Sound quality in adult cochlear implant recipients using the HISQUI19.

abstract：:In a study on the effects of a frequency-dependent automatic gain control in hearing-aids, two experiments were carried out with hearing-impaired listeners. In the first experiment, the effect of varying the amplitude-frequency response on the speech-reception threshold (SRT) of sentences presented in noise was studie...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Van Dijkhuizen JN,Festen JM,Plomp R

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukins 6 (IL-6) and 12 (IL-12), and the chemoattractant chemokine RANTES were studied in ethmoidal mucosa, using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. The 49 patients had chronic sinusitis or nasal/paranasal polyposis, and some also allergy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that d...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Davidsson A,Danielsen A,Viale G,Olofsson J,Dell'Orto P,Pellegrini C,Karlsson MG,Hellquist HB

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:We describe a Japanese family with high-frequency sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) harboring a c.211delC mutation in the KCNQ4 gene. Families showing progressive high-frequency SNHL should be investigated for mutations in the KCNQ4 gene. OBJECTIVE:To determine the responsible deafness gene in a Japanese f...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Ishikawa K,Naito T,Nishio SY,Iwasa Y,Nakamura K,Usami S,Ichimura K

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five temporal bones and three surgical cochlear nerve specimens from patients who previously underwent labyrinthectomy were studied by light and electron microscopy. All cochleas had nearly total loss of sensory cells, extensive or total loss of both cochlear nerve fibers in the osseous spiral lamina, and spiral gangl...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Ylikoski J,Belal A Jr,House WF

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Audiogenic seizure risk can be induced in genetically seizure-resistant BALB/c mice by exposure to an intense noise. Results of this experiment showed that combined exposure to noise and sodium salicylate could produce a greater priming effect than exposure to the noise alone, and the greatest potentiation effect was ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Chen CS,Aberdeen GC

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common type of peripheral vertigo. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the Semont maneuver (SM) for BPPV treatment, compared with other methods. METHODS:Studies were selected in relevant databases under pre-defined criteria up to June 2015. The...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Zhang X,Qian X,Lu L,Chen J,Liu J,Lin C,Gao X

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of argon laser irradiation of the semicircular canals using computed tomography (CT) images and to examine the basis for laser treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). CT images of the posterior canal were evaluated postoperatively in a patient with i...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Nomura Y,Kobayashi H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The incidence of new cases of Meniere's disease (MD) in elderly patients aged 60 years or more was found to have increased over time after correction for age distribution in the overall population. Job- and care-related fatigue may be involved in the recent increase in elderly-onset cases because physical an...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Shojaku H,Watanabe Y,Yagi T,Takahashi M,Takeda T,Ikezono T,Ito J,Kubo T,Suzuki M,Takumida M,Takeda N,Furuya N,Yamashita H,Peripheral Vestibular Disorder Research Committee of Japan.

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Life-threatening cervical complications associated with infectious mononucleosis are rare. The combination of acute epiglottitis and subsequent necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck in a patient with infectious mononucleosis has not been reported to date.A 47-year-old female with infectious mononucleosis and epig...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Caballero M,Sabater F,Traserra J,Alòs L,Bernal-Sprekelsen M

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty difficult-to-test children have been tested with transtympanic ECoG. When possible, informal hearing tests and/or free-field testing were performed. Children in whom no action potential (AP) could be recorded were submitted to conventional radiography of the inner ear, and vestibular tests. The correlation betw...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Bergholtz LM,Arlinger SD,Kylén P,Jerlvall LB

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the outcome of pediatric tracheostomy and identify predictive factors for successful decannulation. METHODS:We performed a retrospective chart review of a series of 42 consecutive patients of less than 24 months of age who underwent a tracheostomy between 2012 and 2015. RESULTS:Successful de...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Takahashi N,Takano K,Mitsuzawa H,Kurose M,Himi T

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Our numerical simulation model provides an accurate reflection of nasal airflow, and the results were validated by clinical measurements. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the accuracy of a numerical simulation model of nasal airflow. METHODS:Ten volunteers with normal nasal cavities underwent CT, acoustic rhinometry...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Lu J,Han D,Zhang L

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of two simulated hearing impairments (presbyacusis) on speech perception were investigated in two groups of normally hearing subjects (30 and 48 subjects, respectively). Eight patients with presbyacusis with similar hearing impairment to those in the latter simulation served as the clinical material. Word ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Sorri M,Huttunen K,Körkkö P,Mäki-Torkko E

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The midline electroneurography (ENoG) method might reflect total facial nerve degeneration. OBJECTIVE:We compared ENoG values in patients with facial palsy using two different methods, the midline method and five electroneurogram recordings, to reveal whether the ENoG value obtained with the midline method ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Wada S,Haginomori S,Mori A,Ichihara T,Kanazawa A,Kawata R,Takubo T,Yorifuji S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the expressions of alpha-subunits of very late antigen (VLA)-4 (alpha4) and VLA-5 (alpha5) on tonsillar lymphocytes and the interaction between these integrin receptors and their ligand, fibronectin (FN). Immunohistological and flow cytometric analyses showed that alpha4 and alpha5 were expressed in the ly...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Ohguro S,Tsubota H,Harabuchi Y

