OBJECTIVES: To determine the ability of preoperative computed tomography (CT) to predict the variable surgical anatomy of the chorda tympani nerve (CTN) based on endoscopic tympanotomy.

Day of Atonement; the scapegoat; the eating of blood forbidden; civil and religious laws; immorality forbidden We should also forgive and choose not to remember offenses against ourselves or others.

Hope is not passive wishing but an active, dynamic process. According to Hope Theory, hope involves two components: agency and pathways. Agency is the belief in one’s capability to act ...

These processes are genetically controlled and depend both on the history of cells (lineage) and on the activities of signalling pathways, which coordinate the cell interactions leading to ...

Many other microbial pathways are likely to shape colonic sulfur metabolism as well as the composition and availability of sulfated compounds, and these interactions need to be examined in more detail ...

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If the vibrating is due to tinnitus, then white noise devices may also help. Tonic tensor tympani syndrome is a rare type of pulsatile tinnitus that can cause tensor tympani spasms. There are many ...