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Characteristics and utility of combined duplex color-coded ultrasonography in the cervical rotational position with head MRI and MRA in the differential diagnosis of apogeotropic direction-changing positional nystagmus 颈部旋转位双色编码超声与头部MRI和MRA联合诊断无向性变向位置性眼震的特点及应用

Journal of Otology Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.joto.2023.01.002

Tessei Kuruma, Mariko Arimoto, Yasushi Fujimoto

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A study of efficacy of Nigella sativa in treatment of Meniere's disease: A randomized, placebo controlled clinical trial Nigella sativa治疗梅尼埃病的疗效研究：一项随机、安慰剂对照的临床试验

Journal of Otology Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.joto.2023.02.002

Masoud Motesadi Zarandi , Zahra Rabbani , Mahtab Rabbani Anari , Ali Kouhi , Mona Zeinaloo

{"title":"A study of efficacy of Nigella sativa in treatment of Meniere's disease: A randomized, placebo controlled clinical trial","authors":"Masoud Motesadi Zarandi , Zahra Rabbani , Mahtab Rabbani Anari , Ali Kouhi , Mona Zeinaloo","doi":"10.1016/j.joto.2023.02.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joto.2023.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>Meniere's disease (MD), first introduced by Prosper Meniere, is characterized mainly by vertigo, tinnitus, aural fullness and sensorineural hearing loss. Though the exact pathophysiology of MD is unknown, immunologic and inflammatory interactions are possible underlying mechanisms involved in MD. This study is aimed to investigate the immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effect of Nigella sativa on MD as a therapeutic agent.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We divided 40 patients with definite MD into two groups of 20 cases. The study group received 1 g of Nigella sativa oil daily for three months and the control group received a placebo. Changes in hearing, tinnitus and vertigo were estimated by pure tone audiometry, tinnitus handicap inventory questionnaire and dizziness handicap inventory questionnaire, respectively.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>At the end of the study we did not observe any significant improvement in study's group hearing threshold, tinnitus and vertigo compared to the control group.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>In this study, statistical analysis showed that Nigella sativa failed to improve signs and symptoms of MD. However, further investigations with a larger study population are needed to ascertain the current conclusion.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37466,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Otology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10159751/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9799983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Estimation of efferent inhibition and speech in noise perception on vocal musicians and music sleepers: A comparative study 声乐家和音乐睡眠者噪声感知中传出抑制和言语的评估：一项比较研究

Journal of Otology Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.joto.2023.02.001

M. Badariya, C.S. Swathi, Sahlah Shameer

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Awareness and perspectives of audiologists on assessment and management of misophonia in India 听力学家对印度发音障碍评估和管理的认识和看法

Journal of Otology Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.joto.2023.02.003

Sajana Aryal, Prashanth Prabhu

{"title":"Awareness and perspectives of audiologists on assessment and management of misophonia in India","authors":"Sajana Aryal, Prashanth Prabhu","doi":"10.1016/j.joto.2023.02.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joto.2023.02.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>The assessment and management of misophonia need a team approach, and audiologists are essential team members. However, the role of an audiologist in this condition is not well understood, and there is a lack of awareness even among professionals about their role in the assessment and management of misophonia.</p></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>The main aim of our study is to document the present level of awareness and knowledge about misophonia assessment and management among audiologists in India.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among audiologists from all over India. Descriptive statistical procedures were measured based on the type of questions being addressed, and a non-parametric chi-square test was done to see the association among variables.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The results show a lack of knowledge about misophonia even among audiologists, as only 15.3% of the audiologist reported being confident in handling cases with misophonia.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Although the exact assessment and management of misophonia is still the topic of debate, it is clear that audiologists are the team's key members. However, the results clearly show a lack of confidence in handling cases of misophonia among audiologists in India. This result shows the future need for Research in misophonia from an audiological perspective.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37466,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Otology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/dc/51/main.PMC10159754.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9799982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Intracochlear schwannoma: Imaging diagnosis 耳蜗内神经鞘瘤：影像学诊断。

Journal of Otology Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.joto.2023.03.001

Safaa Choayb, Yahya El Harras, Meriem Fikri, Najoua Ech-Cherif El Kettani, Mohamed Jiddane, Firdaous Touarsa

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Validation of LittleEARS questionnaire in Hindi language 印地语LittleEARS问卷的验证

Journal of Otology Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.joto.2022.12.003

Praveen Prakash , S. Lakshmi , Adithya Sreedhar , Arena Varan Mathur , Sreeraj Konadath

