Sten Hellström

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Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2020;10(1):6057
Analysis of Clinical and Laboratory Findings of Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Xie W; Dai Q; Liu J; Liu Y; Hellstrom S; Duan M
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2019;41(23):2766-2774
Severe-to-profound hearing impairment: demographic data, gender differences and benefits of audiological rehabilitation
Turunen-Taheri S; Carlsson P-I; Johnson A-C; Hellstrom S
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2019;139(7):604-611
Rehabilitation of adult patients with severe-to-profound hearing impairment - why not cochlear implants?
Turunen-Taheri SK; Eden M; Hellstrom S; Carlsson P-I
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2018;138(3):288-296
Tjellström A et al. - Analysis of the mechanical impedance of bone-anchored hearing aids. Acta Oto-Laryngol 1980; 89: 85-92.
Hellström S
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2018;138(3):251-260
Georg von Békésy - über die mechanisch-akustischen Vorgänge beim Hören. Acta Oto-Laryngol 1939; 27: 281-296.
Hellström S
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2017;137(12):1238-1243
Long-term hearing outcomes after recurrent acute otitis media during early childhood
Krakau M; Dagoo BR; Hellstrom S; Granath A
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2017;137(3):279-285
Patients with severe-to-profound hearing impairment and simultaneous severe vision impairment: a quality-of-life study
Turunen-Taheri S; Skagerstrand A; Hellstrom S; Carlsson P-I
Article: CHINESE MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2016;129(8):946-952
Clinical Study on 136 Children with Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Li F-J; Wang D-Y; Wang H-Y; Wang L; Yang F-B; Lan L; Guan J; Yin Z-F; Rosenhall U; Yu L; Hellstrom S; Xue X-J; Duan M-L; Wang Q-J
Article: JOURNAL OF OTOLOGY. 2016;11(1):18-23
A comparison of effects of systemic and intratympanic steroid therapies for sudden sensorineural hearing loss: A meta-analysis.
Zhao D; Tong B; Wang Q; Hellstrom S; Duan M
Article: EBIOMEDICINE. 2016;5:156-160
Otitis Media Diagnosis for Developing Countries Using Tympanic Membrane Image-Analysis
Myburgh HC; van Zijl WH; Swanepoel D; Hellstrom S; Laurent C
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2015;135(12):1293-1297
Atrial natriuretic peptide modulates auditory brainstem response of rat
Yoon YJ; Lee EJ; Hellstrom S; Kim JS
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2015;5:13341
High-frequency hearing, tinnitus, and patient satisfaction with stapedotomy: A randomized prospective study
Bagger-Sjoback D; Stromback K; Hultcrantz M; Papatziamos G; Smeds H; Danckwardt-Lilliestrom N; Tideholm B; Johansson A; Hellstrom S; Hakizimana P; Fridberger A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(3):e0115657
A Randomised, Double Blind Trial of N-Acetylcysteine for Hearing Protection during Stapes Surgery
Bagger-Sjoback D; Stromback K; Hakizimana P; Plue J; Larsson C; Hultcrantz M; Papatziamos G; Smeds H; Danckwardt-Lilliestrom N; Hellstrom S; Johansson A; Tideholm B; Fridberger A
Article: CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE. 2015;4:8
A reply to the commentary on "Animal models of chronic tympanic membrane perforation: in response to plasminogen initiates and potentiates the healing of acute and chronic tympanic membrane perforations in mice" by Wang AY, Shen Y, Wang JT, Eikelboom RH and Dilley RJ; Clin Translat Med, 2014; 3:5
Hellstrom S; Shen Y; Ny T
Article: JOURNAL OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY. 2014;67(11):1564-1572
The structure of the basement membrane zone differs between keloids, hypertrophic scars and normal skin: A possible background to an impaired function
Hellstrom M; Hellstrom S; Engstrom-Laurent A; Bertheim U
Article: JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE. 2014;12:5
Plasminogen initiates and potentiates the healing of acute and chronic tympanic membrane perforations in mice
Shen Y; Guo Y; Wilczynska M; Li J; Hellstrom S; Ny T
Article: OTOLOGY & NEUROTOLOGY. 2013;34(7):e88-e92
Collagen Type II Is Produced in Healing Pars Tensa of Perforated Tympanic Membranes: An Experimental Study in the Rat
Stenfeldt K; Johansson C; Eriksson P-O; Hellstrom S
Article: PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL. 2013;32(4):341-345
Development and Validation of a New Grading Scale for Otitis Media
Lundberg T; Hellstrom S; Sandstrom H
Article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(12):e51303
Mice Deficient in Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Have Delayed Healing of Tympanic Membrane Perforations
