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Wang R, Bai X, Yang H, Ma J, Yu S, Lu Z. Identification of a novel AIFM1 variant from a Chinese family with auditory neuropathy. Front Genet 2022; 13:1064823. [DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1064823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background: Auditory neuropathy (AN) is a specific type of hearing loss characterized by impaired language comprehension. Apoptosis inducing factor mitochondrion associated 1 (AIFM1) is the most common gene associated with late-onset AN. In this study, we aimed to screen the pathogenic variant of AIFM1 in a Chinese family with AN and to explore the molecular mechanism underlying the function of such variant in the development of AN.Methods: One patient with AN and eight unaffected individuals from a Chinese family were enrolled in this study. A comprehensive clinical evaluation was performed on all participants. A targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) analysis of a total of 406 known deafness genes was performed to screen the potential pathogenic variants in the proband. Sanger sequencing was used to confirm the variants identified in all participants. The pathogenicity of variant was predicted by bioinformatics analysis. Immunofluorescence and Western blot analyses were performed to evaluate the subcellular distribution and expression of the wild type (WT) and mutant AIFM1 proteins. Cell apoptosis was evaluated based on the TUNEL analyses.Results: Based on the clinical evaluations, the proband in this family was diagnosed with AN. The results of NGS and Sanger sequencing showed that a novel missense mutation of AIFM1, i.e., c.1367A > G (p. D456G), was identified in this family. Bioinformatics analysis indicated that this variant was pathogenic. Functional analysis showed that in comparison with the WT, the mutation c.1367A > G of AIFM1 showed no effect on its subcellular localization and the ability to induce apoptosis, but changed its protein expression level.Conclusion: A novel variant of AIFM1 was identified for the first time, which was probably the genetic cause of AN in a Chinese family with AN.
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Zanin J, Dhollander T, Rance G, Yu L, Lan L, Wang H, Lou X, Connelly A, Nayagam B, Wang Q. Fiber-Specific Changes in White Matter Microstructure in Individuals With X-Linked Auditory Neuropathy. Ear Hear 2021; 41:1703-1714. [PMID: 33136644 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000000890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Auditory neuropathy (AN) is the term used to describe a group of hearing disorders, in which the hearing impairment occurs as a result of abnormal auditory nerve function. While our understanding of this condition has advanced significantly over recent years, the ability to determine the site of lesion and the extent of dysfunction in affected individuals remains a challenge. To this end, we investigated potential axonal degeneration in the white matter tracts of the brainstem in individuals with X-linked AN. We hypothesized that individuals with X-linked AN would show focal degeneration within the VIII nerve and/or auditory brainstem tracts, and the degree of degeneration would correlate with the extent of auditory perceptual impairment. DESIGN This was achieved using a higher-order diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI)-based quantitative measure called apparent fiber density as obtained from a technique called single-shell 3-tissue constrained spherical deconvolution and analyzed with the fixel-based analysis framework. Eleven subjects with genetically confirmed X-linked AN and 11 controls with normal hearing were assessed using behavioral and objective auditory measures. dMRI data were also collected for each participant. RESULTS Fixel-based analysis of the brainstem region showed that subjects with X-linked AN had significantly lower apparent fiber density in the VIII nerve compared with controls, consistent with axonal degeneration in this region. Subsequent analysis of the auditory brainstem tracts specifically showed that degeneration was also significant in these structures overall. The apparent fiber density findings were supported by objective measures of auditory function, such as auditory brainstem responses, electrocochleography, and otoacoustic emissions, which showed VIII nerve activity was severely disrupted in X-linked AN subjects while cochlear sensory hair cell function was relatively unaffected. Moreover, apparent fiber density results were significantly correlated with temporal processing ability (gap detection task) in affected subjects, suggesting that the degree of VIII nerve degeneration may impact the ability to resolve temporal aspects of an acoustic signal. Auditory assessments of sound detection, speech perception, and the processing of binaural cues were also significantly poorer in the X-linked AN group compared with the controls with normal hearing. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study suggest that the dMRI-based measure of apparent fiber density may provide a useful adjunct to existing auditory assessments in the characterization of the site of lesion and extent of dysfunction in individuals with AN. Additionally, the ability to determine the degree of degeneration has the potential to guide rehabilitation strategies in the future.
