Σάββατο 9 Σεπτεμβρίου 2017
AudioNotch launches new mobile app!
Hey everyone,
We’re super pumped to announce that we’ve completed a mobile app, which is available for both Android and iOS devices!
- Click here to download the iOS app for Apple devices
- Click here to download the Android app from the Google Play store
One AudioNotch account allows you to access both the mobile app and the web app to create your own customized Notched Sound Therapy for tinnitus.
Here’s a video tour of the mobile app:
We’ve also completely redesigned the visual look and feel of our web app. Check out a guided tour below:
Let us know how you like it! We appreciate your feedback, and can be reached at support@audionotch.com
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Bone Density Development of the Temporal Bone Assessed by Computed Tomography.
Hypothesis: The temporal bone shows regional differences in bone development. Background: The spreading pattern of acute mastoiditis shows age-related differences. In infants, it spreads laterally and causes retroauricular swelling, whereas in older children, it tends to spread medially and causes intracranial complications. We hypothesized that bone maturation may influence the spreading pattern of acute mastoiditis. Methods: Eighty participants with normal hearing, aged 3 months to 42 years, participated in this study. Computed tomography (CT) values (Hounsfield unit [HU]) in various regions of the temporal bone, such as the otic capsule (OC), lateral surface of the mastoid cavity (LS), posterior cranial fossa (PCF), and middle cranial fossa (MCF), were measured as markers of bone density. Bone density development curves, wherein CT values were plotted against age, were created for each region. The age at which the CT value exceeded 1000 HU, which is used as an indicator of bone maturation, was calculated from the development curves and compared between the regions. Results: The OC showed mature bone at birth, whereas the LS, PCF, and MCF showed rapid maturation in early childhood. However, there were significant regional differences in the ages of maturation: 1.7, 3.9, and 10.8 years for the LS, PCF, and MCF, respectively. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first report to show regional differences in the maturation of temporal bone, which could partly account for the differences in the spreading pattern of acute mastoiditis in individuals of different ages. Copyright (C) 2017 by Otology & Neurotology, Inc. Image copyright (C) 2010 Wolters Kluwer Health/Anatomical Chart Company
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Vertigo in Vestibular Schwannoma Patients Due to Other Pathologies.
Objective: To report findings from a cohort of vestibular schwannoma (VS) patients presenting with vertigo from a secondary comorbid vestibular disorder; and to discuss management strategies for this subset of patients presenting with both episodic vertigo and VS. Patients: All VS patients who presented with vertigo as the primary symptom from 2012 to 2015 and endorsing no other major complaints were examined. Intervention: Treatment with migraine lifestyle and prophylactic therapy, or Epley maneuver. Main Outcome Measure: Resolution of vertigo following medical treatment alone. Results: Of the nine patients studied, seven (78%) suffered from vestibular migraine, and two (22%) experienced benign positional vertigo. All patients experienced complete resolution of symptoms after treatment. As a result of symptomatic improvement, seven patients (78%) avoided surgery in favor of observation, while two patients (22%) underwent radiosurgery due to continued tumor growth and other nonvertigo symptoms. Conclusion: VS patients can sometimes present with a history of recurrent episodic vertigo. The etiology of the vertigo could be due to the tumor itself or may be due to an underlying comorbidity such as vestibular migraine or benign positional vertigo. VS patients presenting with vertigo should undergo a standard vertigo history and examination to identify other potential causes of vertigo. Most VS patients in our cohort avoided intervention and had resolution of their vertigo. Copyright (C) 2017 by Otology & Neurotology, Inc. Image copyright (C) 2010 Wolters Kluwer Health/Anatomical Chart Company
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Hearing Outcome With the Use of Glass Ionomer Cement as an Alternative to Crimping in Stapedotomy.
Objective: To evaluate early hearing outcomes using glass ionomer cement to fix the Teflon piston prosthesis onto the long process of incus to minimize residual conductive hearing loss after stapedotomy. Study Design: Original report of prospective randomized control study. Setting: Tertiary referral center. Patients: A total of 80 consecutive patients with otosclerosis were randomized into two groups. Group A is a control group in which 40 patients underwent small fenestra stapedotomy using the classic technique. Group B included 40 patients who were subjected to small fenestra stapedotomy with fixation of the incus-prosthesis junction with glass ionomer bone cement. Interventions: Stapedotomy with the classical technique in group A and the alternative technique in group B. Primary Outcome Measure: The audiometric results before and after surgery. Results: Analysis of the results was performed using the paired t test to compare between pre and postoperative results. [chi]2 test was used to compare the results of the two groups. A p value less than 0.05 was considered significant from the statistical standpoint. Significant postoperative improvement of both pure-tone air conduction thresholds and air-bone gaps were reported in the two studied groups. The postoperative average residual air-bone gap and hearing gain were statistically significant in group B (p
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Programming characteristics of cochlear implants in children: effects of aetiology and age at implantation.
