[Hyperbaric oxygenation--a sensible adjunctive therapy in malignant external otitis]

Laryngol Rhinol Otol (Stuttg). 1986 Jan;65(1):26-8.
[Article in German]

Abstract

This study shows the effect of hyperbaric oxygenation as an adjunctive therapy in malignant external otitis on the basis of three cases: one stage I, one stage II, two stages III (according to Ganz). Due to the successes achieved, and basing on a comparative study of the literature, we can conclude, even without a control group, that hyperbaric oxygenation exercises a positive influence on the reduction of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the external auditory canal, and on the symptoms of pain and regeneration of cerebral nerves injured with a broad-spectrum allergy to antibiotics, even the exclusive application of the hyperbaric oxygenation proved successful.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
  • Humans
  • Hyperbaric Oxygenation*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Otitis Externa / therapy*
  • Pseudomonas Infections / therapy*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents