Hearing Aids Enhance Music Enjoyment in Individuals With Hearing Loss
Objective
To investigate music appreciation in hearing aid (HA) users with varying levels of hearing loss (HL).
Study Design
Cross-sectional, within-subjects design.
Setting
Tertiary medical center, community.
Patients
Adults (≥18 yr) bilateral HA users.
Interventions
HA usage.
Main Outcome Measures
Outcome variables included self-reported music enjoyment measures (pleasantness, musicality, naturalness) with and without HAs assessed with visual analogue scales (10 indicates highest level of enjoyment, 0 the least). Exposure variables include HL (better ear pure-tone average) and spe...
Source: Otology and Neurotology - August 25, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Audiology Source Type: research
Tympanoplasty With and Without Mastoidectomy for Chronic Otitis Media Without Cholesteatoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Conclusion
This study endorses clinically similar audiological outcomes and a reduced risk difference of graft failure with mastoidectomy. Although these data suggest that adding a mastoidectomy could decrease the risk of graft failure, the risk reduction is minimal. More research on the cost-effectiveness and the specific patient clinical characteristics and comorbidities that would benefit from adding a mastoidectomy is warranted. (Source: Otology and Neurotology)
Source: Otology and Neurotology - August 25, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Review Articles Source Type: research
IgG4-Related Sclerosing Disease of the Temporal Bone: A Systematic Review
Conclusion
IgG4-RD of the temporal bone radiologically manifests as space-occupying, lytic lesions; clinically, it presents with vague otological symptoms. Diagnosis involves a thorough workup, with histopathology being crucial in setting a definite diagnosis. IgG4-RD tends to respond well to systemic corticosteroids, whereas surgery is mostly required for diagnostic purposes. (Source: Otology and Neurotology)
Source: Otology and Neurotology - August 25, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Review Articles Source Type: research
Book Review: Anatomical Guidelines for Temporal Bone Surgery. Second Edition: Miklos Toth; Budapest, Hungary: Appaloosa Communication Group Ltd., 2019
No abstract available (Source: Otology and Neurotology)
Source: Otology and Neurotology - August 25, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Book Review Source Type: research
James B. Snow, Jr., M.D.: Exemplary Leader, Role Model, and Person
No abstract available (Source: Otology and Neurotology)
Source: Otology and Neurotology - August 25, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Obituary Source Type: research
Intratemporal Intraosseous Hemangioma: Imaging Case of the Month
No abstract available (Source: Otology and Neurotology)
Source: Otology and Neurotology - August 1, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Imaging Case Of The Month Source Type: research
Response to letter to the editor: “outcomes of stapedotomy in patients with concomitant otosclerosis and superior semicircular canal dehiscence: should a radiographic third-window be a contraindication to stapes surgery?”
No abstract available (Source: Otology and Neurotology)
Source: Otology and Neurotology - August 1, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Letters To The Editor Source Type: research
To the editor: “outcomes of stapedotomy in patients with concomitant otosclerosis and superior semicircular canal dehiscence: should a radiographic third-window be a contraindication to stapes surgery?”
No abstract available (Source: Otology and Neurotology)
Source: Otology and Neurotology - August 1, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Letters To The Editor Source Type: research
Response to letter to the editor: “endoscopic transcanal labyrinthectomy for intractable meniÈre's disease: an alternative to transmastoid labyrinthectomy”
No abstract available (Source: Otology and Neurotology)
Source: Otology and Neurotology - August 1, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Letters To The Editor Source Type: research
Letter to the editor for the article “endoscopic transcanal labyrinthectomy for intractable meniere’s disease: an alternative to transmastoid labyrinthectomy”
No abstract available (Source: Otology and Neurotology)
Source: Otology and Neurotology - August 1, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Letters To The Editor Source Type: research
Dural Venous Sinus Arachnoid Granulations in Patients with Pulsatile Tinnitus
Objective
To determine the relationship, if any, between dural venous sinus arachnoid granulations (AGs) and pulsatile tinnitus.
Study Design
Retrospective case-control study.
Methods
Between October 1999 and March 2020, magnetic resonance imaging of patients with tinnitus (pulsatile [PT] and nonpulsatile [NPT]) were assessed for the presence of dural venous sinuses AG. During the same interval, patients with AGs found incidentally on all magnetic resonance imagings ordered without an indication of tinnitus were reviewed. Demographic variables recorded included patient age, sex, race, body mass index, and...
Source: Otology and Neurotology - August 1, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Medical Neurotology Source Type: research
Expansion of the Foramen Ovale in Patients With Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak or Encephalocele
Conclusion
Skull base defect resulting in spontaneous CSF leak or encephalocele is associated with enlargement of the foramen ovale on axial computed tomography. (Source: Otology and Neurotology)
Source: Otology and Neurotology - August 1, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Medical Neurotology Source Type: research
Analysis of Bone Mineral Density and Bithermal Caloric Test Results in Unilateral Idiopathic Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Patients
Conclusion
The decrement of BMD might be one of the pathogeneses in patients with unilateral pc-iBPPV and associated with multiple recurrences. Moreover, positive CP value cannot be regarded as a predictive factor for recurrence; however, there is a clear association between CP and BMD. (Source: Otology and Neurotology)
Source: Otology and Neurotology - August 1, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Basic Science Source Type: research
Benefits of High-Dose Corticosteroid and Antiviral Agent Combination Therapy in the Treatment of House-Brackman Grade VI Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
Conclusion
We showed that a combination of a high-dose corticosteroid and antiviral agent produced the best outcomes for patients with HB grade VI RHS. However, our results were not statistically significant because of small sample size. (Source: Otology and Neurotology)
Source: Otology and Neurotology - August 1, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Facial Nerve Source Type: research
Progression of Hearing Loss in Observed Non-Growing Vestibular Schwannoma
Conclusions
A long-term analysis of hearing outcomes in observed vestibular schwannoma is presented. With observation, VS more than or equal to 5 mm is associated with continued hearing loss even without tumor growth, while non-growing tumors less than 5 mm are not associated with continuing hearing loss. These data inform expectations for observed VS for providers and patients. (Source: Otology and Neurotology)
Source: Otology and Neurotology - August 1, 2022 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Tumors Of The Ear & Cranial Base Source Type: research
