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Etiology and Pathogenesis of Hearing Loss: From Diagnosis to Cure
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Etiology and Pathogenesis of Hearing Loss: From Diagnosis to Cure

A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 2073

Special Issue Editor

Dr. So Young Kim

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Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, CHA University College of Medicine, 59, Yatap-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 13496, Korea
Interests: dizziness; otitis media; hearing loss; hearing aid; tinnitus

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Hearing loss is a most common sensory organ disorder whose prevalence has been rising due to the aging population worldwide. Hearing loss can be caused by pathologic changes in the middle ear, cochlea, auditory nerve, and central auditory nervous system. Thus, the etiology of hearing loss can vary from genetic to acquired causes. Hearing loss can be related to other otologic or vestibular symptoms, such as tinnitus, ear fullness, and vertigo. A growing number of studies have focused on treatment of hearing loss. Auditory rehabilitation has been achieved by several devices, including cochlear implants, middle ear implants, and implantable bone conduction hearing aids. Moreover, novel therapeutics have been proposed to rescue inner ear functions. This Special Issue is open to a wide range of studies concerning the A to Z of hearing loss.

Dr. So Young Kim
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • cochlear
  • auditory nerve
  • hearing loss
  • hearing aid
  • tinnitus
  • cochlear implant

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Functional Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation in Children with Bilateral Cochlear Nerve Aplasia
by Goun Choe, Young Seok Kim, Seung-Ha Oh, Sang-Yeon Lee and Jun Ho Lee
Medicina 2022, 58(10), 1474; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/medicina58101474 - 17 Oct 2022
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Background and Objectives: Many otologists face a dilemma in the decision-making process of surgical management of patients with cochlear nerve (CN) aplasia. The goal of this study is to provide fresh evidence on cochlear implantation (CI) results in patients with CN aplasia. [...] Read more.
Background and Objectives: Many otologists face a dilemma in the decision-making process of surgical management of patients with cochlear nerve (CN) aplasia. The goal of this study is to provide fresh evidence on cochlear implantation (CI) results in patients with CN aplasia. Materials and Methods: We scrutinized functional outcomes in 37 ears of 21 children with bilateral CN aplasia who underwent unilateral or bilateral CI based on cross-sectional and longitudinal assessments. Results: The Categories of Auditory Performance (CAP) scores gradually improved throughout the 3-year follow-up; however, variable outcomes existed between individuals. Specifically, 90% of recipients with a 1-year postoperative CAP score ≤1 could not achieve a CAP score over 1 even at 3-year postoperative evaluation, while the recipients with a 1-year postoperative CAP score >1 had improved auditory performance, and 72.7% of them were able to achieve a CAP score of 4 or higher. Meanwhile, intraoperative electrically evoked compound action potential was not correlated with postoperative CAP score. Conclusions: Our results further refine previous studies on the clinical feasibility of CI as the first treatment modality to elicit favorable auditory performance in children with CN aplasia. However, special attention should be paid to pediatric patients with an early postoperative CAP score ≤1 for identification of unsuccessful cochlear implants and switching to auditory brainstem implants. Full article
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