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Comparison of infrared thermography of the face between mouth-breathing and nasal-breathing children. 口呼吸和鼻呼吸儿童面部红外热成像比较。
IF 1.9 3区 医学
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Pub Date : 2024-10-21 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-024-09038-5
Amanda Freitas Valentim, Andréa Rodrigues Motta, Júlia Ana Soares Silva, Renata Maria Moreira Moraes Furlan, Matheus Pereira Porto, Helena Maria Gonçalves Becker, Letícia Paiva Franco, Ana Cristina Côrtes Gama
{"title":"Comparison of infrared thermography of the face between mouth-breathing and nasal-breathing children.","authors":"Amanda Freitas Valentim, Andréa Rodrigues Motta, Júlia Ana Soares Silva, Renata Maria Moreira Moraes Furlan, Matheus Pereira Porto, Helena Maria Gonçalves Becker, Letícia Paiva Franco, Ana Cristina Côrtes Gama","doi":"10.1007/s00405-024-09038-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-024-09038-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To compare the temperature of thermoanatomic points and areas of the upper and lower lips between mouth-breathing and nasal-breathing children.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional observational study had a sample of 30 nasal-breathing and 30 mouth-breathing children aged 4 to 11 years. One front-view, one left-view, and one right-view infrared thermogram of the face were acquired from each participant. A total of 14 thermoanatomic points plus the upper lip and lower lip areas were marked on the front-view thermograms, while on the side-view thermograms, six thermoanatomic points were marked. The research also calculated the difference between the temperature of the upper and lower lip areas (∆T area) and between the temperature of the points on the upper and lower lips (∆T points). The normalized mean temperatures of points and areas and temperature differences were compared between groups with the t-test and Mann-Whitney test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The temperature of the thermoanatomic points closest to the lip (nasolabial, Labial Commissure, and lower labial), areas of the lips, and external acoustic meatus was lower in mouth breathers than in nasal breathers, which did not happen for most other points. ∆T area and ∆T points were not different between the groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Thermography is a promising complementary diagnostic tool, since showed mouth-breathing children had lower temperatures in the region of the lips than nasal breathers.</p>","PeriodicalId":11952,"journal":{"name":"European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142461053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Epidemiology, presentation, management and outcomes of patients with acute epiglottitis - A 10-year retrospective study based on a tertiary hospital in northern China. 急性会厌炎患者的流行病学、表现、管理和预后--基于中国北方一家三甲医院的十年回顾性研究。
IF 1.9 3区 医学
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Pub Date : 2024-10-21 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-024-09042-9
Zhitao Fan, Tong Qiao, Sunan Shi, Anqi Zhang, Jingrui Liu, Yuetang Wang, Chaobing Liu
{"title":"Epidemiology, presentation, management and outcomes of patients with acute epiglottitis - A 10-year retrospective study based on a tertiary hospital in northern China.","authors":"Zhitao Fan, Tong Qiao, Sunan Shi, Anqi Zhang, Jingrui Liu, Yuetang Wang, Chaobing Liu","doi":"10.1007/s00405-024-09042-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-024-09042-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to explore the new clinical characteristics and trends of acute epiglottitis (AE) in northern China.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective, observational study was conducted on patients diagnosed with AE between January 2014 and December 2023 at a single-center medical institution in northern China. The clinical profiles of patients with AE were investigated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study encompassed 366 AE patients (M: F = 1.79:1). The average age of the patients was 47.31 ± 13.18 years, and 33.4% patients had comorbidities. Common initial symptoms: sore throat (93.17%), dysphagia (48.09%), fever (10.65%). Dyspnea reported in 14.48%. AE incidence rose annually over a decade, with mild seasonal variations. Laryngoscopy remains the primary means of confirming AE. Almost all patients received intravenous antibiotic therapy, and 98% of them were also treated with corticosteroids. Emergency airway intervention needed in 2.73% (cricothyroidotomy: 0.54%; tracheotomy: 2.19%). Among all patients, 353 (96.44%) had a good prognosis, 1 death (0.27%) from cardiopulmonary arrest during tracheotomy, 1 anoxic encephalopathy (0.27%) after tracheotomy in the emergency room due to intubation failure.