简介：Globaldemographicchangesrelatedtolongevityareleadingtoincreasingnumbersoftheelderly,forwhomhearinglossisasignificantcauseofmorbidityanddisability.Oncemetwithreticence,severelyhearingimpairedolderadultsareincreasinglybeingconsideredforcochlearimplantation(CI).SignificantdataindicatethatCIintheelderlypopulationissafe,well-tolerated,andeffective.RisksfromCIsurgeryandanesthesiaarelowandgenerallycomparabletoratesinotheragegroups.OutcomesstudiesregardingCIinolderadultshaveshownexcellentimprovementstospeechperception,qualityoflife,andevencognition.Overall,currentlyavailabledatasuggeststhatadvancedageshouldnot,initself,beconsideredabarriertoimplantation.ThisreviewpaperwillhighlightselectedarticlesfromrecentmedicalliteratureregardingthesafetyandefficacyofCIintheelderlypopulation.

简介：Cochlearimplantationisoneofthebestamongstthevariousmanagementoptionsavailableforchildrenandadultswithseveretoprofoundsensorineuralhearingloss.Innerearandinternalauditorycanal(IAC)malformationsaccountstoapproximately25%ofcongenitalsensorineuralhearinglossinchildren.Theprimarygoalofthisreportwastoevaluatethecommunicationoutcomesaftercochlearimplantationinachildwithcysticcochleovestibularanomaly(CCVA).Thechildwasevaluatedthroughvariousstandardizedoutcomemeasuresatregularintervalstotracktheprogressintermsofauditoryandspokenlanguageskills.ThescoresonCategoriesofAuditoryPerception(CAP),MeaningfulAuditoryIntegrationScale(MAIS),SpeechIntelligibilityRating(SIR),MeaningfulUseofSpeechScale(MUSS),andlisteningandspokenlanguageskillsshowedasignificantleapin12monthsdurationpostimplantation.Thereportthushighlightsandcorrelatesthesignificantprogressinauditoryandspokenlanguageskillsofthechildwithcongenitalmalformationstoappropriateauditoryrehabilitationandintensiveparentaltraining.

简介：Objective:Acommoncavitydeformity(CCD)isadeformedinnerearinwhichthecochleaandvestibuleareconfluentformingacommonrudimentarycysticcavitythatresultsinprofoundhearingloss.Therearefewstudiespayingattentiontocommoncavity.Ourgroupisengrossedinobservingtheimprovementofauditoryandverbalabilitiesinchildrenwhohavereceivedcochlearimplantation(CI),andcomparingthesetargetsbetweenchildrenwithcommoncavityandnormalinnerearstructure.Materialandmethods:Aretrospectivestudywasconductedin12patientswithprofoundhearinglossthatweredividedintoacommoncavitygroupandacontrolgroup,sixineachgroupmatchedinsex,ageandtimeofimplantation,basedoninnerearstructure.CategoriesofAuditoryPerformance(CAP)andspeechintelligibilityrating(SIR)scoresandaidedhearingthresholdswerecollectedandcomparedbetweenthetwogroups.AllpatientsworeCIformorethan1yearattheCochlearCenterofAnhuiMedicalUniversityfrom2011to2015.Results:PostoperativeCAPandSIRscoreswerehigherthanbeforeoperationinbothgroups(p<0.05),althoughthescoreswerelowerintheCCDgroupthaninthecontrolgroup(p<0.05).TheaidedthresholdwasalsolowerinthecontrolgroupthanintheCCDgroup(p<0.05).Conclusion:EventhoughaudiologicalimprovementinchildrenwithCCDwasnotasgoodasinthosewithoutCCD,CIprovidesbenefitsinauditoryperceptionandcommunicationskillsinthesechildren.

简介：ObjectiveTocomparedifferenttreatmentprotocolsforsuddendeafness(SD),forthepurposeofidentifyinganappropriateapproachtoSD.MethodsAtotalof104patientswithdiagnosisofsuddenhearinglosstreatedfromJan2006toDecember2008wereincludedinthisstudy,ofwhich31receivedthetypicalpharmaceuticaltreatment(groupⅠ),40receivedthetypicalpharmaceuticaltreatmentpluspolarizedliquid(GroupⅡ)and33receivedthehyperbaricoxygeninadditiontothetreatmentincludedinGroupⅡ(GroupⅢ).ResultsThetotalimprovementrate(67.74%,62.50%and75.76%forGroupsⅠ,ⅡandⅢrespectively)wasnotstatisticallydifferentbetweenthethreegroups(P>0.05).ConclusionThethreetreatmentprotocolsaresimilarwhenjudgedbythetreatmentoutcomesinSD,neitherbeingsuperiortotheothers.Thetwoimportantfactorsthatappeartoinfluencetreatmentoutcomesaretheaudiogrampatternanddurationofhearinglossbeforeseekingtreatment.Patientswithupslopingorpeak-typeaudiogramsandtreatedwithin7daysfromtheonsethavebetterprognosisthanothers.

简介：Introduction:Otoacariasisisarareinfestationoftheearcanal,whichaffectsthequalityoflifeespeciallyinruralareas.Differenttypesofticksandmitesmaycauseotoacariasis.Althoughtreatmentofotoacariasisissimple,diseasestransmittedthroughticksandmitesshouldbeconsideredduringdiagnosisandtreatment.Bothlocalandsystemicsignsandsymptomsofsuchdiseasesshouldbefollowedup.AliteraturereviewwasconductedinPubMedusingthefollowingterms:'otoacariasis,''ticks,''mites,'and'outerearcanalinfestations.'Demographic,radiologic,andtreatmentoptionswerediscussed.Treatmenthintsandpitfallswerealsodiscussedwiththeliteraturereview.Conclusion:Inthispaper,wedescribeotoacariasisinhumansanddiscusstheappropriateinterventions.

简介：Sincethe1970s,outcomestudiesforchildrenwithhearinglossexpandedfromfocusingonassessingauditoryawarenessandspeechperceptionskillstoevaluatinglanguageandspeechdevelopment.Sincetheearly2000s,themulti-centerlargescaleresearchsystematicallystudiedoutcomesintheareasofauditoryawareness,speech-perception,languagedevelopment,speechdevelopment,educationalachievements,cognitivedevelopment,andpsychosocialdevelopment.Thesestudiesadvocatedtheestablishmentofbaselineandregularfollow-upevaluationswithacomprehensiveframeworkcenteredonlanguagedevelopment.Recentresearchinterestsalsoincludeunderstandingthevastdifferencesinoutcomesforchildrenwithhearingloss,understandingtherelationshipsbetweenneurocognitivedevelopmentandlanguageacquisitioninchildrenwithhearingloss,andusingoutcomestudiestoguideevidence-basedclinicalpractice.AftertheestablishmentofstandardizedMandarinlanguageassessments,outcomesresearchinMainlandChinahasthepotentialtoexpandbeyondauditoryawarenessandspeechperceptionstudies.