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- Julien Zanin
- The HEARing Cooperative Research Centre (HEARing CRC), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Developmental Imaging, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The HEARing Cooperative Research Centre (HEARing CRC), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital 301, Beijing, China
- China National Clinical Research Centre for Otolaryngologic Diseases, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital 301, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital 301, Beijing, China
- China National Clinical Research Centre for Otolaryngologic Diseases, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital 301, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital 301, Beijing, China
- China National Clinical Research Centre for Otolaryngologic Diseases, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital 301, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital 301, Beijing, China
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital 301, Beijing, China
- China National Clinical Research Centre for Otolaryngologic Diseases, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital 301, Beijing, China
- Key Lab of Hearing Impairment Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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Lang-Roth R, Fischer-Krall E, Kornblum C, Nürnberg G, Meschede D, Goebel I, Nürnberg P, Beutner D, Kubisch C, Walger M, Volk AE. AUNA2: A Novel Type of Non-Syndromic Slowly Progressive Auditory Synaptopathy/Auditory Neuropathy with Autosomal-Dominant Inheritance. Audiol Neurootol 2017; 22:30-40. [PMID: 28601886 DOI: 10.1159/000474929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Auditory synaptopathy/neuropathy (AS/AN) is a heterogeneous disorder, which may be caused by environmental factors like postnatal hyperbilirubinemia or by genetic factors. The genetic forms are subdivided into syndromic and non-syndromic types, and show different inheritance patterns with a strong preponderance of autosomal-recessive forms. To date, only a single locus for non-syndromic autosomal-dominant AS/AN (AUNA1) has been reported in a single family, in which a non-coding DIAPH3 mutation was subsequently described as causative. MATERIALS AND METHODS Here, we report detailed clinical data on a large German AS/AN family with slowly progressive postlingual hearing loss. Affected family members developed their first symptoms in their second decade. Moderate hearing loss in the fourth decade then progressed to profound hearing impairment in older family members. Comprehensive audiological and neurological tests were performed in the affected family members. Genetic testing comprised linkage analyses with polymorphic markers and a genome-wide linkage analysis using the Affymetrix GeneChip® Human Mapping 250K. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION We identified a large family with autosomal-dominant AS/AN. By means of linkage analyses, the AUNA1 locus was excluded, and putatively linked regions on chromosomal bands 12q24 and 13q34 were identified as likely carrying the second locus for autosomal-dominant AS/AN (AUNA2). AUNA2 is associated with a slowly progressive postlingual hearing loss without any evidence for additional symptoms in other organ systems.
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- Ruth Lang-Roth
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Lepcha A, Chandran RK, Alexander M, Agustine AM, Thenmozhi K, Balraj A. Neurological associations in auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder: Results from a tertiary hospital in South India. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2015; 18:171-80. [PMID: 26019414 PMCID: PMC4445192 DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.150578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Revised: 03/09/2014] [Accepted: 05/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Aims: To find out the prevalence and types of neurological abnormalities associated in auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder in a large tertiary referral center. Settings and Design: A prospective clinical study was conducted on all patients diagnosed with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder in the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) and neurology departments during a 17-month period. Patients with neurological abnormalities on history and examination were further assessed by a neurologist to determine the type of disorder present. Results: The frequency of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder was 1.12%. Sixty percent were found to have neurological involvement. This included cerebral palsy in children, peripheral neuropathy (PN), spinocerebellar ataxia, hereditary motor-sensory neuropathy, spastic paresis, and ponto-bulbar palsy. Neurological lesions did not present simultaneously with hearing loss in most patients. Sixty-six percent of patients with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder were born of consanguineous marriages. Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of neurological lesions in auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder which has to be kept in mind while evaluating such patients. Follow-up and counselling regarding the appearance of neuropathies is therefore important in such patients. A hereditary etiology is indicated in a majority of cases of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder.
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- Anjali Lepcha
- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Al Wakra Hospital, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Neurology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Zong L, Guan J, Ealy M, Zhang Q, Wang D, Wang H, Zhao Y, Shen Z, Campbell CA, Wang F, Yang J, Sun W, Lan L, Ding D, Xie L, Qi Y, Lou X, Huang X, Shi Q, Chang S, Xiong W, Yin Z, Yu N, Zhao H, Wang J, Wang J, Salvi RJ, Petit C, Smith RJH, Wang Q. Mutations in apoptosis-inducing factor cause X-linked recessive auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder. J Med Genet 2015; 52:523-31. [PMID: 25986071 PMCID: PMC4518735 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2014-102961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Background Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) is a form of hearing loss in which auditory signal transmission from the inner ear to the auditory nerve and brain stem is distorted, giving rise to speech perception difficulties beyond that expected for the observed degree of hearing loss. For many cases of ANSD, the underlying molecular pathology and the site of lesion remain unclear. The X-linked form of the condition, AUNX1, has been mapped to Xq23-q27.3, although the causative gene has yet to be identified. Methods We performed whole-exome sequencing on DNA samples from the AUNX1 family and another small phenotypically similar but unrelated ANSD family. Results We identified two missense mutations in AIFM1 in these families: c.1352G>A (p.R451Q) in the AUNX1 family and c.1030C>T (p.L344F) in the second ANSD family. Mutation screening in a large cohort of 3 additional unrelated families and 93 sporadic cases with ANSD identified 9 more missense mutations in AIFM1. Bioinformatics analysis and expression studies support this gene as being causative of ANSD. Conclusions Variants in AIFM1 gene are a common cause of familial and sporadic ANSD and provide insight into the expanded spectrum of AIFM1-associated diseases. The finding of cochlear nerve hypoplasia in some patients was AIFM1-related ANSD implies that MRI may be of value in localising the site of lesion and suggests that cochlea implantation in these patients may have limited success.