Programming characteristics of cochlear implants in children: effects of aetiology and age at implantation.
Int J Audiol. 2017 Sep 08;:1-14
Authors: Incerti PV, Ching TYC, Hou S, Van Buynder P, Flynn C, Cowan R
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We investigated effects of aetiology and age at implantation on changes in threshold (T) levels, comfortable (C) levels and dynamic range (DR) for cochlear implants (CIs) in children over the first five years of life.
DESIGN: Information was collected at 6 months post-activation of CIs, and at 3 and 5 years of age.
STUDY SAMPLE: One hundred and sixty-one children participating in the Longitudinal Outcomes of Children with Hearing Impairment (LOCHI) study.
RESULTS: Children with neural and structural cochlear lesions had higher T-levels and C-levels as compared to those without these conditions. Parameter settings varied from manufacturer's defaults more often in the former than in the latter group. Investigation of the effect of age at implantation for children without neural and structural cochlear lesions showed that those implanted at ≤12 months of age had higher T-levels and narrower DR at 6 months post-activation, as compared to the later-implanted group. For both early- and later-implanted groups, the C-levels at 6 months post-activation were lower than those at age 3 and 5 years. There were no significant differences in T-levels, C-levels, or DR between age 3 and 5 years.
CONCLUSIONS: Aetiology and age at implantation had significant effects on T-levels and C-levels.
PMID: 28885072 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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Programming characteristics of cochlear implants in children: effects of aetiology and age at implantation.
Programming characteristics of cochlear implants in children: effects of aetiology and age at implantation.
Int J Audiol. 2017 Sep 08;:1-14
Authors: Incerti PV, Ching TYC, Hou S, Van Buynder P, Flynn C, Cowan R
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We investigated effects of aetiology and age at implantation on changes in threshold (T) levels, comfortable (C) levels and dynamic range (DR) for cochlear implants (CIs) in children over the first five years of life.
DESIGN: Information was collected at 6 months post-activation of CIs, and at 3 and 5 years of age.
STUDY SAMPLE: One hundred and sixty-one children participating in the Longitudinal Outcomes of Children with Hearing Impairment (LOCHI) study.
RESULTS: Children with neural and structural cochlear lesions had higher T-levels and C-levels as compared to those without these conditions. Parameter settings varied from manufacturer's defaults more often in the former than in the latter group. Investigation of the effect of age at implantation for children without neural and structural cochlear lesions showed that those implanted at ≤12 months of age had higher T-levels and narrower DR at 6 months post-activation, as compared to the later-implanted group. For both early- and later-implanted groups, the C-levels at 6 months post-activation were lower than those at age 3 and 5 years. There were no significant differences in T-levels, C-levels, or DR between age 3 and 5 years.
CONCLUSIONS: Aetiology and age at implantation had significant effects on T-levels and C-levels.
PMID: 28885072 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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Work-Related Noise Exposure in a Cohort of Patients with Chronic Tinnitus: Analysis of Demographic and Audiological Characteristics.
Work-Related Noise Exposure in a Cohort of Patients with Chronic Tinnitus: Analysis of Demographic and Audiological Characteristics.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Sep 08;14(9):
Authors: Ralli M, Balla MP, Greco A, Altissimi G, Ricci P, Turchetta R, Virgilio A, Vincentiis M, Ricci S, Cianfrone G
Abstract
Work-related noise exposure is one of the major factors contributing to the development of adult-onset hearing loss and tinnitus. The aim of this study was to analyze, in patients with chronic tinnitus and long-term occupational noise exposure, (A) characteristics of hearing loss, tinnitus, comorbidities, demographic characteristics and a history of work-related noise exposure and (B) differences among individuals employed in occupations with high and low risk of developing work-related noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). One hundred thirty six patients with chronic tinnitus and at least a 10 year-long working history were divided into two groups based on the risk of their profession to induce NIHL. Individuals employed in jobs at high risk for NIHL were mostly males and exhibited a poorer hearing threshold, more evident in the left ear. Tinnitus was mostly bilateral; the next largest presentation was left-sided; patients described their tinnitus as buzzing or high-pitched. Correlation between age, length of tinnitus and worse hearing was found. Patients with a higher degree of hearing impairment were mostly males and were more likely to have a family history of hearing loss and at least one cardiovascular comorbidity. Our study shows some differences in individuals with tinnitus and a history of a profession associated with increased exposure to NIHL compared to those without such a history.
PMID: 28885581 [PubMed - in process]
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A novel missense variant in the GLI3 zinc finger domain in a family with digital anomalies.
