Adjustable Phonatory PEEP to Treat Dysphonia: A Preliminary Investigation of Progressive Masked Voice Exercises (PMVE).

The Progressive Masked Voice Exercises (PMVE) with an innovative semioccluded ventilation mask fitted and adjustable positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) valve was evaluated. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of the PMVE with the PEEP device and the Vocal Function Exercise (VFE) program on acoustic, auditory-perceptual, aerodynamic, and self-report measures. Twenty-five participants diagnosed with voice disorders met the criteria.

Effects of speech tracking method using hearing aids for hearing disorder in older people.

Objectives: Speech tracking is defined as a complex act or task of listening in which the learner tracks the speech heard and repeats it as accurately as possible while paying attention to incoming contextual information. This ability involves auditory input, speech output, repetition, and divided attention. In this small-scale study, we aimed to use a speech-tracking method to train older adults with hearing loss and examine its effects on hearing loss from multiple perspectives, including hearing handicap, frailty, and neuropsychological testing.

Kids are not just small adults: An attempt to validate pediatric tablet-based digits in noise testing.

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate whether conductive hearing loss (CHL) can be differentiated from sensorineural hearing loss in children ages 3-18 using a diotic and antiphasic digits-in-noise (DIN) tablet-based test using existing adult cut-off criteria.

Methods: A blinded multi-institutional prospective cohort of 64 children aged 3-18 scheduled for an audiometric soundbooth evaluation with a pediatric audiologist and a same-day otolaryngologist examination were recruited for the study. Following a conventional audiogram, the subjects underwent diotic (same-phased stimuli) and antiphasic (out-of-phase stimuli) DIN testing on a HearX Samsung Galaxy tablet with over-the-ear headphones, for a total of 128 measurements.

Minimum intraoperative testing battery for cochlear implantation: the international practice trend.

Purpose: In cochlear implantation (CI) surgery, there are a wide variety of intraoperative tests available. However, no clear guide exists on which tests must be performed as the minimum intraoperative testing battery. Toward this end, we studied the usage patterns, recommendations, and attitudes of practitioners toward intraoperative testing.

Correction Factor Evaluation and Between-System Comparison of Behavioral Threshold Predictions From Auditory Brainstem Response Measures in Infants.

Purpose: Auditory brainstem response (ABR) thresholds are corrected to estimate behavioral thresholds in infants. Corrections were validated, and a comparison of behavioral threshold estimates between systems was conducted to inform equipment transition and protocols in Ontario, Canada.

Method: In Study 1, a retrospective file review was conducted.

Person-centered aural rehabilitation program improved mood, cognition, and auditory processing in a professional musician who uses a hearing aid and cochlear implant: Case Report.

Introduction: Aural rehabilitation focused on music for individuals with cochlear implants (CIs) and/or hearing aids (HAs) typically emphasizes perceptual skills rather than enjoyment of music. Yet, those with CIs and/or HAs often struggle to enjoy music, complaining that it sounds distorted with the implant or HAs. Typically, aural rehabilitation programs require a significant time commitment, but this may not be feasible or preferable for many patients.

Focusing on positive listening experiences improves hearing aid outcomes in first-time hearing aid users: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate whether positive focus (PF), an intervention that asks hearing aid users to focus on positive listening experiences, improves hearing aid outcomes for first-time hearing aid users.

Design: The participants were randomised into a control or PF group. They were fitted with hearing aids and followed for six months after fitting.

International Consensus Statements on Intraoperative Testing for Cochlear Implantation Surgery.

Objectives: A wide variety of intraoperative tests are available in cochlear implantation. However, no consensus exists on which tests constitute the minimum necessary battery. We assembled an international panel of clinical experts to develop, refine, and vote upon a set of core consensus statements.

Frailty and visual, auditory, olfactory, and taste senses in older patients visiting a frailty outpatient clinic.

Aim: Although studies have analyzed the relationship between frailty and human senses, few have comprehensively evaluated and examined their correlations. This study aimed to clarify the relationship between frailty and the senses of sight, hearing, smell, and taste.

Methods: The subjects were outpatients at the Locomo Frail Outpatient Clinic.

A risk model for occupational noise-induced hearing loss in workers.

Background: Occupational hearing loss is one of the most common work-related diseases with various risk factors and considerable negative impacts on both physical and mental well-being of affected workers. Occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) has a complex interaction with personal, environmental and occupational factors.

Objective: This study aimed to develop a risk model for ONIHL in workers by identifying risk factors and their interactions.

[COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION FOR PATIENTS WITH CONSERVATIVELY TREATED VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMA].

Vestibular Schwannoma, a benign slow growing tumor on the eight cranial nerve, will eventually cause in most patients, a severe sensory neural hearing loss in the ipsilateral ear. Patients with asymmetric hearing loss experience difficulties in hearing in the presence of noise, in sound localization and an increase in listening effort, especially if contralateral hearing loss exists. Cochlear implant is the treatment of choice for hearing rehabilitation in severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss.

A randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of motivational interviewing in new hearing aid users (MI-HAT): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Hearing loss is the third leading global cause of disability and is associated with poorer quality of life. Hearing aids are often recommended for hearing loss; however, hearing aid uptake and use rates are perpetually low. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a patient-centered counseling aimed at addressing the desire in the patient to change their behavior.

