Management of Unilateral Hearing Loss in a 14-Year-Old with Internal Auditory Canal Duplication Using a Bonebridge Bone Conduction Implant.

BACKGROUND Duplicated internal auditory canal (dIAC) is a rare congenital temporal bone anomaly associated with ipsilateral sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). The Bonebridge bone conduction implant has a magnet, an internal transducer, and an external audio processor. This report is of a 14-year-old girl with unilateral SNHL and vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII cranial nerve) aplasia due to dIAC who was treated with a Bonebridge bone conduction implant.

Cochlear implantation in partial deafness: a case series with preoperatively substantial residual hearing at high frequencies.

Purpose: To expand the current cochlear implant (CI) criteria to include patients with substantial preoperative residual hearing across low, medium, and high frequencies and to evaluate hearing preservation and performance after implantation.

Methods: Twelve patients aged 37-77 with preoperative hearing loss of 80 dB HL or better at 125-1500 Hz and 70 dB HL or better at 2000-8000 Hz underwent unilateral cochlear implantation. Pure tone audiometry (125-8000 Hz) was performed preoperatively and at 1, 12, and 24 months postoperatively.

Cochlear Implantation Benefits for Patients with Trauma-Induced Bilateral Hearing Loss: A Retrospective Analysis.

BACKGROUND Accidental or intentional head trauma can result in degrees of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), but if the cochlear nerve is intact, cochlear implantation is the main option to restore hearing. This retrospective study evaluated outcomes from cochlear implantation in 9 patients with bilateral severe SNHL after major head trauma. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 9 patients who lost their hearing (deep hearing impairment) due to major head trauma and were qualified for cochlear implantation.

Auditory Steady-State Responses for Detecting Mild Hearing Loss in Babies, Infants, and Children: Literature Review.

The assessment of hearing in children is important, as hearing deficits can impair child development. The Auditory Steady-State Response (ASSR) is an electrophysiological technique that is able to simultaneously evaluate both ears at four frequencies, making it advantageous for testing children where the test time needs to be as short as possible. The objective of this work was to perform a literature review on the effectiveness of ASSR to gauge hearing thresholds in babies, infants, and children, examining its ability to distinguish mild hearing loss from normal cases.

Early Hearing Interventions for Children with Hearing Loss in Africa: A 21-Year Scoping Review (2004-2025).

Background: The objectives of this scoping review were (a) to identify the most recent (in a 21-year span) literature information about hearing intervention programs in Africa and (b) to provide data on the intervention practices, policies and the factors prohibiting the larger diffusion of the hearing technologies in the African states.

Methods: Queries were conducted via the PubMed and Scopus databases for the time window from 2005 to 2025. The mesh terms used were "hearing aids", "cochlear implants", and "hearing intervention Africa".

Hearing Preservation After Cochlear Implantation with the Advanced Bionics HiFocus™ SlimJ Electrode Array.

BACKGROUND: Successful cochlear implantation depends on many factors, one of which is the electrode type. The aim of this study was to evaluate it in terms of the preservation of residual hearing, as well as to investigate the effects of patient age and preoperative low-frequency hearing loss. METHODS: Twenty-three patients were implanted unilaterally with the HiFocus™ SlimJ electrode array.

Audiological and Middle Ear Outcomes in Ukrainian Soldiers with Traumatic Tympanic Membrane Perforation.

BACKGROUND Blast injury of the ear due to explosive force can result in perforation of the tympanic membrane and damage to the middle ear structures. This study evaluated the middle ear and audiological outcomes in 70 men with persistent traumatic tympanic membrane perforation fighting the war in Ukraine. MATERIAL AND METHODS Participants underwent basic audiological assessment (otoscopy and pure-tone audiometry) and surgery between 2023 and 2024.

Auditory Processing in Stuttering Children: Behavioral and Electrophysiological Assessments.

 Stuttering is a human communication disorder characterized by involuntary interruptions to speech flow. Electrophysiological tests and behavioral evaluations allow the neuroaudiological processes involved in stuttering to be investigated.  To investigate group differences in the central auditory system using long-latency auditory evoked potentials, cognitive potentials, and behavioral assessments in children who stutter and compare them with fluent children.

