ABSTRACT Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of airway obstruction during sleep, leading to fragmented sleep and oxygen desaturation. Identifying the precise site and pattern of obstruction is essential for surgical success. Awake endoscopy with Müller's maneuver (AEMM) has long been used,
Nafil Arimbrathodi +7 more
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Speech audiometry – methodology and clinical value
Mădălina Georgescu, Andrei Osman
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Where Eastern Medicine Meets Western Medicine: A World Review of the Management of Chronic Cough
ABSTRACT Purpose To summarize current Western and Eastern approaches to the evaluation and management of chronic cough, with particular emphasis on etiology‐directed therapy, cough hypersensitivity, behavioral interventions, neuromodulators, procedural treatments, and traditional remedies.
Thomas Zheng Jie Teng +5 more
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Updating Disyllabic Word Lists for Italian Speech Audiometry. [PDF]
Biondi L +3 more
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Association Characteristics and Potential Mechanisms of Aging, Gut Microbiota, and Hearing Loss
The study found that aging leads to unchanged gut microbiota alpha diversity but an increase in Bacteroidetes and a decrease in Firmicutes at the phylum level, with specific genera, species, and functional pathways co‐associated with aging and hearing loss. Through constructing a microbe‐metabolite network, it revealed the mechanism by which protective
Cheng Cheng +7 more
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Coexisting Hearing Impairment in Children Presenting With Speech and Language Delay: A Case Series Highlighting the Importance of Routine Audiological Assessment. [PDF]
Linn K +6 more
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Market segmentation : the segmentation of the UK market for king size cigarettes on the basis of consumer perceptions and product requirements [PDF]
The first part of this thesis attempts a synthesis of published research in the general area of market segmentation. Because of the sheer volume of such research the thesis is primarily concerned with domestic, consumer research since 1970, adequate ...
Hooley, Graham J.
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ABSTRACT Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is an inherited mechanobullous genodermatosis caused by a mutation in genes encoding proteins integral to skin integrity. Premature termination codon readthrough therapies, such as gentamicin, have promise in facilitating full‐length protein expression in patients with EB.
Kelvin Truong +4 more
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From thunder to silence: Cochlear implantation for bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss after lightning strike. [PDF]
Asimakopoulos AD +3 more
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The Role of A Surgeon in Restoring the Senses & in Biomedical Engineering
ABSTRACT This review is based on my 2025 Jepson Lecture and outlines my personal journey to restore hearing in people with a severe sensorineural hearing loss. My dream started as a 5‐year‐old as I told my kindergarten teacher when I grow up ‘I want to fix ears’ because my father is deaf. The journey resulted in a career in surgery followed by auditory
Graeme M. Clark
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