Clogged ears can cause discomfort, and may affect hearing and balance. Learn about eight different home remedies to treat clogged ears, and what to avoid.
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How to unclog your ears: Eight home remedies
Clogged ears can cause discomfort, and may affect hearing and balance. Learn about eight different home remedies to treat clogged ears, and what to avoid.
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How to unclog your ears: Eight home remedies
Clogged ears can cause discomfort, and may affect hearing and balance. Learn about eight different home remedies to treat clogged ears, and what to avoid.
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Complications and parent satisfaction in pediatric osseointegrated bone-conduction hearing implants.
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Complications and parent satisfaction in pediatric osseointegrated bone-conduction hearing implants.
Laryngoscope. 2017 Sep;127(9):2165-2170
Authors: Chan KH, Gao D, Jensen EL, Allen GC, Cass SP
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess long-term complication rate and parental satisfaction of osseointegrated bone conduction hearing implants (OBCHIs).
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective chart review of children undergoing OBCHIs.
METHODS: A retrospective chart review of children undergoing OBCHIs for the treatment of conductive, mixed, and single-sided sensorineural hearing loss in children.
RESULTS: Forty-five subjects were identified with 0.3 to 10.4 years of follow-up. The mean/median age and age range at implant were 9.0/7.8 and 1.7 to 19.1 years. The underlying hearing loss for the cohort included conductive (N = 30), sensorineural (N = 7), and mixed (N = 8) hearing loss. Conductive hearing loss, caused by aural atresia (62.9), was the most common indication for implantation. Fifty-eight complications occurred in 29 subjects, most related to skin infection or overgrowth. Seventeen events required revision surgery, and 18 required oral antibiotics and/or office-based cauterization. Children under the age of 5 years were more likely to have failure of osseointegration or require revision surgery. Parents of 33 subjects underwent a phone interview; 76% rated the overall satisfaction as satisfied or very satisfied.
CONCLUSION: A large percentage of children undergoing OBCHI develop postoperative complications, and up to 44% require revision surgery-a figure higher than generally reported and higher than in adults. No factors were found to adequately explain the higher complication rates in children compared to adults. Despite the occurrence of complications, parents viewed this device as satisfactory from many perspectives.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4. Laryngoscope, 127:2165-2170, 2017.
PMID: 28092097 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Is hippocampal neurogenesis modulated by the sensation of self-motion encoded by the vestibular system?
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Is hippocampal neurogenesis modulated by the sensation of self-motion encoded by the vestibular system?
Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2017 Sep 11;:
Authors: Smith PF
Abstract
It is now well accepted that physical exercise stimulates hippocampal neurogenesis and may promote cognitive ability. Less clear are the mechanisms by which this process occurs. One potential contributing influence, that is usually neglected, is the vestibular system, which by its very nature must be activated during physical exercise and which essentially cannot be turned off without complete bilateral vestibular lesions. This paper reviews a small literature that demonstrates that bilateral vestibular loss (BVL) in rats modulates cell proliferation in the dentate gyrus (DG) and that artificial electrical activation of the vestibular system, using galvanic vestibular stimulation, does also. Although there are only a few piecemeal studies of this subject, because of the way that they were controlled, it is likely that the vestibular system has a regulatory role in cell proliferation in the DG and therefore possibly in neurogenesis, which needs to be taken into account in the interpretation of neurogenesis studies.
PMID: 28912091 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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Is hippocampal neurogenesis modulated by the sensation of self-motion encoded by the vestibular system?
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Is hippocampal neurogenesis modulated by the sensation of self-motion encoded by the vestibular system?
Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2017 Sep 11;:
Authors: Smith PF
Abstract
It is now well accepted that physical exercise stimulates hippocampal neurogenesis and may promote cognitive ability. Less clear are the mechanisms by which this process occurs. One potential contributing influence, that is usually neglected, is the vestibular system, which by its very nature must be activated during physical exercise and which essentially cannot be turned off without complete bilateral vestibular lesions. This paper reviews a small literature that demonstrates that bilateral vestibular loss (BVL) in rats modulates cell proliferation in the dentate gyrus (DG) and that artificial electrical activation of the vestibular system, using galvanic vestibular stimulation, does also. Although there are only a few piecemeal studies of this subject, because of the way that they were controlled, it is likely that the vestibular system has a regulatory role in cell proliferation in the DG and therefore possibly in neurogenesis, which needs to be taken into account in the interpretation of neurogenesis studies.
PMID: 28912091 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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New Survey Shows Growing Openness about Hearing Loss
A survey conducted by MED-EL with the Harris Poll has found that more and more people are open to talking about hearing loss, especially with family members. Nearly half (46%) of the 2,264 respondents aged 18 and older know someone with hearing loss or difficulty hearing, and 64 percent of them have had a conversation with that person about it. Furthermore, 78 percent of the respondents disagreed with the statement that they would be offended if someone knew approached them because they thought they were experiencing hearing loss or difficulty hearing. In fact, 79 percent of respondents aged 65 and over said they would be more likely to seek evaluation for their hearing if their family members approached them with the concern.
Barbara Weinstein, PhD, professor and founding executive office of the doctor of audiology program at the City University of New Graduate Center as well as a columnist for The Hearing Journal, reaffirmed the survey findings and the important role that family members play in hearing loss intervention. "The reality is, while some people might have a hard time admitting that they have a hard time hearing, most people around them notice that communication is growing more difficult," she said. "The first conversations surrounding hearing loss are usually with family members, particularly in the case of older adults. It's important to keep those lines of communication open."
Published: 9/15/2017 10:09:00 AM
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New Survey Shows Growing Openness about Hearing Loss
A survey conducted by MED-EL with the Harris Poll has found that more and more people are open to talking about hearing loss, especially with family members. Nearly half (46%) of the 2,264 respondents aged 18 and older know someone with hearing loss or difficulty hearing, and 64 percent of them have had a conversation with that person about it. Furthermore, 78 percent of the respondents disagreed with the statement that they would be offended if someone knew approached them because they thought they were experiencing hearing loss or difficulty hearing. In fact, 79 percent of respondents aged 65 and over said they would be more likely to seek evaluation for their hearing if their family members approached them with the concern.
Barbara Weinstein, PhD, professor and founding executive office of the doctor of audiology program at the City University of New Graduate Center as well as a columnist for The Hearing Journal, reaffirmed the survey findings and the important role that family members play in hearing loss intervention. "The reality is, while some people might have a hard time admitting that they have a hard time hearing, most people around them notice that communication is growing more difficult," she said. "The first conversations surrounding hearing loss are usually with family members, particularly in the case of older adults. It's important to keep those lines of communication open."
Published: 9/15/2017 10:09:00 AM
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New Survey Shows Growing Openness about Hearing Loss
A survey conducted by MED-EL with the Harris Poll has found that more and more people are open to talking about hearing loss, especially with family members. Nearly half (46%) of the 2,264 respondents aged 18 and older know someone with hearing loss or difficulty hearing, and 64 percent of them have had a conversation with that person about it. Furthermore, 78 percent of the respondents disagreed with the statement that they would be offended if someone knew approached them because they thought they were experiencing hearing loss or difficulty hearing. In fact, 79 percent of respondents aged 65 and over said they would be more likely to seek evaluation for their hearing if their family members approached them with the concern.
Barbara Weinstein, PhD, professor and founding executive office of the doctor of audiology program at the City University of New Graduate Center as well as a columnist for The Hearing Journal, reaffirmed the survey findings and the important role that family members play in hearing loss intervention. "The reality is, while some people might have a hard time admitting that they have a hard time hearing, most people around them notice that communication is growing more difficult," she said. "The first conversations surrounding hearing loss are usually with family members, particularly in the case of older adults. It's important to keep those lines of communication open."
Published: 9/15/2017 10:09:00 AM
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