A Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of Data Logging in Cochlear Implant Recipients Using Automated Scene Classification Technologies.

Currently, there are no studies assessing everyday use of cochlear implant (CI) processors by recipients by means of objective tools. The Nucleus 6 sound processor features a data logging system capable of real-time recording of CI use in different acoustic environments and under various categories of loudness levels. In this study, we report data logged for the different scenes and different loudness levels of 1,366 CI patients, as recorded by SCAN.

[The hyoid bone in reconstructive laryngeal and cervical surgery].

The hyoid bone, with its complex system of connected muscles, ligaments and membranes, provides a highly resistant anchor point in all cases of larynx tumour surgery requiring a "pexy" to reconstruct the upper respiratory tract. This bone can also be important in reconstructive cervical surgery employing myocutaneous flaps, especially after extensive tissue removal, such as in locally advanced larynx tumours (primary T4 lesions or recurrences after partial or subtotal operations) and some primary or recurring malignant cancers of the thyroid, parathyroid or pharyngoesophageal tract involving the larynx. In this study the importance is underlined of preserving the hyoid bone in all cases of cervical surgery in which a strong anchor is needed for repair, due to the radical nature of intervention.

[Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the mandible: a description of a clinical case and review of literature].

The authors present a rare case of primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) of the mandible in an 81-year old woman. The location of this NHL caused problems in making a differential diagnosis between periodontal and tumoral disease as they have similar symptoms (i.e.

[Carcinoma in ectopic Warthin's tumor: a case study and review of the literature].

Warthin's tumor is the second most common salivary gland tumor preceded only by pleomorphic adenoma. In most cases it involves the parotid gland and can, at times, be bilateral. It can also arise in ectopic salivary tissue in the latero-cervical and para-parotid lymph nodes.

["Prolonged" decay test and auditory brainstem responses in the clinical diagnosis of the chronic fatigue syndrome].

The chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) was formally defined to describe disabling fatigue of unknown etiology with immunologic disfunctions. In most cases occur abnormalities of neurophysiological tests. In this paper the Authors use the low (11 pps) and high (51-71 pps) frequency ABR for detecting the electrophysiological function of auditory brainstem responses and propose the "Prolonged Decay Test", a modified impedenzometric technique that explores any alterations of the stapedial contraction, as a new diagnostic test for CFS.