Cochlear Implants in Special Cases: Deafness in the Presence of Disabilities and/or Associated Problems.

abstract：:Aspartate and alanine aminotransferase (ASAT, ALAT) activities were measured in human post-mortem sera, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), perilymph and endolymph. Due to heart and/or liver morbidity during a terminal illness, the ASAT and ALAT serum activities were considerably increased as compared with normal and both were...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Palva T,Nousiainen R,Raunio V

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In experimentally damaged inner ears the structural alterations were correlated to electrocochleographic responses of the ear. Sectioning of the cochlear nerve with degeneration of the type I neurons but intact sensory cells results in normal cochlear microphonics but very weak and atypical nerve responses. By contras...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Spoendlin H,Baumgartner H

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The present study demonstrated the robustness of VEMP testing with toneburst stimuli, since it is hardly affected by head position, i.e. base or tonic excitation levels of the saccule and inferior vestibular nerve. However, the small but highly significant difference found in latency should not be neglected:...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Ito K,Karino S,Murofushi T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate pathological gait in patients with unilateral acoustic neuroma using tactile sensors placed under both feet. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Forty-three patients were enrolled in the study. They were categorized into two groups: the small tumor group had tumors < 2 cm from the porus acousticus without an...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Ishikawa K,Wang Y,Wong WH,Shibata Y,Itasaka Y

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Younger children tend to harbor more resistant strains because they are exposed to these pathogens more often through contacts with siblings or attendance at day-care centers and are frequently treated with antibiotics. The high prevalence of BLNAR strains should be taken into account in the treatment of AOM...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Sakai A,Hotomi M,Billal DS,Yamauchi K,Shimada J,Tamura S,Fujihara K,Yamanaka N

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Given the phonetic balancing across lists and the validation with spectrally degraded speech, the present Mandarin disyllable recognition test (DRT) materials may be useful for assessing speech performance of Mandarin-speaking cochlear implant (CI) users. If combined with the previously developed sentence ma...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Zhu M,Wang X,Fu QJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Human adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs), encapsulated in a fibrin-collagen hydrogel for the coating of an electrode array, produce sufficient amounts of neurotrophic factors and may be suitable for enhancing the bioelectric interface of cochlear implants (CIs). OBJECTIVES:To evaluate different hydrogel comp...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Schendzielorz P,Scherzed A,Rak K,Völker J,Hagen R,Mlynski R,Frölich K,Radeloff A

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycerol (2 g/kg body weight), or 0.15 M NaCl for control animals, was administered to rats by i.v. injection. The dose was chosen in order to obtain an osmolarity increase in plasma of about 15 mosm/l 1 h after the glycerol administration, an increase which is similar to that observed in the human glycerol dehydratio...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Morrison GA,Teixeira M,Sterkers O,Amiel C,Ferrary E

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of hearing handicap is frequently based on hearing loss in the frequency region from 0.5 to 2.0 kHz. The region above 2 kHz, however, is important for hearing, particularly when one considers speech perception in conditions with ambient noise. The present study, based on 200 individuals (400 ears) with nois...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Smoorenburg GF

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:The risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) detection in head and neck cancer patients are the duration of hospitalization, intravenous hyperalimentation, prior antibiotic use, and the coexistence of other pathogens. OBJECTIVES:To shed light on the clinical characteristics of MR...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Shiomori T,Miyamoto H,Udaka T,Okochi J,Hiraki N,Hohchi N,Hashida K,Fujimura T,Kitamura T,Nagatani G,Ohbuchi T,Suzuki H

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:This study provides evidence that histamine induced MUC5AC mRNA expression through the activation of the core region of its promoter. It may also help in approaching new therapeutic strategies in airway mucins hypersecretory diseases. OBJECTIVE:Mucin hypersecretion characterizes several respiratory diseases...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Xu F,Zhang L,Gao J,Wang D

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The practicability of recording auditory nerve and brainstem responses during early childhood is demonstrated. This paper reports our experience with two different electrode locations: ear-canal/ear-lobe and ear-lobe/vertex. The test is performed with a light portable stimulus-generating and response-recording system ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Montandon PB,Cao MH,Engel RT,Grajew T

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smell and taste disorders occur in COVID-19 with a high prevalence, but little is known about the duration of the symptoms. In particular, studies using validated olfactory tests are very rare to date. AIMS/OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to determine the olfactory function of COVID-19 recoveries by a ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Otte MS,Eckel HNC,Poluschkin L,Klussmann JP,Luers JC

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Cochleostomy is the most efficient approach in delivering PEG-b-PCL polymersomes (PMs) to the inner ear. PMs can be delivered to the vestibule by transtympanic injection or cochleostomy. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficiency of delivering PEG-b-PCL PMs into the inner ear using different approaches. METHODS:...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Zhang Y,Zhang W,Johnston AH,Newman TA,Pyykk I,Zou J

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the effects of CO2 in the middle ear upon the cochlea, measurements were made of the cochlear potentials (compound action potential and endocochlear potential) and of the pH of the inner ear fluids and the organ of Corti. Gas containing CO2 did not affect the AP threshold, except for a slight decrease in ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Ikeda K,Morizono T

