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Speech Recognition Deficits in Presbyacusis: Links to Cortical Structural and Functional Alterations

open access: yesWorld Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To characterize speech recognition in presbyacusis and its associated neurophysiological and cortical structural features, and to explore structure‐function‐behavior relationships within the presbyacusis phenotype. Methods Thirty elderly patients with presbyacusis(HI) and thirty‐three healthy young controls(NH) completed a behavioral
Xiao‐Qian Ren   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cochlear Implantation in Narrow Duplicated Internal Auditory Canal: Case Report and Systematic Review

open access: yesJournal of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing and Balance Medicine
Background: Narrow duplicated internal auditory canal (IAC) is a rare congenital malformation frequently associated with severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss. Case Presentation: We present a one-year-old girl with bilateral narrow duplicated IAC
Eleonora Lovati   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anatomical Characteristics of the Facial Nerve in Patients With Cochlear Hypoplasia

open access: yesWorld Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To quantitatively characterize the spatial relationships between intratemporal facial nerve segments and key cochlear implantation (CI) landmarks in cochlear hypoplasia (CH), and to compare these features with age‐matched CI recipients with normal inner ear anatomy, thereby informing preoperative planning and facial nerve ...
Shu‐Jin Xue   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Progress and Prospects in Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery in Ethiopia

open access: yesWorld Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This paper aims to explore the current state of otorhinolaryngology—head and neck surgery (ORL‐HNS) training and practice in Ethiopia, identify major barriers to development, and also highlight the optimistic prospects for the future, with strategies to build a self‐sustaining ORL‐HNS specialty capable of meeting the growing needs
Daniel G. Eyassu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of speech perception and communication skills in adolescents with cochlear implants for pre- and peri-lingual deafness

open access: yesB-ENT, 2011
Assessment of speech perception and communication skills in adolescents with cochlear implants for pre- and peri-lingual deafness. Objective: This study aimed to assess speech perception and communication skills in adolescents between ages 8 and 18 that ...
G. Mantokoudis   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Cochlear Implantation: Small Cochlear Diameter May Indicate Degree of Abnormality

open access: yes
BACKGROUND: Cochlear size variation was first reported in 1884, and since then, there have been various reports confirming the same. Yet, there is no single report that has displayed the wide variations in the cochlear size in a single layout capturing ...
Fida Al Muhawas   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Swedish Children With Hearing Loss due to Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesActa Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To investigate parent‐reported psychiatric, neurodevelopmental and adaptive functioning outcomes in children with congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV)‐related sensorineural hearing loss. Methods Parents of children aged 5–12 years were recruited nationwide in Sweden into three groups: children with congenital cytomegalovirus‐related ...
A. Michel Sandström   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Moral (Un)Desirability of New Biomedical Technologies as Potential Techno‐Fixes

open access: yesBioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The techno‐fix argument, used to argue against technological interventions that address the consequences of social problems instead of their underlying causes, is increasingly invoked in biomedical discussions. However, especially in biomedicine, the techno‐fix argument remains conceptually underdeveloped.
Lieke van Kempen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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