The Royal Palace in Stockholm with Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden
Otitis
Insertion of tubes (grommets) into the eardrum under general anaesthesia is the most common operation performed on children. This intervention was introduced as a routine procedure for otitis about 50 years ago. This method has been questioned for decades and in 2008 the Swedish National Agency for Medical and Social Evaluation (SBU) presented alarming facts about children with otitis media. About 400,000 children are affected annually by secretory media otitis (SOM) in Sweden alone, of which only 2.5% receive active treatment with surgery. The question that was raised was if the surgery under anaesthesia had any benefits at all.
Prof. Moniri questioned whether it was acceptable that > 90% of the children did not receive any treatment for otitis and the hearing loss during an important period of their development and learning. Furthermore the limited effect of the surgery and possible side effects were alarming. Moniri created the hypothesis of a non-surgical treatment of glue ear (secretory otitis media with effusion) in 2008. He developed a device which was tested during his dissertation at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. The challenge was to succeed where everyone else had failed, namely to develop a safe and effective treatment that could be offered to all children with glue ear. The treatment has already helped thousand of children to recover their hearing without the need for surgery.
Vertigo
Dizziness is the feeling of being lightheaded or unbalanced. Vertigo is characterised by a spinning sensation, like the room is moving. Disequilibrium is a loss of balance and coordination. These features are symptom of a large variety of disorders that should be examined and diagnosed by a trained physician in the field.
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Prof. Moniri has worked in this field for more than 2 decades performing on-site diagnosis and treatment of the most common causes.
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