Publicaties
Analysis of congenital hearing loss after neonatal hearing screening Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Introduction: Neonates undergo neonatal hearing screening to detect congenital hearing loss at an early stage. Once confirmed, it is necessary to perform an etiological workup to start appropriate treatment. The study objective was to assess the different etiologies, risk factors, and hearing results of infants with permanent hearing loss and to evaluate the efficacy and consequences of the different screening devices over the last 21 years. ...
Congenital facial nerve palsy Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVES: This study will list the most common comorbidities of congenital facial nerve palsy and how to detect and treat them, with special attention for ENT-problems such as hearing loss. Congenital facial nerve palsy is a very rare entity but in UZ Brussels hospital there was a follow-up of 16 children in the last 30 years.
METHODS: Literature review has been done, combined with thorough research of our own series of 16 children ...
Hearing aid use and gender differences in the auditory-cognitive cascade in the oldest old Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent
Objectives: This study analyzed cognitive differences between hearing-aid (HA) and non-HA users. We hypothesized that HA-use attenuates the auditory-cognitive cascade, thereby, the latter is more conspicuous in non-HA users. Since hearing impairment (HI) shows male predominance, we hypothesized gender differences within the auditory-cognitive relationship. Methods: Non-frail community-dwellers ≥ 80 years were assessed for HI (pure tone ...
Audiometric Findings in Senior Adults of 80 Years and Older Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Objective: To examine hearing thresholds in senior adults of 80 years and older and compare this data to the current ISO 7029 reference values.
Design: A descriptive, prospective study testing pure-tone and speech audiometry in senior adults participating in the BUTTERFLY study or the BrUssels sTudy on The Early pRedictors of FraiLtY. A Gerontological study to identify determinants for active aging and for early stages of frailty in ...
Pediatric myringoplasty Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVES: Until today, there is no consensus about the ideal age for a myringoplasty in children. In this retrospective study, we study our own series to characterize different prognostic factors to answer questions/dilemmas such as when to carry out surgery in a child with an ear drum perforation, when to postpone surgery or when to use a different technique to improve the outcome after tympanoplasty.
METHODS: We performed a ...
Percutaneous tracheostomy for long-term ventilated COVID-19-patients: rationale and first clinical -safe for all- experience Vrije Universiteit Brussel
INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 infection has resulted in thousands of critically ill patients admitted to ICUs and treated with mechanical ventilation. Percutaneous tracheostomy is a well-known technique utilised as a strategy to wean critically ill patients from mechanical ventilation. Worldwide differences exist in terms of methods, operators, and settings, and questions remain regarding timing and indications. If tracheostomy is to be performed in ...
Cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy: state of the science. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Cytomegalovirus is the most common congenital infection, affecting 0.5–2% of all live births and the main nongenetic cause of congenital sensorineural hearing loss and neurological damage. Congenital cytomegalovirus can follow maternal primary infection or nonprimary infection. Sensorineurological morbidity is confined to the first trimester with up to 40–50% of infected neonates developing sequelae after first-trimester primary infection. ...
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Maternal primary and non-primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection during pregnancy can result in in utero transmission to the developing fetus. Congenital CMV (cCMV) can result in significant morbidity, mortality or long-term sequelae, including sensorineural hearing loss, the most common sequela. As a leading cause of congenital infections worldwide, cCMV infection meets many of the criteria for screening. However, currently there are no ...