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The incidence rate of AE is on the rise. Even if airway intervention is rarely required, clinicians must maintain a high degree of vigilance and conduct early identification of risk factors and emergencies that could progress severe cases into life-threatening. Furthermore, the development of safe and efficacious management strategies is crucial to prevent catastrophic complications and safeguard patient lives.</p>","PeriodicalId":11952,"journal":{"name":"European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142461056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Impact of Bell's palsy in facial emotion recognition: a prospective observational study of 60 patients. 贝尔麻痹对面部情绪识别的影响:一项针对 60 名患者的前瞻性观察研究。
IF 1.9 3区 医学
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Pub Date : 2024-10-20 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-024-08999-x
Diane Picard, Remi Hervochon, Elodie Lannadere, Frederic Tankere, Thomas Similowski, Peggy Gatignol
{"title":"Impact of Bell's palsy in facial emotion recognition: a prospective observational study of 60 patients.","authors":"Diane Picard, Remi Hervochon, Elodie Lannadere, Frederic Tankere, Thomas Similowski, Peggy Gatignol","doi":"10.1007/s00405-024-08999-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-024-08999-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Patients with Bell's palsy suffer from functional deficits and cannot convey their emotions through the face as well as they used to. According to embodied cognition, automatic mimicry and facial feedback modulate emotion perception. The aim of our study was to determine the impact of Bell's palsy on facial emotion perception. Facial motor skills, the use of botulinum toxin injections, and anxiety were studied.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>60 patients completed Emotest-VA, an assessment tool of facial emotion perception, facial motor assessment and affective questionnaires. Facial perception scores of patients were compared to the normative data provided by Emotest-VA. Relationships between facial motor skills, anxiety and perceptual abilities were carried out with Pearson's correlations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Perception accuracy scores were abnormal in 12% of patients. Patients were more ambiguous than normative population to perceive emotion (t(23) = 4.14, p < .001). Happiness arousal was negatively correlated to smile asymmetry (n = 60, r=-.294 p = .022). Patients who received botulinum toxin were more accurate to perceive disgust (Z = 3.60, p < .001). State anxiety decreased when patients could improve their horizontal smile (r = - 440, p < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Bell's palsy impaired sensorimotor simulation, thereby reducing emotional contagion. Smile measures could indicate patients' recovery and patients' anxiety. It could also predict patient's perceptual abilities. These results provide new directions in the management of Bell's palsy. Additionally to physical therapy, it is relevant to improve emotional contagion both in its productive and perceptive aspects through facial feedback.</p>","PeriodicalId":11952,"journal":{"name":"European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142461058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Approach to frontal sinus via five frontal sinus drainage pathways. 通过五条额窦引流路径进入额窦。
IF 1.9 3区 医学
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Pub Date : 2024-10-20 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-024-09041-w
Toru Kikawada, Yasutomo Araki, Kenji Kondo
{"title":"Approach to frontal sinus via five frontal sinus drainage pathways.","authors":"Toru Kikawada, Yasutomo Araki, Kenji Kondo","doi":"10.1007/s00405-024-09041-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-024-09041-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to validate a method for successful frontal sinus surgery. The method classifies the frontal sinus drainage pathway (FSDP) into five categories based on three bony walls of the anterior ethmoid sinus, including the uncinate process (UP), accessory uncinate process (UPa), and basal lamella of the ethmoid bulla (BLEB), which was tested in actual surgical procedures.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study analyzed 53 sides of 48 patients who underwent frontal sinus surgery between October 2022 and March 2023. We classified the FSDPs using preoperative computed tomography (CT) and multiplanar reconstruction (MPR). During surgeries for FSDPs located anterior to the BLEB, we used a two-step method involving resection of the turbinal UP, followed by upward resection from the lower edge of the ethmoidal UP. For FSDPs located posterior to the BLEB, we resected the BLEB at the superior semilunar recess.