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- Liang Zong
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research Laboratories and the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China Beijing Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research Laboratories and the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Communicative Disorders & Sciences, Center for Hearing and Deafness, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Communicative Disorders & Sciences, Center for Hearing and Deafness, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Communicative Disorders & Sciences, Center for Hearing and Deafness, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Unité de Génétique et Physiologie de l'Audition, Institut Pasteur, Collège de France, Paris, France
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- Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research Laboratories and the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Liu D, Shi LF. Performance-Intensity Functions of Mandarin Word Recognition Tests in Noise: Test Dialect and Listener Language Effects. Am J Audiol 2013; 22:147-56. [DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2013/12-0047)] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Purpose
This study established the performance-intensity function for Beijing and Taiwan Mandarin bisyllabic word recognition tests in noise in native speakers of Wu Chinese. Effects of the test dialect and listeners' first language on psychometric variables (i.e., slope and 50%-correct threshold) were analyzed.
Method
Thirty-two normal-hearing Wu-speaking adults who used Mandarin since early childhood were compared to 16 native Mandarin-speaking adults. Both Beijing and Taiwan bisyllabic word recognition tests were presented at 8 signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) in 4-dB steps (−12 dB to +16 dB). At each SNR, a half list (25 words) was presented in speech-spectrum noise to listeners' right ear. The order of the test, SNR, and half list was randomized across listeners. Listeners responded orally and in writing.
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Overall, the Wu-speaking listeners performed comparably to the Mandarin-speaking listeners on both tests. Compared to the Taiwan test, the Beijing test yielded a significantly lower threshold for both the Mandarin- and Wu-speaking listeners, as well as a significantly steeper slope for the Wu-speaking listeners.
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Both Mandarin tests can be used to evaluate Wu-speaking listeners. Of the 2, the Taiwan Mandarin test results in more comparable functions across listener groups. Differences in the performance-intensity function between listener groups and between tests indicate a first language and dialectal effect, respectively.
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- Danzheng Liu
- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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The genetic basis of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD). Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2011; 75:151-8. [PMID: 21176974 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2010] [Revised: 11/24/2010] [Accepted: 11/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Auditory neuropathy is a hearing disorder where outer hair cell function within the cochlea is normal, but inner hair cell and/or the auditory nerve function is disrupted. It is a heterogeneous disorder which can have either congenital or acquired causes. Furthermore, the aetiology of auditory neuropathy is vast, which may include prematurity, hyperbilirubinaemia, anoxia, hypoxia, congenital brain anomalies, ototoxic drug exposure, and genetic factors. It is estimated that approximately 40% of cases have an underlying genetic basis, which can be inherited in both syndromic and non syndromic conditions. This review paper provides an overview of the genetic conditions associated with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorders (ANSDs) and highlights some of the defective genes that have been found to be linked to the pathological auditory changes. METHOD Literature search was conducted using a number of resources including textbooks, professional journals and the relevant websites. RESULTS The largest proportion of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorders (ANSDs) is due to genetic factors which can be syndromic, non-syndromic or mitochondrial related. The inheritance pattern can include all the four main types of inheritances such as autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked and mitochondrial. CONCLUSION This paper has provided an overview of mutation with some of the genes and/or loci discovered to be the cause for auditory neuropathy spectrum disorders (ANSDs). It has been noted that different gene mutations may trigger different pathological changes in patients with this disorder. These discoveries have provided us with vital information as to the sites of pathology in auditory neuropathy spectrum disorders (ANSDs), and the results highlight the heterogeneity of the disorder.
