Preservation of Residual Hearing: Long-Term Results With a Mid-Scala Electrode.

Objective: The long-term preservation of residual hearing after cochlear implantation has become a major goal over the past few years. The aim of the present study was to evaluate residual hearing in the long-term follow-up using mid-scala electrodes.

Methods: In this retrospective, single-center study, we collected data from 27 patients who were implanted between 2014 and 2015 with residual hearing in the low-frequency range using a mid-scala electrode.

Balance Training With Vibrotactile Neurofeedback and Extract in Age-Related Vertigo.

Balance training with vibrotactile neurofeedback (VNF) can improve balance and subjective impairment in age-related vertigo and dizziness. dry extract EGb 761 has been shown to improve subjective impairment in chronic vertigo and the efficacy of conventional balance training. The combination was expected to work synergistically in this difficult-to-treat population.

Intracochlear Pressure Changes After Cochlea Implant Electrode Pullback-Reduction of Intracochlear Trauma.

Objective: Different aspects should be considered to achieve an atraumatic insertion of cochlear implant electrode arrays as an important surgical goal. Intracochlear pressure changes are known to influence the preservation of residual hearing. By using the intraoperative "pullback technique," an electrode position closer to the modiolus can be achieved than without the pullback.

Intra- and inter-rater reliability of the modified ENT assessment score (ENTAS 2) in granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a prospective randomised trial.

Objectives: Ears nose and throat (ENT) involvement is found on a substantial proportion of patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). Structured, reliable ENT assessment is essential in the management of GPA patients. It is the aim of this study to determine the repeatability (intra-rater reliability) and reproducibility (inter-rater reliability) of the ENT Assessment Score (ENTAS 2).