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Cochlear Implantation in Children with Auditory Neuropathy: Meta-Analysis. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Marina Bernardes,Claudiney Costa,Hugo Ramos,Rodolfo Almeida,Débora Gobbo,Natália Carasek,Fayez Bahmad,Pauliana Lamounier
BACKGROUND Auditory neuropathy (AN) is a nosological entity of unknown etiology, which is associated with fluctuations in rates of speech discrimination. Its diagnosis is based on presence of otoacoustic emissions and lack of, or abnormal, brainstem auditory evoked potential. With respect to treatment, we have variable results in the literature about development of speech perception and skills, in
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Implantable Hearing Devices in Ontario: A Population-Based Study of Access to Care and Access to Devices. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Keshinisuthan Kirubalingam,Paul Nguyen,Ann Kang,Jason A Beyea
INTRODUCTION The prevalence of hearing loss in Canada is high, with many patients requiring implantable hearing devices (IHDs) as treatment for their disease severity. Despite this need, many eligible patients do not pursue these interventions. The objective of this study was to examine rates of IHD based on geographic location to understand locoregional variation in access to care. STUDY DESIGN This
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Reduced Intra- and Inter-Network Functional Connectivity Identified in Patients with Tinnitus with and without Hearing Loss. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Haoliang Du,Jie Chen,Xiaoyun Qian,Xiaoqiong Ding,Jian Zhang,Bin Liu,Chenjie Yu,Ao Li,Xia Gao,Xu Feng
INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to investigate differences in the intra- and inter-network functional connectivity (FC) of the brain using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) in patients with tinnitus, with (T + H) or without hearing loss (T). METHODS We performed rs-fMRI on 82 participants (21 T, 32 T + H, and 29 healthy controls). An independent component analysis
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Validation of the Norwegian Version of the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ). Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Marte Myhrum,Mariann Gjervik Heldahl,Arne Kirkhorn Rødvik,Ole Edvard Tvete,Greg Eigner Jablonski
INTRODUCTION The main objective of the study was to validate the Norwegian translation of the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) and investigate the SSQ disability profiles in a cochlear implant (CI) user population. METHODS The study involved 152 adult CI users. The mean age at implantation was 55 (standard deviation [SD] = 16), and the mean CI experience was 5 years (SD = 4.8).
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Vertebrobasilar System Laterality and Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Shahaf Shilo,Dor Gilboa,Yahav Oron,Ophir Handzel,Rani Abu Eta,Nidal Muhanna,Adi Brenner-Ullman,Omer Jacob Ungar
INTRODUCTION The etiology of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) remains elusive, with vascular compromise as a proposed cause. This study aimed to explore the correlation between the vertebrobasilar vascular system laterality (VBVSL) and ISSNHL laterality. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of consecutive patients diagnosed with ISSNHL from 2015 to 2020. The VBVSL pattern
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COVID-19 and Vestibular Symptoms and Assessment: A Review. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Cristian Aedo-Sánchez,Gabriela Gutiérrez,Enzo Aguilar-Vidal
BACKGROUND The current pandemic of COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has resulted in significant morbidity and mortality primarily associated with respiratory failure. However, it has also been reported that COVID-19 can evolve into a nervous system infection. The direct and indirect mechanisms of damage associated with SARS-CoV-2 neuropathogenesis could
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The Impact of Patient Factors on Objective Cochlear Implant Verification Using Acoustic Cortical Auditory-Evoked Potentials. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-08 Caris Bogdanov,Wilhelmina H A M Mulders,Helen Goulios,Dayse Távora-Vieira
INTRODUCTION Hearing loss is a major global public health issue that negatively impacts quality of life, communication, cognition, social participation, and mental health. The cochlear implant (CI) is the most efficacious treatment for severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss. However, variability in outcomes remains high among CI users. Our previous research demonstrated that the existing subjective
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Mefloquine-Induced Inner Ear Damage and Preventive Effects of Electrical Stimulation: An Electrophysiological Study. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-08-22 Mohammad Mahdi Ali-Nazari,Nariman Rahbar,Hassan Haddadzade Niri,Behnoosh Vasaghi-Gharamaleki