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Berg AL, Prieve BA, Serpanos YC, Wheaton MA. Hearing screening in a well-infant nursery: profile of automated ABR-fail/OAE-pass. Pediatrics 2011; 127:269-75. [PMID: 21262886 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-0676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The goals were to examine the prevalence of a screening outcome pattern of auditory brainstem response fail/otoacoustic emission pass (ABR-F/OAE-P) in a cohort of infants in well-infant nurseries (WINs), to profile children at risk for auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder, and to compare inpatient costs for 2 screening protocols using automated auditory brainstem response (ABR) and otoacoustic emission (OAE) screening. METHODS A total of 10.6% (n = 2167) of 20 529 infants admitted to WINs in 2006-2009 were screened for auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder risk by using an experimental protocol (automated ABR testing first, followed by OAE testing if the automated ABR test was not passed). A second WIN cohort (n = 281) was screened by using the standard WIN protocol for the facility (OAE testing first, followed by automated ABR testing if the OAE test was not passed). Comparisons were made regarding preparation and testing times and personnel costs. RESULTS The ABR-F/OAE-P outcome was found for 0.92% of infants in WINs in inpatient testing and none in outpatient rescreening. The time for test preparation was 4 times longer and that for test administration was 2.6 times longer for the experimental protocol, compared with the standard protocol. Inpatient costs for the experimental protocol included 3 times greater personnel time costs. CONCLUSIONS Less than 1% of infants in WINs had ABR-F/OAE-P screening outcomes as inpatients and none as outpatients. These results suggest that prevalence is low for infants cared for in WINs and use of OAE testing as a screening tool in WINs is not unreasonable.
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- Abbey L Berg
- Department of Biology and Health Sciences, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Pace University, New York, New York 10038, USA.
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Wang Q, Shao–qi R, Yu–fen G, Qing–zhong L, Hui Z, Li–dong Z, Hu Y, Liang Z, Qiong L, Ya–li Z, Da–yong W, Ming–kun H, Yu–bin J, Jian–qiang L, Lan L, Wei–yan Y, Yan S, Dong–yi H. The genetic load for hereditary hearing impairment in Chinese population and its clinical implication. J Otol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1672-2930(09)50020-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Nissen SL, Harris RW, Jennings LJ, Eggett DL, Buck H. Psychometrically equivalent mandarin bisyllabic speech discrimination materials spoken by male and female talkers. Int J Audiol 2009; 44:379-90. [PMID: 16136788 DOI: 10.1080/14992020500147615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to develop, digitally record, evaluate, and psychometrically equate a set of Mandarin bisyllabic word lists for use in measurement of speech discrimination. Familiar bisyllabic words were digitally recorded by male and female talkers of Standard Mandarin. Percentage of correct word recognition was measured for each word at ten intensity levels ( -5 to 40 dB HL) in 5 dB increments using 20 normally hearing subjects. Using logistic regression, 200 words with the steepest logistic regression slopes were included in four psychometrically equivalent word lists of 50 words each, and eight half-lists of 25 words each. To increase auditory homogeneity of the lists, the intensity of words in each list was digitally adjusted so that the threshold of each list was equal to the midpoint between the mean thresholds of the male and female half-lists. Digital recordings of the psychometrically equivalent word recognition lists are available on compact disc.
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Nissen SL, Harris RW, Jennings LJ, Eggett DL, Buck H. Psychometrically equivalent trisyllabic words for speech reception threshold testing in Mandarin. Int J Audiol 2009; 44:391-9. [PMID: 16136789 DOI: 10.1080/14992020500147672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The aim of this investigation was to develop, digitally record, evaluate, and equate Mandarin trisyllabic words, which could then be used to measure the SRT. A selection of 90 frequently utilized trisyllabic words were digitally recorded by male and female talkers of Standard Mandarin and presented to 20 normally hearing subjects at 13 intensity levels (-10 to 14dB HL) in 2dB increments. Using logistic regression, psychometric functions were then calculated for all words. Twenty-four trisyllabic words with steep psychometric function slopes were selected, and their intensities were digitally adjusted to match the mean subject PTA (3.0 dB HL). The mean slopes for the 24 selected male and female trisyllabic Mandarin Chinese words were 11.3%/dB and 12.1%/dB, respectively. Thus we developed a list of words which were homogeneous with respect to audibility and slope. Digital recordings of the psychometrically equivalent trisyllabic words are available on compact disc.
