Clinically important change in tinnitus sensation after stapedotomy
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2018 Background When measuring the treatment effect in tinnitus with multi-item outcome instruments, it is crucial for both clinical and research purposes to take into consideration clinical importance of the outcome scores. The aim of the present study is to
Henryk Skarżyński +5 more
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The Rock Garden: a preliminary assessment of how campus-based field skills training impacts student confidence in real-world fieldwork [PDF]
Geoscience CommunicationThe Rock Garden is a new on-campus field skills training resource at Ghent University that was developed to increase the accessibility of geological field skills training and to provide students with more opportunities for such training.
T. W. Wong Hearing +5 more
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Resumption of Cochlear Implant Surgery under COVID-19 Pandemic Conditions
Life, 2021 (1) Background: The novel coronavirus COVID-19 has been recognized by the World Health Organization as a public health emergency of international concern and has caused cancellation of elective cochlear implantation in many countries.
Henryk Skarzynski +6 more
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European Journal of Medical Research, 2018 Background Many tinnitus scales are available, but all of them have certain limitations. The aim of the current study was to present a psychometric data of a new brief and reliable questionnaire that could be conveniently used for evaluating tinnitus ...
Henryk Skarżyński +3 more
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Persistent Stapedial Artery Encountered during Cochlear Implantation
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2022 Objectives. Persistent stapedial artery (PSA) is a rare congenital anomaly that can complicate middle ear surgery. Methods. We present the case of a 25-year-old male who underwent right-sided cochlear implantation.
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Vestibular status in partial deafness
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2021 Introduction: The hair cells of the cochlea and the vestibulum are closely connected and may be susceptible to the same noxious factors. The relationship between their function has been a continuing field of investigation.
Magdalena Sosna +4 more
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The Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation in Elderly Patients: A Single United Kingdom Center Experience
Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2021 Objectives: The average life expectancy in the United Kingdom is currently nearly 80 years for a newborn baby with nearly 15% of the population, by 2040, being >75 years old.
Nikul Amin FRCS (ORL-HNS) +4 more
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Monitoring alpha oscillations and pupil dilation across the performance-intensity function
Frontiers in Psychology, 2016 Listening to degraded speech can be challenging and requires a continuous investment of cognitive resources, which is more challenging for those with hearing loss.
Catherine M McMahon +14 more
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Multi-Frequency Intraoperative Monitoring of Hearing Preservation during Cochlear Implantation
Life, 2022 (1) Background: Current indications for cochlear implants (CIs) have expanded to include patients with appreciable low-frequency hearing. However, longitudinal results indicate that only one-third of these recipients retain full hearing preservation.
Piotr Henryk Skarżyński +4 more
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Changes in the response properties of inferior colliculus neurons relating to tinnitus
Frontiers in Neurology, 2014 Tinnitus is often identified in animal models by using the gap prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle (GPIAS). Impaired gap detection following acoustic over-exposure (AOE) is thought to be caused by tinnitus ‘filling in’ the gap, thus reducing its ...
Joel I Berger +4 more
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