Publications

A platform to help clinicians ensure that hearing device candidates are informed about the benefits and drawbacks of their recommended treatment option would be of clinical counselling benefit because it could help each candidate form realistic expectations about life with their treatment option. Following the World Cafe approach, 54 participants (surgeons, audiologist, and researchers) generated lists of the benefits and drawbacks of each ...

Background: In cases of congenital sensorineural hearing loss, testing for genetic etiologies and congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection have become common practice. Aims/Objectives The purpose of this study is to determine which specific testing methodologies should be used and when. Material and methods: We surveyed 20 practicing otolaryngologists across eighteen institutions in thirteen countries about their approach to cCMV, GJB2, and ...

Volume 72, pages 587–590, (2024)

There is great concern regarding the development of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in youth caused by high sound levels during various leisure activities. Health-orientated behavior of young adults might be linked to the beliefs and attitudes toward noise, hearing loss, and hearing protector devices (HPDs). The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effects of attitudes and beliefs toward noise, hearing loss, and HPDs on young ...

Excessive recreational noise exposure in young adults might result in noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) and tinnitus. Inducing behavioral change in young adults is one of the aims of a hearing conservation program (HCP). The goal of the current study was to evaluate the effect of a hearing education program after 6 months in young adults in relation to knowledge regarding their individual hearing status. The results of a questionnaire regarding ...

Context Young people expose themselves to high levels of noise during various leisure activities and might thus be at risk of acquiring hearing-related problems due to leisure noise exposure. Aim The aim of this study was to compare the hearing status, amount of leisure noise exposure, and attitudes and beliefs toward noise, hearing loss, and hearing protection devices (HPDs) in university students at the moment of their enrollment in higher ...

Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate short and long term residual hearing preservation (HP), corrected for the natural progress of hearing loss, in cochlear implant (CI) patients receiving a straight electrode array using a round window (RW) approach. Methods: A retrospective and cross-sectional analysis on patients who received a CI with a straight electrode using a RW approach (n = 60) was performed. Audiometric data were ...

Since the presence of tinnitus is not always associated with audiometric hearing loss, it has been hypothesized that hidden hearing loss may act as a potential trigger for increased central gain along the neural pathway leading to tinnitus perception. In recent years, the study of hidden hearing loss has improved with the discovery of cochlear synaptopathy and several objective diagnostic markers. This study investigated three potential markers ...