Shen Y; Guo Y; Du C; Wilczynska M; Hellstrom S; Ny T
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2012;101(8):e357-e362
Congenital cytomegalovirus infection - a common cause of hearing loss of unknown aetiology
Karltorp E; Hellstrom S; Lewensohn-Fuchs I; Carlsson-Hansen E; Carlsson P-I; Engman M-L
Article: ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY. 2011;120(9):617-621
Prevalence of Otitis Media With Effusion Among Children in Xi'an, China: A Randomized Survey in China's Mainland
Zhang Q; Wei J; Xu M; Zhang Q; Zhang X; Zhang Z; Dang S; Huang X; Anniko M; Hellstrom S; Duan M
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2008;128(3):245-249
Comparisons of cochleotoxicity among three gentamicin compounds following intratympanic application
Kobayashi M; Sone M; Umemura M; Nabeshima T; Nakashima T; Hellstrom S
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY. 2008;72(1):73-79
Digital imaging and telemedicine as a tool for studying inflammatory conditions in the middle ear - evaluation of image quality and agreement between examiners
Lundberg T; Westman G; Hellstrom S; Sandstrom H
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2008;128(12):1294-1302
Lack of plasminogen does not alter the early inflammatory response following a tympanic membrane perforation: a study in plasminogen-deficient mice
Prestwich (Hansson) A; Li J; Eriksson PO; Ny T; Berggren D; Hellstrom S
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY. 2006;296(7):501-509
Spontaneous development of otitis media in plasminogen-deficient mice.
Eriksson P-O; Li J; Ny T; Hellström S
Article: THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS. 2006;96(4):512-519
Plasmin/plasminogen is essential for the healing of tympanic membrane perforations.
Li J; Eriksson P-O; Hansson A; Hellström S; Ny T
Article: ARCHIVES OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD AND NECK SURGERY. 2006;132(3):293-298
The collagen structure of the tympanic membrane: collagen types I, II, and III in the healthy tympanic membrane, during healing of a perforation, and during infection.
Stenfeldt K; Johansson C; Hellström S
Article: JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY. 2005;119(5):342-347
A group III steroid solution without antibiotic components: an effective cure for external otitis.
Emgård P; Hellström S
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2005;125(4):346-352
External otitis caused by infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Candida albicans cured by use of a topical group III steroid, without any antibiotics.
Emgård P; Hellström S; Holm S
Article: CELLS TISSUES ORGANS. 2005;179(3):102-108
Expression of the CD44 receptor in the blood vessel system: an experimental study in rat.
Hellström M; Engström-Laurent A; Hellström S
Article: JOURNAL OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY. 2004;57(5):429-439
The stromal reaction in basal cell carcinomas. A prerequisite for tumour progression and treatment strategy.
Bertheim U; Hofer PA; Engström-Laurent A; Hellström S
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2003;106(2):396-403
Abundance of intraepithelial gamma delta T cells in hypertrophic obstructive but not in chronically infected adenoids.
Olofsson K; Hellström S; Hammarström ML
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2003;123(6):724-729
Is hydrogen peroxide responsible for the inhibitory activity of alpha-haemolytic streptococci sampled from the nasopharynx?
Tano K; Grahn Håkansson E; Wallbrandt P; Rönnqvist D; Holm SE; Hellström S
Article: ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY. 2003;112(6):558-566
First forty-eight hours of developing otitis media: an experimental study.
Eriksson PO; Mattsson C; Hellström S
Article: OTOLOGY & NEUROTOLOGY. 2003;24(3):494-499
Tympanic membrane vessel revisited: a study in an animal model.
Hellström S; Spratley J; Eriksson P-O; Pais-Clemente M
Article: CELLS TISSUES ORGANS. 2003;173(4):227-233
Hyaluronan is differently located in arteries and veins. An immunohistochemical study in the rat.
Hellström M; Mattsson C; Hellström S; Engström-Laurent A
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2002;122(7):745-751
Bacterial adherence to pharyngeal cells: in vitro studies with alpha-haemolytic streptococci and Haemophilus influenzae.
Tano K; Hellström S
Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2002;82(5):329-334
Loss of hyaluronan in the basement membrane zone of the skin correlates to the degree of stiff hands in diabetic patients.
Bertheim U; Engström-Laurent A; Hofer P-A; Hallgren P; Asplund J; Hellström S
Article: LARYNGOSCOPE. 2002;112(8 Pt 1):1474-1481
Myringotomy delays the tympanic membrane recovery in acute otitis media: a study in the rat model.