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Nissen SL, Harris RW, Slade KB. Development of speech reception threshold materials for speakers of Taiwan Mandarin. Int J Audiol 2009; 46:449-58. [PMID: 17654087 DOI: 10.1080/14992020701361296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The aim of this research was to develop, digitally record, evaluate, and equate speech audiometry materials that can be used to measure the speech reception threshold (SRT) in quiet for native speakers of Taiwan Mandarin. Familiar trisyllabic words were digitally recorded by male and female talkers of Taiwan Mandarin and subsequently evaluated by 20 native listeners with normal hearing at 14 intensity levels (-10 to 16 dB HL) in 2 dB increments. Using logistic regression, psychometric functions were calculated for all words. Twenty-eight words with comparatively steep psychometric functions were selected and digitally adjusted to match the mean subject pure-tone average (5.0 dB HL). This resulted in a list of words that are relatively homogeneous in threshold audibility and psychometric function slope. The mean slopes for the 28 selected male and female trisyllabic Taiwan Mandarin words were 11.3%/dB and 11.7%/dB, respectively.
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- Shawn L Nissen
- Department of Communication Disorders, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA.
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Uhlen I, Mao-li D. Auditory neuropathy-a rare condition where CI provides improved hearing and speech development. J Otol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1672-2930(09)50001-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Vlastarakos PV, Nikolopoulos TP, Tavoulari E, Papacharalambous G, Korres S. Auditory neuropathy: endocochlear lesion or temporal processing impairment? Implications for diagnosis and management. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2008; 72:1135-50. [PMID: 18502518 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2007] [Revised: 04/08/2008] [Accepted: 04/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Auditory neuropathy/dys-synchrony, characterized by absent auditory brainstem responses, normal otoacoustic emissions or cochlear microphonics, and word discrimination disproportional to the pure-tone audiogram, may be accompanied by perceptual consequences that could jeopardize language acquisition in affected children. However, the related evidence is constantly changing leading to a serious debate. The aim of the present paper is to review the current knowledge on auditory neuropathy/dys-synchrony, and to present the therapeutic strategies that can be employed in its management, taking into account the potentially underlying pathophysiology. MATERIALS/METHODS Literature review from Medline and database sources. Related books were also included. STUDY SELECTION Controlled clinical trials, prospective and retrospective cohort studies, nested-based case-control and analytical family studies, laboratory and electrophysiological studies, animal models, case-reports, joint statements and review articles. DATA SYNTHESIS Auditory neuropathy/dys-synchrony, in contrast to what is widely believed, is a very frequent disease, responsible for approximately 8% of newly diagnosed cases of hearing loss in children per year. Hyperbilirubinemia and hypoxia represent major risk factors, whereas generalized neuropathic disorders, or a genetic substrate involving the otoferlin gene, are responsible for the phenotype of auditory neuropathy/dys-synchrony in certain cases. Auditory nerve myelinopathy and/or desynchrony of neural discharges are the most probable underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms. Genetic testing may be helpful in cases of non-syndromic prelingual children. Auditory neuropathy/dys-synchrony management aims at restoring the compromised processing of auditory information, either through conventional amplification and/or alternative forms of communication, or by cochlear implantation (combined with intensive speech and language therapy). CONCLUSION Auditory neuropathy/dys-synchrony is more frequent than considered in the past, especially amongst hearing-impaired children. Accurate diagnosis, based on subjective and objective hearing assessment techniques (including the various electrophysiological assessment measures), and timely treatment of the affected children is of paramount importance, with hearing aids, intensive speech and language therapy (and sign language when indicated) providing the mainstay of habilitation, and cochlear implantation representing a valid therapeutic alternative.
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- Petros V Vlastarakos
- ENT Department, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, 114 Vas. Sofias Avenue, Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.
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Many human syndromes associated with hearing loss are caused by disease genes located on the X chromosome, but few X-linked loci for non-syndromic hearing loss have been reported. Surprisingly, a Y-linked locus has been identified, representing one of the only disease loci on the Y chromosome. This study reviews the different sex-linked genes and loci on the X- and Y chromosome leading to syndromic and especially non-syndromic hearing loss.
