Recent advances in knowledge of mycotic diseases, otomycosis, nasal aspergillosis, candidiasis and mucormycosis, deep-seated candidiasis of the mouth and throat, were summarised and several cases of uncommon mycosis reported lately in Japan, such as candidiasis of the middle ear, sporotrichosis of the maxillary sinus, rhinosporidiosis, chromoblastomycosis of the throat extended to the mouth, lung and ear, were briefly presented.
Fungal infection of postoperative ear cavity was fully discussed. The author believed that for exact diagnosis the following criteria would be indispensable: (1) confirmation of fungus growth in the ear by direct examination of membranous mass removed from the cavity, (2) culture and identification of the fungus to verify that it is one of the ascertained pathogens of otomycosis such as Aspergillus terreus, A. fumigatus, A. niger, A. flavus, A. oryzae, Candida albicans, C. tropicalis, or Scopulariopsis, (3) rapid cure of the troubles along with extermination of the fungus in the ear cavity by the use of the specific antifungal agent, phenylmercuric acetate, d. i. diagnosis ex juvantibus.
In the author's clinic, some twenty per cent of the patients suffering from troubles in postoperative ear cavity were decided to have had fungal infection fulfilling all three criteria mentioned above.
The incidence of each pathogenic fungus was as follows: Aspergillus terreus 11, A. fumigatus 6, A. oryzae 4, A. niger 3, A. flavus 3, Candida albicans 3, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis 1.

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We had been experienced of a polyradiculoneuritis; such as Guillain-Barré syndrom.
The patient showed motoric paralysis of the cranial nerves (V. VI. VII. IX. X. XII.) and attended with abnormal view of the cerebrospinal fluid.
Medication of vitamin B₁, steroid hormon, and A. T. P. to him recoverd perfectly himself.

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A swelling in posterior pharyngeal wall was detected by chance at a seven year-old schoolboy who caught cold and visited a clinic.
The patient was sent to us for the exact examination and any treatment. The tumor was completely removed and presented to a pathological examination which revealed that it was a chordoma.

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Observations on 48 cases of nasopharyngeal tumors that were found during the period of 10 years are made with review of literature.
At the first, the statistical observation of these cases are described.
These cases are characterized by having a poor prognosis and by difficulty in reaching a diagnosis particulary because the initial symptoms are vague as well as varied. Finding a means by which an early diagnosis of disease may be made is highly desirable.
Secondaly, the effects of these treatment are discussed at the point of the various factors.
Most commonly, these cases are treated by radiation therapy, but in some cases, we schould applied the surgical treatment with radical neck dissection.

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Aspara was used together with long acting vitamin B₁. ATP, or Hexanicit for the treatment of various types of perceptive deafness in 31 ears of 16 patients. The results were as follows.
1) The hearing loss was improved in 10 (32.3%) of the 31 ears,
2) The treatment removed or diminished the tinnitus in 8 (72.7%) of 11 patients.
3) The treatment was remarkably effective especially for the loss of hearing and tinnitus in the fresh cases of acute sound trauma.
4) Aspara can be considered to be useful for the treatment of not old but fresh cases of acute sound trauma and tinnitus.

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Paramesone (paramethasone) and Flucort Cream were used in several diseases of otolaryngology.
Paramesone was effective to allergic rhinitis, cheilitis, aphthous stomatitis and eczema, but not so effective to vasomotor rhinitis and chronic sinusitis.
It is interesting that Paramesone showed satisfactory results in each case of sudden deafness, Ménière's disease and progressive necrotic rhinitis.
By applying Flucort Cream topically, the remarkable improvement was observed in 27 cases of eczema.
We could not examine statistically the effect of the said two drugs, because these cases were very few.
No major side effects were seen in these cases.

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