Expert Consensus on Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Diseases Responding Specifically to Traditional Chinese Medicine / 中国实验方剂学杂志

Traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） and western medicine have their respective advantages and limitations in the diagnosis and treatment of common otorhinolaryngology head and neck diseases. Although the integrated TCM and western medicine exhibits definite curative effects， there is no consensus on the otorhinolaryngology head and neck diseases responding specifically to TCM or integrated TCM and western medicine， as well as the diagnosis and treatment schemes. The China Association of Chinese Medicine （CACM） thus organized the otorhinolaryngology head and neck specialists of both TCM and western medicine to discuss the etiology， pathogenesis， and clinical diagnosis and treatment methods of common otorhinolaryngology head and neck diseases with the results of multiple clinical trials taken into account. The acute pharyngitis， chronic pharyngolaryngitis， paraesthesia pharyngis， hysterical aphasia， allergic rhinitis， subjective tinnitus， and otogenic vertigo were confirmed to respond specifically to TCM or integrated TCM and western medicine. Then a mutually agreed diagnosis and treatment scheme and recommendation with integrated TCM and western medicine was formulated as a reference for clinical practice， thus benefiting more patients.

Canal-wall-down mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty surgery preserving chorda tympani nerve integrality / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To report the way for searching the chorda tympani nerve and the significance for preserving the chorda tympani nerve during canal-wall-down mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty surgery.@*METHOD@#Sixty-six cases with chronic suppurative otitis media underwent canal-wall-down mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty surgery. According to the marker of the short crus of incus, the posterior wall of auditory canal was lowered and crista of the chorda tympani nerve was found through tracing the facial nerve contour. The chorda tympani nerve was preserved after clearing the surrounding tissue.@*RESULT@#Among the 66 cases, 24 cases had middle ear cholesteatoma, 42 cases had granulation in middle ear. The cholesteatoma and granulation on the surface of the chorda tympani nerve were cleared thoroughly. No neurotmesis or obvious change of taste occurred after operation.@*CONCLUSION@#Canal-wall-down mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty surgery preserving chorda tympani nerve integrality may preserve the structure and function of the chorda tympani nerve, reduce the risk of ossicle extrusion above the head of stapes and serve as a frame for transplanting fascia.

Application of intraoperative round window electrocochleography for screening the patients with auditory neuropathy / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Most patients with auditory neuropathy (AN) could receive good even the best effects after cochlear implantation. How to diagnose AN objectively and accurately is very important. In this study, we screened the patients with AN according to the presence or absence of compound action potential (CAP) of intraoperative round window electrocochleography (RW ECochG).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Intraoperative RW ECochG was performed on 32 patients with profound sensorineural deafness, who had normal cochlea during cochlear implantation surgery under general anesthesia in the standard operating room. The cochlear microphonic (CM) and CAP of RW ECochG was observed and recorded.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The presence of CM but the absence of CAP of RW ECochG occurred in 12 among the 32 patients. They were suspected to suffer from AN. The rest patients who had CM and CAP of RW ECochG were thought not to suffer from AN.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Application of intraoperative RW ECochG during the cochlear implantation surgery may objectively and accurately screen the patients with AN, and can give a meaningful clue for implanted device working.</p>

Analysis of imaging and clinical feature of leukoencephalopathy with hearing loss first complaint / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the imaging and clinical feature of leukoencephalopathy with hearing loss first complaint.@*METHOD@#The head MRI and clinical feature of 7 cases leukoencephalopathy with hearing loss first complaint were retrospectively analysed, including their place, shape, range and blood plasma very-long-chain fatty acid (VLCFA).@*RESULT@#The head MRI of 2 cases shows symmetry distributed long T, and T2 signal like butterfly aliform in white matter beside both cornu posterior ventriculi lateralis. The head MRI of 5 cases shows abnormal long T1 and T2 signal in different part in Alba. The pathological changes often located in white matter of frontal lobe and secondly beside both cornu posterior ventriculi lateralis. The shape shows little patching in 7 cases. The range only shows beside cornu posterior ventriculi lateralis in 2 cases. The range only shows in frontal lobe in 1 cases. Two or more than two parts shows in the rest 5 cases. The result of VLCFA is normal in 3 cases. The rest 4 cases refused to have examination of VLCFA.@*CONCLUSION@#The patient who firstly complained of hearing loss should be routinely done head MRI. The head MRI imaging could clearly show abnormal white matter in order to avoid omitting existent pathological changes.

Analysis of imaging and clinical feature of leukoencephalopathy with hearing loss first complaint / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

Objective:To investigate the imaging and clinical feature of leukoencephalopathy with hearing loss first complaint.Method:The head MRI and clinical feature of 7 cases leukoencephalopathy with hearing loss first complaint were retrospectively analysed,including their place,shape,range and blood plasma very-long-chain fatty acid(VLCFA).Result:The head MRI of 2 cases shows symmetry distributed long T_1 and T_2 signal like butterfly aliform in white matter beside both cornu posterious ventriculi lateralis.The head MRI of 5 cases shows abnormal long T_1 and T_2 signal in different part in Alba.The pathological changes often located in white matter of frontal lobe and secondly beside both eornu posterious ventriculi lateralis.The shape shows little patching in 7 cases.The range only shows beside cornu posterious ventriculi lateralis in 2 cases.The range only shows in frontal lobe in 1 cases.Two or more than two parts shows in the rest 5 cases.The result of VLCFA is normal in 3 cases.The rest 4 cases refused to have examination of VLCFA. Conclusion:The patient who firstly complained of hearing loss should be routinely done head MRI.The head MRI imaging could clearly show abnormal white matter in order to avoid omitting existent pathological changes.

