Bhaskar Ram

Professor of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

Ain-Shams Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt.

Latest Contribution

Outpatient solution for a Patulous tube?

1 September 2019 | | Otology | Patulous eustachian tube, aural symptoms, nasal saline irrigation, paper patching

Definitive diagnosis and management of Patulous Eustachian tube (PET) is unsatisfactory. Several different treatment methods are currently used for PET which itself indicates no satisfactory solution. The objective of this study was to compare the outcomes of two different treatment...

Should we do septoplasty in young adults/adolescents?

1 July 2019 | | ENTA-Head & Neck, Maxillofacial Surgery, Paediatric ENT, ENTA-Rhinoplasty, ENTA-Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery | Adolescence, adult, complications, deviation, nasal septum, re-deviation, septoplasty

Nasal obstruction is a common complaint in both children and adults in the outpatient department. Causes for obstruction include allergic rhinitis, septal deviation, turbinate hypertrophy and chronic sinusitis with or without nasal polyps. For symptomatic patients with moderate to severe...

Is there hope of hearing for postmeningitic patients deemed unsuitable for a cochlear implant?

1 May 2019 | | Neurotology, Otology | Auditory brainstem implant, cochlear implantation, cochlear ossification, deafness, hearing loss, meningitis

Rehabilitation of patients with profound hearing loss deemed unsuitable for cochlear implants is challenging. An auditory brainstem implant (ABI) is a viable option for these patients. This paper evaluates auditory and speech perception outcome measures following ABI in 10 postmeningitic...