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Piezosurgery® is an ultrasound instrument (24.7-29.5 kHz) that is able to cut the bone without necrosis and nonmineralized tissue damage. The aim of this work has been to determine the applicability and efficiency of the piezoelectric device in the excision of symptomatic ear osteomas. 10 patients affected by osteoma of the external auditory...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the importance of a micropulse program in determining the success of piezoelectric stapedotomy. Methods: A total of 112 patients (group A) affected by primary otosclerosis underwent piezoelectric stapedotomy for otosclerotic stapes fixation. A specific operative program was created to perforate...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of sulphurous thermal water in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Eighty patients with CRS were included and randomly assigned into two groups. Patients underwent a 12-day course of warm vapour inhalations and nasal irrigations with sulphurous thermal water in group A, and a...

Piezosurgery ® is a recently developed system for cutting bone with microvibrations. The objectives of the present study were to report our experience with the piezoelectric device in the intact canal mastoidectomy, and to compare the results with traditional method by means of microdrill. A non-randomized controlled trial was undertaken on 60...

Purpose: The aim of this study has been to compare the Harmonic Scalpel (HS) and the "cold knife" dissection in the treatment of snoring by uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP). Materials and methods: The investigation included 40 adult males with snoring. Patients were assigned to two homogeneous groups (A and B) and UPPP was performed using HS or...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficiency and applicability of a water-soluble formulation of CoQ10 (Q-TER®) in subjects with presbycusis. Methods: A total of 60 patients with presbycusis were included and divided into three numerically equal groups. Group A underwent therapy with Q-TER®, 160 mg, once a day for 30...

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and the effect of sulphurous thermal water inhalations in the treatment of the recurrent upper respiratory tract (RURT) infections in children. Methods: A total of 100 children with RURT infections were included. All children underwent a 12-day course warm vapour inhalations. For...