Publications by authors named "Melissa MacAskill"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the prevalence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in patients with congenital mild to moderate hearing loss linked to deletions of the STRC gene (DFNB16).
- It was conducted as an observational study involving 64 patients, with 39% diagnosed with BPPV, and a median age of first symptoms being 13 years.
- The findings suggest a potential connection between BPPV and hearing loss associated with STRC gene deletions, highlighting the importance of informing patients about this risk for better management.
Purpose: The long latency auditory evoked responses (LLAERs), originating in the auditory cortex, are often considered a biomarker for maturity in the central auditory system and may therefore be useful in the evaluation of children with central auditory processing disorder (CAPD). However, the characteristics of the LLAERs elicited in this population have not been widely described, and clinical applications remain unclear. The goal of this scoping review was to investigate if LLAERs can be used to identify children with CAPD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Hearing loss (HL) is one of the most common disorders present at birth. Parents' management of their child's hearing aids (HAs) and regular follow-up with healthcare providers HA are fundamental components of effective intervention.
Objective: The primary objective of this systematic review was to synthesise the current literature on HA use in the paediatric population, and the secondary objective was to review the factors associated with HA use.