[Impairment of speech and communication skills in dementia].

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with single-sided deafness (SSD) are limited by their asymmetric hearing in various areas of everyday life. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this investigation was to perform an age-correlated comparison of the hearing threshold of the better ear of SSD patients with a normal-hearing (NH) reference cohort. In ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Arndt S,Wesarg T,Stelzig Y,Jacob R,Illg A,Lesinski-Schiedat A,Ketterer MC,Aschendorff A,Speck I

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the technical point of view, cochlear implant (CI) surgery in adults is a well established procedure. Pre- and postoperative evaluation, surgical approach and rehabilitation programs are standardized, presenting CI as a low risk procedure with rare complications similar to those of middle ear surgery. Modern adva...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Kempf HG,Büchner A,Stöver T

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Promontory recordings of the cochlear microphonics (CM) after stimulation with 0.5, 1 and 2 kHz tone bursts at 120 dB SPL were performed on normal subjects and patients with various, levels of sensory hearing loss. A significant correlation was found between frequency-related CM amplitudes and the configuration of the...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Marangos N,Hesse G,Mausolf A

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrotonsillar abscess is a dangerous complication of acute tonsillitis that can be fatal if treatment is delayed. We report the pre-operative findings of flexible endosonography and transcutaneous sonography of a patient with retrotonsillar abscess. The results show, that the new digitally guided, flexible probes o...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Heppt W,Tasman AJ

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Counselling is a basic psychological intervention for chronic tinnitus the effectiveness of which has not yet been evaluated. SCIENTIFIC QUESTION:The therapeutic effect of counselling was compared to that of a self-help manual. Outcome was analysed for tinnitus disability, tendency to become chronic, and ac...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Konzag TA,Rübler D,Bloching M,Bandemer-Greulich U,Fikentscher E,Frommer J

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging is a widely accepted method for resection control of glial tumors. Increasingly, it is also used during the resection of skull base tumors. Several studies have independently demonstrated an increase in the extent of resection in these tumors with improved prognosis for the pa...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Hlavac M,Wirtz CR,Halatsch ME

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A parotid mass in a 62-year-old woman presented intraoperatively as a highly malignant tumor with facial nerve infiltration. Classification by means of rapid section histology was not possible. Immunohistochemical studies were necessary to diagnose this rare case of myoepithelial carcinoma of the parotid gland. We per...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Haubner F,Gassner HG,Eder F,Müller-Vogt U

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Electrically evoked compound action potentials (TECAP) of the auditory nerve can be recorded in cochlear implants. TECAP thresholds are used to predict threshold levels for speech processor maps. The auditory nerve's refractory properties can influence these levels. METHODS:Recovery functions were investi...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Morsnowski A,Charasse B,Collet L,Killian M,Müller-Deile J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papillomas are rare tumors that originate from the mucosa. They may appear in the nose, paranasal sinuses, oral cavity, larynx, trachea, or the skin. Papillomas are mainly asymptomatic and are therefore mostly diagnosed coincidentally. In contrast, laryngeal papillomatosis may cause stridor, dyspnoea, and hoarseness. ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Andratschke M,Betz C,Leunig A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transmission of scientific seminars into the Internet represents a new application of modern technologies for teleteaching.We digitally recorded 74 seminars and discussions during the 8th annual meeting of the German Society of Skull Base Surgery with five cameras and eight microphones, and transformed the data li...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Fuchs M,Strauß G,Werner T,Bootz F

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laryngomalacia, a rarely mentioned clinical entity in the German literature, is reviewed in this article. The clinical picture, diagnostics and pathogenesis are presented. The prognosis is favorable. Usually the inspiratory stridor disappears after the second year of life in most of the children. However, 7-22% of tho...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Vollrath M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteral nutrition via a nasogastric tube is widely used but is inconvenient for patients: the nostril and skin of the nose become irritated and ulcerated, and the tube causes pain and psychological trauma. We have developed a new system which combines the security and ease of nasogastric tube feeding with comfort for ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Milewski C

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:After cochlear implantation, auditory and speech training is usually necessary. Up until now, this has been performed on an out- or inpatient basis in direct contact with a therapist. Due to technical advances but also particularly because of an increasing use of digital media and a desire for mobility and...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Völter C,Schirmer C,Röber M,Hinsen D,Dazert S,Bilda K

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histological findings of granulomatous vasculitis can frequently be absent in attempting to diagnose early nasal manifestations of Wegener's granulomatosis. In such cases, one has to rely on clinical findings and laboratory data (particularly an excessively high blood sedimentation rate). The possibility for misdiagno...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Lehrberger G,Fleischer K

