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Olencewicz G, Holt R, Sharma M. Phonological awareness and reading outcomes in children with a history of otitis media: a review. Int J Audiol 2024:1-8. [PMID: 39105670 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2383698] [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: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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OBJECTIVE A review was conducted to investigate the current evidence for effects of otitis media (OM) on phonological awareness and reading skills in children under 12 years old. DESIGN A review conducted in 2024 to identify articles between 1978 and 2024 related to OM and its impact on (pre-)reading skills. STUDY SAMPLE An initial search across six databases provided 6808 research outputs. After screening, 27 articles were retained. Screening of the references on the selected articles provided an additional 6, giving 33 articles in the final review. RESULTS The selected research papers did not all evaluate the same phonological awareness or reading skills. Of the studies, 20 identified that a history of OM impacted reading outcomes. Twelve studies found no significant impact while one study showed an impact which resolved with time. CONCLUSION The findings do not show a consistent association between a history of OM and phonological processing or reading skills. This is likely due to the wide range of methodologies employed and variability in the focus of the respective studies. Future research, including longitudinal studies, would be beneficial to infer the potential impacts of OM on phonological processing or reading skills.
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- Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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Yeo XY, Kwon S, Rinai KR, Lee S, Jung S, Park R. A Consolidated Understanding of the Contribution of Redox Dysregulation in the Development of Hearing Impairment. Antioxidants (Basel) 2024; 13:598. [PMID: 38790703 PMCID: PMC11118506 DOI: 10.3390/antiox13050598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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The etiology of hearing impairment is multifactorial, with contributions from both genetic and environmental factors. Although genetic studies have yielded valuable insights into the development and function of the auditory system, the contribution of gene products and their interaction with alternate environmental factors for the maintenance and development of auditory function requires further elaboration. In this review, we provide an overview of the current knowledge on the role of redox dysregulation as the converging factor between genetic and environmental factor-dependent development of hearing loss, with a focus on understanding the interaction of oxidative stress with the physical components of the peripheral auditory system in auditory disfunction. The potential involvement of molecular factors linked to auditory function in driving redox imbalance is an important promoter of the development of hearing loss over time.
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- Xin Yi Yeo
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore;
- Department of Medical Science, College of Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam 13488, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Medical Science, College of Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam 13488, Republic of Korea;
- Department of BioNanotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, College of Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam 13488, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, Gwangju 61469, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Medical Science, College of Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam 13488, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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Araújo ALPKD, Cordeiro FP, da Costa Monsanto R, Penido NDO. Audiometric evaluation in different clinical presentations of otitis media. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2024; 90:101359. [PMID: 38070239 PMCID: PMC10755540 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2023.101359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/01/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES To assess the hearing thresholds in acute otitis media, otitis media with effusion and chronic otitis media (non-suppurative, non-cholesteatomatous suppurative and cholesteatomatous) and to compare the hearing outcomes with non-diseased ears (in bilateral cases) or contralateral healthy ears (in unilateral cases), since hearing loss is the most frequent sequel of otitis media and there is no previous study comparing the audiometric thresholds among the different forms of otitis media. METHODS Cross sectional, controlled study. We performed conventional audiometry (500-8000Hz) and tympanometry in patients with otitis media and healthy individuals (control group). Hearing loss was considered when the hearing thresholds were > 25 dBHL. RESULTS Of the 112 patients diagnosed with otitis media (151 ears), 48 were men (42.86%) and 64 were women (57.14%). The average age was 42.72 years. Of those, 25 (22.32%) were diagnosed as AOM, 15 (13.39%) were diagnosed with OME and the remaining 72 (63.28%) were diagnosed with COM (non-suppurative COM, n=31; suppurative COM, n=18; cholesteatomatous COM, n=23). As compared with controls, all forms of otitis media had significantly higher bone-conduction thresholds (500-4000Hz). Conductive hearing loss was the most frequent type of hearing loss (58.94%). However, the number of patients with mixed hearing loss was also relevant (39.07%). We noted that the presence of sensorioneural component occurred more frequently in 1) Higher frequencies; and 2) In groups of otitis media that were more active or severe in the inflammatory/infective standpoint (AOM, suppurative COM and cholesteatomatous COM). CONCLUSION All types of otitis media, even those with infrequent episodes of inflammation and otorrhea, had worse bone conduction thresholds as compared with nondiseased ears (p<0.01). We observed worse hearing outcomes in ears with recurrent episodes of otorrhea and in ears with AOM, especially in high frequencies.
