Neurociencia cognitiva aplicada

Publication date: April–June 2016
Source:Revista de Logopedia, Foniatría y Audiología, Volume 36, Issue 2
Author(s): Alberto Domínguez Martínez




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Neurociencia cognitiva aplicada

Publication date: April–June 2016
Source:Revista de Logopedia, Foniatría y Audiología, Volume 36, Issue 2
Author(s): Alberto Domínguez Martínez




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Neurociencia cognitiva aplicada

Publication date: April–June 2016
Source:Revista de Logopedia, Foniatría y Audiología, Volume 36, Issue 2
Author(s): Alberto Domínguez Martínez




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Be Wildly Successful in Private Practice

What's the simple secret to being wildly successful in private practice? Most audiology and hearing aid practice owners will tell you it's word of mouth or patient referrals. Which is correct but it only represents one of the seven power strategies of marketing every audiology and hearing aid practice owner needs to master.

Being wildly successful with your practice is just a matter of understanding which marketing strategies to adopt or modify. No magic involved!

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PCAST Meeting Live

Academy Members: Listen to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) meeting live today to hear about Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of hearing aids. Drs. Ian Windmill, Dave Fabry, Alicia Spoor, and Mead Killion will be among the speakers. 

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A novel mutation in ACTG1 causing Baraitser-Winter syndrome with extremely variable expressivity in three generations.

A novel mutation in ACTG1 causing Baraitser-Winter syndrome with extremely variable expressivity in three generations.

Ophthalmic Genet. 2016 Apr 20;:1-5

Authors: Kemerley A, Sloan C, Pfeifer W, Smith R, Drack A

Abstract
Baraitser-Winter syndrome (cerebrofrontofacial syndrome, type 3) is a rare developmental disorder typified by hypertelorism, ptosis, high-arched eyebrows, ocular coloboma, and brain malformations. Other common manifestations include hearing loss, short stature, seizures, intellectual impairment, muscle dysfunction, and abnormalities of the kidney and urinary system. This syndrome is caused by missense mutations in the genes ACTB or ACTG1, both of which encode for cytoplasmic actin proteins crucial for proper development of many organs in the human body. There are no reports of familial transmission; all reported cases have been new mutations. However, different mutations in ACTG1 have been reported to cause isolated non-syndromic hearing loss, with many reported cases of autosomal dominant (AD) inheritance. We have identified a three-generation pedigree segregating a novel mutation in the ACTG1 gene that causes Baraitser-Winter Syndrome with extremely variable expressivity, leading to an initial diagnosis of isolated AD hearing loss in two members. Subtle optic nerve signs not previously reported in this syndrome are also documented in one patient.

PMID: 27096712 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Neurotological Findings at a Health Unit for Adults with Cervicalgia.

Neurotological Findings at a Health Unit for Adults with Cervicalgia.

Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Apr;20(2):109-13

Authors: Zeigelboim BS, Fonseca VR, Mesti JC, Gorski LP, Faryniuk JH, Marques JM

Abstract
Introduction The cervical spine is a flexible link between the sensory platform of the skull and torso. The fundamental principle of its operation is due to the balance between muscle strength and flexibility, and any dysfunction of this balance causes neck pain, known as cervicalgia. Objective The objective of this study is to analyze the most prevalent neurotological findings in adults with neck pain. Method A cross-sectional study in which 33 adults from 50 to 83 years of age with neck pain were evaluated and underwent the following procedures: anamnesis, as well as ENT, audiological, and vestibular exams. Results The most evident neurotological symptoms were dizziness (75.7%), tinnitus, neck cracking, tingling in the extremities, and auditory problems (36.3% for each). The most frequently reported clinical symptoms were related to cardiovascular (69.7%), endocrine-metabolic (48.5%), and rheumatic (30.3%) systems. In the audiological assessment, 30 subjects (91.0%) presented hearing impairment in at least one ear, with sensorineural impairment being the most prevalent (88.0%). In the vestibular assessment, there were alterations in 13 subjects (39.0%) found in the caloric test. There was a prevalence of alterations in the peripheral vestibular system with a predominance of irritative peripheral vestibular dysfunction. Conclusion Neurotological complaints were frequent in this population, verifying the importance of these tests in the dysfunctions of the cervical region or the craniocervical junction.

PMID: 27096014 [PubMed]

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Satisfaction and compliance of adult patients using hearing aid and evaluation of factors affecting them.

Satisfaction and compliance of adult patients using hearing aid and evaluation of factors affecting them.