{"title":"Validation of LittleEARS questionnaire in Hindi language","authors":"Praveen Prakash , S. Lakshmi , Adithya Sreedhar , Arena Varan Mathur , Sreeraj Konadath","doi":"10.1016/j.joto.2022.12.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joto.2022.12.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Subjective measures of auditory development are equally important as objective measures to obtain a realistic image of the hearing status in infants and toddlers.</p></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>The objectives of the current study were to translate and validate the LittleEARS questionnaire into the Hindi language, to calculate its psychometric properties and establish a regression curve of the scores obtained as a function of age, to calculate the inter-test and test retest reliability of the same. The secondary objectives were to compare the scores obtained by the normal hearing children and those with hearing impairment and to plot a regression curve of total scores obtained by the hearing-impaired children as a function of the duration of auditory training attended since their first fit of the device.</p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>The procedures involved conventional translation, reverse translation, and content validation before administering the questionnaire. The translated version was administered to parents of 59 children with normal hearing and 41 children with hearing impairment.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The finalized version had good reliability and efficient internal consistency with a Cronbach alpha value of 0.96. The mean scores obtained by the normal hearing children showed a progressive pattern as a function of age.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The LittleEARS questionnaire has been successfully translated and validated into the Hindi language with excellent validity and reliability and can be used for screening and early identification of hearing impairment and in evaluating the outcome of audiological treatment approaches.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37466,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Otology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/c1/2a/main.PMC10159752.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9431723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Saccades of video head impulse test in Meniere's disease and Vestibular Migraine: What can we learn from? 梅尼埃病和前庭偏头痛的视像头脉冲测试:我们能从中学到什么?

Journal of Otology Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.joto.2023.01.001

Yi Du , Xingjian Liu , Lili Ren , Yu Wang , Fei Ji , Weiwei Guo , Ziming Wu

{"title":"Saccades of video head impulse test in Meniere's disease and Vestibular Migraine: What can we learn from?","authors":"Yi Du , Xingjian Liu , Lili Ren , Yu Wang , Fei Ji , Weiwei Guo , Ziming Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.joto.2023.01.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joto.2023.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Saccades are often observed on video head impulse tests (vHIT) in patients with Meniere's Disease (MD) and Vestibular Migraine (VM). However, their saccadic features are not fully described.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>This study aims to identify the saccades characteristics of MD and VM.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>75 VM patients and 103 definite unilateral MD patients were enrolled in this study. First raw saccades were exported and analyzed. The VM patients were divided into left and right based on their ears, while the MD patients were separated into affected and unaffected subgroups based on their audiograms and symptoms.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The MD patients have more saccades on the affected side (85% vs. 69%), and saccade velocity is more consistent than the contralateral side (shown by the coefficient of variation). The saccades occurrence rates on both sides are similar in VM (77% vs. 76%), as are other saccadic parameters. The MD patients have more significant inter-aural differences than the VM patients, manifested in higher velocity (p-value 0.000), earlier arriving (p-value 0.010), and more time-domain gathered (p-value 0.003) on the affected side.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Bilateral saccades are commonly observed in MD and VM. In contrast to MD, saccades on VM are subtle, scattered, and late-arrived. Furthermore, the MD patients showed inconsistent saccadic distribution with more velocity-uniform saccades on the affected side.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37466,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Otology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10159756/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9424122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Implementation outcomes of a sensory integration therapy program with computerized dynamic posturography in patients with balance and sensory dysfunction 平衡感和感觉功能障碍患者采用计算机动态姿势照相的感觉统合治疗方案的实施结果

Journal of Otology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.joto.2022.12.001

Francisco Javier Gonzalez Eslait , Paola Andrea Escudero Triviño , Yaidy Viviana Giraldo Vergara , Mónica Andrea Morales García , Vanessa Fernanda Lucero Gutiérrez

