Outcomes of cochlear implantation in Usher syndrome: a systematic review.

Purpose: This study is a systematic review of the literature which seeks to evaluate auditory and quality of life (QOL) outcomes of cochlear implantation in patients with Usher syndrome.

Methods: Systematic review of studies indexed in Medline via PubMed, Ovid EMBASE, Web of Science, CENTRAL and clinicaltrials.gov was performed up to March 9th 2022, conducted in accordance with the PRISMA statement.

Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Patients With Otosclerosis: A Systematic Review.

Objective: This study aimed to establish hearing outcomes after cochlear implantation in patients with otosclerosis.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a systematic review and narrative synthesis. Databases searched were as follows: MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Collection, and ClinicalTrials.

A Micro-Computed Tomography Study of Round Window Anatomy and Implications for Atraumatic Cochlear Implant Insertion.

Hypothesis: The goal of this study was to interrogate high-resolution three-dimensional reconstructions of round window anatomy to illustrate and characterize structural variability with implications for atraumatic cochlear implant insertion.

Background: Cochlear implants are increasingly used to improve sound detection in patients with substantial residual hearing. However, traumatic cochlear implant insertion through the round window involving upward deviation of the electrode into the spiral ligament, basilar membrane, and osseous spiral lamina, medial impaction on the modiolus, or interscalar excursion into the scala vestibuli are associated with lower rates of hearing preservation and poorer speech perception.

Coffee to go? The effect of coffee on resolution of ileus following abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Background & Aims: Ileus following abdominal surgery is a common postoperative complication. It is a source of considerable morbidity to patients and prolongs hospital stay. There is limited evidence to support the use of coffee to promote resolution of post-operative ileus.

Ear Structures of the Naked Mole-Rat, Heterocephalus glaber, and Its Relatives (Rodentia: Bathyergidae).

Although increasingly popular as a laboratory species, very little is known about the peripheral auditory system of the naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber. In this study, middle and inner ears of naked mole-rats of a range of ages were examined using micro-computed tomography and dissection. The ears of five other bathyergid species (Bathyergus suillus, Cryptomys hottentotus, Fukomys micklemi, Georychus capensis and Heliophobius argenteocinereus) were examined for comparative purposes.