Acute otitis media as well as swimmerâs ear both can lead to secondary infections of myringitis. Upper respiratory infections, for example pneumonia or flu, can dispose an individual to ear infections. The symptoms and signs include: 1  Drainage from the ear. 2  Hearing impairment.
Spinal Fusion. Spinal fusion is a surgical procedure used to correct problems with the small bones of the spine (vertebrae). It is essentially a welding process. The basic idea is to fuse together the painful vertebrae so that they heal into a single, solid bone.ll spinal fusions use some type of bone material, called a bone graft, to help promote the fusion. Generally, small pieces of bone are placed into the space between the vertebrae to be fused. A bone graft is primarily used to stimulate bone healing.
What Is a Spinal Tap? One test for epilepsy is a spinal tap (also called a lumbar puncture). This is a procedure in which fluid surrounding the spinal cord (called the cerebrospinal fluid or CSF) is withdrawn through a needle and examined in a lab. Why Is a Spinal Tap Performed? A spinal tap may be performed to rule out infections such as meningitis or encephalitis as the cause of epileptic seizures. Besides being used for epilepsy, testing the CSF can help in the diagnosis of disorders of the chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, central nervous system that may involve the brain, spinal cord, or their coverings (the meninges).