Effect of Video Games on the Otolithic Reflex System
Conclusion: Short-term engagement on VG may result in temporary cVEMP loss, while permanent cVEMP loss could be identified in long-term VG players. The cutoff value for predicting absent cVEMP in VG engagement is 21 VG-year, indicating that damage to the sacculo-collic reflex system could be anticipated in a subject who has played VG at least 1 h per session, 7 days weekly for 3 years.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - May 26, 2021 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
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Source: Audiology and Neurotology - May 25, 2021 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Does Auditory Environment Predict Speech Perception Outcomes in Elderly Cochlear Implant Patients?
Conclusion: This study supports a relationship between auditory environment and age, with older CI recipients spending a greater proportion of time in quiet. Older CI users demonstrated greater improvements in speech perception with longer daily device use. Additional examination of the relationship between auditory environment and speech perception is necessary to conclusively guide future auditory rehabilitation efforts.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - May 5, 2021 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Autonomic Nervous Function in Patients with Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Its Association with Prognosis and Disease Severity
Conclusion: This is the first study to evaluate the significance of HRV in patients with SSNHL, according to prognosis and disease severity. Further studies about the relationship between autonomic nervous system and SSNHL with larger sample size and prospective design are needed.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - May 5, 2021 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Intraoperative Correction of Cochlear Implant Electrode Translocation
Conclusion: Scalar translocation of precurved CI electrodes can be corrected by removal and reinsertion. This significantly improves the perimodiolar positioning of these electrodes. There was a high rate of success (83%) in this cadaveric model as well as a successful in vivo attempt.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - April 29, 2021 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
A New Active Osseointegrated Implant System in Patients with Single-Sided Deafness
Conclusion: Provided that SSD patients are open for CROS hearing, they can benefit from the Osia by reduced head shadow effects and better speech recognition. Special caution should be given to the skin at the site of implantation to avoid complications.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - April 26, 2021 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
The Use of a Robot to Insert an Electrode Array of Cochlear Implants in the Cochlea: A Feasibility Study and Preliminary Results
Conclusion: To minimize disturbance to the cochlea while atraumatic electrode arrays are inserted, electrodes can be inserted at a constant, slow speed in the inner ear with the assistance of the RobOtol ® robot in a normal clinical surgical setting.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - April 26, 2021 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Prognostic Value of Early Magnetic Resonance Imaging Patterns in Sudden Hearing Loss
Conclusions: The 3 observed MRI patterns did not correlate consistently with specific audio-vestibular features or any peculiar aspect of the patient ’s clinical history. Larger series of patients with SSHL are needed, possibly from multicentric studies.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - April 23, 2021 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Crucial Music Components Needed for Speech Perception Enhancement of Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Conclusion: Music training can improve the music perception of children with CI and enhance their speech prosody. Long training duration was shown to provide the largest training effect of the children ’s perception improvement. The children with CI learned rhythm and pitch better than they did with harmony and timbre. These results support the finding of past studies that with music training, both rhythm and pitch perception can be improved, and it also helps in the development of prosody perce ption.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - April 20, 2021 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Residual Hearing Affects Contralateral Routing of Signals in Cochlear Implant Users
Conclusion: CROS users need careful instructions about the potential disadvantage when listening in conditions where the CROS ear mainly receives noise, especially if they have residual hearing in the contralateral ear. The CROS device should be turned off when it is on the noise side (SCINCROS). CI users with residual hearing in the CROS ear also should understand that contralateral amplification (i.e., a bimodal hearing solution) will yield better results than a CROS device. Unilateral CI users with no functional contralateral hearing should be considered the primary target population for a CROS device.Audiol Neurotol (S...
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - April 13, 2021 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Stapedial Reflex: A Possible Novel Biomarker of Early Bulbar Involvement in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients
Conclusions: This study shows that SR Decay test could be a sensitive measure for detecting pre-symptomatic bulbar involvement in ALS and could represent a simple, noninvasive, and useful biomarker of disease progression.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - April 13, 2021 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
One-Year Follow-Up in Children with Conductive Hearing Loss Using ADHEAR
Conclusion: This 12-month trial of the nonsurgical adhesive BCD in CAA patients showed sufficient and reliable audiological and subjective outcomes, long wearing time, and high acceptance. The ADHEAR can be considered a suitable option to treat children with CAA for the given indication, without the drawbacks of nonsurgical devices that use pressure for retention of the audio processor or the costs and possible complications involved with a surgical alternative.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - April 8, 2021 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Risk Factors for Failure in First-Time Hearing Screening Tests among High-Risk Neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Conclusion: The hearing screening pass rates of high-risk neonates in the NICU were lower than those of normal neonates, among which the rate of AABR was significantly lower than that of DPOAE. NRDS, NHB, LBW, revised AMA, CHD, C-section, and artificial feeding are potential risk factors of hearing impairment. The combination of different hearing screening tests is necessary for accurate diagnosis of congenital hearing disorders.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - April 8, 2021 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Patients with Neurosarcoidosis
Conclusion: Cochlear implantation is possible in deaf patients with neurosarcoidosis. The excellent benefit obtained in our patients suggests a particular type of neuropathy, but endocochlear involvement cannot be entirely ruled out.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - April 6, 2021 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
Intratympanic Triamcinolone Acetonide as a Salvage Treatment for Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Conclusion: The use of triamcinolone acetonide in ITS salvage treatment resulted in similar hearing improvements as the use of the commonly used corticosteroids, namely, dexamethasone and methylprednisolone. Longer treatment delays, lower hearing improvement by primary systemic treatment, and higher initial hearing loss are associated with poorer prognoses of hearing recovery.Audiol Neurotol (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - March 31, 2021 Category: Audiology Source Type: research
