Acute mastoiditis: 30 years review in a tertiary hospital.

Objective: Acute mastoiditis, the most common complication of acute otitis media, is approached in our study, focused on children from the Autonomous Community of Cantabria, Spain. The aim is to analyze its clinical-epidemiological characteristics and propose diagnostic and treatment recommendations.

Study Design/setting: We conducted a 30-year retrospective study on patients under 18 years of age diagnosed with acute mastoiditis in Cantabria.

Auditory Skills following Cochlear Implantation in Children with the Charge Syndrome.

Objectives: To assess the auditory outcomes and skills of pediatric cochlear implant (CI) users with the CHARGE syndrome. To determine the influence of inner ear malformations on the surgical procedure and speech understanding outcomes in this population.

Study Design: Observational, retrospective study.

Which ear should we choose for cochlear implantation in the elderly: The poorer or the better? Audiometric outcomes, quality of sound, and quality-of-life results.

Conclusions: Cochlear implantation in the poorer ear of an elderly patient does not predict poorer post-operative audiological, quality-of-life (QoL), and quality of sound results.

Objectives: To determine whether choosing the 'better' or the 'poorer' ear for cochlear implantation impacts performance outcome in an elderly population.

Methods: Forty-two out of 73 elderly (≥ 60 years) cochlear implant users with some residual hearing in at least one ear were selected.

Using the HISQUI29 to assess the sound quality levels of Spanish adults with unilateral cochlear implants and no contralateral hearing.

To evaluate cochlear implant (CI) users' self-reported level of sound quality and quality of life (QoL). Sound quality was self-evaluated using the hearing implant sound quality index (HISQUI29). HISQUI29 scores were further examined in three subsets.

Validation of the Hearing Implant Sound Quality Index (HISQUI19) to assess Spanish-speaking cochlear implant users' auditory abilities in everyday communication situations.

Conclusion: The Spanish-language HISQUI19 is a reliable and easy-to-use tool for quantifying the self-perceived level of auditory benefit that cochlear implant (CI) users experience in everyday listening situations.

Objectives: To validate the Spanish-language version of The Hearing Implant Sound Quality Index (HISQUI19), a questionnaire for quantifying the self-perceived level of auditory benefit that CI users experience in everyday listening situations.

Methods: Adult Spanish-speaking subjects with a CI were asked to complete a Spanish-language version of the HISQUI19.

Fibrous dysplasia of the temporal bone secondary to ear surgery: a case report.

Introduction: In this report, we describe the clinical course, diagnostic features and management of a patient with fibrous dysplasia of the temporal bone 7 years after middle ear surgery on the same side.

Case Presentation: A 16-year-old Caucasian girl presented to our hospital with a growing bone lesion in the roof of the left temporal bone. She had undergone a previous tympanoplasty at 7 years of age because of a cholesteatoma.

Pros and Cons of Round Window Vibroplasty in Open Cavities: Audiological, Surgical, and Quality of Life Outcomes.

Objective: To evaluate the audiological, surgical, quality of life, and quality of sound outcomes in adults with open cavities implanted with the Vibrant Soundbridge (VSB) implant using round window (RW) vibroplasty approach.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: Otolaryngology department, tertiary referral hospital.

Ipsilateral cochlear implantation in patients with sporadic vestibular schwannoma in the only or best hearing ear and in patients with NF2.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the cochlear implant (CI) performances in neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) patients with bilateral vestibular schwannoma (VS) and in patients with sporadic VS in the only or better hearing ear. All patients with bilateral VS or sporadic VS in the only or better hearing ear who underwent cochlear implantation, either simultaneous to VS surgery or staged after treatment for VS, in the tumor side were chosen for the study. Postimplantation audiometric scores (sound detection, closed-set and open-set discrimination scores) and device use patterns were the main outcome measures.

Reliability and validity of the Nijmegen Cochlear Implant Questionnaire in Spanish.