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To identify the difference of surgical margin and recurrence status of early stage tongue carcinoma via wide excision in a single institution with and without free flap reconstruction. OBJECTIVE:Survey whether the reconstruction methods for early tongue cancer affects disease control, survival outcomes. ME...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Lu CC,Tsou YA,Hua CH,Tsai MH

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human secretory leucocyte proteinase inhibitor (SLPI) is a low-molecular weight, acid-stable inhibitor of polymorph-nuclear granulocyte elastase and cathepsin G. Previous reports have demonstrated the existence of SLPI in the respiratory tract, salivary glands and cervical mucosa. Positive staining for SLPI using immu...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Westin U,Fryksmark U,Polling A,Ohlsson K

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:The sensitive sonotubometry and MATLAB provide a new tool to study the eustachian tube (ET) function and contribute more to reliable data and precise analysis. The levator veli palatini muscle (mLVP) and the salpingopharyngeus muscle (mSP) may, respectively, be the most important and least important muscle f...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Lin C,Li Y,Lin X,Zhang S,Tang A,Nong D

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As tympanotomy using the transcanal approach was a routine surgical technique for traumatic ossicular disruption, the efficacy of the posterior tympanum approach was rarely explored. AIM:This study aimed to investigate whether the hearing outcomes improved after simultaneous ossiculoplasty and facial nerve ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Yan X,Liu P,Ji C,Zhang M,Zhang X,Zhu F,Fu T

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen patients with intracranial skull base tumours diagnosed at CT or MR as neuromas or meningiomas were studied with positron emission tomography (PET) using L-(methyl-11C) methionine. Compared with normal cerebellar tissue, the uptake of methionine in the tumours increased more rapidly and reached a higher level...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Nyberg G,Bergström M,Enblad P,Lilja A,Muhr C,Långström B

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:PET-CT scans seem to be sufficient to rule out residual tumour at the primary site. Patients with positive or equivocal PET findings should be scheduled for endoscopy with biopsy or a second PET-CT scan. OBJECTIVES:Assessment of remission at the primary site, in patients treated with organ preservation ther...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Sjövall J,Brun E,Almquist H,Kjellén E,Wahlberg P

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSION:Our results demonstrate for the first time a potentially enhanced basal secretion of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and interleukin (IL)-17A-stimulated secretion of IL-6 from nasal polyp fibroblasts, enhanced basal secretion of IL-6 from eosinophilic nasal polyp fibroblasts, and a remarkable up-r...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Homma H,Kamiya K,Kusunoki T,Ikeda K

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author has performed clinical and follow-up studies of 80 acromegalic patients treated by transanthro-sphenoidal removal of the pituitary adenoma. Heredity for acromegaly or gigantism was recorded in 3.8% of the patients and other hereditary factors in 13.8%. Head trauma, meningitis or encephalitis was recorded in...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kinnman JE

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phoniatric and acoustic examinations were carried out in a group of 30 patients with dysphonia, including 15 with organic type and 15 with functional type. A complex phoniatric assessment offered the possibility to differentiate between these two groups of pathological voices. This was achieved also on the basis of ac...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Pruszewicz A,Obrebowski A,Swidziński P,Demeńko G,Wika T,Wojciechowska A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:This is the first report of mandibular reconstruction using the retroauricular (RA) or the modified face-lift (MFL) approach in head and neck cancer. This approach may have advantages over the conventional approach, especially in its superior aesthetic results. OBJECTIVE:The fibular osseous or osteocutaneo...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Kim WS,Jittreetat T,Nam W,Sannikorn P,Choi EC,Koh YW

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ESS is a form of minimal access surgery that includes different tasks and manoeuvres requiring sophisticated psychomotor coordination with varying levels of force application. The avoidance of complications is partially dependent upon reducing surgical force application when operating against vital barriers such as th...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： White PS,Nassif R,Saleh H,Drew T

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formation of carotid artery pseudoaneurysm is uncommon after intensive treatment for head and neck cancer. We encountered a case of postoperative formation of pseudoaneurysm at the left carotid bifurcation in a diabetic man. The risk factors for carotid artery pseudoaneurysm in the patient included diabetes mellitus, ...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Iguchi H,Takayama M,Kusuki M,Nakamura A,Kanazawa A,Hachiya K,Yamane H

更新日期：2006-05-01 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：:The three-dimensional distribution of the cricoid area was investigated using computer graphics and its histological structure and pathology were studied using whole-organ serial sections. A total of 26 adult human larynges were examined. The findings were as follows: 1. Cricoid areas were located along the superior p...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Sato K,Umeno T,Hirano M,Nakashima T

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONCLUSIONS:Klotho protein content decreases with increasing age, which weakens resistance to oxidative stress, resulting in induced cell death as well as modulating endolymph fluid homeostasis. Down-regulation of klotho also leads to down-regulation of TRPV5 and TRPV6, resulting in modified Ca(2+) homeostasis in the i...

journal_title：Acta oto-laryngologica

authors： Takumida M,Ishibashi T,Hamamoto T,Hirakawa K,Anniko M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00