INTRODUCTION Mefloquine is an antimalarial medicine used to prevent and treat malaria. This medicine has some side effects, including ototoxicity. This study, which was designed in two phases, aimed to investigate the side effects of mefloquine and evaluate the preventive effects of electrical stimulation on these side effects. METHODS In the first phase, two doses of mefloquine (50 and 200 μM) were
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The Effect of Hemodialysis on Spectral and Temporal Processing Abilities and Speech Perception in Noise among Individuals with Chronic Kidney Disease. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Kaushlendra Kumar,Livingston Sengolraj,Mohan Kumar Kalaiah
INTRODUCTION The effect of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on hearing is well documented in the literature. Several studies have investigated the effect of hemodialysis on the peripheral auditory system among individuals with CKD. However, studies investigating the effect of hemodialysis on speech perception and auditory processing abilities are limited. The present study investigated the effect of hemodialysis
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Course of Duration and Trigger Factors of Vertigo Attacks in Patients with Benign Recurrent Vertigo, Menière's Disease, or Vestibular Migraine. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Maarten C Uijttewaal,Roeland B van Leeuwen,Carla Colijn,Tjard R Schermer
INTRODUCTION Benign recurrent vertigo (BRV), Menière's disease (MD), and vestibular migraine (VM) show many similarities with regard to the course of vertigo attacks and clinical features. In this paper, we elaborate on the decreasing frequency of vertigo attacks observed in a previous study from our group by exploring changes in the duration and trigger factors of vertigo attacks in patients with
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Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cerebral Small Vessel Disease, and Subsequent Risk of Stroke in Patients with Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of the Current Literature. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-08-09 Fieke K Oussoren,Tjard R Schermer,Roeland B van Leeuwen,Tjasse D Bruintjes
Vascular involvement in the pathophysiology of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (iSSNHL) has been previously proposed. The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review of the current literature and conduct meta-analyses to evaluate associations between cardiovascular risk factors, cerebral small vessel disease, and subsequent stroke after presentation with iSSNHL. Three systematic
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Auditory and Vestibular Findings in Brazilian Adults Affected by COVID-19: An Exploratory Study. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Patrícia Arruda de Souza Alcarás,Maria Cristina Alves Corazza,Larissa Vianna,Cristiano Miranda de Araujo,Luíza Alves Corazza,Bianca Simone Zeigelboim,Adriana Bender Moreira de Lacerda
INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to describe auditory and vestibular findings in Brazilian adults after COVID-19 in a municipality from the outskirts of the São Paulo state. METHODS This was a transversal and exploratory study comprising sixteen participants infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, confirmed through RT-PCR detection, aged 20 to 55 years. Subjects underwent anamnesis, vestibular and auditory
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Comparison of Two Place-Based Mapping Procedures on Masked Sentence Recognition as a Function of Electrode Array Angular Insertion Depth and Presence of Acoustic Low-Frequency Information: A Simulation Study. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-07-21 Margaret T Dillon,Emily Buss,Alec D Johnson,Michael W Canfarotta,Brendan P O'Connell
INTRODUCTION Cochlear implant (CI) and electric-acoustic stimulation (EAS) users may experience better performance with maps that align the electric filter frequencies to the cochlear place frequencies, known as place-based maps, than with maps that present spectrally shifted information. Individual place-based mapping procedures differ in the frequency content that is aligned to cochlear tonotopicity
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Tetramethylpyrazine Attenuates Radiation-Induced Ototoxicity in a Rat Model. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Mustafa Sahin,Altan Kaya,Aynur Aytekin,Ebru Akay,Ibrahim Ozcan
INTRODUCTION Tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) is a chemical compound, which has been shown to possess numerous biological features such as anticoagulation, inhibition of platelet aggregation, anti-inflammation, capillary dilatation, improvement in microcirculation, and protection against reactive oxygen radicals. The aim of the present study was to investigate the protective effect of TMP against radiation-induced
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The Impact of Surgical Expertise on the Cost-Effectiveness of Stapes Surgery. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-06-21 Mauricio Cohen-Vaizer,Michael Dreyfuss,Shoorok Na'ara,Shadi Shinnawi,Roman Laske
INTRODUCTION Otosclerosis is the primary cause of conductive hearing loss with normal otoscopy. As the condition worsens, certain patients may develop a sensorineural component. Patients with successful surgeries may still need hearing aids, which creates a dilemma for health professionals as there are insufficient data to make informed decisions. This study investigated the influence of the surgeon's
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Interventional Study of Flunarizine Therapy on Symptom Relief and Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential Changes in Individuals with Vestibular Migraine. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Farnaz Nasrin Islam,Kaushlendra Kumar,Meera Niranjan Khadilkar,Anupriya Ebenezer,Deviprasad Dosemane
INTRODUCTION Migraine is the third most common disease in the world with an estimated prevalence of 14.7%. The purpose of this study was to identify the characteristic changes in cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) and analyse changes in symptoms and VEMP after flunarizine therapy in patients diagnosed with vestibular migraine (VM). METHODS Prospective interventional study
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Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in TMPRSS3 (DFNB10/DFNB8) with Emphasis on Natural History. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-06-16 Eric Nisenbaum,Denise Yan,A Eliot Shearer,Evan de Joya,Torin Thielhelm,Nicole Russell,Hinrich Staecker,Zhengyi Chen,Jeffrey R Holt,Xuezhong Liu
BACKGROUND Mutations in TMPRSS3 are an important cause of autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss. The hearing loss associated with mutations in TMPRSS3 is characterized by phenotypic heterogeneity, ranging from mild to profound hearing loss, and is generally progressive. Clinical presentation and natural history of TMPRSS3 mutations vary significantly based on the location and type of mutation
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Use of Some Relevant Parameters for Primary Prediction of Brain Activity in Idiopathic Tinnitus Based on a Machine Learning Application. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-06-16 Samer Mohsen,Maryam Sadeghijam,Saeed Talebian,Akram Pourbakht
INTRODUCTION Tinnitus is one of the most common complaints, distressing about 15-24% of the adult population. Because of its pathophysiology heterogeneity, no curable treatment has been attained yet. Even though a neuromodulation management technique based on the tinnitus network model is currently being developed, it has not yet worked because the most involved brain areas still remain unpredictable
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Automated Whole Cochlear T2 Signal Demonstrates Weak Correlation with Hearing Loss in Observed Vestibular Schwannoma. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-06-15 Nathan D Cass,Yubo Fan,Nathan R Lindquist,Benoit M Dawant,Kareem O Tawfik
INTRODUCTION We sought to evaluate the correlation between whole cochlear T2 signal changes obtained with a novel automated segmentation method and hearing levels, both at diagnosis and over time, in patients with observed vestibular schwannoma. METHODS This retrospective correlation study within an academic medical center neurotology practice evaluated 127 patients with vestibular schwannoma observed
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Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation Using FLEX26 Electrode: Audiological Results and Quality of Life after 12 Months. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-06-14 Piotr H Skarzynski,Artur Lorens,Elzbieta Gos,Aleksandra Kolodziejak,Anita Obrycka,Magdalena B Skarżyńska,Natalia Czajka,Marek Porowski,Henryk Skarzynski
INTRODUCTION The electrode length is one of the many factors impacted on results of cochlear implantation. Among lateral wall flexible electrode arrays the latest one is FLEX26 (MED-EL GmbH, Innsbruck, Austria). The main aim of the study was to evaluate the preservation of residual hearing, the level of speech understanding, and quality of life after cochlear implantation with FLEX26 electrode array
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.Signal Transparency of Remote Microphone Technology in Pediatric Bone Conduction Device Users Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Chrisanda Sanchez,Kari Morgenstein,Hillary Snapp
INTRODUCTION Competing noise in the environment negatively affects speech intelligibility, particularly when listening at a distance. This is especially true for children with hearing loss in classroom environments where the signal-to-noise ratio is often poor. Remote microphone technology has been shown to be highly beneficial at improving the signal-to-noise ratio in hearing device users. Children
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Evaluating a Questionnaire in Telephone Balance Consultations during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Anna I Kaleva,Laura Leach,Fahmy Fahmy,Lucy A Truman,Marcos Martinez Del Pero