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We confirmed the origin of each of the five types of FSDP during surgery. These origins, which were located at the lowest part of the anterior ethmoid, could be identified in the early stages of ethmoid sinus surgery before proceeding to the frontal recess area.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The origins of the five types of FSDP, classified based on the bony walls, can be clearly and accurately identified during surgery. This provides a reliable method for preoperatively predicting and locating the inferior end of the FSDP (origin), without extensive manipulation of the cells formed in the frontal fossa.</p>","PeriodicalId":11952,"journal":{"name":"European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142461019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Risk of malignancy in patients with Reinke's Edema: evaluation of long-term follow-up results. 莱因克氏水肿患者的恶性肿瘤风险:长期随访结果评估。
IF 1.9 3区 医学
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Pub Date : 2024-10-20 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-024-09040-x
Mehmet Özgür Pınarbaşlı, Tuğba Dilan Yılmaz, Melek Kezban Gürbüz, Mustafa Açıkalın, Ercan Kaya, Erkan Özüdoğru
{"title":"Risk of malignancy in patients with Reinke's Edema: evaluation of long-term follow-up results.","authors":"Mehmet Özgür Pınarbaşlı, Tuğba Dilan Yılmaz, Melek Kezban Gürbüz, Mustafa Açıkalın, Ercan Kaya, Erkan Özüdoğru","doi":"10.1007/s00405-024-09040-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-024-09040-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Reinke's edema is a benign lesion affecting the subepithelial layer of the vocal cords, often associated with moderate or heavy smoking. Smoking is the most significant risk factor for dysplastic laryngeal lesions, laryngeal carcinomas, and Reinke's edema. Thus, Reinke's edema could potentially be a predisposing factor for laryngeal malignancy in the long term. This study aimed to determine the rate of dysplasia and invasive carcinoma development in the larynx during long-term follow-up of histopathologically confirmed Reinke's edema.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Between 2010 and 2019, 28 patients diagnosed with Reinke's edema via microlaryngoscopy and histopathological confirmation were included in this study. Their clinical and pathological data were examined to identify the development of laryngeal dysplasia and malignancy during long-term follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 28 patients, 16 (57%) were female and 12 (43%) were male. A history of smoking was present in 24 (85%) patients. No new pathology was found during long-term follow-up in 21 (75%) patients. None of the patients developed dysplasia or malignancy histopathologically. Seven (25%) patients underwent repeated biopsies during follow-up, and minimal dysplasia was detected in 1 (4%) patient. No invasive carcinoma developed in any patient during long-term follow-up.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Despite the high rate of smoking among patients with Reinke's edema, no malignancy developed during long-term follow-up, though there was a low incidence of dysplasia. Therefore, close monitoring of these patients is recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":11952,"journal":{"name":"European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142461071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Chasing sleep physicians: ChatGPT-4o on the interpretation of polysomnographic results. 追逐睡眠医生:ChatGPT-4o 关于多导睡眠图结果的解释。
IF 1.9 3区 医学
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Pub Date : 2024-10-20 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-024-08985-3
Christopher Seifen, Tilman Huppertz, Haralampos Gouveris, Katharina Bahr-Hamm, Johannes Pordzik, Jonas Eckrich, Harry Smith, Tom Kelsey, Andrew Blaikie, Christoph Matthias, Sebastian Kuhn, Christoph Raphael Buhr
