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Risk Factors and Predictive Model for Otitis Media With Effusion After Radiotherapy in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the impact of different radiation fields on the risk of otitis media with effusion (OME) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients and to develop a nomogram to identify high‐risk patients after radiotherapy. Methods Clinical data were collected from 170 NPC patients who underwent radiotherapy at Peking Union Medical ...
Zhi‐Jin Han, Shu Wang, Shu‐Yi Wang, Zhi‐Yuan Wu, Meng‐Yao Xie, Chen Li, Qi Tang, Xiao‐Wu Huang, Yu‐Liang Sun, Xin‐Hai Wang, Ke Hu, Hua Yang   +11 more
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Subjective Visual Vertical Can be an Effective Tool to Evaluate Vestibular Function of Stapedotomy

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate if the subjective visual vertical/horizontal (SVV/SVH) can be used to evaluate the otolith organ of otosclerosis and stapedotomy. Design A total of 19 patients who were diagnosed with otosclerosis and underwent surgical treatment in our hospital were collected.
Tao Jiang, Juan Zheng, Wen‐Yan Li
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OPA1-related auditory neuropathy: site of lesion and outcome of cochlear implantation. [PDF]

, 2015
Hearing impairment is the second most prevalent clinical feature after optic atrophy in Dominant Optic Atrophy associated with mutations in the OPA1 gene.
Arslan, E, Biscaro, A, Cama, Elona, Caporali, L, Carelli, V., La Morgia, C, Liguori, R, Magnavita, V, Monteleone, A, Rossi, R, Santarelli, Rosamaria, Scimemi, Pietro, Valentino, Ml   +12 more
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The Bonebridge Active Bone Conduction Hearing Implant: Safety, Effectiveness and Outcomes Based on 355 Patients

Clinical Otolaryngology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of the Bonebridge BCI 601 and 602 bone conduction implants in our largest cohort to date of 355 patients. The patients had a wide age range and exhibited conductive, mixed, or single‐sided deafness (SSD). Design All patients underwent Bonebridge implantation.
Piotr Henryk Skarzynski, Katarzyna Beata Cywka, Emilia Anna Czaplicka, Henryk Skarzynski   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss in drivers

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2012
Summary Introduction: Work-related hearing loss is one of the most common occupational illness progresses over the years of noise exposure associated with the work environment, may cause damage to undertake physical activity, the individual ...
Andréa Cintra Lopes, Vanessa Guioto Otowiz, Patrícia Monteiro de Barros Lopes, José Roberto Pereira Lauris, Cibele Carméllo Santos   +4 more
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Somatic tinnitus [PDF]

, 2017
Modulation of tinnitus characteristics such as pitch and loudness has been extensively described following movements of the head, neck and limbs, vertical or horizontal eye gaze, pressure on myofascial trigger points, cutaneous stimulation of the hands ...
CIALENTE, FABRIZIO, CIANFRONE, Giancarlo, CIOFALO, Andrea, DE VINCENTIIS, Marco, DE VIRGILIO, ARMANDO, DI STADIO, Arianna, GRECO, Antonio, LONGO, Lucia, RALLI, MASSIMO, TURCHETTA, Rosaria   +9 more
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Clinical Diagnostics After Failed Hearing Screening in People With Intellectual Disabilities Do Not Often Take Place

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Individuals with intellectual disabilities are at higher risk of undiagnosed or inadequately treated hearing loss. This situation requires easily accessible hearing screening, diagnostics and intervention programmes in the living environment, i.e., in nurseries, schools, workplaces and homes.
Anna Wiegand, Philipp Mathmann, Susanne Wasmuth, Lukas Prein, Ross Parfitt, Martin Scharpenberg, Vincent Jankovic, Katharina Schwarze, Anja Neumann, Karolin Schäfer, Christian Speckemeier, Sven Baessler, Sarah Schlierenkamp, Sandra Diekmann, Nicole Stuhrmann, Ruth Lang‐Roth, Muhittin Demir, Werner Brannath, Awa Naghipour, Susanna Marie Zielonkowski, Anna Sophia Schwalen, Corinna Gietmann, Katrin Neumann   +22 more
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Teleaudiometry as a screening method in school children

Clinics, 2015
OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy and feasibility of teleaudiometry with that of sweep audiometry in elementary school children, using pure-tone audiometry as the gold standard. METHODS: A total of 243 students with a mean age of 8.3 years participated
Maine Botasso, Seisse Gabriela Gandolfi Sanches, Ricardo Ferreira Bento, Alessandra Giannella Samelli   +3 more
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The internal and external consistency of a speech reception threshold test for isiZulu speakers with normal hearing sensitivity [PDF]

, 2018
Background and objectives: This study investigated reliability, particularly the internal and external consistency, of a new isiZulu speech reception threshold (SRT) test.
Kathard, Harsha, Panday, Seema, Pillay, Mershen, Wilson, Wayne   +3 more
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Advantages of horizontal centrifugation of platelet‐rich fibrin in regenerative medicine and dentistry

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract The aim of this comprehensive review was to evaluate comparative studies on horizontal and fixed‐angle centrifugation methods for preparing platelet‐rich fibrin (PRF). Furthermore, additional studies utilizing horizontal PRF (H‐PRF) were systematically investigated.
Nima Farshidfar, Karol Alí Apaza Alccayhuaman, Nathan E. Estrin, Paras Ahmad, Anton Sculean, Yufeng Zhang, Richard J. Miron   +6 more
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