INTRODUCTION During the coronavirus disease 2019, pandemic clinical practice had to change, and this study trialled a diagnostic questionnaire to assess patients with dizziness over the telephone. METHODS All 115 patients awaiting otorhinolaryngological assessment for balance were randomised to receive a dizziness questionnaire in the post prior to their telephone consultation or not. Consultation
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Evaluation of Auditory Temporal Discrimination Thresholds in Migraine Patients. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Ozan Gokdogan,Cagil Gokdogan,Fulya Yalcinkaya,Bulent Cengiz,Hayrunnisa Bolay
INTRODUCTION Although vestibular migraine is well defined, the effects of migraine on the auditory system have not been clearly identified yet. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of migraine on the auditory system. METHODS Migraine patients without hearing loss were included in the study. Group 1 consisted of patients with migraine pain, group 2 consisted of patients with migraine in
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Low-Molecular-Weight Hyaluronic Acid Contributes to Noise-Induced Cochlear Inflammation. Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Guoping Zhang,Yiling Gao,Zhen Zhao,Ilmari Pyykko,Jing Zou
INTRODUCTION Our previous work indicated that the activation of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 signaling pathway contributed to noise-induced cochlear inflammation. Previous studies have reported that low-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid (LMW-HA) accumulates during aseptic trauma and promotes inflammation by activating the TLR4 signaling pathway. We hypothesized that LMW-HA or enzymes synthesizing
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Hearing Loss Related to Gene Mutations in Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Ezgi Ay, Emre Gurses, Filiz Aslan, Bora Gulhan, Asuman Alniacik, Ali Duzova, Munir Demir Bajin, Levent Sennaroglu, Gulsum Aydan Genc, Fatih Ozaltin, Rezan Topaloglu
Introduction: Distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) is a disease that may develop either primarily or secondarily, resulting from urinary acidification defects in distal tubules. Hearing loss may accompany primary forms of dRTA. This study aims to determine the characteristics of hearing loss due to different gene mutations in patients with dRTA. Methods: Behavioral and electrophysiological audiological
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Monogenic Causes of Low-Frequency Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Nina Sara Gan, Dominika Oziębło, Henryk Skarżyński, Monika Ołdak
Background: Low-frequency non-syndromic hearing loss (LFNSHL) is a rare form of hearing loss (HL). It is defined as HL at low frequencies (≤2,000 Hz) resulting in a characteristic ascending audiogram. LFNSHL is usually diagnosed postlingually and is progressive, leading to HL affecting other frequencies as well. Sometimes it occurs with tinnitus. Around half of the diagnosed prelingual HL cases have
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Audiovestibular Symptoms of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Infection Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-26 Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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Influence of Speech Recognition Ability on Acceptable Noise Level for Mandarin (Chinese) Speakers with Normal Hearing Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Xu Jun Hu, Chi Chuen Lau
Introduction: Noise can induce hearing loss and reduce speech understanding. The Acceptable Noise Level (ANL) test has been widely used in audiology. However, strategies used by listeners to determine ANLs are unclear. The current study evaluated the role of speech recognition in selecting ANL and how well ANL could predict speech understanding in a noisy situation. Methods: Forty-five Mandarin speakers
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A Novel Biallelic Variant in CDH23 Gene in a Family with Atypical USH1D Manifestation: A Literature Review and Investigation of Genotype-Phenotype Correlation Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Erfan Khorram, Omid Iravani, Mehdi Khorrami, Masoomeh Amini, Sara Jahanian, Mohammad Hossein Nilforoush, Seyyed Reza Mousavi, Mahsa Ehsanifard, Majid Kheirollahi
Introduction: Usher syndrome (USH) is an autosomal recessive disorder that predominantly affects hearing, vision, and, in some cases, vestibular function. USH, according to the onset age, severity, and progression of symptoms, is categorized into four main types. In addition, there are a significant number of reports that patients’ manifestations deviate from canonical phenotypic criteria of main types
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Augmented Virtual Reality in Vestibular Assessment: A Dynamic Gait Application Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Valerio Margani, Simona Pascucci, Rita Talamonti, Emilio Serani, Fabiano Bini, Franco Marinozzi, Luigi Volpini, Haitham H Elfarargy, Edoardo Covelli, Maurizio Barbara
