Audiological medicine最新文献

{"title":"Is the inner ear an orphan organ? Is there a need for further translational research?","authors":"A. Martini","doi":"10.3109/16513860903374653","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/16513860903374653","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":88223,"journal":{"name":"Audiological medicine","volume":"58 1","pages":"178 - 179"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72708245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Setting up a paediatric vestibular testing laboratory","authors":"P. Radomskij, E. Raglan, J. Veness","doi":"10.1080/16513860903211814","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/16513860903211814","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the vision of networked balance testing centres as set out in the Balance Good Practice Guide published in 2009. It provides examples of room design and enabling works. A suggestion for hardware and software specifications for a supra-specialist balance centre is provided. How to design, evaluate and commission such a laboratory will be covered, including brief descriptions of the qualitative and quantitative balance tests used in assessing vestibular function in children, maintenance and training issues. The appendix provides guidance on making a business case, applying for capital bids, option appraisal, writing equipment specifications, bid evaluation, and procurement.","PeriodicalId":88223,"journal":{"name":"Audiological medicine","volume":"93 1","pages":"154 - 167"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74916112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sketches of otohistory","authors":"D. Stephens","doi":"10.1080/16513860801995625","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/16513860801995625","url":null,"abstract":"This attractive little book brings together a number of historical vignettes by the two editors, previously published in ‘Audiology & Neurotology’, together with a biographical sketch of the first editor by the second. Published with a hard cover and with some of the illustrations in their original colours, it would make an attractive coffee-table book. The majority of the chapters cover aspects of the anatomy, function and common conditions affecting the inner ear, areas in which the two editors have a worldwide reputation. These are complemented with three chapters that seem a little out of place, namely on Wilde and Toynbee, on 19th century laryngology and on traditional Chinese medicine. The editors point out that these are ‘Historical sketches’ and, as such, they may be of more interest to the general and casual reader than to serious historians of the topic. However, all are very readable and provide elements of valuable information even for the most hard-bitten historian, for example their explanation of the reasons for the different spellings of the name of ‘Prosper Menière’ against ‘Prosper Ménière’ and of ‘presbyacusis’ versus ‘presbycusis’, even if the present reviewer disagrees with their decision to opt for the second spelling in each case. The first chapter ‘Otoprehistory’ takes us from earliest times up to the early 19th century. It suffers rather from being based on Politzer’s excellent ‘Geschichte der Ohrenheilkunde’, the pioneer writing on the history of the field, but published in 1907. As such, more recent discoveries in Mesopotamian medicine some of which date back to the work of Campbell-Thompson in the 1920s are ignored, together with a number of lesser inaccuracies, such as the description of paracusis by Holder, which preceded that of Willis by three years, and the reference to Francis Bacon as ‘Court Philosopher’ when he was in fact Lord Chancellor of England. This is followed by a very readable, if brief, account of William Wilde and Joseph Toynbee, who did much to develop scientific otology in the 19th century. From there the book moves on to four key chapters on individuals responsible for crucial developments of our understanding of the inner ear Corti, Menière and Retzius, with the fourth chapter devoted to thumbnail sketches of nine others whose names are associated with cochlear structures. These include Claudius, Hensen and Deiter and the chapter provides valuable information on these less well-known figures. This whole section is invaluable, but could have been improved in terms of its appeal to a general audience by including a paragraph on each outlining the significance of their developments. The three other chapters, which complement this section, are on common disorders of the inner ear, ‘presbyacusis’, noise induced hearing loss, and ototoxicity. Each chapter is clear and incisive, if somewhat controversial. Thus, while discussing the term ‘presbyacusis’, the authors fail to address the question of the val","PeriodicalId":88223,"journal":{"name":"Audiological medicine","volume":"2013 1","pages":"124 - 124"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86303709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dynamics of cortical language plasticity by means of magnetoencephalography","authors":"Javier García-Pacios, Ignacio de Ramón, D. D. Río, J. González-Marqués, T. Ortiz, F. Maestú","doi":"10.1080/16513860802642689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/16513860802642689","url":null,"abstract":"We present a review of recent advances in the functional study of cortical language reorganization by means of magnetoencephalography (MEG). Initially we review some basic concepts on biomagnetism, necessary to understand the characteristics distinguishing MEG from others functional neuroimaging tools, namely: a high temporal resolution, an acceptable spatial resolution, no need of reference and a non-invasive method to collect brain activity. The main research for validation of MEG language mapping is reviewed, comparing its ability with other techniques such as Wada test or electric cortical stimulation. We also examine several studies on atypical language neural representation without brain damage. Finally, we reveal recent advances regarding neural correlates for developmental dyslexia and recovery of language skills after many types of brain damage. Taking into account its particular features, MEG can provide a new and revealing approach to the study of plastic changes in the fronto-temporo-parietal cortical network, which sustains language processing.","PeriodicalId":88223,"journal":{"name":"Audiological medicine","volume":"11 1","pages":"67 - 75"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87957144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Growing evidence for balance and vestibular problems in children","authors":"R. Rine","doi":"10.1080/16513860903181447","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/16513860903181447","url":null,"abstract":"Reports of vestibular deficits and related impairments in children are increasing in number. However, vestibular dysfunction in childhood appears to be an under-reported and overlooked entity. This report provides an overview of current literature regarding the incidence of vestibular deficits in children, the related impairments of gaze stability and balance and intervention for vestibular related impairments in children.","PeriodicalId":88223,"journal":{"name":"Audiological medicine","volume":"22 1","pages":"138 - 142"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75858967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of classroom noise on the speech perception of bilingual children learning in their second language: Preliminary results","authors":"R. Bovo, Enrico