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- M B Petersen
- Department of Genetics, Institute of Child Health, Athens, Greece
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Xoinis K, Weirather Y, Mavoori H, Shaha SH, Iwamoto LM. Extremely low birth weight infants are at high risk for auditory neuropathy. J Perinatol 2007; 27:718-23. [PMID: 17703185 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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UNLABELLED Auditory neuropathy (AN) is a condition in which transmission of sound to the brain is abnormal. This is reflected as an electrophysiologic profile of normal otoacoustic emissions (OAE), with abnormal auditory brainstem evoked responses (ABR). Functionally speech perception is impaired and management strategies remain controversial. AN can be missed if high-risk newborns are screened for hearing loss with only OAE testing. The rate of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in high-risk nursery infants is 10 times greater compared with normal term newborns. Therefore, we hypothesize that infants from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are at significantly higher risk for AN than normal term infants. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to establish a prevalence rate and characterize risk factors for NICU graduates who demonstrate the AN electrophysiologic profile. STUDY DESIGN This retrospective study examined infants admitted to the NICU at Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu, HI from 1999 through 2003. Infants were screened with automated ABR. Diagnostic testing and OAE were performed before discharge if the ABR was abnormal. Hospital courses of 24 AN, 71 SNHL and 95 gestational age (GA)-matched control infants with normal hearing were reviewed. RESULT With a SNHL prevalence of 16.7/1000, the rate for AN was 5.6/1000 NICU infants. Compared to infants with SNHL, infants with AN were significantly younger (GA 28.3+/-4.8 AN vs 32.9+/-5.2 weeks SNHL, P<0.0001) and smaller (BW 1318+/-894 AN vs 1968+/-1006 g SNHL). Nearly two-thirds of the AN infants were ELBW and had significantly longer hospital stays compared to SNHL infants of the same birth weight group. Exposure to furosemide, aminoglycosides, vancomycin or dexamethasone was associated with increased AN but not SNHL. Peak bilirubin level correlated with SNHL but not AN. CONCLUSION Low birth weight NICU infants are at significant risk for AN. ELBW infants are at significantly higher risk for both AN and SNHL. Infants admitted to the NICU should be routinely screened by automated ABR and if abnormal, further evaluation should be started before hospital discharge. Early identification of AN will result in better understanding of this disorder and lead to the development of appropriate intervention strategies.
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MESH Headings
- Apgar Score
- Birth Weight
- Brain Stem/physiopathology
- Case-Control Studies
- Cochlear Microphonic Potentials/physiology
- Cochlear Nerve/physiopathology
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem/physiology
- Female
- Gestational Age
- Hawaii
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/congenital
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/diagnosis
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/epidemiology
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/physiopathology
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Premature, Diseases/diagnosis
- Infant, Premature, Diseases/epidemiology
- Infant, Premature, Diseases/physiopathology
- Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
- Male
- Neonatal Screening
- Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous/physiology
- Reflex, Acoustic/physiology
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases/congenital
- Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases/diagnosis
- Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases/epidemiology
- Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases/physiopathology
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- K Xoinis
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Beutner D, Foerst A, Lang-Roth R, von Wedel H, Walger M. Risk Factors for Auditory Neuropathy/Auditory Synaptopathy. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 2007; 69:239-44. [PMID: 17409783 DOI: 10.1159/000101545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2006] [Accepted: 01/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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AIMS It was the aim of this study to describe risk factors in auditory neuropathy/auditory synaptopathy (AN/AS). METHODS Between 1997 and 2005, we diagnosed 37 children with AN/AS. They underwent a critical chart review for risk factors and etiological coincidences in this idiosyncratic disorder. RESULTS Eighteen neonates had a history of prematurity and low birth weight. Hyperbilirubinaemia was present in 13 children. Three patients had evidence of infection during pregnancy, and AN/AS was associated with complex syndromal diseases in 2 cases. A congenital, familial pattern was seen in 2 siblings. Seven patients had idiopathic AN/AS. CONCLUSION Rather than being a single etiological entity, AN/AS comprises a spectrum of risk factors and associated problems affecting the cochlea and the auditory pathway. This study shows that the majority of AN/AS in children is the result of perinatal problems and is not genetic in origin. Hyperbilirubinaemia is a common and etiologically significant finding in infants suffering from AN/AS. Thus, early hearing screening for AN/AS including transient evoked otoacoustic emissions and auditory brainstem response assessment among neonates with risk factors for AN/AS is crucial in order to better manage patients suffering from this disorder.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Audiometry, Pure-Tone
- Auditory Diseases, Central/diagnosis
- Auditory Diseases, Central/epidemiology
- Auditory Diseases, Central/physiopathology
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cochlea/physiopathology
- Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem/physiology
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Health Status
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/diagnosis
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/epidemiology
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/physiopathology
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Low Birth Weight
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Premature
- Male
- Neonatal Screening/methods
- Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous/physiology
- Risk Factors
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- Dirk Beutner
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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Xing G, Cao X, Tian H, Chen Z, Li X, Wei Q, Bu X. Clinical and Genetic Features in a Chinese Pedigree with Autosomal Dominant Auditory Neuropathy. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 2006; 69:131-6. [PMID: 17167273 DOI: 10.1159/000097981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2006] [Accepted: 08/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND A variety of processes and etiologies are thought to be involved in the pathophysiology of auditory neuropathy (AN). However, little is known about the clinical and molecular characteristics of hereditary AN. OBJECTIVE To explore the clinical and genetic findings of a Chinese family with AN. METHODS Seven patients in three consecutive generations of the pedigree were selected. Detailed history collection, physical examination, and audiological evaluations including pure-tone audiometry, acoustic immittance, auditory brainstem responses, cochlear microphonics, and evoked otoacoustic emissions, and mitochondrial DNA analysis were performed. RESULTS All subjects involved are offspring of a female ancestor in the pedigree. In 6 of them, the hearing impairment started before the age of 9. Audiograms showed bilateral, symmetric, and profound deafness. Other audiological examinations revealed absent acoustic reflexes and auditory brainstem responses, and preserved evoked otoacoustic emissions and cochlear microphonics. One subject was characterized by normal audiological findings except high-frequency hearing loss with later onset. Hearing deterioration was found in 2 subjects who were followed for 26 months. Physical examination and mitochondrial DNA analysis yielded normal results. CONCLUSIONS Clinical features in the pedigree are consistent with type II AN. Pedigree analysis and molecular findings indicate an autosomal dominant inheritance.