{"title":"Implementation outcomes of a sensory integration therapy program with computerized dynamic posturography in patients with balance and sensory dysfunction","authors":"Francisco Javier Gonzalez Eslait , Paola Andrea Escudero Triviño , Yaidy Viviana Giraldo Vergara , Mónica Andrea Morales García , Vanessa Fernanda Lucero Gutiérrez","doi":"10.1016/j.joto.2022.12.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joto.2022.12.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>We describe the first-year implementation experience of an Instrumented Sensory Integration Therapy Program in Audiological & Balance Center patients.</p></div><div><h3>Design</h3><p>This is a retrospective descriptive study. Participants included Seventy-three adults with diagnoses of acute, episodic, or chronic vestibular syndromes. They were classified into the following two groups: group 1 included 46 individuals treated with ISIT plus VRT, and group 2 included 27 individuals treated only with ISIT.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The Sensory Organization Test (SOT) for both groups showed a statistical significance for all three sensory inputs; visual systems (G1: p = 0.0003; G2: p = 0.0337), vestibular system (G1: p < 0.0001; G2: p = 0.0003), and balance as demonstrated by compound balance score (G1: p < 0.0001; G2: p = 0.0035), and balance percentage deficit (G1: p < 0.0001; G2: p = 0.0078).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The severity and complexity of functional neurological disorders in the context of vestibular syndromes seem to require between 10 and 20 therapy sessions, and combined ISIT plus VRT appears to be more effective than ISIT as a monotherapy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37466,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Otology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9937828/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10774198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Development, and validation of non-speech dichotic listening test 非言语分类听力测试的开发与验证

Journal of Otology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.joto.2022.12.004

Hari Prakash Palaniswamy , Mayur Bhat , Rajashree Ganesh Bhat , Y. Krishna , B. Rajashekhar

{"title":"Development, and validation of non-speech dichotic listening test","authors":"Hari Prakash Palaniswamy , Mayur Bhat , Rajashree Ganesh Bhat , Y. Krishna , B. Rajashekhar","doi":"10.1016/j.joto.2022.12.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joto.2022.12.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Classic dichotic listening tests using speech stimuli result in right ear advantage, due to the dominant crossed pathway for speech and language. It is presumed that similar crossed dominance could exist for non-speech stimuli too. Hence, this is an attempt to develop and validate the dichotic non-speech test using environmental stimuli and explore the effect of focused attention on this test.</p></div><div><h3>Materials and method</h3><p>Three lists of dichotic stimuli were created using these sounds with fifteen tokens in each list. Four professionals and non-professionals validated these materials. Normative estimation was obtained by administering the newly developed test on 70 adults and 70 children using a free-recall and forced-recall condition.</p></div><div><h3>Result</h3><p>The results showed a significant difference between the left ear and right scores where the left ear score was better than the right, depicting left ear advantage (LEA) for free recall condition in both groups. In the forced recall condition, LEA was not seen; rather the mean score was significantly higher in the attended ear, irrespective of the stimuli presented to the right or left ear. The test-retest reliability in free recall was good in both the ears and moderate for forced right ear conditions.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The novel test consistently showed LEA with good reliability and can be used to assess the hemispheric asymmetry in normal subjects and also in test batteries for the clinical population.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37466,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Otology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/53/31/main.PMC9937819.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10774201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Investigation of serum calcium and vitamin D levels in superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome: A case control study 上半规管破裂综合征患者血清钙和维生素D水平的调查:一项病例对照研究

Journal of Otology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.joto.2022.12.005

Theofano Tikka, Mohd Afiq Mohd Slim, Trung Ton, Anna Sheldon, Louise J. Clark, Georgios Kontorinis

{"title":"Investigation of serum calcium and vitamin D levels in superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome: A case control study","authors":"Theofano Tikka, Mohd Afiq Mohd Slim, Trung Ton, Anna Sheldon, Louise J. Clark, Georgios Kontorinis","doi":"10.1016/j.joto.2022.12.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.joto.2022.12.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>It remains unknown whether calcium metabolism has any effect on the clinical presentation of superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD). Our aim was to analyse the adjusted calcium and vitamin D levels in SSCD patients compared to a control group.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This was a prospective case-control study performed in a tertiary referral center, university teaching hospital in the UK. It included all new patients with SSCD seen in a dedicated skull base clinic over a 5-year period (2015–2019) compared to a gender and age matched control group. The main outcome of the study was adjusted calcium and Vitamin D levels between the two groups<strong>.</strong></p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 31 SSCD patients were recruited with a matched number of control patients. The mean Vitamin D level on the SSCD group was 44.8 nmoL/l (SD: 20.8) compared to 47.5 nmoL/l (SD: 27.4) on the control group (p = 0.702). Mean Adjusted calcium level was 2.34 mmoL/l (SD: 0.7) for SSCD compared to 2.41 mmoL/l (SD: 0.11) for controls (p = 0.01), being within normal limits for both the SSCD and the control group.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Our study did not identify a link between Vitamin D levels and presence of SSCD. Normal adjusted calcium values were found in both groups. Despite that a statistically significant lower calcium level was found in the SSCD group which could indicate that suboptimal levels of calcium may affect the micro-environment of the otic capsule at the SSC region.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37466,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Otology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/4d/e1/main.PMC9937815.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10774196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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