Jo Yang-seon

OBJECTIVE: This retrospective study reports on the clinical and radiologic features and the treatment outcomes of patients with tuberculous otitis media (TOM). METHODS: We reviewed the medical records of 52 patients (53 ears) with TOM between 1993 and 2005 and analyzed temporal bone computed tomography scans of 23 patients. The diagnosis of TOM was made if a specimen of the middle ear revealed the presence of acid fast bacilli (AFB), grew Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. Tb) on a culture, revealed

Despite the high prevalence of hearing impairment in the elderly, the rate of hearing aid use is still low. The objectives of this study were to report the nation-wide prevalence of hearing aid use in the Korean population and to determine the associated factors with hearing aid use utilizing a nationally representative data set.We obtained data from the 2010 to 2012 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, which were cross-sectional surveys of the civilian, noninstitutionalized

OBJECTIVE: To report the nationwide prevalence of dizziness and vestibular dysfunction in the Korean population and determine the associated factors. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of a nationwide health survey. METHODS: We obtained data from the 2009 to 2010 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, which were cross-sectional surveys of the South Korean civilian, non-institutionalised population aged 40 years and older (N=3267). A field survey team performed interviews and phys

Objectives. The aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of otolaryngologic diseases in Korea. Methods. We obtained data from the 2008 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (KNHANES), which were cross-sectional surveys of the civilian, non-institutionalized population of South Korea (n=4,930). A field survey team that included an otolaryngologist, nurses, and interviewers moved with a mobile examination unit and performed otolaryngologic interviews and physical examin

Recognition of factors that have significant relation with subjective outcomes may help surgeons to identify patients who are prone to have a lower satisfaction and provide useful information in preoperative counseling.

OBJECTIVES: To report the nationwide prevalence of facial palsy (FP) of grade III or worse in the House-Brackmann (H-B) grading system in South Korea and assess the associated factors. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of a nationwide health survey. SETTINGS: South Korea. METHODS: We obtained data from the 2010 to 2012 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, which were cross-sectional surveys of the South Korean civilian population living in households and aged ≥1 year (N=23 533)

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate discrepancies prevalent between self-reported hearing difficulty (SHD) and audiometrically measured hearing loss (AHL) and factors associated with such discrepancies. DESIGN: Nationwide cross-sectional survey. SETTING: Data from 2010 to 2012 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. PARTICIPANTS: We included 14 345 participants aged ≥19 years who had normal tympanic membranes (mean age of 49 ye

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the response to steroid and radiation therapy in inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) involving the skull base. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Eight patients with IPT of the skull base were evaluated. Six patients were diabetic. All patients underwent initial high-dose steroid therapy. Seven of 8 patients underwent subsequent low-dose steroid maintenance. Additional low-dose radiation therapy was performed in 6 patients. We reviewed the medical records and radiologic findings of the

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To evaluate the prognostic and predictive value of electroneuronography (ENoG) in acute severe inflammatory facial paralysis, including Bell's palsy and Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS). STUDY DESIGN: Prospective observational study. METHODS: Patients with acute severe facial paralysis of House-Brackmann (H-B) grade IV or worse and diagnosed with Bell's palsy or RHS were enrolled from August 2007 to July 2011. After treatment with oral corticosteroid, antiviral agent, and protec

4. Laryngoscope, 126:2351-2357, 2016.

Narrow internal auditory canal (IAC) syndrome is a malformation of the temporal bone, that is defined as an IAC diameter of only 1-2 mm on high-resolution computed tomographic scans (HRCT). This syndrome is known to be caused by the absence (aplasia or hypoplasia) of the vestibulocochlear nerve. We present a case of unilateral narrow IAC syndrome which was diagnosed by HRCT. The aplasia of the vestibulocochlear nerve was confirmed using parasigittal reconstruction magnetic resonance image (MRI).

Pitch discrimination, melody identification, and timbre identification in CI users showed a wide range of perceptual abilities. The mean pitch change discrimination difference limen (DL) for the base frequency of 262 Hz (middle C) was 2.7 +/- 1.7 semitones: 4.4 +/- 4.2 semitones for 330 Hz (E4) and 8.1 +/- 3.0 semitones for 391 Hz (G4) in CI listeners. The DL widened as the base frequency increased. The melody identification test produced 21.1 +/- 21.7% correct answers, and the timbre identifica

Inflammatory pseudotumour (IPT) is an idiopathic condition characterized by sclerosing inflammation, which mimics a neoplastic process. IPT involving the skull base and cervical spine is distinctly rare and usually indistinguishable from aggressive neoplasms or infection. We report a case of IPT involving the skull base and cervical spine. Initially the patient complained of headache and hearing loss without other neurological dysfunction. Two cycles of oral systemic steroid therapy resulted in