Unlabelled: Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) is a particular kind of hearing disorder characterised by normal outer hair cell function and abnormal or absent auditory brain stem responses. Little data are available regarding the prevalence of this condition in healthy newborns. We performed a retrospective medical records review of 791 referrals from universal neonatal hearing screening (UNHS) at a well-baby clinic to investigate the prevalence of ANSD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Single-sided deaf (SSD) patients report multiple benefits after cochlear implantation (CI), such as tinnitus suppression, speech perception, and sound localization. The first single-unit speech processor, the RONDO, was launched recently. Both the RONDO and the well-known behind-the-ear (BTE) speech processor work on the same audio processor platform.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA bone-anchored hearing aid (Baha) is used in patients with single-sided sensorineural deafness (SSD) to overcome the head shadow effect. Of all the patients with SSD, treated at our hospital, 196 patients used a Baha on trial between November 2001 and April 2010. The objective of this study is to evaluate what factors determine the decision of a SSD patient whether or not to opt for a Baha device following a Baha trial period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Severe tinnitus can seriously impair patients in their activities in daily life and reduce their quality of life. The aims of this prospective clinical study were to assess the long-term effects of cochlear implantation (CI) on tinnitus in patients with single-sided deafness and ipsilateral incapacitating tinnitus, and to investigate whether CI could treat various types of tinnitus.
Materials And Methods: Twenty-six subjects with unilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss received a CI.
Objective: To compare the audiologic results of geriatric patients receiving cochlear implants with younger age groups and to evaluate the quality of life after cochlear implantation in the geriatric population by means of validated quality-of-life questionnaires.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study involving 89 postlingually deafened cochlear implant subjects.
Setting: Tertiary referral center.