... may hinder effective communication, particularly in patients with hearing loss. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of masks on speech recognition in adult patients with and without self-reported hearing loss in a clinical setting. Methods: Adult patients presenting...

...Hui Qi; Zi-Wen Gao; Jie Hou; Qiongqiong Zhou; Wei Ma; Yan-Hong Dai; Wan-Dong She Introduction: A significant number of sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) patients had no noticeable hearing improvement after glucocorticoid (GC) treatment. In the present study, we examined expression of the nuclear...

... of conductive hearing loss (CHL) with the structural changes in the organ of Corti. Methods: Twenty ears of 10 healthy adult Wistar albino rats were included in the study. The right ears ( n = 10) of the animals served as controls (group 1), and no surgical intervention was performed in these ears. A tympanic...

... profound hearing loss, 9 of which underwent a cochlear implant surgery, were enrolled in this study (6 with EOM and 6 without EOM). The surgical specimens were harvested during surgery and were subjected to IgG4 immunostaining. Result: The middle ear mucosa showed the presence of a large number of IgG4...

...Richard R. Gacek Objective: To explain the pathophysiology of the hearing loss in Ménière’s disease (MD). Background: In a previous report, we described a dramatic recovery of hearing in 12/31 patients with MD using antiviral (AV) drugs. The hearing loss in the remaining 19 patients with a longer...

...Omer J. Ungar; Anat Wengier; Oren Cavel; Ophir Handzel; Yahav Oron Introduction: Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) can be the presenting symptom of vestibular schwannoma (VS). Usually, steroidal treatment is given before magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is performed. Objectives: The aim...

... for the peripheral neurons of the auditory system located in the spiral ganglion. In age-related hearing loss, neuronal damage occurs at different levels of the inner ear, including a loss of neurons in the spiral ganglion, with complete degeneration of their peripheral and central neuritic processes being observed...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Growth factor Three-dimensional culture system Hearing loss Hair cell regeneration MicroRNAs Hearing loss is recognized as the second most common sensorineural deficit in humans with an incidence rate of approximately 1...

... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Organotypic culture Cisplatin Hair cells Hearing loss...

... and b Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey Key Words Auditory brain stem implantation Hearing loss Posterior fossa Cochlear implantation Abstract Objective: We aimed to present the complications of audi- tory brain stem implantations (ABI) in pediatric patients which...

... potential Saccule Hearing loss Original Paper ORL 2010;72:242 246 DOI: 10.1159/000314696 Received: January 4, 2010 Accepted after revision: April 20, 2010 Published online: August 5, 2010 Indication of the Side of Delayed Endolymphatic Hydrops by Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential and Caloric Test...

... and injectio gastrodini to hearing loss. The results showed that: (1) the Fe 2+ content in GM-injected guinea pigs was increased in perilymph and hairs; it was decreased after prevention and treatment, but there was no obvious change in CSF and serum; (2) the Zn 2+ content in perilymph and CSF was increased...

..., high-frequency audiometry and auditory brainstem response. There was a control group consisting of 30 healthy subjects. In group 1 the audiological assessment was normal in all cases. In group 2 hearing loss was found in 30% of cases (9/30). Hearing loss was significantly correlated with age (p...

...Anne de Fraissinette; Heidi Felix; Vreni Hoffmann; Lars-Göran Johnsson; Michael J. Gleeson Morphological features of Reissner’s membrane were investigated in 6 patients with age-related normal hearing (ARNH) and in 4 with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) stemming from various causes. The membrane...

... 1993:55:1-2 Cell Potential of Isolated Outer Hair Cells as a Function of Extracellular K* Concentration Keywords Outer hair cells Potassium Cochlea Hearing loss Meniere s disease Abstract Outer hair cells were isolated from apical turns of the guinea pig cochlea. The membrane potential differences...

... of an audiometric documentation, earlier clinical reports of V-associated hearing loss must be carefully interpreted. To elucidate this topic, a controlled animal study considering nonspecific effects was performed. 40 albino guinea pigs with positive Preyer’s reflex and normal hearing were used. The hearing...

...H. Kobayashi; N. Ohashi; Y. Watanabe; K. Mizukoshi Patients treated with cisplatin were observed in an otoneurological study with special reference to cochlear and vestibular toxicity. Toxicity-related symptoms appeared to be almost all transient. As with leukopenia, hearing loss and dizziness...

... biomechanical properties of the cochlea. The properties of EOAEs are analyzed in normally hearing ears, in ears with sensorineural hearing loss, especially in Ménière’s disease, in acoustic neuromas and in central deafness; the properties of EOAEs were also evaluated as to their suitability for screening...

.... Cochlear implant Hearing loss Rehabilitation Original Paper ORL 2009;71:184 186 DOI: 10.1159/000229295 Published online: August 26, 2009 Do Chinese Speakers Need a Specialized Cochlear Implant System? Michael Chi-Fai Tong Kathy Yuet-Sheung Lee Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery...

...-induced noise during mastoidectomy can cause reversible changes in DPOAE in the non-operated ear. OHC function may be diminished during the period after mastoid surgery, and last >1 month. Mastoidectomy Hearing loss Noise © 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel 2009 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer...