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Jiang W, Li X, Mu Y, Zhang H, Konduru N, Qiao Y, Zhao F, Liu W. Predictive accuracy of wideband absorbance in children with large vestibular aqueduct syndrome: A single-center retrospective study. Heliyon 2024; 10:e33776. [PMID: 39040356 PMCID: PMC11261878 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Objectives This study aimed to assess the clinical significance of Wideband Absorbance (WBA) in children with Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (LVAS), which could potentially serve as diagnostic and predictive markers for LVAS in children. Design This was a single-center retrospective case-control study. Audiological measurements and Wideband Acoustic Immittance (WAI) were performed. Propensity score matching (PSM) was considered to treat group imbalance. The Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves and area under the ROC curve (AUC) were used to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of WBA. Study sample Participants included 42 children with LVAS and 163 normal children aged 6 months -11 years recruited from clinical audiology settings between 2019 and 2021. Results The WBA at Tympanometric Peak Pressure (WBATPP) and Ambient Pressure (WBAA) in the LVAS group were significantly lower than those of the control group at 1259-2000 Hz but higher at 4000-6349 Hz (p < 0.05, power >0.8). The WBAA (1587 Hz) AUC value was 0.805, identifying a score ≤0.565 as indicative of a LVAS risk. Conclusions WBA holds promise in distinguishing LVAS from the normal condition and warrants further exploration as a tool to examine the influence of inner ear pressure on acoustic energy transmission in the middle ear.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wen Jiang
- Department of Otolaryngology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, China
- The Second College of Clinical Medicine, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, China
- Auditory Engineering Laboratory of Jiangsu Province, Xuzhou, 221000, China
- The College of Medical Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, China
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- The College of Medical Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, China
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- The College of Medical Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, China
- The Second College of Clinical Medicine, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, China
- Auditory Engineering Laboratory of Jiangsu Province, Xuzhou, 221000, China
- The College of Medical Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, China
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- Centre for SLT and Hearing Sciences, Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, CF5 2YB, UK, Wales
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- Department of Otolaryngology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, China
- The Second College of Clinical Medicine, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, China
- Auditory Engineering Laboratory of Jiangsu Province, Xuzhou, 221000, China
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Middle ear effusion and newborn hearing screening. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2023; 280:643-649. [PMID: 35838783 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-022-07524-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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PURPOSE Middle ear effusion (MEE) is one of the reasons for screening failure and may require prolonged follow-up due to conductive hearing loss. We aimed to examine at 1-year follow-up, the fate of MEE. METHODS From medical charts, computerized data were collected retrospectively of newborns born in the years 2012-2013 in Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa city, Israel, who failed the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS), and follow-up hearing evaluation data were extracted. RESULTS Of 9527 newborns born in 2012-2013 in our institution, 144 [1.5%] failed the UNHS, and 46 were eventually diagnosed with conductive hearing loss caused by MEE. Spontaneous MEE clearance was recorded in 12 [26%], while 26 [57%] patients had persistent effusion that required further follow-up (10 [22%] required insertion of ventilation tubes and 16 [35%] were referred for further follow-up); 8 [17%] were lost to follow-up. CONCLUSION Congenital MEE causing conductive hearing loss and UNHS failure is persistent and resolves at lower rates than non-congenital MEE.
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