Spratley J; Hellström S; Eriksson P-O; Pais-Clemente M
Article: JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE. 2002;17(2):230-235
Ultrastructural characteristics of the round window membrane during pneumococcal otitis media in rat.
Yoon Y-J; Hellstrom S
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2002;122(2):168-172
Myringotomized tympanic membranes cultured in vitro do not develop myringosclerosis.
Mattsson C; Berggren D; Hellström S
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY. 2002;62(1):17-23
A nasal spray with alpha-haemolytic streptococci as long term prophylaxis against recurrent otitis media.
Tano K; Grahn Håkansson E; Holm SE; Hellström S
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2002;122(1):78-85
Bacterial interference between pathogens in otitis media and alpha-haemolytic Streptococci analysed in an in vitro model.
Tano K; Håkansson EG; Holm SE; Hellström S
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2001;111(1):36-47
The surface epithelium of recurrent infected palatine tonsils is rich in gammadelta T cells.
Olofsson K; Hellström S; Hammarström ML
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2001;121(6):689-695
How can the hooded seal dive to a depth of 1000 m without rupturing its tympanic membrane? A morphological and functional study.
Stenfors LE; Sadé J; Hellström S; Anniko M
Article: EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY. 2001;258(6):287-291
A topical steroid without an antibiotic cures external otitis efficiently: a study in an animal model.
Emgård P; Hellström S
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY. 2000;56(3):185-190
Inhibition of OM pathogens by alpha-hemolytic streptococci from healthy children, children with SOM and children with rAOM.
Tano K; Grahn-Håkansson E; Holm SE; Hellström S
Article: OTOLOGY & NEUROTOLOGY. 2000;21(6):804-808
Treatment with dexamethasone arrests the development of myringosclerosis after myringotomy.
Mattsson C; Stierna P; Hellström S
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2000;120(8):940-943
Exostoses and cavernous venous formation in the external auditory canal of the hooded seal as a functional physiological organ.
Stenfors LE; Sade J; Hellström S; Anniko M; Folkow L
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2000;120(6):716-723
Eustachian tube function varies over time in children with secretory otitis media.
Bunne M; Magnuson B; Falk B; Hellström S
Article: LARYNGOSCOPE. 2000;110(8):1389-1395
Variability of Eustachian tube function: comparison of ears with retraction disease and normal middle ears.
Bunne M; Falk B; Magnuson B; Hellström S
Article: ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY. 2000;109(5):488-496
Human uvula: characterization of resident leukocytes and local cytokine production.
Olofsson K; Hellström S; Hammarström ML
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY. 1999;51(1):11-21
The character and consequences of disturbing sound sensations in retraction type middle ear disease.
Bunne M; Falk B; Hellström S; Magnuson B
Article: APMIS. 1999;107(8):737-746
Moraxella catarrhalis-induced purulent otitis media in the rat middle ear. Structure, protection, and serum antibodies.
Westman E; Melhus A; Hellström S; Hermansson A
Article: CURRENT THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH - CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL. 1999;60(7):364-370
Effects of betamethasone dipropionate plus an antihistamine in patients with external otitis
Emgård P; Hellström S; Ohlander B; Wennmo C
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 1999;119(6):712-717
Structure of the human uvula.
Olofsson K; Mattsson C; Hammarström ML; Hellström S
Article: ORL-JOURNAL FOR OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY HEAD AND NECK SURGERY. 1999;61(1):31-36
Myringosclerosis develops within 9h of myringotomy.
Mattsson C; Johansson C; Hellström S
Article: JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE. 1999;5 Suppl 1:S93-S94
Tele-otolaryngology consultations between two rural primary-care centres in southern Lapland and the University Hospital of Umeå.
Made C; Carle L; Söderberg O; Hellström S
Article: HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY. 1998;110(2):179-182
Hyaluronan in human and rat muscle spindles.
Pedrosa-Domellöf F; Hellström S; Thornell LE
Article: HEARING RESEARCH. 1998;118(1-2):151-156
Specific sound-induced noradrenergic and serotonergic activation in central auditory structures.
Cransac H; Cottet-Emard JM; Hellström S; Peyrin L
Article: LARYNGOSCOPE. 1998;108(1 Pt 1):102-106
Myringotomy: a prerequisite for the development of myringosclerosis?
Mattsson C; Magnuson K; Hellström S
Article: ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY. 1997;106(6):513-518
Application of oxygen free radical scavengers to diminish the occurrence of myringosclerosis.
Mattsson C; Marklund SL; Hellström S
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 1997;117(3):396-405
The tympanic membrane and middle ear mucosa during non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus influenzae type b acute otitis media: a study in the rat.
