Teledelivery of Aural Rehabilitation to Improve Cochlear Implant Outcomes.

Objective(s): This randomized controlled study evaluated the effectiveness of a Telehealth Aural Rehabilitation (TeleAR) training protocol to improve outcomes for adult cochlear implant (CI) users.

Methods: This was a multisite clinical study with participants randomized to either an AR treatment or active control group. The AR protocol consisted of auditory training (words, sentences, and speech tracking), informational counseling, and communication strategies.

Auditory testing outcomes with hearing aids in patients with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder.

Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the audiologic outcomes with hearing aids in pediatric patients with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) using the Infant Toddler-Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale (IT-MAIS), and the Ling 6 Sound Test (Ling 6).

Study Design: Case series.

Setting: Single tertiary care academic medical center.

Outcomes of audiometric testing in children with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder.

Introduction: Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD) is characterized by hearing loss ranging from normal to profound. Additionally, results are confounded by commonly fluctuating hearing thresholds in ANSD. As such, we sought to evaluate results of audiometric testing on children with ANSD and the impact of age and time on testing results.

Effects of AUT00063, a Kv3.1 channel modulator, on noise-induced hyperactivity in the dorsal cochlear nucleus.

The purpose of this study was to test whether a Kv3 potassium channel modulator, AUT00063, has therapeutic potential for reversing noise-induced increases in spontaneous neural activity, a state that is widely believed to underlie noise-induced tinnitus. Recordings were conducted in noise exposed and control hamsters from dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN) fusiform cells before and following intraperitoneal administration of AUT00063 (30 mg/kg). Fusiform cell spontaneous activity was increased in sound-exposed animals, approximating levels that were nearly 50% above those of controls.