Month: May 2010
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Snoring of Kumbhakarna
Snoring is not a laughing matter anymore. It can kill you; can make your own life miserable and those around you. The Puranas were rather unfair to Kumbhakarna, Ravana\’s powerful brother in Ramayana. His perpetual slumber and loud snoring were seen as a mere humor element. Kumbhakarna image are given to snorers rather unfairly and…
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Microtia and Atresia of the Ear- Role of 3D CT images before surgery
3D CT images are extremely important in the accurate assessment of the development of the middle ear space and the state of middle ear ossicles. If the middle ear space is totally or almost completely absent, then surgery is usually not advisable. Atresia left ear Congenital atresia is the lack of development of the external…
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ENT ailments in Monsoon
Monsoon rains bring me nostalgia of my school days, singing and getting drenched in pouring rains. The rain used to arrive in our village first of June every year. But things have changed. Now a days because of the climate change, no fixed date of the monsoon arrival. In Kerala the south- west monsoon known…