Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery
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To determine the impact of translabyrinthine surgery on the quality of life in vestibular schwannoma patients with rotatory vertigo. ⋯ Vestibular schwannoma patients with disabling vertigo, experience significant reduced quality of life when compared with a healthy Dutch population. Translabyrinthine tumour removal significantly improved the patients' quality of life. Surgical treatment should be considered in patients with small- or medium-sized tumours and persisting disabling vertigo resulting in a poor quality of life.
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Paediatric nasal foreign bodies is a common clinical problem effecting children mainly 2-8 years of age. Often treated in A & E Departments, with little or no specialised ENT experience or equipment. We present a simple, parent administered technique for removal of paediatric nasal foreign bodies. The technique is safe and effective and is easy to perform on nervous and frightened children.