Incidence of Vestibular Schwannoma in Taiwan from 2001 to 2012: A Population-Based National Health Insurance Study.

Objectives: Vestibular schwannomas, also known as acoustic neuromas, are slow-growing tumors that may lead to asymmetric hearing loss, unilateral tinnitus, and vertigo. Population-based data are lacking regarding the incidence of vestibular schwannoma in Asian populations. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of vestibular schwannoma in Taiwan using data from a population-based health claim database.

Effect of identification and intervention age on language development for Mandarin-speaking deaf children with high family involvement.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to assess the language ability between early-intervention and later-intervention Mandarin-speaking deaf children, who have normal cognition and high family involvement.

Materials And Methods: There are 29 subjects enrolled. 11 born deaf children received early intervention (7 HA and 4 CI) before 6 months old as study group.