Surgical labyrinthectomy in the treatment of unilateral Meniere disease: a Belgian retrospective study.

Purpose: Meniere's disease (MD) is a disabling condition with symptoms, such as hearing loss, dizziness, and tinnitus. Surgery is the last resort option for managing MD when other treatments are not effective. Surgical labyrinthectomy (SL) is less commonly performed than vestibular neurectomy or chemical labyrinthectomy.

The Influence of a Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Plasma Concentrations of Antidepressants.

Purpose: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) involves alterations of the gastrointestinal tract resulting in altered absorption. Patients with obesity have a higher prevalence of depression, and antidepressants are often prescribed. Alterations caused by RYGB could modify drug bioavailability and cause potential subtherapeutic plasma concentrations, increasing the risk of depressive relapse.

Hearing Results in 151 Primary Stapedotomies for Otosclerosis: The Effects of Using Different Audiologic Parameters and Criteria on Success Rates.

Objective: To describe the 151 hearing results of primary stapedotomy for otosclerosis using different criteria of success rates.

Design: Retrospective case series of 151 patients with a diagnosis of otosclerosis and operated on by the same surgeon with the same technique, using a CO2 laser. Patients with revision surgery were excluded.

Multidisciplinary Management of Chronic Tinnitus in Audiophonology Centre: Survey of Psychiatric Comorbidities and Psychotropic Medications Use Over 10 Years of Activity.

Background: The multidisciplinary management of disabling chronic tinnitus in the audiophonology centre demonstrates its relevance. The detection and treatment of overlapping psychiatric pathologies is a crucial issue in the work of liaison psychiatry.

Subjects And Methods: A 10-year retrospective review of the activities of a university audiophonology centre with 166 patients who consulted for disabling chronic tinnitus and who underwent a Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview.

Cochlear Implants and Psychiatric Assessments: a Norrie Disease Case Report.

Background: It is important to perform psychiatric assessments of adult patients who are candidates for cochlear implants both to screen them for psychiatric disorders and to assess their understanding and compliance with the procedure. Deafness is a factor of difficulty for conducting in-depth psychiatric interviews, but concomitant blindness may make it impossible.

Subjects And Method: After a description of Norrie disease, a rare disease in which blindness and deafness may occur together, we propose a case report of a patient suffering from the disease and who consulted in view of a cochlear implant.