A novel missense variant in the GLI3 zinc finger domain in a family with digital anomalies.
Am J Med Genet A. 2017 Sep 08;:
Authors: Crapster JA, Hudgins L, Chen JK, Gomez-Ospina N
Abstract
Mutations in GLI3, which encodes a transcription factor of the Hedgehog signaling pathway, cause several developmental anomalies linked to inappropriate tissue patterning. Here, we report a novel missense variant in the fifth zinc finger domain of GLI3 (c.1826G>A; p.(Cys609Tyr)) initially identified in a proband with preaxial polydactyly type IV, developmental delay, sensorineural hearing loss, skeletal, and genitourinary anomalies. Additional family members exhibited various digital anomalies such as preaxial polydactyly, syndactyly, and postaxial polydactyly either in isolation or combined. Functional studies of Cys609Tyr GLI3 in cultured cells showed abnormal GLI3 processing leading to decreased GLI3 repressor production, increased basal transcriptional activity, and submaximal GLI reporter activity with Hedgehog pathway activation, thus demonstrating an intriguing molecular mechanism for this GLI3-related phenotype. Given the complexity of GLI3 post-translational processing and opposing biological functions as a transcriptional activator and repressor, our findings highlight the importance of performing functional studies of presumed GLI3 variants. This family also demonstrates how GLI3 variants are variably expressed.
PMID: 28884880 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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Early conversational environment enables spontaneous belief attribution in deaf children.
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Early conversational environment enables spontaneous belief attribution in deaf children.
Cognition. 2016 Dec;157:139-145
Authors: Meristo M, Strid K, Hjelmquist E
Abstract
Previous research suggests that deaf children who grow up with hearing parents display considerable difficulties in understanding mental states of others, up to their teenage years when explicitly asked in a verbal test situation (Meristo et al., 2007). On the other hand, typically developing pre-verbal infants display evidence of spontaneous false belief attribution when tested in looking-time tasks, although verbal tests are typically not passed before the age of 4years (Onishi & Baillargeon, 2005). The purpose of the present study was to examine whether deaf children of hearing parents are able to demonstrate spontaneous belief attribution in a non-verbal eye-tracking task. Thirty 4- to 8-year-old, deaf and hearing children, completed a non-verbal spontaneous-response false-belief task and a verbal elicited-response false-belief task. The deaf children were either children with cochlear implants or children with hearing aids. Comparative analyses were also carried out with a previous sample of deaf and hearing 2-year-olds (reported in Meristo, Morgan, et al., 2012). We found that in the non-verbal spontaneous-response task typically hearing children, but not deaf children, were able to predict that a person with a false belief about an object's location will search erroneously for the object. However, hearing children and deaf children with implants, but not deaf children with hearing aids, passed the verbal elicited-response task. Language development was significantly correlated with both types of false-belief tasks for the whole sample. Our findings strengthen the hypothesis that the emergence of the ability to recognize others' beliefs needs to be supported initially by very early conversational input in dialogues with caregivers.
PMID: 27636329 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Programming characteristics of cochlear implants in children: effects of aetiology and age at implantation.
Programming characteristics of cochlear implants in children: effects of aetiology and age at implantation.
Int J Audiol. 2017 Sep 08;:1-14
Authors: Incerti PV, Ching TYC, Hou S, Van Buynder P, Flynn C, Cowan R
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We investigated effects of aetiology and age at implantation on changes in threshold (T) levels, comfortable (C) levels and dynamic range (DR) for cochlear implants (CIs) in children over the first five years of life.
DESIGN: Information was collected at 6 months post-activation of CIs, and at 3 and 5 years of age.
STUDY SAMPLE: One hundred and sixty-one children participating in the Longitudinal Outcomes of Children with Hearing Impairment (LOCHI) study.
RESULTS: Children with neural and structural cochlear lesions had higher T-levels and C-levels as compared to those without these conditions. Parameter settings varied from manufacturer's defaults more often in the former than in the latter group. Investigation of the effect of age at implantation for children without neural and structural cochlear lesions showed that those implanted at ≤12 months of age had higher T-levels and narrower DR at 6 months post-activation, as compared to the later-implanted group. For both early- and later-implanted groups, the C-levels at 6 months post-activation were lower than those at age 3 and 5 years. There were no significant differences in T-levels, C-levels, or DR between age 3 and 5 years.
CONCLUSIONS: Aetiology and age at implantation had significant effects on T-levels and C-levels.
PMID: 28885072 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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Programming characteristics of cochlear implants in children: effects of aetiology and age at implantation.
Programming characteristics of cochlear implants in children: effects of aetiology and age at implantation.
