The Diagnostic Value of Multifrequency Tympanometry in Patients with M énière’s Disease: A Prospective Analysis
Conclusion: There is a trend towards increased conductance tympanometry in affected ears. However, we noticed a high false positive rate of MFT and do not support standardized use of MFT as an additional diagnostic tool for detecting EH in MD patients. A negative test result on the contrary is unlikely related to EH.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - February 15, 2023 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Diagnostic Value of the Air-Bone Threshold Gap in Stapes Fixation
Conclusions: The Carhart notch was not a specific finding of SF. The sensitivity and specificity of ABG ≤15 dB at 2,000 Hz for distinguishing between SF and CD were 60.4% and 89.2%, respectively. To prepare for surgical interventions in patients with conductive hearing loss but a normal tympanic membrane, clinicians should comprehensively consider these results.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - February 8, 2023 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Binaural Hearing Using the ADHEAR Bone Conduction System in the Monaurally Occluded Ear
Conclusions: Application of a bone conduction hearing aid in unilateral pseudo-conductive hearing loss strengthens speech recognition of noise by improving the summation effect and impeding the shadow effect of the head; however, there appears to be no improvement in speech perception in noise due to spatial release from masking.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - February 7, 2023 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Vestibulotoxicity in Patients Undergoing Cisplatin-Based Cancer Treatment: A Phase IIIB Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Conclusion: Ototoxicity related to cisplatin-based treatment does not affect the vestibular system. Long-term high-dose intratympanic dexamethasone treatment is safe for the vestibular system.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - February 2, 2023 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Correlations of Clinical and Audio-Vestibulometric Findings with Coexisting Anxiety and Depression in M énière’s Disease Patients
Conclusion: Vertigo appears to be more intrusive than the other MD symptoms, and a higher correlation with anxiety than depression was demonstrated in this cohort. However, depression was seen less among married and educated patients, suggesting the role of coping capability, and had more pronounced clinical/vestibulometric correlates. Overall, these results indicated that it is mainly the severity of organic/physiological pathology which determines the degree of depression and anxiety in MD rather than vice versa.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - January 19, 2023 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Ankle Audiometry: A Clinical Test for the Enhanced Hearing Sensitivity for Body Sounds in Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
Conclusion: AA showed interesting diagnostic features in SCDS with significantly lower hearing thresholds in SCDS patients when compared to healthy matched subjects. Moreover, AA could identify the affected or more affected side in SCDS patients, with a significant threshold elevation after SCDS surgery, corresponding in body sounds ’ hypersensitivity relief. Clinically, AA may represent a first objective measure of body sounds’ hypersensitivity in SCDS and, accordingly, be an accessible screening test for SCDS in not tertiary audiological centers.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - January 12, 2023 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Middle Ear Implant Usage Restores Subjective Listening Effort toward Normal in Complex Acoustic Scenes
Conclusions: Usage of the middle ear implant VSB was found to restore subjective listening effort to normal at high SNRs completely, and at lower SNRs partially. The remaining gap at low SNRs may be due to lower effectiveness of signal processing at high noise levels or due to the microphone location effect.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - January 12, 2023 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