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- Guangqian Xing
- Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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Moser T, Strenzke N, Meyer A, Lesinski-Schiedat A, Lenarz T, Beutner D, Foerst A, Lang-Roth R, von Wedel H, Walger M, Gross M, Keilmann A, Limberger A, Steffens T, Strutz J. Diagnostik und Therapie der auditorischen Synaptopathie/Neuropathie. HNO 2006; 54:833-9. [PMID: 17041780 DOI: 10.1007/s00106-006-1450-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Pathological auditory brainstem responses (lack of responses, elevated thresholds and perturbed waveforms) in combination with present otoacoustic emissions are typical audiometric findings in patients with a hearing impairment that particularly affects speech comprehension or complete deafness. This heterogenous group of disorders first described as "auditory neuropathy" includes dysfunction of peripheral synaptic coding of sound by inner hair cells (synaptopathy) and/or of the generation and propagation of action potentials in the auditory nerve (neuropathy). This joint statement provides prevailing background information as well as recommendations on diagnosis and treatment. The statement focuses on the handling in the german language area but also refers to current international statements.
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MESH Headings
- Brain Stem/physiopathology
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cochlear Implantation
- Cochlear Nerve/physiopathology
- Deafness/diagnosis
- Deafness/physiopathology
- Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem/physiology
- Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner/physiopathology
- Hearing Aids
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/diagnosis
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/physiopathology
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/rehabilitation
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous/physiology
- Speech Perception/physiology
- Speech Reception Threshold Test
- Spiral Ganglion/physiopathology
- Synapses
- Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases/diagnosis
- Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases/physiopathology
- Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases/rehabilitation
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- T Moser
- HNO-Universitätsklinik Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, 37075 Göttingen.
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Wang QJ, Li QZ, Rao SQ, Lee K, Huang XS, Yang WY, Zhai SQ, Guo WW, Guo YF, Yu N, Zhao YL, Yuan H, Guan J, Leal SM, Han DY, Shen Y. AUNX1, a novel locus responsible for X linked recessive auditory and peripheral neuropathy, maps to Xq23-27.3. J Med Genet 2006; 43:e33. [PMID: 16816020 PMCID: PMC2564562 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2005.037929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND We report here the genetic characterisation of a large five generation Chinese family with the phenotypic features of auditory neuropathy and progressive peripheral sensory neuropathy, and the genetic feature of X linked recessive inheritance. Disease onset was at adolescence (at an average age of 13 years for six affected subjects). The degree of hearing impairment varied from mild to severe, with decreased otoacoustic emissions; auditory brainstem responses were lacking from onset. METHODS Two-point and multipoint model based linkage analysis using the MILNK and LINKMAP programs of the FASTLINK software package produced maximum two-point and multipoint LOD scores of 2.41 and 2.41, respectively. RESULTS These findings define a novel X linked auditory neuropathy locus/region (AUNX1, Xq23-q27.3). This region is 42.09 cM long and contains a 28.07 Mb region with flanking markers DXS1220 and DXS8084, according to the Rutgers Combined Linkage-Physical Map, build 35. However, mutation screen of the candidate gene SLC6A14 within the region did not identify the causative genetic determinant for this large Chinese family.