Magnuson K; Hermansson A; Melhus A; Hellström S
Article: LARYNGOSCOPE. 1997;107(2):200-205
Myringotomized mice develop myringosclerosis in the pars flaccida and not in the pars tensa.
Mattsson C; Carlsson L; Marklund SL; Hellström S
Article: EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY. 1997;254(9-10):425-429
Inhibition of the development of myringosclerosis by local administration of fenspiride, an anti-inflammatory drug.
Mattsson C; Hellström S
Article: EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY. 1997;254(3):115-119
An animal model for external otitis.
Emgård P; Hellström S
Article: ACTA ANATOMICA. 1997;159(1):1-7
Hyaluronan in human deciduous tooth germs in the bell stage. Histochemistry and immunohistochemistry.
Matthiessen ME; Garbarsch C; Engelbrecht Olsen B; Hellström S; Engström-Laurent A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY. 1997;29(1):221-229
Extracellular matrix components reflect the dynamics of a healing tympanic membrane perforation--a histochemical study.
Laurent C; Hellström S
Article: ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY. 1996;105(5):397-404
Healing of tympanic membrane after myringotomy during Streptococcus pneumoniae otitis media. An otomicroscopic and histologic study in the rat.
Magnuson K; Hermansson A; Hellström S
Article: LARYNGOSCOPE. 1996;106(3 Pt 1):346-352
Structural characterization of persistent tympanic membrane perforations in man.
Spandow O; Hellström S; Dahlström M
Article: JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY. 1995;109(11):1041-1047
Comparison of the repair of permanent tympanic membrane perforations by hydrocolloidal dressing and paper patch.
Spandow O; Hellström S; Dahlström M; Bohlin L
Article: ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY. 1995;104(8):625-632
Myringosclerosis caused by increased oxygen concentration in traumatized tympanic membranes. Experimental study.
Mattsson C; Magnuson K; Hellström S
Article: CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH. 1995;279(2):241-248
Localization and quantity of hyaluronan in urogenital organs of male and female rats.
Laurent C; Hellström S; Engström-Laurent A; Wells AF; Bergh A
Article: EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY. 1995;252(2):76-82
Structural changes in the rat tympanic membrane following repeated pressure loads.
Magnuson K; Hellström S; Magnuson B
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Editorial comment: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2018;138:191
Chinese Translation of Acta Oto-Laryngologica 100 Years Preface
Anniko M; Hellstrom S
Editorial comment: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2018;138(3):191
Acta Oto-Laryngologica 100 years Preface
Anniko M; Hellstrom S
Editorial comment: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2018;138(3):236-246
Wittmaack K - Die Funktionelle Bedeutung des Cortischen Organs und der marklosen Nervenendigungen für den Hörakt. Acta Oto-Laryngol 1928; 12: 1-10.
Hellström S
Review: OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY. 2013;148(4 Suppl):E37-E51
Panel 3: Recent Advances in Anatomy, Pathology, and Cell Biology in Relation to Otitis Media Pathogenesis
Caye-Thomasen P; Hermansson A; Bakaletz L; Hellstrom S; Kanzaki S; Kerschner J; Lim D; Lin J; Mason K; Spratley J
Review: OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY. 2011;145(3):383-395
Ventilation Tube Treatment: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Hellstrom S; Groth A; Jorgensen F; Pettersson A; Ryding M; Uhlen I; Bostrom KB
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2008;105(30-31):2104-2106
[Tympanostomy tube treatment in otitis media. A systematic literature review. SBU summary and conclusions].
Hellström S; Pettersson A
Published conference paper: LARYNGOSCOPE. 2003;113(11):2047-2051
Acute otitis media develops in the rat after intranasal challenge of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Eriksson PO; Hellström S
Published conference paper: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2002;122(5):479-487
Early structural tympanic membrane reactions to myringotomy: a study in an acute otitis media model.
Spratley J; Hellström S; Eriksson P-O; Pais-Clemente M
Published conference paper: LARYNGOSCOPE. 2001;111(7):1264-1270
Degranulation of mast cells provokes a massive inflammatory reaction in the tympanic membrane.
Eriksson PO; Hellström S
Published conference paper: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY. 2000;52(2):131-141
Variability of Eustachian tube function in children with secretory otitis media. Evaluations at tube insertion and at follow-up.
Bunne M; Falk B; Hellström S; Magnuson B
Published conference paper: ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 1997;830:110-119
Interactions between the middle ear and the inner ear: bacterial products.
Hellström S; Eriksson PO; Yoon YJ; Johansson U

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