OBJECTIVE: By analysing the video-nystagmography findings of positional tests,to evaluate the therapeutic effect of the patients with horikontal semicircular canal cupulolithiasis (HSC-Cup). METHOD: A retrospective study of 36 patients with HSC-Cup. The induced nystagmus in roll tests was recorded by videonystagmography, whose direction, latency, intensity and time characteristics were analysed. All of the 36 patients were treated with lying position avoiding normal side and oral-taken betahistine mesilate tablets. A week later return visits and curative effects evaluation were made. RESULT: Horizontal apogeotropic nystagmus was induced by turning left or right in HSC-Cup roll tests. The time of latency and duration turning to normal and lesion side were(0. 93 ± 0. 65)s and(1. 01 ± 0. 78)s, (100.58 ± 36. 56)s and (118. 65 ± 143. 71)s, which showed no statistically significant difference (P>0. 05). The duration of nystagmus was more than 60 seconds. The intensity of nystagmus turning to normal and lesion side were(45.58 ± 28.71)°/s and (20.42 ± 16. 64)°/s. The intensity turning to normal side was greater than lesion side obviously. The difference was statistically significant (P<0. 05). Twenty-three patients withright HSC-Cup, and 13 patients with left HSC-Cup were taken in count. They were treated with above methods and return visit a week later. Twenty-eight patients (77. 77%) were cured, 36 patients (100. 00%) were improved. There were 4 patients recurrence during the follow-up. CONCLUSION The direction and duration time of induced nystagmus are available to diagnose the HSC-Cup. The lesion side may determined according to the intensity of induced nystagmus. Lying position avoiding normal side and oral-taken betahistine mesilate tablets is an effective treatment methods for HSC-Cup.
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ; complications ; diagnosis ; Face ; Humans ; Nystagmus, Physiologic ; Retrospective Studies ; Semicircular Canals ; Treatment Outcome ; Vertigo

Objective To analyze epidemiological characteristics of mitochondrial DNA12SrRNA A1555G mutation in Chinese populations with non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss by the literature review and find the main actual deficiencies in course of epidemiological study.Methods From Cbmdisc and PUBMED database pulled out were all published epidemiological literatures about Chinese mtDNA12SrRNA A1555G mutation from 1996 to 2008.Reviewed were the primary data of these studies including the number of samples,demographic characteristics of the samples,mutation frequencies,interrelations between the mutation and aminoglycoside exposure and so on.Results 21 papers out of 25 were induded in this study.The patients had non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss from 14 regions of China.A total of 3 473 were found including 230 patients with A1555G mutation and the average mutation frequency was 6.62%.The samples in each regions ranged from 72 to 802 and the reported mutation frequencies were from 0.67%-14.6%.The statistical discrepancy was significant among mutation frequencies in different regions by χ~2 test(P=0.0000).The number of patients with aminoglycoside antibiotics exposure was 739 including 100 with A1555G mutation in all literatures.The proportions in different regions were from 2.70% to 33.33% with the average of 13.53%.The average proportion was significantly higher than the mutation frequency in patients with non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss.Conclusion Some deficiencies in epidemiological research Omutation in China included age,ethnic,and geographic bias,insufficiency of samples,inadequate randomization and so on.Researchers should focus with more efforts on the epidemiological characteristics of A1555G mutation in Chinese people.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the application of polysomnography (PSG) and lateral cephalometric radiographs (LCR) in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children. METHOD: To select 157 cases of children suffering from SDB, 115 cases with primary snoring (PS) and 42 cases with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). After bilateral tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, preoperative and postoperative LCR and PSG of measure were observed for statistical analysis. RESULT: Compared the group PS and group OSAHS; the thickness of adenoids was significantly different(P<0. 01). The preoperative oblique diameter of nasopharyngeal airway was significantly different (P<0. 05). There were significant differences on the preoperative and postoperative nasopharyngeal airway oblique diameter and oropharyngeal airway anteroposterior diameter in group PS and group OSAHS (all, P<0. 01). There were significant differences on the preoperative and postoperative AHI and LSaO2 in the group OSAHS (both, P<0. 01). The total effective rate of group PS was 97. 4% (112/115), and the total effective rate of group OSAHS was 97. 6% (41/42). CONCLUSION PSG and LCR have a very important role in the diagnosis and treatment of SDB in children. Bilateral tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy are the primary means of treatment in children with SDB.
Adenoidectomy ; Cephalometry ; Child ; Humans ; Polysomnography ; Sleep Apnea Syndromes ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Snoring ; Tonsillectomy