Callegari","doi":"10.3109/16513860903189499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/16513860903189499","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Objective: The objective was to determine the effects of noise on speech perception skills in immigrant children and to compare the results with those relative to monolingual matched peers. Study design: This was a case-control study, 11 immigrant children (aged 6–10 years) learning through their second language (L2) and 10 Italian-only-speaking matched peers. The speech-to-noise ratio (SNR) to obtain a 50% intelligibility (SRT) for Italian words had been measured by using an adaptive method. Results: For L2 learning children the SNR were +0.4dB (SD 2.1) with energetic ipsilateral masking (cocktail party) and -16.1dB (SD 2.5) with informational contralateral masking (continued discourse). For the control group the SNR were -0.5dB (SD 2.0) with energetic ipsilateral masking and -17.2dB (SD 3.2) with informational con-tralateral masking. With the energetical masking, SNR decreased as exposure to L2 increased; in contrast, the informational masking produced an opposing trend. Conclusion: Under adverse conditions, non-native speech communication in children seems to be less effective. We look forward with optimism in the hope that these data will be directly applied to more engineering-oriented disciplines associated with speech communication (i.e. speech intelligibility in room acoustics, design of communication systems).","PeriodicalId":88223,"journal":{"name":"Audiological medicine","volume":"22 1","pages":"226 - 232"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73748055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A rare association between neurofibromatosis type I and Cogan's syndrome: Case report","authors":"F. Forli, S. Passetti, E. Neri, D. Gianfelice, S. Berrettini","doi":"10.3109/16513860903076407","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/16513860903076407","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) has been rarely reported in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF type 1) and literature data concerning its pathogenesis are lacking. We report a patient affected by NF type 1, who several years later developed Cogan's syndrome, with a quickly progressive bilateral SNHL, leading to total deafness. Cochlear implantation was carried out in a partially ossified cochlea, with a good outcome. On the basis of our findings, we underscore the importance of comprehensive evaluation of patients with NF type 1 who develop SNHL, to accurately evaluate the pathogenesis of the hearing loss and explore other possible causes of hearing impairment especially with the emergence of new symptoms. If a retrocochlear lesion is excluded, a cochlear implantation is a viable option for those NF type 1 patients who develop a severe to profound SNHL. We also highlight the importance of a prompt and accurate radiological study of the petrous bone in patients with Cogan's syndrome considered for cochlear implantation, in order to plan a proper surgical approach and the importance of a thorough post-implant medical follow-up.","PeriodicalId":88223,"journal":{"name":"Audiological medicine","volume":"15 1","pages":"241 - 245"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81270692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The hearing sciences","authors":"V. Manchaiah","doi":"10.1080/16513860902900185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/16513860902900185","url":null,"abstract":"This is an interesting and unique book covering a broad range of areas related to auditory sciences. There are few books of this kind and this could be a real help for readers to locate information from a single source. This book is written to accommodate a wide range of readers and, in my opinion, it satisfies the need. The general ‘pitch’ of the book is impressive; it assumes very little knowledge of the specific topic areas from the reader. The authors claim the book has been developed over many years with the content modified by advancements in the field and student feedback. The vast teaching experience of Professors Teri Hamill and Lloyd Price is evident from the fact that the concepts are so well explained with some really useful examples that make it easier to understand. This book has 38 chapters in four main sections:","PeriodicalId":88223,"journal":{"name":"Audiological medicine","volume":"71 1","pages":"125 - 125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85909223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An audio-vestibular study of 128 children presenting to a specialized paediatric audio-vestibular clinic: Should every child with hearing impairment have vestibular function assessed?","authors":"E. Raglan, P. Radomskij, J. Veness, K. Rajput","doi":"10.1080/16513860903205683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/16513860903205683","url":null,"abstract":"This is a study of the vestibular function of 128 children with a varying degree/type and cause of hearing impairment presenting to a specialized paediatric vestibular service. It shows that there are some syndromic and non-syndromic conditions that may be associated with vestibular dysfunction. Due to the relatively small cohort of children tested with a lesser degree of hearing impairment, the study is unable to confirm the proportional dependence of the presence of vestibular dysfunction with the degree of hearing impairment but it confirms such a trend. However, it supports earlier findings that profound hearing loss due to autosomal recessive inheritance associated with mutation in the Connexin 26 gene is not associated with vestibular dysfunction of the lateral semicircular canal. It further shows that children with profound hearing loss and lack of vestibular function present with a history of gross motor developmental delay. It argues that the referral of a child for vestibular assessment should be based on the knowledge of syndromic/non-syndromic conditions associated frequently with inner ear anomalies as well as the knowledge of the noxious factors that may lead to vestibular dysfunction and also hearing impairment such as meningitis, rubella, birth risk factors and ototoxicity.","PeriodicalId":88223,"journal":{"name":"Audiological medicine","volume":"29 1","pages":"143 - 147"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80389429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Neuroplasticity in the auditory pathway: From basic research to clinics","authors":"P. Gil-Loyzaga","doi":"10.1080/16513860802632664","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/16513860802632664","url":null,"abstract":"This issue shows the main advances in the knowledge of neuroplasticity at the auditory receptor and pathway. Bases of neuroplasticity obtained from in vivo and in vitro research provide relevant information to understand the plasticity of the auditory pathway in humans. Neuroplasticity is a main base for language development, learning foreign languages, comprehension of language disorders, etc. Neuroplasticity processes are activated after cochlear implantation, but also could serve as a support for decision of cochlear implantation in adult humans. This issue is addressed to professionals involved in inner ear research and clinics: ENT doctors, i.e. working on cochlear and nuclear implants, micropumps, etc., but also to professionals of psychology, logopedics, phoniatrics, etc.","PeriodicalId":88223,"journal":{"name":"Audiological medicine","volume":"71 1","pages":"2 - 2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86280641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}