Int J Audiol. 2017 Sep 08;:1-14
Authors: Incerti PV, Ching TYC, Hou S, Van Buynder P, Flynn C, Cowan R
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We investigated effects of aetiology and age at implantation on changes in threshold (T) levels, comfortable (C) levels and dynamic range (DR) for cochlear implants (CIs) in children over the first five years of life.
DESIGN: Information was collected at 6 months post-activation of CIs, and at 3 and 5 years of age.
STUDY SAMPLE: One hundred and sixty-one children participating in the Longitudinal Outcomes of Children with Hearing Impairment (LOCHI) study.
RESULTS: Children with neural and structural cochlear lesions had higher T-levels and C-levels as compared to those without these conditions. Parameter settings varied from manufacturer's defaults more often in the former than in the latter group. Investigation of the effect of age at implantation for children without neural and structural cochlear lesions showed that those implanted at ≤12 months of age had higher T-levels and narrower DR at 6 months post-activation, as compared to the later-implanted group. For both early- and later-implanted groups, the C-levels at 6 months post-activation were lower than those at age 3 and 5 years. There were no significant differences in T-levels, C-levels, or DR between age 3 and 5 years.
CONCLUSIONS: Aetiology and age at implantation had significant effects on T-levels and C-levels.
PMID: 28885072 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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EUHA to Host 62nd Annual Training for Hearing Aid Acousticians
The European Union of Hearing Aid Acousticians (EUHA) (http://www.euha.org) will provide further education and advanced vocational training to hearing aid acousticians at its 62nd International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians between Oct. 18 and Oct. 20. This gathering of audiologists and acousticians in Nuremberg, Germany, will feature almost 20 lectures and tutorials on the latest in audiology research, science, hearing aid acoustics, and technology, such as over-the-counter hearing aids and their impact, innovations in directional hearing connectivity, and tinnitus and hyperacusis. A major focus of this year's event will be on smart hearing, which EUHA refers to as technological features that compensate for hearing deficiencies as best as possible, like Bluetooth and wireless connectivity. EUHA said smart hearing allows people with impaired hearing to stay tuned and take part in social interactions that rely on modern communication devices, and hearing aid acousticians play a crucial role in ensuring that people with hearing loss have the most best fit and can use these new technologies efficiently.
Tickets to the event are now available on EUHA's online store (http://ift.tt/2wgtvlf) and will be on sale on the day of the event.
Published: 9/8/2017 5:01:00 PM
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EUHA to Host 62nd Annual Training for Hearing Aid Acousticians
The European Union of Hearing Aid Acousticians (EUHA) (http://www.euha.org) will provide further education and advanced vocational training to hearing aid acousticians at its 62nd International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians between Oct. 18 and Oct. 20. This gathering of audiologists and acousticians in Nuremberg, Germany, will feature almost 20 lectures and tutorials on the latest in audiology research, science, hearing aid acoustics, and technology, such as over-the-counter hearing aids and their impact, innovations in directional hearing connectivity, and tinnitus and hyperacusis. A major focus of this year's event will be on smart hearing, which EUHA refers to as technological features that compensate for hearing deficiencies as best as possible, like Bluetooth and wireless connectivity. EUHA said smart hearing allows people with impaired hearing to stay tuned and take part in social interactions that rely on modern communication devices, and hearing aid acousticians play a crucial role in ensuring that people with hearing loss have the most best fit and can use these new technologies efficiently.
Tickets to the event are now available on EUHA's online store (http://ift.tt/2wgtvlf) and will be on sale on the day of the event.
Published: 9/8/2017 5:01:00 PM
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EUHA to Host 62nd Annual Training for Hearing Aid Acousticians
The European Union of Hearing Aid Acousticians (EUHA) (http://www.euha.org) will provide further education and advanced vocational training to hearing aid acousticians at its 62nd International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians between Oct. 18 and Oct. 20. This gathering of audiologists and acousticians in Nuremberg, Germany, will feature almost 20 lectures and tutorials on the latest in audiology research, science, hearing aid acoustics, and technology, such as over-the-counter hearing aids and their impact, innovations in directional hearing connectivity, and tinnitus and hyperacusis. A major focus of this year's event will be on smart hearing, which EUHA refers to as technological features that compensate for hearing deficiencies as best as possible, like Bluetooth and wireless connectivity. EUHA said smart hearing allows people with impaired hearing to stay tuned and take part in social interactions that rely on modern communication devices, and hearing aid acousticians play a crucial role in ensuring that people with hearing loss have the most best fit and can use these new technologies efficiently.
Tickets to the event are now available on EUHA's online store (http://ift.tt/2wgtvlf) and will be on sale on the day of the event.
Published: 9/8/2017 5:01:00 PM
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