OBJECTIVE: To explore the clinical signification of screening 16 target deafness mutations in GJB2, GJB3, SLC26A4, WFS1 and mitochondrial DNA 12S rRNA in 135 children patients with non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss (NSHL) in Zibo City, Shandong province. METHOD: Peripheral blood samples of 135 subjects in the study diagnosed as NSHL were collected; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and direct sequencing were used to analyze the 16 mutation spots. RESULT: Sixty-two cases of 135 patients (45.9%, 62/135) were found out to be carries of at least one pathogenic gene mutation. Among them, 24 cases (17.8%, 24/135) had two mutated alleles (homozygote and compound heterozygote), and 38 cases (28.1%, 38/135) were single mutant carriers. Among all the children patients, 30 cases (22. 2%, 30/135) had SLC26A4 mutations, and 19 cases (14.1%, 19/135) had GJB2 mutations. In the study 86 Mutant alleles were detected, and the allele frequency of SLC26A4 c. 766_2A > G and GJB2 c. 235delC was 11.11% (30/270) and 8.5% (23/270) respectively. The allele frequency of SLC26A4 c. 2168A > G and WFS1 c. 2158A > G is 2.6% (7/270). CONCLUSION SLC26A4 mutation is the primary cause of the patients with NSHL in this study, and GJB2 mutation is the secondary. The most common mutant form is c. 766_2A of SLC26A4, and the second is c. 235delC of GJB2. GJB3 and WFS1 mutations were detected, whereas mtDNA mutations were not found out in this study.
Alleles ; Child ; Connexins ; DNA Mutational Analysis ; DNA, Mitochondrial ; Deafness ; Gene Frequency ; Hearing Loss ; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural ; genetics ; Heterozygote ; Homozygote ; Humans ; Mitochondria ; Mutation ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; RNA, Ribosomal

OBJECTIVE: To objectively evaluate the voice rehabilitation status in different period after treatment of Tis--T1 glottic carcinoma by CO2 laser with voice parameters. METHOD: A retrospective review of 41 cases with Tis--T1 glottic carcinoma treated by CO2 laser was performed, 23 cases were stage Tis (Tis group) and 18 cases with stage T1N0M0 (T1 group). The range of excision of the lesion by CO2 laser was according to the different stages of the tumor, and ensured theoperation negative margin was by intraoperative frozen pathological examination. We tested and compared the actual voice (coritaine F0, Jitter, Shimmer, NNE and MPT) of 30 cases of healthy middle-aged and old male(normal group) and all the patients at one day prior to operation, three months, six months and one year after operation respectively, which was to evaluate the voice rehabilitation status in different period after operation objectively. RESULT: Postoperative pathological examination revealed, 23 cases were squamous epithelium severe atypical hyperplasia, 16 cases were well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma, and 2 cases were moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. Palatoglossal arch mucosal tear occurred in 3 patients. Respiratory difficulties were not seen in all cases, and normal oral feeding was obtained in all cases in postoperative three days. All patients were followed up for one year. There was statistical significance in F0, Jitter, Shimmer of both Tis group and T1 group after operation in different periods(P<0.05). But there was no statistical significance in NNE and MPT between six months and one years after operation in the two groups(P>0.05). CONCLUSION CO2 laser surgery is an effective treatment for early glottic carcinoma. Postoperative vocal function was improved in varying degrees, and voice quality gradually improved with the rehabilitation time. Partly objective parameters reflecting the vocal function gradually stabilized after half a year after operation.
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; complications ; therapy ; Glottis ; Humans ; Laryngeal Neoplasms ; complications ; therapy ; Laser Therapy ; Lasers, Gas ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome ; Voice Quality

G heterozygote carriers.The carrying rate of deafness gene was 26‰(32/1234).In the 32 carriers,there are 5 babies showed 'refer' at the first step of hearing screening.In the 1234 babies,112 babies showed 'refer' at the first step of hearing screening.CONCLUSION Deafness gene screening can make up for the deficiencies of the universal newborn hearing screening,and should be used in this kind screening more widely.