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Otopathology Laboratory - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Wang XY, Ren LJ, Xie YZ, Fu YY, Zhu YY, Li CL, Zhang TY. The Effects of BCDs in Unilateral Conductive Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review. J Clin Med 2023; 12:5901. [PMID: 37762842 PMCID: PMC10532261 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12185901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Bone conduction devices (BCDs) are widely used in the treatment of conductive hearing loss (CHL), but their applications on unilateral CHL (UCHL) patients remain controversial. To evaluate the effects of BCDs in UCHL, a systematic search was undertaken until May 2023 following the PRISMA guidelines. Among the 391 references, 21 studies met the inclusion criteria and were ultimately selected for review. Data on hearing thresholds, speech recognition, sound localization, and subjective questionnaire outcomes were collected and summarized. Moderate hearing threshold improvements were found in UCHL patients aided with BCDs. Their speech recognition abilities improved significantly. However, sound localization results showed wide individual variations. According to subjective questionnaires, BCDs had an overall positive influence on the daily life of UCHL patients, although several unfavorable experiences were reported by some of them. We concluded that the positive audiological benefits and subjective questionnaire results have made BCDs a credible intervention for UCHL patients. Before final implantations, UCHL patients should first go through a period of time when they were fitted with non-implantable BCDs as a trial.
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- Xin-Yue Wang
- Department of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, ENT Institute, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China; (X.-Y.W.); (L.-J.R.); (Y.-Z.X.); (Y.-Y.F.); (Y.-Y.Z.)
- NHC Key Laboratory of Hearing Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, ENT Institute, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China; (X.-Y.W.); (L.-J.R.); (Y.-Z.X.); (Y.-Y.F.); (Y.-Y.Z.)
- NHC Key Laboratory of Hearing Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, ENT Institute, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China; (X.-Y.W.); (L.-J.R.); (Y.-Z.X.); (Y.-Y.F.); (Y.-Y.Z.)
- NHC Key Laboratory of Hearing Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, ENT Institute, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China; (X.-Y.W.); (L.-J.R.); (Y.-Z.X.); (Y.-Y.F.); (Y.-Y.Z.)
- NHC Key Laboratory of Hearing Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, ENT Institute, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China; (X.-Y.W.); (L.-J.R.); (Y.-Z.X.); (Y.-Y.F.); (Y.-Y.Z.)
- NHC Key Laboratory of Hearing Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, ENT Institute, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China; (X.-Y.W.); (L.-J.R.); (Y.-Z.X.); (Y.-Y.F.); (Y.-Y.Z.)
- NHC Key Laboratory of Hearing Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, ENT Institute, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China; (X.-Y.W.); (L.-J.R.); (Y.-Z.X.); (Y.-Y.F.); (Y.-Y.Z.)
