Released on: July 7, 2008, 2:20 am

Press Release Author: Eardoc

Industry: Healthcare

Press Release Summary: For years, eleven-year-old Lee Jorbin suffered with chronic,
painful earache. Recently, she began using a new Israeli device, EarDoc, which
releases air and fluids trapped inside the ear, rapidly curing inflammation.

Press Release Body: Inflammation of the inner ear (OM) is extremely common in
children as well as affecting quite a few adults. Recurrent, protracted ear
inflammation causes severe pain, restlessness and muffled hearing, which can hamper
development and prejudice learning. Ear inflammation is one of the main reasons for
visiting the doctor or the emergency room.
Blockage of the Eustachian tube (OT) which links the middle ear cavity to the oral
cavity can be a main cause of inflammation or a secondary factor - caused by
inflammation and swelling of the mucus membrane of the ear and blocking the
Eustachian canal.
Opening the Eustachian tube is an important and even essential step towards healing
the inflammation. Blockage of the canal prevents drainage of the fluids secreted by
the mucosal membrane of the middle ear and prevents equalization of the atmospheric
pressure on either side of the eardrum. This increases the pressure inside the ear
cavity and pushes the eardrum outwards, leading to pain, muffled hearing, and
occasionally problems with balance. Moreover, increased pressure in the middle ear
cavity prevents the absorption of medication into the region via local osmosis
(eardrops) or systemically (via the blood).

Prevailing medical treatment - until now, treatment has involved the use of steroids
and pseudo-epinephrine to reduce edema, with antibiotic cover for primary bacterial
infection or secondary complication. If medical treatment fails and inflammation
recurs despite extended antibiotic treatment, the usual practice is to perforate the
tympanic membrane and ensure that it remains open by inserting tiny drainage tubes.
This allows the contents of the middle ear cavity to drain out, equalizing pressure,
improving hearing, stopping pain, and permitting medication to enter locally and
heal.

The newly invented device is called the EarDoc ,EarDoc is a small, low cost
electrical device for treating and opening the Eustachian tube. It works by
producing vibrations at a sub-sonic frequency. The instrument head is specially
designed so that when positioned behind and resting on the base of the ear, the
bulge on the head of the device lies against the mastoid bone and the pointed front
section rests against the base of the ear.
The front of the head of the device causes the cartilage of the ear base to vibrate
along the outer ear canal to the tympanic membrane. The vibrating membrane produces
tiny pressure waves affecting the air and pressurized fluids of the middle ear
cavity. The previously constant pressure inside the middle ear cavity is converted
into cyclical waves, which acting as shock waves exert pressure on the walls of the
narrowed or blocked Eustachian tube. In addition, the vibrations from the head of
the device via the mastoid bone to the wall of the middle ear cavity produce
vibrations in the swollen mucus membrane of the middle ear canal and the Eustachian
tube, reducing edema. This combined action tremendously improves the possibility of
opening the canal and enabling trapped air and fluids from the middle ear cavity to
drain into the mouth.
Adjusting the frequency helps to improve the efficacy of the device in several ways:
the optimum operating frequency is different for each individual depending on the
size of the middle ear cavity and the Eustachian tube, which naturally vary.
Frequency adjustment also improves the oscillation of the mucosal membrane. It is
recommended that the patient should gradually adjust the frequency to cover the
entire frequency range. EarDoc should be used for 3-5 minutes approximately six
times a day when the canal is narrowed or blocked. This improves the likelihood of
opening the canal and ensuring it stays open, and provides instant pain relief,
improved absorption of medication, and healing of the inflammation.

Air travel and diving - Blockage of the Eustachian tube is a commonplace consequence
in air travel and underwater diving. Fluctuating differences in atmospheric air
pressure on both sides of the tympanic membrane cause reduced pressure in the middle
ear cavity, swelling of the mucus membrane cells in the inner ear, and increased
fluid secretion. This produces a vicious circle in which the greater the difference
in pressure, the narrower the Eustachian tube becomes and the less effectively it
can drain fluid and equalize air pressure. Impaired functioning of the tube causes
insufficiency in the canal and blockage. Inflammation of the pharynx and upper
respiratory tracts leading to early swelling of the mucosal membrane exacerbate the
phenomenon and risk of blockage. Use of EarDoc during flights and following diving
sessions can reduce pain and produce healing as described above.
Sinus inflammation - like the middle ear cavity, when the sinus drain is blocked due
to swelling or inflammation of the sinus cavity mucus membrane, EarDoc can help by
resting it against the bone adjacent to the sinus in order to open the closed
opening and allow drainage and healing.
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