Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to M E Garrett.
Cases are presented which show the clinical utility of recording an electrocochleographic response to bone-conducted stimuli. The procedure is fraught with problems of acoustic control and artifact generation, but has distinct although limited values in clarifying masking dilemmas in patients with bilateral hearing loss.
The increasing use of transtracheal procedures by various specialties has caused a rash of new complications which have interested the endoscopist. These complications have resulted from the many diagnostic and therapeutic procedures involving the percutaneous puncture of the laryngeal or tracheal air space. The validity of these procedures is not questioned. However, they have spawned a host of diverse and bizarre complications which have led to serious and even fatal problems. The role of the endoscopist as a consultant in both the diagnosis and therapy of these developments must be understood and stressed.