- NHC Key Laboratory of Hearing Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
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Manno FAM, Cheung P, Basnet V, Khan MS, Mao Y, Pan L, Ma V, Cho WC, Tian S, An Z, Feng Y, Cai YL, Pienkowski M, Lau C. Subtle alterations of vestibulomotor functioning in conductive hearing loss. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1057551. [PMID: 37706156 PMCID: PMC10495589 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1057551] [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: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023] Open
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Introduction Conductive hearing loss (CHL) attenuates the ability to transmit air conducted sounds to the ear. In humans, severe hearing loss is often accompanied by alterations to other neural systems, such as the vestibular system; however, the inter-relations are not well understood. The overall goal of this study was to assess vestibular-related functioning proxies in a rat CHL model. Methods Male Sprague-Dawley rats (N=134, 250g, 2months old) were used in a CHL model which produced a >20dB threshold shift induced by tympanic membrane puncture. Auditory brainstem response (ABRs) recordings were used to determine threshold depth at different times before and after CHL. ABR threshold depths were assessed both manually and by an automated ABR machine learning algorithm. Vestibular-related functioning proxy assessment was performed using the rotarod, balance beam, elevator vertical motion (EVM) and Ferris-wheel rotation (FWR) assays. Results The Pre-CHL (control) threshold depth was 27.92dB±11.58dB compared to the Post-CHL threshold depth of 50.69dB±13.98dB (mean±SD) across the frequencies tested. The automated ABR machine learning algorithm determined the following threshold depths: Pre-CHL=24.3dB, Post-CHL same day=56dB, Post-CHL 7 days=41.16dB, and Post-CHL 1 month=32.5dB across the frequencies assessed (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32kHz). Rotarod assessment of motor function was not significantly different between pre and post-CHL (~1week) rats for time duration (sec) or speed (RPM), albeit the former had a small effect size difference. Balance beam time to transverse was significantly longer for post-CHL rats, likely indicating a change in motor coordination. Further, failure to cross was only noted for CHL rats. The defection count was significantly reduced for CHL rats compared to control rats following FWR, but not EVM. The total distance traveled during open-field examination after EVM was significantly different between control and CHL rats, but not for FWR. The EVM is associated with linear acceleration (acting in the vertical plane: up-down) stimulating the saccule, while the FWR is associated with angular acceleration (centrifugal rotation about a circular axis) stimulating both otolith organs and semicircular canals; therefore, the difference in results could reflect the specific vestibular-organ functional role. Discussion Less movement (EVM) and increase time to transverse (balance beam) may be associated with anxiety and alterations to defecation patterns (FWR) may result from autonomic disturbances due to the impact of hearing loss. In this regard, vestibulomotor deficits resulting in changes in balance and motion could be attributed to comodulation of auditory and vestibular functioning. Future studies should manipulate vestibular functioning directly in rats with CHL.
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- Francis A. M. Manno
- Department of Physics, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Imaging Science, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Center for Advanced Nuclear Safety and Sustainable Development, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Nautical Injury Prevention, Faculty of Navy Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nautical Injury Prevention, Faculty of Navy Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Image Processing and Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Medical Imaging and Diagnostic Technology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Mental Health of the Ministry of Education, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Psychiatric Disorders, Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Osborne College of Audiology, Salus University, Elkins Park, PA, United States
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- Center for Advanced Nuclear Safety and Sustainable Development, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Mishra SK, Moore DR. Auditory Deprivation during Development Alters Efferent Neural Feedback and Perception. J Neurosci 2023; 43:4642-4649. [PMID: 37221095 PMCID: PMC10286938 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2182-22.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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Auditory experience plays a critical role in hearing development. Developmental auditory deprivation because of otitis media, a common childhood disease, produces long-standing changes in the central auditory system, even after the middle ear pathology is resolved. The effects of sound deprivation because of otitis media have been mostly studied in the ascending auditory system but remain to be examined in the descending pathway that runs from the auditory cortex to the cochlea via the brainstem. Alterations in the efferent neural system could be important because the descending olivocochlear pathway influences the neural representation of transient sounds in noise in the afferent auditory system and is thought to be involved in auditory learning. Here, we show that the inhibitory strength of the medial olivocochlear efferents is weaker in children with a documented history of otitis media relative to controls; both boys and girls were included in the study. In addition, children with otitis media history required a higher signal-to-noise ratio on a sentence-in-noise recognition task than controls to achieve the same criterion performance level. Poorer speech-in-noise recognition, a hallmark of impaired central auditory processing, was related to efferent inhibition, and could not be attributed to the middle ear or cochlear mechanics.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Otitis media is the second most common reason children go to the doctor. Previously, degraded auditory experience because of otitis media has been associated with reorganized ascending neural pathways, even after middle ear pathology resolved. Here, we show that altered afferent auditory input because of otitis media during childhood is also associated with long-lasting reduced descending neural pathway function and poorer speech-in-noise recognition. These novel, efferent findings may be important for the detection and treatment of childhood otitis media.