{"title":"Chasing sleep physicians: ChatGPT-4o on the interpretation of polysomnographic results.","authors":"Christopher Seifen, Tilman Huppertz, Haralampos Gouveris, Katharina Bahr-Hamm, Johannes Pordzik, Jonas Eckrich, Harry Smith, Tom Kelsey, Andrew Blaikie, Christoph Matthias, Sebastian Kuhn, Christoph Raphael Buhr","doi":"10.1007/s00405-024-08985-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-024-08985-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>From a healthcare professional's perspective, the use of ChatGPT (Open AI), a large language model (LLM), offers huge potential as a practical and economic digital assistant. However, ChatGPT has not yet been evaluated for the interpretation of polysomnographic results in patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).</p><p><strong>Aims/objectives: </strong>To evaluate the agreement of polysomnographic result interpretation between ChatGPT-4o and a board-certified sleep physician and to shed light into the role of ChatGPT-4o in the field of medical decision-making in sleep medicine.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>For this proof-of-concept study, 40 comprehensive patient profiles were designed, which represent a broad and typical spectrum of cases, ensuring a balanced distribution of demographics and clinical characteristics. After various prompts were tested, one prompt was used for initial diagnosis of OSA and a further for patients with positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy intolerance. Each polysomnographic result was independently evaluated by ChatGPT-4o and a board-certified sleep physician. Diagnosis and therapy suggestions were analyzed for agreement.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>ChatGPT-4o and the sleep physician showed 97% (29/30) concordance in the diagnosis of the simple cases. For the same cases the two assessment instances unveiled 100% (30/30) concordance regarding therapy suggestions. For cases with intolerance of treatment with positive airway pressure (PAP) ChatGPT-4o and the sleep physician revealed 70% (7/10) concordance in the diagnosis and 44% (22/50) concordance for therapy suggestions.</p><p><strong>Conclusion and significance: </strong>Precise prompting improves the output of ChatGPT-4o and provides sleep physician-like polysomnographic result interpretation. Although ChatGPT shows some shortcomings in offering treatment advice, our results provide evidence for AI assisted automation and economization of polysomnographic interpretation by LLMs. Further research should explore data protection issues and demonstrate reproducibility with real patient data on a larger scale.</p>","PeriodicalId":11952,"journal":{"name":"European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142461050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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AI in research and publication: prioritizing content over language. 研究与出版中的人工智能:内容优先于语言。
IF 1.9 3区 医学
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Pub Date : 2024-10-20 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-024-09028-7
Himel Mondal
{"title":"AI in research and publication: prioritizing content over language.","authors":"Himel Mondal","doi":"10.1007/s00405-024-09028-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00405-024-09028-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11952,"journal":{"name":"European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142461018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Rehabilitation of dysphagia and voice problems following total laryngectomy. 全喉切除术后吞咽困难和嗓音问题的康复治疗。
IF 1.9 3区 医学
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Pub Date : 2024-10-17 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-024-09023-y
Nille Lyngeraa Wulff, Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton, Irene Wessel, Beatriz Arenaz Búa, Helena Löfhede, Eva Hammerlid, Trille Kristina Kjaer, Christian Godballe, Thomas Kjærgaard, Preben Homøe
{"title":"Rehabilitation of dysphagia and voice problems following total laryngectomy.","authors":"Nille Lyngeraa Wulff, Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton, Irene Wessel, Beatriz Arenaz Búa, Helena Löfhede, Eva Hammerlid, Trille Kristina Kjaer, Christian Godballe, Thomas Kjærgaard, Preben Homøe","doi":"10.1007/s00405-024-09023-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-024-09023-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Determine participants' satisfaction with rehabilitation following total laryngectomy (TL) and investigate associations between dysphagia, voice problems, and possible explanatory variables.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>172 Danish and Swedish participants having received a TL 1.6-18.1 years ago for laryngeal/hypopharyngeal cancer answered a questionnaire regarding satisfaction with rehabilitation following TL and the V-RQOL, MDADI, and HADS questionnaires.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>85% and 75% were satisfied with the help received from their local hospital and municipality, respectively. 22%, 78%, and 65% indicated having not received any vocal, swallow, or olfactory rehabilitation, respectively. MDADI mean score was 77.5, V-RQOL was 62.8 and the HADS questionnaire indicated that possible depression or anxiety was present in 16% and 20% of participants, respectively. Multivariate analysis found the following variables to be associated with dysphagia; more voice problems, higher depression score, higher anxiety score, and being treated and rehabilitated in Denmark vs. in Sweden. Furthermore, multivariate analysis found the following variables to be associated with voice problems; more problems with dysphagia and higher depression score.