Publications by authors named "Beth N McNulty"
Objective: To evaluate opioid prescribing patterns following cochlear implantation (CI) and assess factors associated with recurrent opioid use.
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Setting: National pharmaceutical database recording opioid fulfillment (Truven Health Marketscan Commercial Claims and Encounters and Medicare Claims and Encounters database) PARTICIPANTS:: CI recipients who filled opioid prescriptions between January 2011 and December 2016.
Objective: Evaluate opioid prescribing patterns following tympanoplasty/mastoidectomy and assess factors associated to recurrent opioid use.
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Setting: National pharmaceutical database recording opioid fulfillment (Truven Health Marketscan Commercial Claims/Encounters and Medicare Claims/Encounters database).
Audiology Telemedicine Evaluations: Potential Expanded Applications.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
July 2019
Article Synopsis
- Cochlear implants are underutilized, particularly in rural areas where patients face delays due to distance from specialists, but telemedicine offers a potential solution.
- A pilot study tested telemedicine for cochlear implant evaluations, involving both participants with normal hearing and those with varying degrees of hearing loss, comparing in-person assessments with remote testing.
- Results showed minimal differences in most tests between methods, indicating telemedicine could be a viable option, but further research is needed to confirm its effectiveness for a larger group of cochlear implant candidates.
Facial Nerve Schwannomas Mimicking as Vestibular Schwannomas.
J Neurol Surg B Skull Base
August 2017
The objective of this study was to identify preoperative and intraoperative findings that may aid in distinguishing facial nerve schwannomas (FNS) from vestibular schwannomas (VSs), particularly in cases limited to the internal auditory canal (IAC) and cerebellopontine angle (CPA). This was a retrospective study. This study was set at a Tertiary Referral Center.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDisparities in access to pediatric hearing health care.
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
October 2017
Purpose Of Review: There are significant disparities in care facing children with hearing loss. The objective of this review is to assess the current disparities in pediatric hearing healthcare delivery, describe the barriers of efficient and effective pediatric hearing health care, and explore the innovations to improve pediatric hearing healthcare delivery.
Recent Findings: Children with hearing loss from certain geographic regions or ethnic background are significantly delayed in diagnosis and treatment.