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- Srikanta K Mishra
- Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712
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- Communication Sciences Research Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
- Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267
- Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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Patel KR, Benchetrit L, Ronner EA, Occhiogrosso J, Hadlock T, Shaye D, Quesnel AM, Cohen MS. Development of an interdisciplinary microtia-atresia care model: A single-center 20-year experience. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol 2022; 7:2103-2111. [PMID: 36544952 PMCID: PMC9764815 DOI: 10.1002/lio2.896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objectives Microtia and aural atresia are congenital ear anomalies with a wide-ranging spectrum of phenotypes and varied functional and psychosocial consequences for patients. This study seeks to analyze the management of microtia-atresia patients at our center over a 20-year period and to propose recommendations for advancing microtia-atresia care at a national level. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of data from patients presenting to the Massachusetts Eye and Ear (Boston, MA) for initial otolaryngology consultation for congenital microtia and/or aural atresia between 1999 and 2018. Results Over the 20-year study period, 229 patients presented to our microtia-atresia center at a median age of 7 years. The severity of microtia was most commonly classified as grade III (n = 87, 38%), 61% (n = 140) of patients had complete atresia, the median Jahrsdoerfer grading scale score was 6 (range 0-10), and 81 patients (35%) underwent surgery for microtia repair. For hearing rehabilitation, 30 patients (64%) underwent bone conduction device implantation and 17 patients (36%) underwent atresiaplasty. The implementation of an interdisciplinary, longitudinal care model resulted in an increase in patient (r = 0.819, p < .001) and surgical volume (microtia surgeries, r = 0.521, p = .019; otologic surgeries, r = 0.767, p < .001) at our center over time. Conclusion An interdisciplinary team approach to microtia-atresia patient care may result in increased patient volume, which could improve aesthetic and hearing outcomes over time by concentrating care and surgical expertise. Future work should aim to establish standardized clinical consensus recommendations to guide the creation of high-quality microtia-atresia care programs. Level of Evidence 4.
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- Krupa R. Patel
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck SurgeryBoston University Medical CenterBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
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The Absence of Permanent Sensorineural Hearing Loss in a Cohort of Children with SARS-CoV-2 Infection and the Importance of Performing the Audiological “Work-Up”. CHILDREN 2022; 9:children9111681. [DOI: 10.3390/children9111681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Background: Currently, the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) causes an acute respiratory illness named COVID-19 and is a controversial risk factor for hearing loss (HL). Herein, we aim to describe the associated symptoms and to evaluate hearing function in the COVID-19 pediatric population. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional observational study was carried out on 37 children who contracted COVID-19 infection with no previous audio-vestibular disorders. Clinical data on the infections were collected, and an audiological assessment of all affected children was performed by using different diagnostic protocols according to their age. Results: Fever, upper respiratory and gastrointestinal manifestations were common presentations of infection. Audiological function was normal in 30 (81.08%) children, while 7 children showed an increased hearing threshold: 6 (16.21%) had transient conductive hearing loss (CHL) due to middle ear effusion and normalized at the follow-up and 1 had sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). A single child was affected by bilateral SNHL (2.7%); however, he underwent a complete audiological work-up leading to a diagnosis of genetic HL due to a MYO6 gene mutation which is causative of progressive or late onset SNHL. Conclusions: HL needs to be considered among the manifestations of COVID-19 in children, nevertheless, we found cases of transient CHL. The onset of HL during or following COVID-19 infection does not eliminate the indication for maintaining audiological surveillance and audiological work-ups, including genetic diagnosis, to avoid the risk of mistaking other causes of HL.