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this prospective study was to analyze the effect of glasses and contact lenses on the latency and velocity of visually evoked saccadic eye movements. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A saccadic test was performed 10 times on 20 emmetropic controls (Group A) and 20 ametropic test subjects with myopia (Grou...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Müller C,Stoll W,Schmäl F

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MRL/lpr mouse, which is homozygous for the recessive lpr genes and has a mutation in the Fas gene encoding a cell-surface receptor for apoptosis, exhibits severe lymphadenopathy and develops systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-like disease. It has recently been reported that this mouse also manifests sensorineural ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Iwai H,Lee S,Baba S,Tomoda K,Inaba M,Ikehara S,Yamashita T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ciliogenesis events in human vestibular epithelia develop as an asynchronous process between neighbouring cells, but it is a synchronous one within each sensory cell, presenting the following stages. Initially, the cilia buds appear as stubby cylinders well aligned on the cuticular plate of the presumptive sensory cel...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Sánchez-Fernández JM,Rivera-Pomar JM

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:Intratympanic steroid (ITS) treatment groups exhibited better outcomes in PTA improvement and recovery rate than systemic steroid therapy (SST) groups. Whether initial hearing loss severity would influence the PTA improvement and recovery rate still requires further research. OBJECTIVE:This article was aim...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Qiang Q,Wu X,Yang T,Yang C,Sun H

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T lymphocytes from tonsil (To) and peripheral blood (PB) of 4 tonsillectomized children were subjected to clonal expansion with PHA in order to analyze at single cell level their cytolytic activity and their ability to produce interleukins such as IL-2, IFN-gamma and IL-4. Analyzing all T-cell clones (CD4+ and CD8+) o...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Gallo O,De Carli M,Gallina E,Toccafondi G,Romagnani S,Del Prete G

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alloplastic materials have been used in middle ear reconstruction since 1952. Biologically, biomaterials and specifically ceramics can be defined as being bioinert, bioactive or biodegradable; these terms being descriptive of the biochemical response provoked by the material in the host tissue. Various ceramics, carbo...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Blayney AW,Williams KR,Erre JP,Lesser TH,Portmann M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The external neck brace (ENB) is a new concept in the improvement of peristomal fixation of an automatic stoma valve (ASV), which was evaluated with a new imaging method. The addition of the ENB to the Flexiderm (FLD) and Xtrabase (XB) adhesives significantly reduced absolute mean differences between the spe...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Dirven R,Kooijman PG,Maal TJ,Hilgers FJ,Bergé SJ,Marres HA

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysphagia is a common presenting complaint in otolaryngology practice, and there are many causes. Forestier syndrome is a rare cause of dysphagia. It is also known as diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) syndrome or vertebral ankylosing hyperostosis. Forestier syndrome consists of anterolateral perivertebra...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Aydin E,Akdogan V,Akkuzu B,Kirbaş I,Ozgirgin ON

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection of immune complexes (ICs) of IgG, IgM, or IgA isotypes in middle ear effusions (MEEs) by the solid-phase anti-C3 ELISA and cytologic analyses of MEEs were done in 245 patients with otitis media with effusion (OME). In 320 ears, the clinical classification was acute, 10.3%; subacute, 16.6%; chronic, 73.1%. In...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Yamanaka N,Somekawa Y,Suzuki T,Kataura A

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:This study suggests that hyperbilirubinemia in the neonatal rat can impair auditory function and induce peripheral nerve pathology by reducing neurofilament-positive cells in spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs). This finding indicates a potential connection between hyperbilirubinemia and auditory impairment. OBJ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Li Q,Chen P,Guo W,Fang R,Yang S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:L-N-Acetylcysteine (L-NAC) significantly reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and cochlear cell apoptosis after irradiation. The safe and effective use of L-NAC in reducing radiation-induced sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) should be verified by further in vivo studies. OBJECTIVES:Radiation-ind...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Low WK,Sun L,Tan MG,Chua AW,Wang DY

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:No case of death related to surgery in the form of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, uvulopalatoplasty or nasal surgery for snoring or sleep apnea has been recorded in Sweden among 4876 patients treated between 1997 and 2005. Severe complications of surgery in the peri- and postoperative period, especially in the f...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Franklin KA,Haglund B,Axelsson S,Holmlund T,Rehnqvist N,Rosén M

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:Patients with sudden hearing loss and dizziness after barotrauma should be suspected of barotraumatic perilymph fistula (PLF). Early surgical repair of PLF showed better hearing outcomes. Therefore, diagnostic criteria should help surgical indications of barotraumatic PLF. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Choi JE,Moon IJ,Kim H,Lee K,Cho YS,Chung WH

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:We used a feedback method, based on a blood pressure manometer with inflatable cuff, to control the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) contraction. To obtain comparable left-right VEMP responses, it is necessary (1) to determine which cuff pressures on both sides yield identical mean rectified voltage (MRV) v...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Vanspauwen R,Wuyts FL,Van De Heyning PH

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have reported variations in shape and size of stereociliary bundles and in a limited number of observations have associated them to type I and type II hair cells. A systematic study has been undertaken for which a technique was developed in order to identify both cell types and their corresponding hair...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Lapeyre P,Guilhaume A,Cazals Y

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00