Correlations Between ASSR Based on Narrow-Band CE Chirp, Click ABR, and Tone-Burst ABR in Audiological Evaluation of Children Under Anesthesia.

Hearing plays a significant role in children's development. The Auditory Steady State Response (ASSR) using a narrow band CE chirp is a technique that allows multiple stimuli to be presented simultaneously, making it possible to obtain electrophysiological thresholds with frequency specificity. The objective of this work is to analyze the findings obtained with the ASSR NB-CE chirp technique and compare them with two other methodologies-click ABR and tone-burst ABR-in the audiological assessment of children carried out under inhalation anesthesia.

Results of Cochlear Implantation in Patients with Congenital Rubell-Retrospective Study.

Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) is an infection caused by rubella virus transmitted to the fetus during pregnancy, which can cause congenital hearing loss. Cochlear implant can be an effective therapy in patients with severe to profound bilateral hearing loss. The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefits of cochlear implantation in patients with profound hearing loss caused by congenital rubella syndrome.

Impact of cochlear implant indications on outcome, assessed and reported using the international classification of functioning, disability and health model.

Objectives: To determine the impact of various Cochlear Implant (CI) indications on outcomes assessed using the International Classification of Functioning, disability and health (ICF)-based CI outcome assessment (CI-ICF) protocol.

Methods: Data from a multicenter longitudinal cohort study was analyzed. A consecutive sample of adult CI users (N = 72), including unilateral (n = 22), bilateral (n = 2), electric acoustic stimulation (EAS) (n = 6), single-sided deafness (SSD) (n = 6), and bimodal (n = 36) CI users, were enrolled based on clinical indications for cochlear implantation.

The Ponto Bone-Anchored Hearing System - Benefits Following Radical Mastoidectomy.

BACKGROUND Chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma requires surgical treatment. One technique used is radical modified mastoidectomy. However, if there is subsequent hearing loss, the patient will often need to be provided with a hearing prosthesis, and one option is to use a bone-anchored hearing device.

Towards an adult hearing screening procedure.

Objective: The first aim was to develop a simple, yet effective adult hearing screening protocol, based on the existing World Health Organization recommendations. Secondary aim was to gain insight in the possibilities and potential obstacles for implementation of national adult hearing screening programs across the globe.

Methods: An expert working group was formed with 14 experts from six countries.

Safety and Effectiveness of the Titanium mAXIS Stapes Prosthesis: Multicentric Short-Term Outcome.

Objective: Otosclerosis leads to ossification of the stapes footplate and is responsible for a significant number of patients having hearing loss. Stapes surgery is a treatment for otosclerosis with excellent postoperative hearing outcomes. The aim of this retrospective study was to analyze the safety and effectiveness of the titanium mAXIS prosthesis in a multicentric setting.

The Otoacoustic Emissions in the Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening: A Scoping Review Update on the African Data (2004 to 2024).

The reported data on African universal neonatal hearing screening (UNHS) practices tend to be quite scarce, despite the developments in hearing screening the last two decades. The objective of this systematic review was (a) to identify the most recent (in a 20-year span) literature information about NHS/UNHS programs in Africa and (b) to provide data on the procedures used to assess the population, the intervention policies, and on the estimated prevalence of congenital hearing loss with an emphasis on bilateral hearing loss cases. : Queries were conducted via the PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases for the time window of 2004-2024.

Local delivery of steroids to inner ear via medical device INCAT (the Inner Ear Catheter) in partial deafness patients during cochlear implantation - preliminary results and a feasibility study.

Background: The primary aim was to assess the effectiveness and safety of three different algorithms of using steroids and inner ear catheter (INCAT) MED-EL® in partial deafness patients who underwent cochlear implantation. The secondary goal was the assessment of the impact of the depth of INCAT on hearing preservation after cochlear implantation.

Research Design And Methods: There were three algorithms of steroid administration: 1) methylprednisolone 62.

Performance of ChatGPT in Pediatric Audiology as Rated by Students and Experts.

