12 articles in this issue
Ferry Herjanto,Zulfikar Naftali,Yanuar Iman Santosa,Farah Hendaraningrum
ABSTRACTBackground: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is one of the causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. The worldwide prevalence of CSOM according to WHO is estimated at 330 million people. Pneumatic type mastoid pneumatizatio... see more
Susyana Tamin,Mochamad Iqbal,Elvie Zulka Kautzia Rachmawati,Rahmanofa Yunizaf,Ratna Dwi Restuti,Aria Kekalih
ABSTRACTBackground: In Indonesia, no research has been carried out or reported on pharyngeal transit time and a view of the swallowing process in a sample without complaints of dysphagia using the Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) method... see more
Soehartono -,Dwi Novitasari,Iriana Maharani
ABSTRACTBackground: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a cancer of the head and neck, that ranks as the 4th most malignant cancer in Indonesia. The prognosis of NPC patients is determined from the clinical stage based on the Tumor, Nodule, Metastatic (TNM)... see more
Nyilo Purnami,Sofia Tiarini,Nico Probosutejo,Budi Utomo,Makhmudyah Indri Cahyani
ABSTRACTBackground: Complaints of tinnitus sufferers are generally subjective, while there is no objective examination in establishing the diagnosis of tinnitus so far, so that a questionnaire is needed to help establish it. The limitations of objectively... see more
Novi Primadewi,Dewi Pratiwi,Taufani Dewi
ABSTRACTBackground: Along with the increasing incidence of chronic renal failure patients receiving hemodialysis, recently, the incidence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) among patients with end-stage kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis had also in... see more
Ratna Dwi Restuti,Harim Priyono,Tara Candida Mariska,Arie Cahyono,Brastho Bramantyo,Dewi S. Soemarko,Prasandhya Astagiri Yusuf,Fitri Arman,Joedo Prihartanto
ABSTRACTBackground: The global Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has created shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) including N95 respirator medical masks. Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) is an effective way for disinfection of N... see more
Harim Priyono,Anita Amalia Sari,Semiramis Zizlavsky,Widayat Alviandi,Respati W. Ranakusuma
ABSTRACTBackground: Otosclerosis with obliterated footplate describes a condition with an overgrowth of bone so that the oval window is almost indistinguishable from the surrounding area. The occurence of round window obliteration is uncommon. In such cas... see more
Hemastia Manuhara Harba'i,Nydia Triana
ABSTRACTBackground: Body piercing is getting more popular nowadays as a body modification. Piercing is an invasive procedure with the possibility of complications. Researchers had found the rate of body piercing complications at 20.5%. The often found com... see more
Dolly Irfandy,Bestari Jaka Budiman,Putri Sari Ivanny
ABSTRACTBackground: Maxillary odontogenic sinusitis is a maxillary sinusitis of dental origin. Odontogenic origin of infection must be suspected in those sinusitis patients who have symptoms of unilateral maxillary sinusitis, sinonasal symptoms such as na... see more
Wahyu Tri Novriansyah,Novialdi Nukman
ABSTRACTBackground: Retropharyngeal hematoma is the accumulation of blood clots in the retropharyngeal space which can cause upper airway obstruction. Until now, controversy over surgical versus conservative therapy is still being debated. Purpose: Report... see more
Dini Widiarni Widodo,Wulan Mega Gustria
ABSTRACTBackground: Reconstruction of upper lip defect is challenging, because the upper lip is formed by two lateral nasolabial subunits and one philtrum subunit. The most effective reconstruction approach for upper lip deformities is still being debated... see more
Semiramis Zizlavsky,Tri Handayani,Ronny Suwento,Eka Dwi Safitri,Tri Juda Airlangga
ABSTRACTBackground: Congenital hypothyroidism remains as one of the most common causes of hearing loss in children, considering that thyroid hormone plays an essential role in the development and maturation of auditory organs. Purpose: To report a case of... see more