tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441961749316135399.post6128026754393137320..comments2009-12-14T19:38:14.597+05:30Comments on Otolaryngology Update: Association of Otolaryngologists of India -Members...Dr Rajesh Kalrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04241363000588130936kalra1960@entindia.netBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441961749316135399.post-922318245249880692009-12-14T17:19:30.940+05:302009-12-14T17:19:30.940+05:30RAISING A CLINICAL CONTROVERSY
-------------------...RAISING A CLINICAL CONTROVERSY<br />-----------------------------<br />there are many outdated & obsolete subject matters in the UG text books written by even indian authors. for eg: 1.quinine & salicylate as causes of tinnitus ( is any one using them anywhere & caused tinnitus? if so, where are the reports?)2. congenital syphilis as the cause of deafness 3. syphilitic rhinitis. 4. hennebert's sign ( is syphilis still seen in india? 4. fenestration operation ( has any one done or doing this in india now?) 5. why should we mention thalidomide as a cause of cong deformities when it was abandoned & never even used by any one for more than 50 yrs 6.if u open the antrum in CSOM (TT) cases to see if there is any disease in mastoid- can we not term it as "antrotomy" as it is not at all even simple mastoidectomy 7. how can coffee & tea worsen menier's disease?dr jagdish kumar- prof of ENTnoreply@blogger.com