及模拟头部重量后的髓核内压力,从而探讨颈椎髓核内压力的变化规律。方法:利用生物力学材料实验机及微型压力传感器测试新鲜人体颈椎标本在静止中立位及加载100N压力时的髓核内压力。结果:静止中立位及加载100N压力时,C3～4和C4～5节段髓核内压力比较无显著性差异(P0.05),C5～6和C6～7节段髓核内压力比较无显著性差异(P0.05);C5～6,C6～7高于C3～4,C4～5髓核内压力(P0.05);加载100N后所有节段髓核内压力均升高具有显著性差异(P0.05)。结论:正常人体下颈段髓核内压力高于上颈段髓核内压力,并且随外在负荷的增加而压力增加。     

Temporal effect of Guanxin No. 2 on cardiac function, blood viscosity and angiogenesis in rats after long-term occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery

AIM: Cardiac infarction is one of the main causes of death in both developing and developed countries over past decades. Currently available approaches for treating patients with this disease are not satisfactory. Traditional Chinese medicines have been increasingly paid attention to. The aim of this study was to characterize the dynamic protective effects of Guanxin No. 2 decoction (GX II) on cardiac dysfunction combined with the blood viscosity and myocardial hypertrophy parameters in myocardial infarction (MI) rats. METHODS: Male Sprague-Dawley rats (180-200 g) were randomly divided into three groups: sham-operated, coronary artery ligation (CAL), and CAL plus GX II (GX II, 10.0 g raw materials/kg/d, bid, p.o.). The experiment was carried out at 4 time points as the 3rd, 7th, 14th, and 28th day after ligation. RESULT: It was found that on the one hand, GX II could significantly improve the heart function, and remarkably decrease infarct size and inhibit ventricular remodeling. On the other hand, GX II showed some unique effects such as angiogenesis which was induced in the left ventricular tissue. This result was consistent with the finding of an augmented vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in this area. CONCLUSIONS: The studies demonstrated that GX II exerted extensively beneficial cardioprotective effect on CAL rats, it might stimulate angiogenesis of ischemic region to compensate blood supply to the heart via upregulated VEGF expression.