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Germany high-resolution sonography using the color duplex mode in addition to computed tomography (CT) is a well-established and proven method in the context of restaging after primary therapy of head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC). There are no international evidence-based restaging guidelines. Decisions co...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Künzel J,Bozzato A,Strieth S

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contradictory histological findings in patients with deafness following mumps led us to conduct electrophysiological investigations. Promontory testing (PT) and measurement of cochlear microphonics (CM) enabled us to distinguish between neural and sensory deafness. On the basis of a careful history and serological tes...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Laszig R,Lehnhardt E,Battmer RD

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The skull base was perforated and extensive wounds occurred in the brain during the passage of a nasogastric tube on a 48 year old woman, under general anaesthetic. The patient was treated by artificial respiration but died on the 14th day. The site of entry was the sphenoid sinus. False passage of the tube was favour...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Krauland W,Schneider S

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium phosphate ceramics have been proposed for obliteration of the mastoid cavity in middle ear surgery. To our knowledge no experimental data are available concerning the use of homologous fibrin glue associated with hydroxyapatite (HA) in animals. Obliteration of the epitympanic space and closure of defects in th...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Reck R,Bernal-Sprekelsen M

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery of the maxillary sinus is one of the commonest in otorhinolaryngology. The classical Caldwell-Luc procedure however is not infrequently followed by infraorbital or some other facial neuralgia or discomfort. In 1976,246 patients were assessed for revision maxillary sinus surgery, and the symptomatology, clinica...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Thumfart W,Steiner W,Jaumann MP

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1979 and 1986, 74 patients with hypopharyngeal carcinomas were operated using transoral laser microsurgery by the first author. 32 of the patients were subdivided into 5 subgroups and considered separately because of pretreatment for head and neck tumors, simultaneous multiple tumors etc. (excluding criterias)...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Steiner W,Stenglein C,Fietkau R,Sauerbrei W

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conservative treatment of idiopathic sudden deafness generally shows good results. There are, however, some cases resistant to therapy which may be treated surgically by vestibulotomy. Reports are made on personal experiences as well as those of other authors. Vestibulotomy is recommended for those patients in who...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Tiedemann R,Börger U

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 25% of the population in industrialized countries suffer from IgE-associated Type-1 allergies. Multiple allergens can be tested simultaneously in one assay by using the protein microarray. Moreover, it is possible to measure more than one analytical parameter (e.g. allergen specific IgEs and IgGs) in one...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Klimek L,Vetter D,von Bernus L,Thorn C

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 69-year-old male patient who appeared in our clinic with persistent swelling on the right middle nasal bridge of 3 months' standing following blunt trauma. On physical examination the swelling was pulsatile and a flow was identified on color Doppler sonography. MRT of the head demonstrated an a...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Schuldt T

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The healing process after functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) normally takes weeks to months under an intensive therapy regime. Occasionally, symptomatic failures and local problems occur despite extensive follow-up treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Over a 3-year period 900 patients underwent FESS in o...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Kleemann D,Nofz S,Plank I,Schlottmann A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This year also saw a great number of phase II and III studies presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting, in which new drugs (monoclonal antibodies, small molecules) were investigated as an alternative to or in combination with established mono- and polychemotherapy in patients with recurrences or distance metastases from h...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Bußmann L,Busch CJ,Knecht R

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Madelung's disease, also known as benign symmetrical lipomatosis, is a rare proliferative disorder of unknown etiology that was first mentioned by Brodie in 1846. Characterized by multiple symmetrical deposits of unencapsulated fat in the head and neck region, the disease is most common in middle-aged men with a histo...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Zeidler R,Lang S,Rasp G

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to control severe bleeding in the nose and nasopharynx, a pneumatic nasal tamponade has been devised. The tube is available in three sizes, and can be easily introduced into the nasal cavity to sufficiently block bleeding areas. ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Masing H

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden deafness is not a disease in itself. Unilateral impairment of inner ear function of acute onset is a symptom of unknown origin. Recent results of basic science and clinical research favour an alteration of physiological properties and/or a variety of different diseases as a cause of this inner ear dysfunction. ...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Steinert R

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disease in children. It is defined by the onset of snoring, hypopneas or apneas with impaired sleep and daytime function. Obstruction of the upper airway during sleep is the underlying pathogenetic mechanism. It is caused either by an anatomic obstruction, increased airway col...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Sommer JU,Stuck BA,Maurer JT

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Menière's disease is recognized as the idiopathic form of recurrent inner ear disease with the trias of hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo with aural fullness and Menière's syndrome as the non-idiopathic form. Subentities with unknown pathogenesis are Lermoyez' s syndrome and Tumarkin crises. A common pathogenetic fac...

journal_title：HNO

authors： Westhofen M

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00