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Hickman TT, Hashimoto K, Liberman LD, Liberman MC. Cochlear Synaptic Degeneration and Regeneration After Noise: Effects of Age and Neuronal Subgroup. Front Cell Neurosci 2021; 15:684706. [PMID: 34434091 PMCID: PMC8380781 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2021.684706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
In CBA/CaJ mice, confocal analysis has shown that acoustic overexposure can immediately destroy synapses between auditory-nerve fibers (ANFs) and their peripheral targets, the inner hair cells (IHCs), and that years later, a corresponding number of ANF cell bodies degenerate. In guinea pig, post-exposure disappearance of pre-synaptic ribbons can be equally dramatic, however, post-exposure recovery to near-baseline counts has been reported. Since confocal counts are confounded by thresholding issues, the fall and rise of synaptic ribbon counts could represent “regeneration,” i.e., terminal retraction, re-extension and synaptogenesis, or “recovery,” i.e., down- and subsequent up-regulation of synaptic markers. To clarify, we counted pre-synaptic ribbons, assessed their juxtaposition with post-synaptic receptors, measured the extension of ANF terminals, and quantified the spatial organization and size gradients of these synaptic elements around the hair cell. Present results in guinea pigs exposed as adults (14 months), along with prior results in juveniles (1 month), suggest there is post-exposure neural regeneration in the guinea pig, but not the CBA/CaJ mouse, and that this regenerative capacity extends into adulthood. The results also show, for the first time, that the acute synaptic loss is concentrated on the modiolar side of IHCs, consistent with a selective loss of the high-threshold ANFs with low spontaneous rates. The morphological similarities between the post-exposure neurite extension and synaptogenesis, seen spontaneously in the guinea pig, and in CBA/CaJ only with forced overexpression of neurotrophins, suggest that the key difference may be in the degree of sustained or injury-induced expression of these signaling molecules in the cochlea.
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- Tyler T Hickman
- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA, United States
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- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Manno FAM, An Z, Kumar R, Wu EX, He J, Feng Y, Lau C. Structural Alterations in a Rat Model of Short-Term Conductive Hearing Loss Are Associated With Reduced Resting State Functional Connectivity. Front Syst Neurosci 2021; 15:655172. [PMID: 34456689 PMCID: PMC8397539 DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2021.655172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Conductive hearing loss (CHL) results in attenuation of air conducted sound reaching the inner ear. How a change in air conducted sound alters the auditory system resulting in cortical alterations is not well understood. Here, we have assessed structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in an adult (P60) rat model of short-term conductive hearing loss (1 week). Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) revealed fractional anisotropy (FA) and axial diffusivity alterations after hearing loss that circumscribed the auditory cortex (AC). Tractography found the lateral lemniscus tract leading to the bilateral inferior colliculus (IC) was reduced. For baseline comparison, DTI and tractography alterations were not found for the somatosensory cortex. To determine functional connectivity changes due to hearing loss, seed-based analysis (SBA) and independent component analysis (ICA) were performed. Short term conductive hearing loss altered functional connectivity in the AC and IC, but not the somatosensory cortex. The results present an exploratory neuroimaging assessment of structural alterations coupled to a change in functional connectivity after conductive hearing loss. The results and implications for humans consist of structural-functional brain alterations following short term hearing loss in adults.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Image Processing, School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Mental Health of the Ministry of Education, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR China
- Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR China
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- Department of Neuroscience, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR China
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Image Processing, School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Mental Health of the Ministry of Education, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR China
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Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Speech Intelligibility Deficits Following Threshold Recovery. Ear Hear 2021; 42:782-792. [PMID: 33259444 PMCID: PMC8164648 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000000987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This retrospective study tests the hypothesis that patients who have recovered from idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) show deficits in word recognition tasks that cannot be entirely explained by a loss in audibility. DESIGN We reviewed the audiologic profile of 166 patients presenting with a unilateral SSNHL. Hearing loss severity, degree of threshold recovery, residual hearing loss, and word recognition performance were considered as outcome variables. Age, route of treatment, delay between SSNHL onset and treatment, and audiogram configuration were considered as predictor variables. RESULTS Severity, residual hearing loss, and recovery were highly variable across patients. While age and onset-treatment delay could not account for the severity, residual hearing loss and recovery in thresholds, configuration of the SSNHL and overall inner ear status as measured by thresholds on the contralateral ear were predictive of threshold recovery. Speech recognition performance was significantly poorer than predicted by the speech intelligibility curve derived from the patient's audiogram. CONCLUSIONS SSNHL is associated with (1) changes in thresholds that are consistent with ischemia and (2) speech intelligibility deficits that cannot be entirely explained by a change in hearing sensitivity.
