Pupillometry as a Measure of Listening Effort in Patients with Bone-Anchored Hearing Systems.

The goal of this study is to assess speech comprehension and listening effort by means of pupillometry, in patients with bone-anchored hearing system (BAHS). The study was performed prospectively in a group of 21 hearing-impaired adults, unilaterally implanted with BAHS Ponto. Listening effort was compared in patients wearing two sound processors (Oticon Medical AB, Askim, Sweden): Ponto 3 SuperPower (P3SP) and Ponto Pro (PP).

The Impact of Virtual Reality Training on the Quality of Real Antromastoidectomy Performance.

Background: The aim of this paper is to analyze the results of virtual reality (VR) antromastoidectomy simulation training and the transferability of the obtained skills to real temporal bone surgery.

Methods: The study was conducted prospectively on a group of 10 physicians, and was composed of five VR simulation training sessions followed by live temporal bone surgery. The quality of performance was evaluated with a Task-Based Checklist (TBC) prepared by John Hopkins Hospital.