Publications by authors named "Li Shia Ng"
Objective: Hearing loss (HL) has been postulated to be linked to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) via vascular mechanisms, but epidemiological associations remain unclear. The study aims to clarify the association between HL and stroke, coronary artery disease (CAD), and any CVD.
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Importance: Hearing loss is associated with cognitive decline. However, it is unclear if hearing restorative devices may have a beneficial effect on cognition.
Objective: To evaluate the associations of hearing aids and cochlear implants with cognitive decline and dementia.
Associations of Hearing Loss and Dual Sensory Loss With Mortality: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Meta-regression of 26 Observational Studies With 1 213 756 Participants.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
March 2022
Importance: Hearing loss (HL) and dual sensory loss (DSL) are prevalent, disabling, and associated with numerous age-related health conditions, including dementia and frailty. To date, no evidence-based summary of their mortality risk is available.
Objective: To clarify the epidemiological associations between HL/DSL and mortality.
Background: The diagnosis of COVID-19 is made using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) but its sensitivity varies from 20 to 100%. The presence of gustatory dysfunction (GD) in a patient with upper respiratory tract symptoms might increase the clinical suspicion of COVID-19.
Aims: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio (LR+), negative likelihood ratio (LR-) and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) of using GD as a triage symptom prior to RT-PCR.
The objective of our research is to find out if gamification increases motivation for self-directed learning (SDL) of human anatomy among year 1 medical students, and more importantly, their academic grades (n = 120). At the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, anatomy teaching has traditionally been delivered via didactic means. To encourage more active learning, suitable games (non-digital) and the script concordance test were utilized to enhance the process.
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- This study focused on understanding how hearing loss develops in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and what factors contribute to its severity.
- Researchers measured hearing loss by tracking changes from initial hearing levels and using grading criteria for adverse events.
- Results showed that patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy (CRT) experienced significant hearing impairment starting around 3 months, linked to higher doses of cisplatin and radiation, while those receiving radiotherapy alone had minimal hearing loss in the first two years.
Background: Advances in three-dimensional imaging and three-dimensional printing technology have expanded the frontier of presurgical design for microtia reconstruction from two-dimensional curved lines to three-dimensional perspectives. This study presents an algorithm for combining three-dimensional surface imaging, computer-assisted design, and three-dimensional printing to create patient-specific auricular frameworks in unilateral microtia reconstruction.
Methods: Between January of 2015 and January of 2016, six patients with unilateral microtia were enrolled.
Square face or prominent mandibular angle is a major concern in Asian women. In class III patients, mandibular setback may lead to a wider lower face that is not preferred in Asian culture. In order to achieve better aesthetic outcomes, simultaneous mandibular contouring to reduce the width of the lower face is required for some patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives/hypothesis: To determine the long-term outcomes of a prospective cohort of 20 patients who had nasopharyngectomy using an open partial-maxillectomy approach.
Method: A prospective cohort study of the surgical outcomes of patients with recurrent T1 (rT1) and rT2 nasopharyngeal carcinoma recurrence.
Results: There were 14 male and six female patients.