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Determine safety and effectiveness of cochlear implantation of children under age 37 months, including below age 12 months.Retrospective review.Tertiary care children’s medical center.219 children implanted before age 37 mos; 39 implanted […]
» Read moreTo assess the etiology, demographics, rates and outcomes of revision surgeries, and device survival rates after cochlear implantation.Retrospective case review.Tertiary Otology & Neurotology center.Cochlear implantees who received revision surgeries after […]
» Read moreTo compare outcomes of bilateral cochlear implantation between simultaneous and sequential surgeries.Retrospective study of surgical outcome for 54 children who received bilateral cochlear implants (CIs) over a five-year period.Tertiary health […]
» Read moreCurrent clinical practice for fixation of the cochlear implant receiver-stimulator (RS) may not follow recommended manufacturer’s guidelines. We investigated short- and long-term RS migration using a subperiosteal pocket technique via […]
» Read moreSpeech perception in noise remains a significant challenge for cochlear implant (CI) users in everyday life. It has been argued that training to use the information provided by the CI […]
» Read moreThe goal of this investigation was to determine if a short electrode in one ear and standard electrode in the contralateral ear could be an option for infants with congenital […]
» Read moreThe objective of this study was to investigate the benefit of mobile Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) over conventional mobile phone calls (Global System for Mobile Communications, GSM) on speech […]
» Read moreThis study investigated the safety and efficacy of remote programming of cochlear implants.Single-subject design SETTING:: Four North American clinical sites PATIENTS:: Forty cochlear implant recipients aged 12 years or older […]
» Read moreTo evaluate the three-year clinical and audiological outcomes of soft-tissue preservation compared to soft-tissue reduction in linear incision surgery for percutaneous implant for bone conduction (BC) devices.Twenty-five patients (25 implants) […]
» Read moreWe describe the first known case of coexistent vestibular schwannoma (VS) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). Our objectives are to use this case as a general lesson for the subspecialist otolaryngologist […]
» Read moreIn 2016 the Cochlear CI532 received FDA approval and has since been the primary full-length electrode from this manufacturer implanted at our center. Our experience to date including surgical technique […]
» Read moreTo investigate the clinical validity of the mathematical measured VVOR test results to detect horizontal semicircular canal hypofunction.Prospective, nonrandomized, observational study.Tertiary referral center, hospital.Consecutive patients on first time visit to […]
» Read moreIn children, the distance between the carotid canal (CC) and Eustachian tube (ET) is not significantly narrower than the adult population.ET dysfunction treated with ET dilation is FDA approved for […]
» Read moreStapes surgery is performed to treat hearing loss in patients with otosclerosis. Erosion of the long process of incus can occur postoperatively and requires demanding revision surgery to further improve […]
» Read moreThe aim of this study was to investigate the impact of microphone configuration and noise reduction algorithm on speech perception of cochlear implant (CI) users in a moving noise setup.Eleven […]
» Read moreMusic engagement (the active making of music, e.g., music lessons and ensembles) is a common part of educational and community experiences. Music making typically involves listening to and production of […]
» Read moreSTUDY DESIGN:: Retrospective chart review.Single tertiary care center, 2001 to 2016.Adult CI recipients were assessed. Inclusion required ≥1 revision surgeries, operative note(s), and postrevision follow-up of 6 months.Therapeutic/rehabilitative.Indications for revision […]
» Read moreThe aim was to investigate the progress of hearing loss over time in a cohort of pendred syndrome and non-syndromic enlarged vestibular aqueduct (PS/NSEVA) with one or two confirmed pathogenic […]
» Read moreThis study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of making cochlear implant recommendations based on diagnostic ABR and ASSR results. The goal was to challenge the need for behavioral audiometry as […]
» Read moreTo determine factors that influence low-frequency hearing preservation following pediatric cochlear implantation and compare hearing preservation outcomes between 20 and 24 mm depth lateral wall electrodes.Retrospective chart review.Tertiary academic referral center.Pediatric […]
» Read moreThe auditory experience of early deafened pediatric cochlear implant (CI) users is different from that of postlingually deafened adult CI users due to disparities in the developing auditory system. It […]
» Read moreTo investigate the effects of cavitating lesions involving the internal auditory canal (IAC) in subjects with cochlear otosclerosis with regard to poststapedotomy hearing outcome.Retrospective study.Tertiary referral center.A retrospective chart review […]
» Read more: The Italian physicist Count Alessandro Volta, inventor of the electric battery, is considered the first scientist to have stimulated the ear with electricity, and the results of his experiments […]
» Read moreAcute low-frequency hearing loss (ALHL) is typically treated with combination therapy, including steroids and diuretics. To avoid unnecessary use of steroids we proposed a method of sequential administration using these […]
» Read moreThe study documented the role of Medicaid in the provision of cochlear implants and identified access barriers due to states’ adopted rules. An historical review of federal legislation provided a […]
» Read moreObservational studies often represent the best available evidence for surgical practice. Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) recommendations were generated in 2007 with the aim of improving […]
» Read moreThe cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP) has been used to evaluate patients with Menière’s disease (MD). Studied cVEMP metrics include: amplitude, threshold, frequency tuning, and interaural asymmetry ratio (IAR). […]
» Read moreAim of this study was to evaluate the method of partial insertion of flexible lateral wall electrodes in patients with residual hearing and potential electric-acoustic stimulation (EAS) users.N = 6 patients with […]
» Read moreTo analyze medical malpractice lawsuit trends pertaining to cases of vestibular schwannomas (VS).Two major computerized legal databases (LexisNexis and WestLaw) were queried and reviewed for evaluation of all the US […]
» Read moreHandle of malleus fracture is a rare condition with <100 cases having been reported. The clinical presentation is conductive hearing loss following a history of trauma, typically, during manipulation of […]
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