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Apr 19;

Authors: Korkmaz MH, Bayır Ö, Er S, Işık E, Saylam G, Tatar EÇ, Özdek A

Abstract
The aims of this study are to reveal patient compliance and satisfaction in hearing aid-prescribed adult population and to determine the relevant clinical factors. The study was designed retrospectively, and those patients who have been using hearing aid for at least 6 months were invited for evaluation. Demographical data, hearing aid type (digital vs analog), general satisfaction, and daily usage time were asked. Then, the Hearing Aid Satisfaction Questionnaire (HASQ) was applied to all patients which included visual analog scale (VAS)-based 10 questions about the effects of hearing aid on social communication, efficiency, cosmetics, life quality and cost. Totally 400 patients were included in the study. The HASQ was confirmed to be highly reliable by "Kaiser Meyer Olkin and Bartlett Sphericity" tests after exclusion of aid-cost question. There was a negative correlation between age and satisfaction, and a positive correlation between hearing aid usage time (years) and satisfaction (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference between mean HASQ scores regarding gender, employment status, hearing aid type and the site of hearing aid wearing. HASQ scores were significantly worse in pure sensorineural loss type, lower educational status, shorter daily usage time, but better in higher pure tone threshold levels (p < 0.05). Age, time of hearing aid usage daily, type of hearing impairment, the threshold of hearing and education were the factors affecting satisfaction. Regular daily usage of hearing aid should be encouraged in patients, since by this way aid usage and satisfaction may be improved.

PMID: 27094053 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Neurotological Findings at a Health Unit for Adults with Cervicalgia.

Neurotological Findings at a Health Unit for Adults with Cervicalgia.

Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Apr;20(2):109-13

Authors: Zeigelboim BS, Fonseca VR, Mesti JC, Gorski LP, Faryniuk JH, Marques JM

Abstract
Introduction The cervical spine is a flexible link between the sensory platform of the skull and torso. The fundamental principle of its operation is due to the balance between muscle strength and flexibility, and any dysfunction of this balance causes neck pain, known as cervicalgia. Objective The objective of this study is to analyze the most prevalent neurotological findings in adults with neck pain. Method A cross-sectional study in which 33 adults from 50 to 83 years of age with neck pain were evaluated and underwent the following procedures: anamnesis, as well as ENT, audiological, and vestibular exams. Results The most evident neurotological symptoms were dizziness (75.7%), tinnitus, neck cracking, tingling in the extremities, and auditory problems (36.3% for each). The most frequently reported clinical symptoms were related to cardiovascular (69.7%), endocrine-metabolic (48.5%), and rheumatic (30.3%) systems. In the audiological assessment, 30 subjects (91.0%) presented hearing impairment in at least one ear, with sensorineural impairment being the most prevalent (88.0%). In the vestibular assessment, there were alterations in 13 subjects (39.0%) found in the caloric test. There was a prevalence of alterations in the peripheral vestibular system with a predominance of irritative peripheral vestibular dysfunction. Conclusion Neurotological complaints were frequent in this population, verifying the importance of these tests in the dysfunctions of the cervical region or the craniocervical junction.

PMID: 27096014 [PubMed]

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Satisfaction and compliance of adult patients using hearing aid and evaluation of factors affecting them.

Satisfaction and compliance of adult patients using hearing aid and evaluation of factors affecting them.

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Apr 19;

Authors: Korkmaz MH, Bayır Ö, Er S, Işık E, Saylam G, Tatar EÇ, Özdek A

Abstract
The aims of this study are to reveal patient compliance and satisfaction in hearing aid-prescribed adult population and to determine the relevant clinical factors. The study was designed retrospectively, and those patients who have been using hearing aid for at least 6 months were invited for evaluation. Demographical data, hearing aid type (digital vs analog), general satisfaction, and daily usage time were asked. Then, the Hearing Aid Satisfaction Questionnaire (HASQ) was applied to all patients which included visual analog scale (VAS)-based 10 questions about the effects of hearing aid on social communication, efficiency, cosmetics, life quality and cost. Totally 400 patients were included in the study. The HASQ was confirmed to be highly reliable by "Kaiser Meyer Olkin and Bartlett Sphericity" tests after exclusion of aid-cost question. There was a negative correlation between age and satisfaction, and a positive correlation between hearing aid usage time (years) and satisfaction (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference between mean HASQ scores regarding gender, employment status, hearing aid type and the site of hearing aid wearing. HASQ scores were significantly worse in pure sensorineural loss type, lower educational status, shorter daily usage time, but better in higher pure tone threshold levels (p < 0.05). Age, time of hearing aid usage daily, type of hearing impairment, the threshold of hearing and education were the factors affecting satisfaction. Regular daily usage of hearing aid should be encouraged in patients, since by this way aid usage and satisfaction may be improved.

PMID: 27094053 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Book Review.

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