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Asp F, Stokroos RJ, Agterberg MJH. Toward Optimal Care for Children With Congenital Unilateral Aural Atresia. Front Neurol 2021; 12:687070. [PMID: 34305795 PMCID: PMC8298319 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.687070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Filip Asp
- Scientific Center for Advanced Pediatric Audiology, Division of Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.,University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht Brain Center, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands.,Department of Biophysics, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Okada M, Welling DB, Liberman MC, Maison SF. Chronic Conductive Hearing Loss Is Associated With Speech Intelligibility Deficits in Patients With Normal Bone Conduction Thresholds. Ear Hear 2021; 41:500-507. [PMID: 31490800 PMCID: PMC7056594 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000000787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The main objective of this study is to determine whether chronic sound deprivation leads to poorer speech discrimination in humans. DESIGN We reviewed the audiologic profile of 240 patients presenting normal and symmetrical bone conduction thresholds bilaterally, associated with either an acute or chronic unilateral conductive hearing loss of different etiologies. RESULTS Patients with chronic conductive impairment and a moderate, to moderately severe, hearing loss had lower speech recognition scores on the side of the pathology when compared with the healthy side. The degree of impairment was significantly correlated with the speech recognition performance, particularly in patients with a congenital malformation. Speech recognition scores were not significantly altered when the conductive impairment was acute or mild. CONCLUSIONS This retrospective study shows that chronic conductive hearing loss was associated with speech intelligibility deficits in patients with normal bone conduction thresholds. These results are as predicted by a recent animal study showing that prolonged, adult-onset conductive hearing loss causes cochlear synaptopathy.
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- Masahiro Okada
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon Ehime, Japan
- Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School and Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School and Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School and Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School and Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, USA
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Seist R, Landegger LD, Robertson NG, Vasilijic S, Morton CC, Stankovic KM. Cochlin Deficiency Protects Against Noise-Induced Hearing Loss. Front Mol Neurosci 2021; 14:670013. [PMID: 34108864 PMCID: PMC8180578 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.670013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Cochlin is the most abundant protein in the inner ear. To study its function in response to noise trauma, we exposed adolescent wild-type (Coch +/+ ) and cochlin knock-out (Coch -/-) mice to noise (8-16 kHz, 103 dB SPL, 2 h) that causes a permanent threshold shift and hair cell loss. Two weeks after noise exposure, Coch-/- mice had substantially less elevation in noise-induced auditory thresholds and hair cell loss than Coch + / + mice, consistent with cochlin deficiency providing protection from noise trauma. Comparison of pre-noise exposure thresholds of auditory brain stem responses (ABRs) and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) in Coch-/- mice and Coch + / + littermates revealed a small and significant elevation in thresholds of Coch-/- mice, overall consistent with a small conductive hearing loss in Coch-/- mice. We show quantitatively that the pro-inflammatory component of cochlin, LCCL, is upregulated after noise exposure in perilymph of wild-type mice compared to unexposed mice, as is the enzyme catalyzing LCCL release, aggrecanase1, encoded by Adamts4. We further show that upregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines in perilymph and cochlear soft-tissue after noise exposure is lower in cochlin knock-out than wild-type mice. Taken together, our data demonstrate for the first time that cochlin deficiency results in conductive hearing loss that protects against physiologic and molecular effects of noise trauma.
