Trajectory of hearing loss in children with unilateral hearing loss
IntroductionThe aim of this study was to quantify the amount of deterioration in hearing and to document the trajectory of hearing loss in early identified children with unilateral hearing loss (UHL).
Elizabeth M. Fitzpatrick +12 more
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In this article we share our personal stories of the loss of a parent during the COVID-19-pandemic. The crisis demonstrated how the medical-scientific apparatus effectively responded to a global health emergency, but also revealed how end of life ...
Jill Halstead, Wolgang Schmid
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Co-transduction of dual-adeno-associated virus vectors in the neonatal and adult mouse utricles
Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated gene transfer is an efficient method of gene over-expression in the vestibular end organs. However, AAV has limited usefulness for delivering a large gene, or multiple genes, due to its small packaging capacity (<
Zhong-Rui Chen +19 more
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Cochlear resident macrophage mediates development of ribbon synapses via CX3CR1/CX3CL1 axis
Cochlear ribbon synapses formed between spiral ganglion neurons and inner hair cells in postnatal mice must undergo significant morphological and functional development to reach auditory maturation.
Xinyu Song +19 more
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A review on the impacts of COVID-19 on the auditory system: Implications for public health promotion research [PDF]
Background: Currently, there are few studies on the relationship between COVID-19 and the auditory system. In the current study, a review of the studies conducted in the fields of etiopathology, clinical manifestations, research, and treatment of hearing
Samin Shibafar, Fatemeh Jafarlou
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This review aims to draw attention to the multiple ipsilateral otic capsule dehiscences (OCDs), which may cause therapeutic failure in operated patients.
Eugen C. Ionescu +14 more
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The interference of tinnitus on sound localization was related to the type of stimulus
Spatial processing is a major cognitive function of hearing. Sound source localization is an intuitive evaluation of spatial hearing. Current evidence of the effect of tinnitus on sound source localization remains limited.
Yue Long +6 more
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Effect of tinnitus on sound localization ability in patients with normal hearing
Objectives: To determine whether tinnitus negatively impacts the accuracy of sound source localization in participants with normal hearing. Methods: Seventy-five participants with tinnitus and 74 without tinnitus were enrolled in this study. The accuracy
Yue Long +4 more
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Pure Tone Audiometry Findings before and after Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Hospital-based Prospective Interventional Study [PDF]
Introduction: Radiotherapy is still the major treatment modality for Head and Neck malignancies preferred by patients as well as surgeons. Temporal bone and brain stem are mostly included in the portals.
MD Taher Ahmed Mazumder +3 more
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Recovery from repeated sudden hearing loss in a patient with Takayasu’s arteritis treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy: the first report in the literature [PDF]
Hearing loss has been rarely reported in Takayasu's arteritis, presents as sudden sensorineural hearing loss and usually responds well to corticosteroid therapy.
ALTISSIMI, Giancarlo +8 more
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