Introduction: Dizziness is a common complaint affecting up to 23% of the world population. Diagnosis is of utmost importance and routinely involves several tests to be performed in specialized centers. The advent of a new generation of technical devices would make envision their use for a valid objective vestibular assessment. Microsoft HoloLens 2 (HL2) mixed reality headset has the potential to be
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Direct Elicitation of Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials by Electrical Stimulation and Their Use to Verify the Most Comfortable Level of Stimulation in Cochlear Implant Users Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-23 Dayse Tavora-Vieira, Ellen Ffoulkes
Introduction: This study was designed to investigate the use of electrically evoked cortical auditory evoked potentials (eCAEPs) as a tool for cochlear implant (CI) verification, the relationships between the site and intensity of stimulation and the detection rates and morphologies of eCAEPs as well as investigate whether correlations exist between the morphologies of eCAEPs and speech perception
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Event-Related Potentials of Single-Sided Deaf Cochlear Implant Users: Using a Semantic Oddball Paradigm in Noise Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-20 Marcus Voola, Andre Wedekind, An T. Nguyen, Welber Marinovic, Gunesh Rajan, Dayse Tavora-Vieira
Introduction: In individuals with single-sided deafness (SSD), who are characterised by profound hearing loss in one ear and normal hearing in the contralateral ear, binaural input is no longer present. A cochlear implant (CI) can restore functional hearing in the profoundly deaf ear, with previous literature demonstrating improvements in speech-in-noise intelligibility with the CI. However, we currently
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Test-Retest Reliability of the Coordinate Response Measure in Adults with Normal Hearing or Cochlear Implants Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-22 Shaza Mahmoud Saleh, Shakeel Riaz Saeed, Deborah Vickers
Background: Speech perception in noise is especially challenging for cochlear implant (CI) recipients; thus, speech in noise tests are used to clinically evaluate functional hearing with CIs. The coordinate response measure (CRM) corpus can be utilized in an adaptive speech perception test with competing speakers as the masker. Determining the critical difference for CRM thresholds can enable it to
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Test-Retest Reliability of the Coordinate Response Measure in Adults with Normal Hearing or Cochlear Implants Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-22
Background: Speech perception in noise is especially challenging for cochlear implant (CI) recipients; thus, speech in noise tests are used to clinically evaluate functional hearing with CIs. The coordinate response measure (CRM) corpus can be utilized in an adaptive speech perception test with competing speakers as the masker. Determining the critical difference for CRM thresholds can enable it to
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The Relationship between the Characteristics of Tinnitus and the Hearing Curative Effect of Sudden Deafness Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-21 Ting Zou, Jin Xu, Hongyi Lu, Mingqiang Yu
Background: Tinnitus is the most common complication of sudden deafness. There are many studies on tinnitus and tinnitus as a prognostic factor for sudden deafness. Summary: We collected 285 cases (330 ears) of sudden deafness to investigate the relationship between tinnitus psychoacoustic characteristics and the hearing curative effective rate. The hearing curative effective rate was analyzed and
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The Relationship between the Characteristics of Tinnitus and the Hearing Curative Effect of Sudden Deafness Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-21
Background: Tinnitus is the most common complication of sudden deafness. There are many studies on tinnitus and tinnitus as a prognostic factor for sudden deafness. Summary: We collected 285 cases (330 ears) of sudden deafness to investigate the relationship between tinnitus psychoacoustic characteristics and the hearing curative effective rate. The hearing curative effective rate was analyzed and
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The Diagnostic Value of Multifrequency Tympanometry in Patients with Ménière’s Disease: A Prospective Analysis Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-15 Marrigje A. de Jong, Babette F. van Esch, Peter Paul G. van Benthem, Hester J. van der Zaag-Loonen, Tjasse D. Bruintjes, Hans G.X.M. Thomeer
Introduction: Diagnosing Ménière’s disease (MD) by its characteristics such as episodes of vertigo, fluctuating hearing loss, and tinnitus with aural fullness remains challenging. Available tests evaluating the presence of endolymphatic hydrops (EH) are often expensive or time assuming. An in-office quick and simple non-invasive diagnostic test is multifrequency tympanometry (MFT). It can measure conductance
