The primary purpose of this study was to compare the overall listening benefit in diffuse noise provided by dual-microphone technology in an in-the-ear (ITE) hearing instrument to that provided by dual-microphone technology in a behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing instrument. Further, the study was designed to determine whether the use of the dual-microphone + the manufacturer's party response algorit...

The goals of this investigation were to determine whether hearing aid benefit improved significantly over the first 10 weeks of hearing aid use and whether time-related changes in benefit (if any) were affected by the type of benefit measurement (i.e., objective or subjective). A total of 17 hearing-impaired subjects participated, with different subjects completing different phases of the study...

OBJECTIVES The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate a group of postlingually deafened adults, whose aided speech recognition exceeded commonly accepted candidacy criteria for implantation. The study aimed to define performance and qualitative outcomes of cochlear implants in these individuals compared with their optimally fitted hearing aid(s). STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case series....

BACKGROUND The etiology of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is still unclear and is most probably diverse. OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between vertebrobasilar circulation and hearing in patients with SSNHL treated with pentoxifylline. DESIGN Case-control study of 32 consecutive patients with SSNHL. METHODS Patients with onset of SSNHL within 72 hours were treated with...

INTRODUCTION We investigated the effect of intratympanic dexamethasone on control of tinnitus and hearing loss in patients with Menier's disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS 100 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of Menier's disease according to the 1995 criteria of The American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) who remained symptomatic despite medical therapy were assi...

Ear syringing for removing wax that has occluded the eardrum is a common clinical procedure. Previous studies investigating the efficacy of ear syringing have assessed outcomes relating to the ease of syringing or clearance of wax, but it is generally understood that the reason to remove the wax is because it results in hearing loss. Memel et al sought to determine if ear syringing improved hea...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE According to recent research, modern MR imaging can detect the presense of abnormalities on labyrinthine. Our aim was to report the patterns and prognostic role of abnormal findings on labyrinthine imaging in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study comprised 113 patients who were diagnosed with unilateral sudden sensorineural he...

Rev. CEFAC. 2014 Nov-Dez; 16(6):1808-1818 Regardless the degree of hearing loss, any subject who reports hearing and communication difficulties should be considered as a potential candidate to use hearing aids3. The Hearing Aid – HA has the function of amplify sounds in a way that allows the subject to use their reminiscent hearing in an effective way3. Selection and fitting process of the HA s...