Cochlear implantation with suprameatal approach in Chinese children / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the technique of the suprameatal approach for cochlear implantation in Chinese profound sensory hearing loss children.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Suprameatal approach for cochlear implantation were used in 50 cases (total 53 ears) with profound sensory hearing loss from May 2005 to January 2007. The electrode was passed through the suprameatal tunnel and went between the incus and chorda tympani into the scala tympani.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Electrodes were completely inserted in 51 ears. There were no postoperative complications in all cases. Although the long effect need to be observed, all cases received better hearing and speech development benefit from cochlear implantation in the follow-up period. Among the 50 cases, 26 had speech perception in the open condition; 18 patients could speak short sentences although not clearly; and 6 patients learned to speak individual words only.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The suprameatal approach was found to be a simple and safe technique that does not need mastoidectomy and avoid endangering the facial nerve and the chorda tympani. It enables wide exposure of middle ear and is especially suitable for cases with narrow facial recess or anteriorly located facial nerve.</p>

Significance of CT in diagnosis of chronic suppurative otitis media / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the methods of preoperative diagnosis and differentiation of different pathological tissue in middle ear and mastoid.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The temporal bone lamellar CT findings in 106 patients with chronic suppurative otitis media (including cholesteatoma) were retrospectively analyzed. The CT value of pathological tissue were measured for 183 times and were compared with the surgical findings and postoperative pathological findings to definitude the CT value range of different pathological tissue. Sixty patients taken from 106 patients at random were analyzed and made the diagnosis again by the same doctor team according to the CT value of the different pathological tissue and surrounding histoclasia resulted by pathological tissue. The diagnose accordance rate was compared with the routine diagnose report from radiology department. The predetective diagnosis was made in 10 patients with chronic suppurative otitis media according to clinical manifestation (pathological changes of tympanic membrane, nature of otorrhea, character of hearing), temporal bone lamellar CT finding (CT value of pathological tissue, surrounding histoclasia) to validate the value of this study for preoperative diagnosis and differentiation of different pathological tissue in middle ear and mastoid.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The CT value of cholesteatoma, granulation tissue, cholesteatoma combined with granulation tissue, effusion, calcified tissue, thickened and polypoid membrane was respectively (46.6 +/- 10.3) Hu, (26.6 +/-7.4) Hu, (42.1 +/- 11.4) Hu, (- 24.6 +/- 9.2) Hu, (223.6 +/- 63.7) Hu, (23.8 +/- 8.5) Hu. The diagnose accordance rate in 60 patients who were analyzed and made diagnosis again according to the CT value of the different pathological tissue and surrounding histoclasia resulted by pathological tissue raised from 68. 3% to 81.7% ( P < 0.05) . The predetective diagnose accordance rate reached at 90% according to clinical manifestation, temporal bone lamellar CT.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>It was not reliable to diagnose and differentially diagnose different pathological tissue in middle ear and mastoid only by the CT value, however, the CT value could still be considered to be a very significant information. The accurate rates of diagnosis and differentiation of different pathological tissue in middle ear and mastoid obviously raised by synthetically analyzing various kinds of pathological tissues in middle ear and mastoid according to clinical manifestation, temporal bone lamellar CT finding.</p>

Cochlear function after selective spiral ganglion cells degeneration induced by ouabain / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Ouabain, a cardiac glycoside that specifically binds to Na/K-ATPase and inhibits its activity, was applied to gerbils to develop a method for studying auditory neuropathy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Ouabain was applied to the round window of the cochlea in each gerbil by using a piece of gelfoam with 3 microl or 24 microl (1 mmol/L) ouabain solution. The changes of the threshold of auditory brainstem response, cochlear function round window electrocochleography, as well as the morphological changes of the spiral ganglion cells of the cochlea were observed after application of ouabain for 24 hours or 96 hours.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In ouabain treated gerbils, auditory brainstem response and compound action potential thresholds showed either elevation or no response at all. However, the thresholds of cochlear microphonic and distortion product otoacoustic emissions were not affected. Degeneration and necrosis of some spiral ganglion cells in ears with applications of ouabain (24 hours, 3 microl, 1 mmol/L; 96 hours, 24 microl, 1 mmol/L ouabain). The number of spiral ganglion cells was decreased (24 hours, 3 microl, 1 mmol/L ouabain) or near to a total loss (96 hours, 24 microl, 1 mmol/L ouabain).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>These results indicate a high degree of independence between the spiral ganglion cells and the outer hair cell systems in the cochlear transduction mechanism. The method used in this study would provide a valuable tool for studying auditory neuropathy.</p>