Validation of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults Scale for Spanish-Speaking Patients.

Objective: To perform translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the hearing handicap inventory for adults scale (HHIA) to the Spanish language.

Study Design: Prospective study.

Setting: Tertiary neurotologic referral center.

Cochlear Implantation in Postlingual Adult Patients With Long-Term Auditory Deprivation.

Objective: The role of long-term hearing deprivation in cochlear implant performance is not well established, and the limits for implanting an auditory deprived ear are still unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of long-term auditory deprivation time on cochlear implant results.

Study Design: Retrospective case review study.

Towards a Unified Testing Framework for Single-Sided Deafness Studies: A Consensus Paper.

Background: While hearing aids for a contralateral routing of signals (CROS-HA) and bone conduction devices have been the traditional treatment for single-sided deafness (SSD) and asymmetric hearing loss (AHL), in recent years, cochlear implants (CIs) have increasingly become a viable treatment choice, particularly in countries where regulatory approval and reimbursement schemes are in place. Part of the reason for this shift is that the CI is the only device capable of restoring bilateral input to the auditory system and hence of possibly reinstating binaural hearing. Although several studies have independently shown that the CI is a safe and effective treatment for SSD and AHL, clinical outcome measures in those studies and across CI centers vary greatly.

Validation of the Penn Acoustic Neuroma Quality-of-Life Scale (PANQOL) for Spanish-Speaking Patients.

Objective To perform translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Penn Acoustic Neuroma Quality-of-Life Scale (PANQOL) to the Spanish language. Study Design Prospective study. Setting Tertiary neurotologic referral center.

Vestibular Schwannoma Resection with Ipsilateral Simultaneous Cochlear Implantation in Patients with Normal Contralateral Hearing.

Objective: To report the hearing results of cochlear implantation simultaneous to vestibular schwannoma (VS) resection by means of a translabyrinthine approach in patients with normal contralateral hearing.

Methods: This was a prospective study including adults with sporadic VS. Tumors were resected by means of a modified translabyrinthine approach with preservation of the cochlear nerve.

Subtotal Petrosectomy for Cochlear Implantation: Lessons Learned After 110 Cases.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to review the indications for subtotal petrosectomy for cochlear implantation, report our management of complications, as well as review those technical factors that are critical for successful implantation.

Methods: Patients (n = 104) that underwent subtotal petrosectomy with closure of the external auditory canal and obliteration of the cavity with abdominal fat in combination with cochlear implantation were analyzed.

Results: The most frequent indication for subtotal petrosectomy was the existence of a previous canal wall down technique.

Stapedectomy in sheep: an animal model for surgical training.

Hypothesis And Background: Stapedectomy is a surgical technique that requires progressive training. The external and middle ear of sheep have a close resemblance to the human and have been previously used as surgical training models. In our project we describe the anatomy of the middle and external ear in sheep focusing on surgical landmarks and technique in order to determine whether the sheep's ear is an adequate model for stapedectomy training.