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Berg AL, Spitzer JB, Towers HM, Bartosiewicz C, Diamond BE. Newborn hearing screening in the NICU: profile of failed auditory brainstem response/passed otoacoustic emission. Pediatrics 2005; 116:933-8. [PMID: 16199704 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-2806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Incidence of a specific pattern of auditory responses, absent auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) and present otoacoustic emissions (OAEs), in newborn hearing screening in a regional perinatal center neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is described. This profile, labeled auditory neuropathy or auditory dyssynchrony (AN/AD), is a dysfunction in neural/brainstem transmission that occurs in individuals whose outer hairs cells are functioning normally. Although the AN/AD profile has been associated with various risk factors, incidence and prediction are unknown. METHOD Analysis of electrophysiologic measures and medical record reviews of the first 22 months of the universal newborn hearing-screening program was conducted. Association of the AN/AD profile was evaluated with the following factors: gender, gestational age, ototoxic drug regimen, low birth weight, hyperbilirubinemia, hydrocephalus, low Apgar score, anoxia, respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary hypertension, intraventricular hemorrhage, multiple birth, seizure activity, and family history. RESULTS One hundred fifteen (24.1%) of the 477 infants failed the ABR in 1 or both ears and passed OAEs bilaterally. Comparisons of infants fitting the AN/AD profile with those not fitting the AN/AD profile were negative with 3 exceptions: those with hyperbilirubinemia and those who were administered vancomycin or furosemide. A logistic-regression analysis model failed to predict which infants would be at risk for the AN/AD profile either unilaterally or bilaterally. CONCLUSIONS Screening of NICU infants should be conducted with ABR first, followed by OAE after failure on ABR. Because the incidence of the AN/AD profile was found to be 24% in this at-risk population, additional study is warranted.
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- Abbey L Berg
- Department of Communication Studies/Communication Sciences and Disorders, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Pace University, New York, New York, USA.
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Starr A, Isaacson B, Michalewski HJ, Zeng FG, Kong YY, Beale P, Paulson GW, Keats BJB, Lesperance MM. A dominantly inherited progressive deafness affecting distal auditory nerve and hair cells. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2004; 5:411-26. [PMID: 15675004 PMCID: PMC2504566 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-004-5014-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2004] [Accepted: 07/13/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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We have studied 72 members belonging to a large kindred with a hearing disorder inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. We used audiological, physiological, and psychoacoustic measures to characterize the hearing disorders. The initial phenotypic features of the hearing loss are of an auditory neuropathy (AN) with abnormal auditory nerve and brainstem responses (ABRs) and normal outer hair cell functions [otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) and cochlear microphonics (CMs)]. Psychoacoustic studies revealed profound abnormalities of auditory temporal processes (gap detection, amplitude modulation detection, speech discrimination) and frequency processes (difference limens) beyond that seen in hearing impairment accompanying cochlear sensory disorders. The hearing loss progresses over 10-20 years to also involve outer hair cells, producing a profound sensorineural hearing loss with absent ABRs and OAEs. Affected family members do not have evidence of other cranial or peripheral neuropathies. There was a marked improvement of auditory functions in three affected family members studied after cochlear implantation with return of electrically evoked auditory brainstem responses (EABRs), auditory temporal processes, and speech recognition. These findings are compatible with a distal auditory nerve disorder affecting one or all of the components in the auditory periphery including terminal auditory nerve dendrites, inner hair cells, and the synapses between inner hair cells and auditory nerve. There is relative sparing of auditory ganglion cells and their axons.
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- Arnold Starr
- Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-4290, USA.
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D'Agostino JA, Austin L. Auditory neuropathy: a potentially under-recognized neonatal intensive care unit sequela. Adv Neonatal Care 2004; 4:344-53. [PMID: 15609256 DOI: 10.1016/j.adnc.2004.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Auditory neuropathy (AN) is a hearing disorder that affects newborns. Those with high-risk neonatal histories, family history of childhood hearing loss, and hyperbilirubinemia are at greatest risk. Current neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hearing screening methods that rely only on otoacoustic emissions will fail to detect this disorder. Auditory neuropathy differs from conductive hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss; a specific constellation of findings on audiologic evaluation are diagnostic of this disorder. The pathophysiology of AN is unclear; however, it may be caused by demyelinization or degeneration at points along the auditory pathway. The actual incidence of AN is unknown; it is more prevalent in high-risk infants. The course of AN varies widely among patients. Current management ranges from close monitoring of the child's development to cochlear implantation. Neonatal intensive care unit nurses need to be aware of this disorder to help support and educate at-risk families and to alert them of the need to monitor hearing and language development in their infants.
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- Jo Ann D'Agostino
- The Childrden's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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