Frequency Shifts in a Local Oscillator Model for the Generation of Spontaneous Otoacoustic Emissions by the Lizard Ear
Discussion: Investigation of the influence of the change of parameters in an earlier developed local oscillator model for the lizard ear shows that a local oscillator model can explain small SOAE frequency changes as well as a global oscillator model.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - January 10, 2023 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Refining the Video Head Impulse Test Diagnostic Accuracy: A Case-Control Study
Conclusions: Although VOR gain #x3c;0.8 is considered to reflect dysfunction, a significant false-positive rate for left-sided horizontal vHIT was found for gains in the range of 0.72 –0.79. The presence of RS with frequency #x3e;80% could improve vHIT diagnostic ability in these patients.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - January 10, 2023 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Bone-Anchored Hearing Devices for Single-Sided Deafness: A New Preoperative Evaluation Protocol and Widening of Indications Proposal
Conclusion: BAHD are confirmed to be a good solution for SSD cases. The absence of statistically significant differences in our two tested groups suggests that newer implanted active transducer device indications should be extended up to 35 dB Hl on the hearing ear. The IFastSRT50 is a reliable and quick method to enhance preoperative candidacy evaluation.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - January 10, 2023 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Auditory Attention Ability under Dichotic Dual-Task Situation in Adults with Listening Difficulties
Conclusion: The results suggest that adults with LiD have difficulties in appropriately allocating various cognitive abilities required for each task. We concluded that auditory attention is an important ability to conduct the auditory dual-task, and this is applicable for adults with LiD. Therefore, we believe that it is necessary to use auditory tests that require complex attentional abilities in listening, such as those required in daily life, to assess adults with LiD.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - December 16, 2022 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Cochlear Function in Adults Exposed to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
Conclusion: There is no cochlear dysfunction discovered by OAE and TEN in SARS-CoV-2-affected individuals. Nonetheless, the increase in hearing thresholds at higher frequencies, other than the pure-tone average frequencies detected by TEN, and the decrease in the presence of detected OAE could be related to deterioration in the basal part of the cochlea.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - December 14, 2022 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Clinical Value of a Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Protocol and Prognostic Model Establishment for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Prospective Study
Conclusion: The novel MR protocol had a good advantage in pathogenic diagnosis. Labyrinthine MR 3D-FLAIR signal abnormalities were related to the severity of an initial hearing loss and had a greater tendency to be found in patients with no recovery. A prognostic model with two main steps of unilateral SSNHL, mainly for SSNHL with no recovery and complete recovery, was built successfully and needed further verification by larger series of patients.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - December 13, 2022 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Visualizing Contralateral Suppression of Hearing Sensitivity via Acoustic and Electric Brainstem Audiometry in Bimodal Cochlear Implant Patients: A Feasibility Study
Conclusion: Threshold changes of acoustic ABR upon presentation of a contralateral suppression signal could not generally be measured in bimodal CI users. However, in a subgroup, a highly reproducible effect was demonstrated if a contralateral suppression signal was applied. A reactivated rather than rehabilitated MOCR may have accounted for this effect in this subgroup. One could speculate that in these patients, bimodal fitting could be affected by the MOCR efferents.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - December 2, 2022 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Acoustic Change Complex Recorded in Hybrid Cochlear Implant Users
Conclusions: Results of this study showed that the ACC varies as a function of listening mode and stimulus type. This finding suggests that the ACC can be used as a physiologic, objective measure of the benefit of hybrid CIs, potentially supporting clinicians in making clinical recommendations on individualized listening mode, or to document subjective preference for a given listening mode. Further research into this potential clinical application in a range of hybrid recipients and/or long electrode users who have residual low-frequency hearing is warranted.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - November 30, 2022 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