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Residual Hearing Does Not Influence the Effectiveness of Beamforming when Using a Cochlear Implant in Conjunction with Contralateral Routing of Signals Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-15 Hendrik Christiaan Stronks, Jeroen Johannes Briaire, Johan Hubertus Maria Frijns
Introduction: Contralateral routing of signals (CROS) overcomes the head shadow effect by redirecting speech signals from the contralateral ear to the better-hearing cochlear implant (CI) ear. Here we tested the performance of an adaptive monaural beamformer (MB) and a fixed binaural beamformer (BB) using the CROS system of Advanced Bionics. Methods: In a group of 17 unilateral CI users, we evaluated
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The Diagnostic Value of Multifrequency Tympanometry in Patients with Ménière’s Disease: A Prospective Analysis Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-15
Introduction: Diagnosing Ménière’s disease (MD) by its characteristics such as episodes of vertigo, fluctuating hearing loss, and tinnitus with aural fullness remains challenging. Available tests evaluating the presence of endolymphatic hydrops (EH) are often expensive or time assuming. An in-office quick and simple non-invasive diagnostic test is multifrequency tympanometry (MFT). It can measure conductance
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Residual Hearing Does Not Influence the Effectiveness of Beamforming when Using a Cochlear Implant in Conjunction with Contralateral Routing of Signals Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-15
Introduction: Contralateral routing of signals (CROS) overcomes the head shadow effect by redirecting speech signals from the contralateral ear to the better-hearing cochlear implant (CI) ear. Here we tested the performance of an adaptive monaural beamformer (MB) and a fixed binaural beamformer (BB) using the CROS system of Advanced Bionics. Methods: In a group of 17 unilateral CI users, we evaluated
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Diagnostic Value of the Air-Bone Threshold Gap in Stapes Fixation Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-08 Dongchul Cheon, Dachan Kim, Sung Huhn Kim, Jae Young Choi, Seong Hoon Bae
Introduction: The Carhart notch is a well-known sign of stapes fixation. However, previous studies have reported that the Carhart notch is not specific to stapes fixation and is also present in other middle ear diseases. Therefore, this study investigated the diagnostic value of threshold gap between air conduction and bone conduction (ABG) for stapes fixation, instead of the bone conduction dip representing
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Diagnostic Value of the Air-Bone Threshold Gap in Stapes Fixation Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-08
Introduction: The Carhart notch is a well-known sign of stapes fixation. However, previous studies have reported that the Carhart notch is not specific to stapes fixation and is also present in other middle ear diseases. Therefore, this study investigated the diagnostic value of threshold gap between air conduction and bone conduction (ABG) for stapes fixation, instead of the bone conduction dip representing
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Binaural Hearing Using the ADHEAR Bone Conduction System in the Monaurally Occluded Ear Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 Andrea Canale, Drita Ndrev, Francesco Macocco, Roberto Albera, Giulia Aschero, Silvano Lovallo, Maria Gragnano, Gitana Scozzari, Andrea Albera
Introduction: The study aimed to investigate binaural cues in the rehabilitation of unilateral occluded ears with a bone conduction hearing aid. Methods: The study sample consisted of 40 adult volunteers with normal hearing. Unilateral pseudo-conductive hearing loss was induced by inserting an earplug into the external auditory canal (EAC) and silicone material in the concha for ear impression. The
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Binaural Hearing Using the ADHEAR Bone Conduction System in the Monaurally Occluded Ear Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-07
Introduction: The study aimed to investigate binaural cues in the rehabilitation of unilateral occluded ears with a bone conduction hearing aid. Methods: The study sample consisted of 40 adult volunteers with normal hearing. Unilateral pseudo-conductive hearing loss was induced by inserting an earplug into the external auditory canal (EAC) and silicone material in the concha for ear impression. The
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Vestibulotoxicity in Patients Undergoing Cisplatin-Based Cancer Treatment: A Phase IIIB Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-02 Inmaculada Moreno, Antonio Belinchon
Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of balance disorders and the efficacy of dexamethasone in protecting patients undergoing cisplatin-based cancer treatment against vestibulototoxicity. Methods: This study was a randomized controlled phase IIIB clinical trial. The subjects participating in the clinical trial were patients with a neoplastic disease whose treatment protocol included
