Interdependence of Rheological and Biochemical Parameters of Blood in a Group of Patients with Clinically Silent Multifocal Vascular Cerebral Lesions.

Background: Hemorheology is a field of science which often becomes interesting to researchers studying impairments related to blood flow disturbances. Clinically silent vascular cerebral lesions (CSVCLs) are considered a problem of great importance in neurology.

Objective: This work aimed to analyze the interdependencies of the rheological and biochemical parameters of the blood.

Can Assessment of Rheological Properties of Whole Blood and Plasma Be Useful in the Diagnosis of Tinnitus? A Pilot Study.

Tinnitus is a sensation of ringing in the ears in the absence of any physical source in the environment. Between 9-35% of adults experience some form of tinnitus. Common causes of tinnitus include noise, head injury, ototoxic substances, as well as disorders of blood and blood vessels.

Body Balance Analysis in the Visually Impaired Individuals Aged 18-24 Years.

Background: Proper body balance is maintained by both sensory, i.e., vision, hearing, vestibular, and proprioception, and motor nervous systems.

The effects of acoustic and optokinetic stimulus on the postural stability.

Objectives: This article addresses the question of whether the simultaneous auditory and optokinetic stimulation affects the postural stability differently than only the stimulation with a single auditory or optokinetic stimulus.

Methods: The study involved 30 volunteers. The postural stability was evaluated by means of the posturography platform, which allows for both stable and dynamic posturography tests as well as for applying optokinetic stimulus.

The impact of regular diving on the condition of the middle ear.

Objectives: It is generally held that exposure to both high-pressure and long-lasting contact with water makes diving a potentially hazardous sports activity as far as the ears are concerned. There is a number of research investigating the condition of the middle ear in a short period following diving; however, the knowledge regarding the long-term effects of regularly repeated diving remains limited.

Material And Methods: The aim of this study is to evaluate the function of the middle ear after a diving season in a group of 31 adults diving regularly (1-17 years) by means of the following methods: 1) interview, 2) otoscopy, 3) pure tone audiometry, 4) classic tympanometry, and 5) wideband tympanometry.

Middle Fossa Approach for Cochlear Implantation.

Objective: To present qualification criteria, surgery, and results of cochlear implantation via the middle fossa approach.

Study Design: A retrospective analysis of medical charts of patients.

Setting: Cochlear implant program in academic medical center.

Surgical, functional and audiological evaluation of new Baha(®) Attract system implantations.

Bone-anchored hearing aids are well-established solutions for treatment of hearing-impaired patients. However, classical systems with percutaneous abutments have disadvantages concerning aesthetics, hygiene and adverse soft tissue reactions. The study aimed to evaluate surgical, functional and audiological results of a new Baha(®) Attract system, in which the sound processor is attached by magnetic force.

[Evaluation of speech perception depending of number of spectral maxima in implanted adults].

Subjects: 11 adults cochlear implant users, age since 18 till 70 years old (mean 43); 6 male and 5 female; diagnosis-postlingual deafness; used CI over 3 years.

Method: The aim of study was evaluation of an optimal number of spectral speech coding maxima. The speech audiometry in free field for programmed 8, 10 and 12 spectral maxima and subjective evaluation of quality of speech perception in different acoustic environmental were performed.