ALLMedicine™ Inner Ear Center

May 4th, 2022 - Intralabyrinthine schwannomas, including the intracochlear variety, are rare benign tumors. They can cause a number of symptoms and have the potential to grow to involve other critical structures of the inner ear and skull base. While surgical res...

Apr 29th, 2022 - This multi-centre study funded by Oticon Medical AB will be conducted at seven hospitals across Europe (UK, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands). In total, 50 adult patients with a hearing loss that are already planned for treatment with a percuta...

Apr 27th, 2022 - Lateral semicircular canal (LSCC) malformations represent one of the most common types of inner ear malformation. As many cases of LSCC malformations are asymptomatic, detailed vestibular functions in such cases remain unclear. We present a case w...

Apr 26th, 2022 - Sensorineural hearing loss often results from damaged or deficient inner ear hair cells. Mitochondrial 12S rRNA 1555A > G mutation has been associated with hearing loss in many families. The m.1555A > G mutation is a primary factor underlying the ...

Apr 20th, 2022 - Advancements in prescriptive formulae for bone-conduction hearing devices (BCDs) have highlighted the importance of measuring in-situ bone-conduction hearing thresholds. In-situ measurements are performed within the BCD manufacturer's software, us...

Apr 9th, 2020 - Ménière's disease (MD) is a clinical condition defined by spontaneous vertigo attacks (each lasting 20 minutes to 12 hours) with documented low- to midfrequency sensorineural hearing loss in the affected ear before, during, or after one of the epi...

Mar 2nd, 2017 - Objective This update of a 2008 guideline from the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation provides evidence-based recommendations to benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), defined as a disorder of the inner ear c...

Aug 10th, 2012 - SCREENING FOR HEARING LOSS IN OLDER ADULTS CLINICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population Asymptomatic adults aged 50 years or older Recommendation No recommendation. Grade: I (Insufficient Evidenc...

Apr 29th, 2022 - This multi-centre study funded by Oticon Medical AB will be conducted at seven hospitals across Europe (UK, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands). In total, 50 adult patients with a hearing loss that are already planned for treatment with a percuta...

Apr 20th, 2022 - This prospective, multi-centre study funded by Oticon Medical AB will be conducted at six clinical sites in North America. Patients with a hearing loss and that are already planned for treatment with a percutaneous (through the skin) bone-anchored...

Apr 11th, 2022 - Whether psoriatic patients have higher risk for developing inner ear dysfunction (hearing loss and dizziness) is an important issue that needs to be elucidated. Awareness to the elevated risk (if there is any) of inner ear impairment, early detect...

Feb 25th, 2022 - INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Disease background Testicular cancers are the most common malignancies in men aged between 18-35 years. Of those, seminoma is the most frequent as it accounts for about half of all testicular cancers. Seminoma is classi...

Feb 24th, 2022 - Cytomegalovirus (CMV) can be transmitted from the mother to the fetus and is a leading cause of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), which is a condition where the inner ear is unable to convert sound into nerve impulses to the brain. This hearing l...

Feb 9th, 2022 - Vijayakrishna Gadi, MD, PhD: I’m going to transition us to a different phase of the discussion that’s focused on treatment beyond the first line. Let’s say this patient who we just discussed gets good mileage out of this—3, 4 years of stable time....

Mar 1st, 2021 - Kim E. Nichols, MD, member, St. Jude Faculty, director, Cancer Predisposition Division, Oncology Department, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, discusses the prognosis of patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. Patients with VHL dise...

Mar 1st, 2021 - Welcome to OncLive® On Air! I’m your host today, [Gina Mauro]. OncLive On Air is a podcast from OncLive, which provides oncology professionals with the resources and information they need to provide the best patient care. In both digital and prin...

Feb 22nd, 2021 - An implanted device is showing promise in patients with bilateral vestibular hypofunction (BVH), a debilitating condition that significantly impairs balance. Early research suggests the modified cochlear implant placed in the inner ear of eight pa...

Apr 14th, 2020 - A new clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) is providing evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of Ménière's disease. A disorder of the inner ear...