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Vestibulotoxicity in Patients Undergoing Cisplatin-Based Cancer Treatment: A Phase IIIB Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-02
Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of balance disorders and the efficacy of dexamethasone in protecting patients undergoing cisplatin-based cancer treatment against vestibulototoxicity. Methods: This study was a randomized controlled phase IIIB clinical trial. The subjects participating in the clinical trial were patients with a neoplastic disease whose treatment protocol included
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Correlations of Clinical and Audio-Vestibulometric Findings with Coexisting Anxiety and Depression in Ménière’s Disease Patients Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-01-19
Introduction: Ménière’s disease (MD) is an inner ear disorder, characterized by vertiginous attacks, fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and a feeling of ear fullness. Endolymphatic hydrops has been proven as the underlying pathology. Frequently, psychopathologies accompany the disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation of anxiety and depression with demographic
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Correlations of Clinical and Audio-Vestibulometric Findings with Coexisting Anxiety and Depression in Ménière’s Disease Patients Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-01-19
Introduction: Ménière’s disease (MD) is an inner ear disorder, characterized by vertiginous attacks, fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and a feeling of ear fullness. Endolymphatic hydrops has been proven as the underlying pathology. Frequently, psychopathologies accompany the disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation of anxiety and depression with demographic
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Middle Ear Implant Usage Restores Subjective Listening Effort toward Normal in Complex Acoustic Scenes Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-01-12 Daniela Hollfelder, Lukas Prein, Anke Leichtle, Karl-Ludwig Bruchhage, Tim Jürgens
Introduction: The amount of listening effort needed to understand speech in every-day life is an important outcome measure of the effectiveness of a hearing device. The main goal of this study was to assess subjective listening effort in patients implanted with an active middle ear implant Vibrant Soundbridge (VSB) with and without using their speech processor in complex acoustic scenarios. Methods:
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Ankle Audiometry: A Clinical Test for the Enhanced Hearing Sensitivity for Body Sounds in Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-01-12
Introduction: The aim of this study was to develop a clinical test for body sounds’ hypersensitivity in superior canal dehiscence syndrome (SCDS). Method: Case-control study, 20 patients affected by SCDS and body sounds’ hypersensitivity and 20 control matched subjects tested with a new test called ankle audiometry (AA). The AA consisted of a psychoacoustic hearing test in which the stimulus was substituted
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Middle Ear Implant Usage Restores Subjective Listening Effort toward Normal in Complex Acoustic Scenes Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-01-12
Introduction: The amount of listening effort needed to understand speech in every-day life is an important outcome measure of the effectiveness of a hearing device. The main goal of this study was to assess subjective listening effort in patients implanted with an active middle ear implant Vibrant Soundbridge (VSB) with and without using their speech processor in complex acoustic scenarios. Methods:
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Ankle Audiometry: A Clinical Test for the Enhanced Hearing Sensitivity for Body Sounds in Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-01-12
Introduction: The aim of this study was to develop a clinical test for body sounds’ hypersensitivity in superior canal dehiscence syndrome (SCDS). Method: Case-control study, 20 patients affected by SCDS and body sounds’ hypersensitivity and 20 control matched subjects tested with a new test called ankle audiometry (AA). The AA consisted of a psychoacoustic hearing test in which the stimulus was substituted
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Bone-Anchored Hearing Devices for Single-Sided Deafness: A New Preoperative Evaluation Protocol and Widening of Indications Proposal Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-01-10 Italo Cantore, Francesca Cianfrone, Francesco Tauro, Pio Bevilacqua, Paolo De Carli, Francesco Bianco, Francesca Di Carmine, Paolo Ruscito