The Nijmegen Cochlear Implant Questionnaire (NCIQ) is a specific and quantifiable self-assessment health-related quality of life (QoL) questionnaire. It was developed to determine the subjective benefits of a cochlear implant (CI). The present study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the NCIQ in Spanish.

Reliability and validity of the Spanish Glasgow Benefit Inventory after cochlear implant surgery in adults.

In recent years, the outcome assessment of subjects undergoing otorhinolaryngological (ORL) intervention has relied increasingly upon patient-reported questionnaires. The English Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI) is a reliable, sensitive and validated post-intervention questionnaire that is used to determine health-related quality-of-life (QoL) in patients following ORL intervention. The GBI has been translated into eight languages including Spanish.

Is there an age limit for cochlear implantation?

Objectives: We evaluated the quality of life following cochlear implantation in elderly postlingually deaf adults.

Methods: Data were studied concerning demographics and audiometric evaluation in postlingually deaf adults at least 60 years of age who underwent cochlear implantation in 3 institutions. The Glasgow Benefit Inventory was used to quantify the quality of life.

[Quality of life in patients implanted with the BAHA device depending on the aetiology].

Introduction And Objectives: Assess the improvement of quality of life in osseointegrated implanted patients, taking into account the indication as well as the use of the implant, and the presence of pre- and postoperative tinnitus.

Methods: Sixty-nine patients implanted between June 2004 and November 2010 were included. The average age of the patients was 40 years.

Fine structure processing improves telephone speech perception in cochlear implant users.

The objective of this study was to compare telephone speech perception and subjective preferences in cochlear implant users with two different speech-processing strategies: high-definition continuous interleaved sampling (HDCIS) and fine structure processing (FSP). A randomized double-blind study was designed for intra-individual comparison of HDCIS and FSP. Twenty-five post-lingually deafened patients with either the PulsarCI(100) or SonataTI(100) and Opus2 acoustic processor were tested consecutively with both coding strategies, assigned in a random order.

A new entity in the differential diagnosis of geniculate ganglion tumours: fibrous connective tissue lesion of the facial nerve.

Differential diagnosis of geniculate ganglion tumours includes chiefly schwannomas, haemangiomas and meningiomas. We report the case of a patient whose clinical and imaging findings mimicked the presentation of a facial nerve schwannoma.Pathological studies revealed a lesion with nerve bundles unstructured by intense collagenisation.

Osteoblastoma of the temporal bone.

Benign osteoblastoma is an uncommon primary tumor of the bone. Any area of the skeleton may be affected by this tumor, but its occurrence in the temporal bone and middle ear is extremely rare. Clinical symptoms are nonspecific, even in the middle ear, and the diagnosis is often difficult in spite a complete physical and radiological examination.

Benefits from a mobile telephone adapter in Combi40+ cochlear implant users.

Conclusions: Telephone adapters can help cochlear implanted patients to enhance their telephonic conversations. However, these devices should be further developed to be useful for daily life.

Objectives: To test a mobile telephone adapter to improve speech discrimination by mobile telephone in Combi40+ users.

[Musical perception and enjoyment in post-lingual patients with cochlear implants].

Objectives: To evaluate music perception and enjoyment following cochlear implantation and its impact on quality of life (QOL).

Material And Method: Eighty-eight adult post-lingually deaf cochlear implant users entered the study. The music questionnaire analyzed musical background, listening habits, and quality of musical sound through the cochlear implant.

Changes in listening habits and quality of musical sound after cochlear implantation.

Objective: To evaluate listening habits and quality of musical sound after cochlear implantation.

Study Design: A total of 89 consecutive, adult, postlingually deafened, cochlear implant recipients entered the study. Music questionnaire included questions about musical background, listening habits, and quality of musical sound through cochlear implants.

Does music perception have an impact on quality of life following cochlear implantation?

Conclusion: Despite the decrease in listening habits, about half of the patients still enjoy music post implantation. Better quality of sound through the implant improves music enjoyment and contributes to achievement of better postoperative quality of life (QOL).

Objectives: To evaluate music perception and enjoyment in cochlear implant (CI) users, and to assess their influence on QOL.