Fast Click Rate Electrocochleography and Auditory Brainstem Response in Normal-Hearing Adults Using Continuous Loop Averaging Deconvolution.

Objectives: Using the continuous loop averaging deconvolution (CLAD) technique for conventional electrocochleography (ECochG) and auditory brainstem response (ABR) recordings, the effects of testing at high stimulus rates may have the potential to diagnose disorders of the inner ear and auditory nerve. First, a body of normative data using the CLAD technique must be established. Design: Extratympanic click ECochG and ABR to seven stimulus rates using CLAD were measured simultaneously from a tympanic membrane electrode and surface electrodes on the forehead and mastoid of 42 healthy individuals. Results: Results showed that the compound action potential (AP) of the ECochG and waves I, III, and V of the ABR decreased in amplitude and increased in latency as stimulus rate was increased from standard 7.1 clicks/s up to 507.81 clicks/s, with sharp reduction in AP amplitude at 97.66 clicks/s and reaching asymptote at 292.97 clicks/s. The summating potential (SP) of the ECochG, however, stayed relatively stable, resulting in increased SP/AP ratios with increasing rate. The SP/AP amplitude ratio showed more stability than AP amplitude findings, thus it is recommended for use in evaluation of cochlear and neural response. Conclusions: Results of both amplitude and latency data from this normative neural adaptation function of the auditory pathway serves as guide for improving diagnostic utility of both ECochG and ABR using CLAD as a reliable technique in distinguishing inner ear and auditory nerve disorders. Copyright (C) 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Fast Click Rate Electrocochleography and Auditory Brainstem Response in Normal-Hearing Adults Using Continuous Loop Averaging Deconvolution.

Objectives: Using the continuous loop averaging deconvolution (CLAD) technique for conventional electrocochleography (ECochG) and auditory brainstem response (ABR) recordings, the effects of testing at high stimulus rates may have the potential to diagnose disorders of the inner ear and auditory nerve. First, a body of normative data using the CLAD technique must be established. Design: Extratympanic click ECochG and ABR to seven stimulus rates using CLAD were measured simultaneously from a tympanic membrane electrode and surface electrodes on the forehead and mastoid of 42 healthy individuals. Results: Results showed that the compound action potential (AP) of the ECochG and waves I, III, and V of the ABR decreased in amplitude and increased in latency as stimulus rate was increased from standard 7.1 clicks/s up to 507.81 clicks/s, with sharp reduction in AP amplitude at 97.66 clicks/s and reaching asymptote at 292.97 clicks/s. The summating potential (SP) of the ECochG, however, stayed relatively stable, resulting in increased SP/AP ratios with increasing rate. The SP/AP amplitude ratio showed more stability than AP amplitude findings, thus it is recommended for use in evaluation of cochlear and neural response. Conclusions: Results of both amplitude and latency data from this normative neural adaptation function of the auditory pathway serves as guide for improving diagnostic utility of both ECochG and ABR using CLAD as a reliable technique in distinguishing inner ear and auditory nerve disorders. Copyright (C) 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Fast Click Rate Electrocochleography and Auditory Brainstem Response in Normal-Hearing Adults Using Continuous Loop Averaging Deconvolution.

Objectives: Using the continuous loop averaging deconvolution (CLAD) technique for conventional electrocochleography (ECochG) and auditory brainstem response (ABR) recordings, the effects of testing at high stimulus rates may have the potential to diagnose disorders of the inner ear and auditory nerve. First, a body of normative data using the CLAD technique must be established. Design: Extratympanic click ECochG and ABR to seven stimulus rates using CLAD were measured simultaneously from a tympanic membrane electrode and surface electrodes on the forehead and mastoid of 42 healthy individuals. Results: Results showed that the compound action potential (AP) of the ECochG and waves I, III, and V of the ABR decreased in amplitude and increased in latency as stimulus rate was increased from standard 7.1 clicks/s up to 507.81 clicks/s, with sharp reduction in AP amplitude at 97.66 clicks/s and reaching asymptote at 292.97 clicks/s. The summating potential (SP) of the ECochG, however, stayed relatively stable, resulting in increased SP/AP ratios with increasing rate. The SP/AP amplitude ratio showed more stability than AP amplitude findings, thus it is recommended for use in evaluation of cochlear and neural response. Conclusions: Results of both amplitude and latency data from this normative neural adaptation function of the auditory pathway serves as guide for improving diagnostic utility of both ECochG and ABR using CLAD as a reliable technique in distinguishing inner ear and auditory nerve disorders. Copyright (C) 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Vocal Parameters and Self-Perception in Individuals With Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia

Publication date: Available online 17 November 2016
Source:Journal of Voice
Author(s): Gleidy Vannesa E. Rojas, Hilton Ricz, Vitor Tumas, Guilherme R. Rodrigues, Patrícia Toscano, Lílian Aguiar-Ricz
ObjectiveThe study aimed to compare and correlate perceptual-auditory analysis of vocal parameters and self-perception in individuals with adductor spasmodic dysphonia before and after the application of botulinum toxin.Study DesignThis is a prospective cohort study.MethodsSixteen individuals with a diagnosis of adductor spasmodic dysphonia were submitted to the application of botulinum toxin in the thyroarytenoid muscle, to the recording of a voice signal, and to the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) questionnaire before the application and at two time points after application. Two judges performed a perceptual-auditory analysis of eight vocal parameters with the aid of the Praat software for the visualization of narrow band spectrography, pitch, and intensity contour.ResultsComparison of the vocal parameters before toxin application and on the first return revealed a reduction of oscillation intensity (P = 0.002), voice breaks (P = 0.002), and vocal tremor (P = 0.002). The same parameters increased on the second return. The degree of severity, strained-strangled voice, roughness, breathiness, and asthenia was unchanged. The total score and the emotional domain score of the VHI were reduced on the first return. There was a moderate correlation between the degree of voice severity and the total VHI score before application and on the second return, and a weak correlation on the first return.ConclusionsPerceptual-auditory analysis and self-perception proved to be efficient in the recognition of vocal changes and of the vocal impact on individuals with adductor spasmodic dysphonia under treatment with botulinum toxin, permitting the quantitation of changes along time.



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Injections of steroid into the ear are an effective treatment for a common form of severe dizziness, suggests a new study.

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Injections of steroid into the ear are an effective treatment for a common form of severe dizziness, suggests a new study.

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Injections of steroid into the ear are an effective treatment for a common form of severe dizziness, suggests a new study.

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