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- Richard Seist
- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories and Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories and Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories and Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, United States
- Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories and Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Program in Therapeutic Science, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Hidden hearing loss is associated with loss of ribbon synapses of cochlea inner hair cells. Biosci Rep 2021; 41:228102. [PMID: 33734328 PMCID: PMC8035623 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20201637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The present study aimed to observe the changes in the cochlea ribbon synapses after repeated exposure to moderate-to-high intensity noise. Guinea pigs received 95 dB SPL white noise exposure 4 h a day for consecutive 7 days (we regarded it a medium-term and moderate-intensity noise, or MTMI noise). Animals were divided into four groups: Control, 1DPN (1-day post noise), 1WPN (1-week post noise), and 1MPN (1-month post noise). Auditory function analysis by auditory brainstem response (ABR) and compound action potential (CAP) recordings, as well as ribbon synapse morphological analyses by immunohistochemistry (Ctbp2 and PSD95 staining) were performed 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month after noise exposure. After MTMI noise exposure, the amplitudes of ABR I and III waves were suppressed. The CAP threshold was elevated, and CAP amplitude was reduced in the 1DPN group. No apparent changes in hair cell shape, arrangement, or number were observed, but the number of ribbon synapse was reduced. The 1WPN and 1MPN groups showed that part of ABR and CAP changes recovered, as well as the synapse number. The defects in cochlea auditory function and synapse changes were observed mainly in the high-frequency region. Together, repeated exposure in MTMI noise can cause hidden hearing loss (HHL), which is partially reversible after leaving the noise environment; and MTMI noise-induced HHL is associated with inner hair cell ribbon synapses.
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Eroglu S, Cevizci R, Turan Dizdar H, Tansuker HD, Bulut E, Dilci A, Ustun S, Sirvanci S, Kaya OT, Bayazit D, Cakir BO, Oktay MF, Bayazit YA. Association of Conductive Hearing Loss with the Structural Changes in the Organ of Corti. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 2021; 83:272-279. [PMID: 33784680 DOI: 10.1159/000513871] [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: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to evaluate the association of conductive hearing loss (CHL) with the structural changes in the organ of Corti. METHODS Twenty ears of 10 healthy adult Wistar albino rats were included in the study. The right ears (n = 10) of the animals served as controls (group 1), and no surgical intervention was performed in these ears. A tympanic membrane perforation without annulus removal was performed under operative microscope on the left ears (n = 5) in 5 of 10 animals (group 2). A tympanic membrane perforation with annulus removal was performed under operative microscope on the left ears (n = 5) of the remaining 5 animals (group 3). Auditory brainstem response testing was performed in the animals before the interventions. After 3 months, the animals were sacrificed, their temporal bones were removed, and inner ears were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The organ of Corti was evaluated from the cochlear base to apex in the modiolar axis, and the parameters were scored semiquantitatively. RESULTS In group 1, the pre- and post-intervention hearing thresholds were similar (p > 0.05). In group 2, a hearing decrease of at least 5 dB was encountered in all test frequencies (p > 0.05). In group 3, at the frequency range of 2-32 kHz, there was a significant hearing loss after 3 months (p < 0.01). After 3 months, the hearing thresholds in group 2 and 3 were higher than group 1 (p < 0.01). The hearing threshold in group 3 was higher than group 2 (p < 0.01). On SEM evaluation, the general cell morphology and stereocilia of the outer hair cells were preserved in all segments of the cochlea in group 1 with a mean SEM score of 0.2. There was segmental degeneration in the general cell morphology and outer hair cells in group 2 with a mean SEM score of 2.2. There was widespread degeneration in the general cell morphology and outer hair cells in group 3 with a mean SEM score of 3.2. The SEM scores of group 2 and 3 were significantly higher than group 1 (p < 0.05). The SEM scores of group 3 were significantly higher than group 2 (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION CHL may be associated with an inner ear damage. The severity of damage appears to be associated with severity and duration of CHL. Early correction of CHL is advocated in order to reverse or prevent progression of the inner ear damage, which will enhance the success rates of hearing restoration surgeries. Subjective differences and compliance of the hearing aid users may be due to the impact of CHL on inner ear structures.