Introduction: Bone-anchored hearing devices (BAHD) are well-known good solution for single-sided deafness (SSD). Despite power extension of recently introduced BAHD with implanted active transducer, with indications up to 65 dB Hl of bone conduction (BC) threshold on the implanted side, their indications for SSD still remain better than 25 dB on the good ear, with regards to bone conduction thresholds
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Refining the Video Head Impulse Test Diagnostic Accuracy: A Case-Control Study Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-01-10 Nabil Faranesh, Khaldon Abo-Saleh, Margalith Kaminer, Avi Shupak
Introduction: Current clinical practice considers the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) gain as registered by the video head impulse test (vHIT) as the primary measure for semicircular canal function, while the role of the re-fixation saccades (RSs) is still under evaluation. The goal of the study was to appraise the added benefit of RS towards the improvement of vHIT diagnostic accuracy in cases of suspected
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Frequency Shifts in a Local Oscillator Model for the Generation of Spontaneous Otoacoustic Emissions by the Lizard Ear Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-01-10 Hero P. Wit, Andrew Bell
Introduction: In order to understand human hearing, it helps to understand how the ears of lower vertebrates, like, for instance, lizards, function. A key feature in common is that the ears of both humans and lizards emit faint, pure tones known as spontaneous otoacoustic emissions (SOAEs). More than four decades after their discovery, the mechanism underlying these emissions is still imperfectly understood
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Auditory Attention Ability under Dichotic Dual-Task Situation in Adults with Listening Difficulties Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-12-16 Chie Obuchi, Tetsuaki Kawase, Kimitaka Kaga, Yoshihiro Noguchi
Introduction: Recent studies have reported poor cognition, such as attention and working memory, in adults with listening difficulties (LiD). However, they do not adequately describe the actual state of poor attention ability in adults with LiD. We examined the state of auditory attention in adults with and without LiD in tasks requiring multiple attention controls. Methods: Twenty-one adults who had
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Cochlear Function in Adults Exposed to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-12-14 Betul Cicek Cinar, Beyza Demirtas, Mehmet Can, Ibrahim Emir Yesil, Munir Demir Bajin
Introduction: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a viral infection with a wide variety of symptoms, including fever, coughing, sneezing, fatigue, and a loss of taste and smell. Moreover, there are some recent studies that investigate the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on hearing and auditory performance. With this current study, we investigate the early effects of the coronavirus
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Clinical Value of a Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Protocol and Prognostic Model Establishment for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Prospective Study Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-12-13 Yanjun Wang, Yuancheng Wang, Zhongjiang Wang, Xiaohui Chen, Xiaoqiong Ding, Shenghong Ju
Introduction: Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is one of the most common acute symptoms in the otolaryngology department. Etiological diagnosis is the premise of effective treatment of SSNHL, and prognostic evaluation is the key. However, most of the patients are diagnosed as idiopathic due to a lack of overall assessment, while prognostic factors of SSNHL are numerous and controversial. Our
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Visualizing Contralateral Suppression of Hearing Sensitivity via Acoustic and Electric Brainstem Audiometry in Bimodal Cochlear Implant Patients: A Feasibility Study Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-12-02 Laura Christine Holtmann, Amadea Strahlenbach, Stefan Hans, Stephan Lang, Diana Arweiler-Harbeck
Introduction: The medial olivocochlear reflex (MOCR) is a part of the binaural processing strategies and influences the efferent auditory pathway in normal-hearing individuals. Patients with asymmetric hearing loss often benefit from a bimodal hearing solution with a cochlear implant (CI) and a hearing aid (HA). However, hearing performances may vary with some surprisingly high- or low-performing CI/HA
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Acoustic Change Complex Recorded in Hybrid Cochlear Implant Users Audiol. Neurotol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-11-30 Eun Kyung Jeon, Bruna S. Mussoi, Carolyn J. Brown, Paul J. Abbas
Introduction: Expanding cochlear implant (CI) candidacy criteria and advances in electrode arrays and soft surgical techniques have increased the number of CI recipients who have residual low-frequency hearing. Objective measures such as obligatory cortical auditory-evoked potentials (CAEPs) may help clinicians make more tailored recommendations to recipients regarding optimal listening mode. As a