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We found that the majority of participants were satisfied with the received rehabilitation but that a large proportion reported having no dysphagia or olfactory rehabilitation. We found that voice problems, dysphagia, and depression after TL are tightly linked, and therefore suggest that medical personnel in contact with TL patients should be aware of possible psychological late effects. We found that being treated and rehabilitated in Sweden, vs. in Denmark, was associated with a better swallow outcome and we suggest additional centralization of rehabilitation in especially Denmark.</p>","PeriodicalId":11952,"journal":{"name":"European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142461070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Evaluating the accuracy of a self-administered smartphone hearing test application in a geriatric population. 评估智能手机听力测试应用程序在老年人群中的准确性。
IF 1.9 3区 医学
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Pub Date : 2024-10-16 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-024-08989-z
Andre Jun Hui Wong, Ryan Ruiyang Ling, Chong Boon Teo, Jeremy Chee, Raymond Yeow Seng Ngo, Woei Shyang Loh, Eunice Dawn Kwa
{"title":"Evaluating the accuracy of a self-administered smartphone hearing test application in a geriatric population.","authors":"Andre Jun Hui Wong, Ryan Ruiyang Ling, Chong Boon Teo, Jeremy Chee, Raymond Yeow Seng Ngo, Woei Shyang Loh, Eunice Dawn Kwa","doi":"10.1007/s00405-024-08989-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-024-08989-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>As the global population ages, hearing loss becomes increasingly prevalent, and is associated with neurocognitive and psychiatric comorbidities, impacting quality of life. Early screening and timely intervention might prevent or delay cognitive decline, a gap in care that can potentially be addressed by self-administered smartphone hearing tests.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to evaluate the accuracy of Mimi™ (Berlin, Germany), a commercially available self-administered smartphone hearing test compared to pure tone audiogram (PTA) in terms of both hearing levels and hearing thresholds in our local geriatric population > 65 years-old.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Fifty-two participants above 65 years of age requiring conventional audiograms were recruited from a National Referral University Hospital Otolaryngology clinic from March to June 2022. All participants were administered the conventional PTA tests in a sound-proof booth conducted by audiology technicians followed by Mimi™ Hearing Test in a quiet clinic room. Comparisons between the hearing levels of both tests were analyzed using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, Bland-Altman plots and Gwet's Kappa which looked at concordance. Hearing thresholds were then analysed using the Wilcoxon signed rank (SR) test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mimi™ showed strong to very strong correlation with good agreement compared to readings obtained from formal PTA. Concordance in determining hearing loss also showed substantial to almost perfect agreement at each individual frequency, with values of kappa falling between 0.735-0.857. In terms of thresholds, there were no significant differences in thresholds given by both tests except for 2.0 kHz, HFPTA and 4FPTA (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Mimi™ serves as a good screening tool for detection of moderate hearing loss for early pickup and treatment except at higher frequencies. The smartphone hearing test is also less accurate in determining the extent of hearing loss and formal PTA after hearing loss is detected on screening should still be standard of care.</p>","PeriodicalId":11952,"journal":{"name":"European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142461057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Scale for the assessment of mucosal wave dynamics of the free edges during stroboscopic examination: clinical validation study and analysis of results. 频闪镜检查时游离边缘粘膜波动态评估量表:临床验证研究和结果分析。
IF 1.9 3区 医学
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Pub Date : 2024-10-16 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-024-08975-5
Walter Tenesaca Pintado, Roberto Fernández Baillo, Isabel Cardoso Lopez, Ángel Rodriguez Paramas, Alfredo Martínez Martínez
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