Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the international outcome inventory - alternative interventions (IOI-AI) - ear surgery (IOI-AI).

Objective: The aims of this study were to adapt the Swedish version of the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) to the International Outcome Inventory for Alternative Interventions (IOI-AI) in the context of ear surgery (IOI-AI) and to test the psychometric properties.

Design: The validated Swedish questionnaire IOI-HA was adapted to the IOI-AI by omitting the question about hearing aid use and changing the term "hearing aid" to "surgery" in the remaining items. The validity, component structure and reliability of the IOI-AI were assessed.

Are there differences in revision stapes surgery outcomes between university and county clinics? A study from the quality register for otosclerosis surgery in Sweden.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate hearing outcomes in stapes revision surgery with regard to the type of clinic (university clinic or county clinic). Furthermore, the aim was to investigate the risk of complications with a focus on tinnitus, hearing deterioration, and taste disturbance 1 year after surgery.

Methods: The study is based on data from the Swedish Quality Register for Otosclerosis Surgery (SQOS).

Otosclerosis revision surgery in Sweden: hearing outcome, predictive factors and complications.

Purpose: To describe the procedures and investigate the hearing outcomes and complications after revision surgery for patients with otosclerosis in Sweden and compare these with previously published reports and to investigate factors that may predict the outcomes of revision surgery.

Methods: A total of 254 patients from the Swedish Quality Register for otosclerosis surgery who underwent surgery at 21 clinics were identified as having undergone revision surgery for otosclerosis from 2003 to 2013. Clinical records and audiograms from each of these patients were collected and analyzed.

When Can Stable AutoNRT Thresholds be Expected? A Clinical Implication When Fitting Young Children.

Background: Objective measurements are important for programming cochlear implants in young children and other individuals who cannot participate in behavioral measurements. AutoNRT, the automatic method used to record responses from the auditory nerve in the Cochlear Ltd., implant system, is often used as a basis for estimating the threshold level and comfort level (C-level) for these patients.

Stapes surgery in Sweden: evaluation of a national-based register.

The aim of the National Quality Registries is to monitor the outcome of healthcare given to patients. The Swedish Quality register for otosclerosis surgery is one of the nine official national registers for ear, nose and throat diseases in Sweden. Since 2004, surgical and audiological results and patient satisfaction scores have been systematically collected from a majority of the ear, nose and throat clinics performing stapes surgery in Sweden.