: Despite the growing popularity of artificial intelligence (AI)-based systems such as ChatGPT, there is still little evidence of their effectiveness in audiology, particularly in pediatric audiology. The present study aimed to verify the performance of ChatGPT in this field, as assessed by both students and professionals, and to compare its Polish and English versions. : ChatGPT was presented with 20 questions, which were posed twice, first in Polish and then in English.

Influence of smoking on human hearing - literature review.

Objectives: Smoking is a strong addiction, that affects a huge number of people worldwide, including the young ones. Due to composition of cigarette smoke, which contains nicotine and other chemical substances, lots of harmful effects on human health were described. Apart from the influence on other organs smoking is associated with hearing loss.

Assessment of the Peripheral and Central Auditory System in Infants Whose Mothers Tested Positive for COVID-19 During Pregnancy.

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a new member of the coronavirus family. While respiratory transmission is the main route, concerns have arisen regarding possible vertical transmission, which refers to the transmission of the virus from mother to fetus through the dissemination of viral particles in the amniotic fluid. Fetal viral infection via the placenta can affect the formation of the auditory system and lead to congenital hearing disorders.

Evaluation of the Peripheral and Central Auditory Systems in Children and Adolescents Before and After COVID-19 Infection.

Unlabelled: COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. During and after COVID-19, audiovestibular symptoms and impairments have been reported.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the impacts of COVID-19 on the peripheral and central auditory systems of children and adolescents following the acute COVID-19 phase based on behavioral, electroacoustic, and electrophysiological audiological assessments.

The Importance of Hearing Screening and Central Auditory Processing in School-Aged Children.

Background/objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of undiagnosed hearing impairment or central auditory processing disorders in children from I and VIII grades of primary schools in Warsaw.

Methods: The participants in the study were 15,659 pupils from classes I and VIII attending primary schools in Warsaw. As part of the study, the hearing threshold for air conduction at frequencies of 0.

Auditory Development of Young Children with Profound Hearing Loss, Cochlear Implants, and Congenital CMV Infection.

The aim of this study was to assess auditory development in young children with profound hearing loss, cochlear implants (CIs), and congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection and to determine the effect of comorbidities on their development. The study group (cCMV group) consisted of 47 CI children-18 girls and 29 boys-who had been diagnosed as having prelingual hearing loss due to cCMV infection (with or without comorbidities); the mean age at CI activation was 15.2 months (range: 9.

Neonatal Hearing Screening Using Wideband Absorbance and Otoacoustic Emissions Measured Under Ambient and Pressurized Conditions.

Background: The objective was to analyze wideband acoustic absorbance and transiently evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) from newborns without risk indicators of hearing loss and test the effectiveness of measuring TEOAEs under pressurized ear canal conditions.

Methods: Evaluation of 102 newborns from a maternity hospital, who stayed in the well-baby nursery and did not have risk indicators for hearing loss. The procedures involved wideband tympanometry and TEOAEs performed at ambient pressure (AP) and at a pressure corresponding to maximum compliance (PP).

Audiological and Subjective Benefits in a Child with Microtia and Atresia After Sequential Bilateral Implantation with Active Bone Conduction Devices: A Case Study.

Background: With bilateral hearing loss, the main problems for the patient are speech understanding in noise and, especially in asymmetrical hearing loss, an inability to correctly localize sound sources. There are multiple methods of treatment and rehabilitation for people with conductive hearing loss, and one of them is to use an active bone conduction implant. This case study is designed to evaluate the auditory benefits and sound localization accuracy with active bilateral bone conduction implants-in comparison to unilateral ones-in a patient with congenital bilateral conductive hearing loss caused by a congenital malformation.

The Otoacoustic Emissions in the Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening: An Update on the European Data (2004 to 2024).

The reported data on European universal neonatal hearing screening (UNHS) practices tend to be scarce, despite the fact that the European Union project, EUScreen, collected unofficial data from 38 collaborating European institutions. The objectives of this systematic review were as follows: (a) to identify the most recent (in a 20-year span) literature information about UNHS programs in Europe and (b) to provide data on the procedures used to assess the population, the intervention policies, and on the estimated prevalence of congenital hearing loss with emphasis on the bilateral hearing loss cases. Queries were conducted via the Pubmed, Scopus and Google Scholar databases for the time period of 2004-2024.