Phase 2 of collaborative action around the implementation of virtual hearing aid care: Evaluation of a clinical practice guideline.

Rationale: Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a clinical practice guideline (CPG) around virtual hearing aid practices was developed to fill a knowledge gap within the field of audiology. Details outlining the development and mobilization of this draft guideline were outlined as Phase 1 (described in a paired paper).

Aims And Objectives: This study describes Phase 2 of this project as part of the Knowledge-to-Action Framework, including an evaluation of the methodological quality of the guideline and the resulting tailored version of the document (v2.

Phase 1 of collaborative action around the implementation of virtual hearing aid care: Development of a clinical practice guideline.

Rationale: There is a growing demand for comprehensive, evidence-based, and accessible clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to address virtual service delivery. This demand was particularly evident within the field of hearing healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic, when providers were faced with an immediate need to offer services at a distance. Considering the recent advancement in information and communication technologies, the slow uptake of virtual care, and the lack of knowledge tools to support clinical integration in hearing healthcare, a Knowledge-to-Action Framework was used to address the virtual care delivery research-to-practice gap.

Cochlear implantation in children with congenital inner ear malformations - Our experience.

Objective: To share our experience of the surgical challenges faced in cochlear implanted patients with inner ear malformation and to assess the auditory and speech perception outcomes.

Material And Method: Clinical records of 502 cochlear implant procedures were reviewed and data of 122 patients who had inner ear malformations were enrolled in the study. Their auditory and speech performances were evaluated post implantation for 3 years.

Intratympanic corticosteroids for Ménière's disease.

Background: Ménière's disease is a condition that causes recurrent episodes of vertigo, associated with hearing loss and tinnitus. Corticosteroids are sometimes administered directly into the middle ear to treat this condition (through the tympanic membrane). The underlying cause of Ménière's disease is unknown, as is the way in which this treatment may work.

Prevalence of Congenital Infections in Newborns and Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Objective: to verify the frequency of congenital infections in newborns and their possible associations with the universal-neonatal-hearing-screening (UNHS) results, and evaluate a reference UNHS service in the Unified Health System (-SUS), according to quality indicators.

Methods: Historical cohort study with data analysis of newborns attending prestigious hearing-health SUS services from January 2017 to December 2021, in Santa Catarina, Brazil. The quality of screening coverage was assessed based on the quality indicators proposed by the Brazilian neonatal-hearing-screening-care guidelines (-DATAN).

Impedance Change as an Indicator of Cochlear Implant Failure.

Objective: In February 2020, Advanced Bionics initiated a field action notice to remove the MS Ultra (V1) implant from circulation. In this study, we quantify a single site's incidence with device failure and examine the relationship between impedance change and declining speech perception.

Study Design: Retrospective/cohort study.

"Please Don't Assess Him to Destruction": The R.A.I.S.E. Assessment Framework for Primary Progressive Aphasia.

Purpose: Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) assess people with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) through measurements of speech, language, communication, and well-being, with the aims of identifying challenges and strengths, monitoring change, and informing treatment directions and supports. The purpose of this clinical focus article is to highlight the necessity for person-centered assessment specific to PPA and to conceptualize a framework that acknowledges the multifaceted nature of assessment for this population. In this framework, the unique challenges posed by a diagnosis of PPA are addressed with the aim to provide practical guidance for clinicians and to support reflection on current practices.

Long-term outcome of vestibular function and hearing in children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection: a prospective cohort study.

Purpose: Congenital cytomegalovirus infection (cCMV) is the most frequent nonhereditary cause for sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in children. Data on vestibular function in children with cCMV are, however, scarce, although some evidence for cCMV-associated vestibular dysfunction exists. In this prospective cohort study, we evaluated long-term vestibular function and hearing outcomes in a cohort of children with cCMV.

Tinnitus Assessment and Management: A Survey of Practicing Audiologists in the United States and Canada.

Background: Tinnitus is a prevalent auditory disorder that can become severely debilitating. Despite decades of investigation, there remains no conclusive cure for tinnitus. Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are available for assessing and managing tinnitus.

Comparison of Outcomes in Unilateral and Bilateral Pediatric Cochlear Implants: Our Experience.

The aim of our study is to compare the outcomes in unilateral and bilateral cochlear implants in pediatric age and also between simultaneous and sequential cochlear implant surgery. This retrospective study was carried out with 83 children aged between 12 months to 2.5 years which included 41 children with bilateral Cochlear implants and 42 with unilateral implants.

Development and validation of Malaysian noise and chemical exposure questionnaire towards hearing among hospital workers.

Introduction: Questionnaire is one of the effective, easy, and quick preliminary tools, which is widely used in today's healthcare assessment. It is important to have a suitable questionnaire according to the target population and also one that is culturally appropriate based on the intended countries' laws and regulations. The objective of the study is to develop and validate a Malaysian version of noise and chemical exposure questionnaire.

Sigmoid Sinus Diverticulum-A Unique Case of Pulsatile Tinnitus.

Sigmoid sinus diverticula are relatively rare but typically cause pulsatile tinnitus (PT) in the involved ear. Occasionally, symptoms produced by blood flowing through the diverticulum are severe enough to necessitate recontouring the sigmoid sinus. Recently, a 59-year-old female was evaluated after years of worsening unilateral PT.