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Enhancing balance and auditory function in bilateral vestibulopathy through otolithic vestibular stimulation: insights from a pilot study on cochlea-vestibular implant efficacy

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology
IntroductionThis study evaluates cochleovestibular implants (CVI) for improving auditory and vestibular function in patients with bilateral vestibulopathy and severe-to-profound hearing loss.
Ángel Ramos-de-Miguel   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge and attitudes of school principals towards childhood hearing loss and hearing services: A cross-sectional survey to support the implementation of inclusive education in Samoa

open access: yesSAGE Open Medicine, 2023
Objectives: To assess the knowledge and attitudes among school principals towards childhood hearing loss and hearing services to support the implementation of inclusive education in Samoa.
Annette Kaspar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of changes in the hearing aid subsidy on the prevalence of hearing loss in South Korea

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2023
ObjectivesSouth Korea's National Health Insurance has provided hearing aids to registered individuals with hearing disabilities since 1989. In 2015, hearing aid subsidies increased to approximately US$1,000.
Chul Young Yoon   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sertraline Treatment Can Mimic Niemann‐Pick Type C Biomarker Profile: A Diagnostic Pitfall

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Oxysterols (cholestane‐3β,5α,6β‐triol and 7‐ketocholesterol) and N‐palmitoyl‐O‐phosphocholineserine (PPCS) are sensitive biomarkers for Niemann‐Pick disease type C (NPC) screening. However, false‐positive results occur, with a biomarker profile suggestive of NPC despite the absence of pathogenic variants in genes involved in NPC or ...
Maria Makrygianni   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular biology of hearing

open access: yes, 2012
The inner ear is our most sensitive sensory organ and can be subdivided into three functional units: organ of Corti, stria vascularis and spiral ganglion.
Diensthuber, M   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Metabolic and Microvascular Risk Factors Associated With Brain Health in Type 1 Diabetes

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examined relationships between metabolic factors, microvascular complications, and brain health in adults with type 1 diabetes. Fifty‐one adults were assessed for metabolic risk factors, microvascular complications, and cognitive function, with a subset completing brain MRI.
Jihyun Park   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Congenital hearing loss in Malta : a survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
The congenitally deaf infant who acquires deafness prior to development of language present special problems when compared to other hearing impaired individuals.
Pace Balzan, Jacqueline   +3 more
core  

Writing strategies and SRSD in a Danish context – A pilot study

open access: yesSocial Sciences and Humanities Open
Writing skills are important for academic achievement. In the present pilot study, we aimed to investigate whether a four-week intervention period, three lessons a week, could improve students' writing skills, self-efficacy for writing, attitudes to ...
Hanne B. Søndergaard Knudsen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives and Preferences in Lupus Management to Guide Lupus Guidelines Development

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A patient‐centered approach for chronic disease management, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), aligns treatment with patients’ values and preferences, leading to improved outcomes. This paper summarizes how patient experiences, perspectives, and priorities informed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Shivani Garg   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Etiology of Hearing Loss and Genetic Hearing Loss

open access: yesHanyang Medical Reviews, 2015
Hearing loss is one of the most common sensory disorders and has numerous environmental and genetic factors that influence its onset and development. Hearing loss can be classified by either the affected anatomic or functional lesion of hearing loss, or as conductive or sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL).
So Young Kim, Byung Yoon Choi
openaire   +1 more source

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