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- Sinan Eroglu
- Department of Otolaryngology, Istanbul Bahcelievler State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Beykent University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Health Sciences Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Otolarygology, University of Miami Ear Institute, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Otolarygology, Osmaniye State Hospital, Osmaniye, Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Istanbul Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Histology & Embryology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Histology & Embryology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Audiology, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Beykent University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Lauer AM, Jimenez SV, Delano PH. Olivocochlear efferent effects on perception and behavior. Hear Res 2021; 419:108207. [PMID: 33674070 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2021.108207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The role of the mammalian auditory olivocochlear efferent system in hearing has long been the subject of debate. Its ability to protect against damaging noise exposure is clear, but whether or not this is the primary function of a system that evolved in the absence of industrial noise remains controversial. Here we review the behavioral consequences of olivocochlear activation and diminished olivocochlear function. Attempts to demonstrate a role for hearing in noise have yielded conflicting results in both animal and human studies. A role in selective attention to sounds in the presence of distractors, or attention to visual stimuli in the presence of competing auditory stimuli, has been established in animal models, but again behavioral studies in humans remain equivocal. Auditory processing deficits occur in models of congenital olivocochlear dysfunction, but these deficits likely reflect abnormal central auditory development rather than direct effects of olivocochlear feedback. Additional proposed roles in age-related hearing loss, tinnitus, hyperacusis, and binaural or spatial hearing, are intriguing, but require additional study. These behavioral studies almost exclusively focus on medial olivocochlear effects, and many relied on lesioning techniques that can have unspecific effects. The consequences of lateral olivocochlear and of corticofugal pathway activation for perception remain unknown. As new tools for targeted manipulation of olivocochlear neurons emerge, there is potential for a transformation of our understanding of the role of the olivocochlear system in behavior across species.
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- Amanda M Lauer
- David M. Rubenstein Center for Hearing Research and Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 515 Traylor Building, 720 Rutland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States; Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States.
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- David M. Rubenstein Center for Hearing Research and Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 515 Traylor Building, 720 Rutland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States; Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, BNI, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departments of Otolaryngology and Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, BNI, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineer, AC3E, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile
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Conductive hearing loss during development does not appreciably alter the sharpness of cochlear tuning. Sci Rep 2021; 11:3955. [PMID: 33597563 PMCID: PMC7890061 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83115-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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An increasing number of studies show that listeners often have difficulty hearing in situations with background noise, despite normal tuning curves in quiet. One potential source of this difficulty could be sensorineural changes in the auditory periphery (the ear). Signal in noise detection deficits also arise in animals raised with developmental conductive hearing loss (CHL), a manipulation that induces acoustic attenuation to model how sound deprivation changes the central auditory system. This model attributes perceptual deficits to central changes by assuming that CHL does not affect sensorineural elements in the periphery that could raise masked thresholds. However, because of efferent feedback, altering the auditory system could affect cochlear elements. Indeed, recent studies show that adult-onset CHL can cause cochlear synapse loss, potentially calling into question the assumption of an intact periphery in early-onset CHL. To resolve this issue, we tested the long-term peripheral effects of CHL via developmental bilateral malleus displacement. Using forward masking tuning curves, we compared peripheral tuning in animals raised with CHL vs age-matched controls. Using compound action potential measurements from the round window, we assessed inner hair cell synapse integrity. Results indicate that developmental CHL can cause minor synaptopathy. However, developmental CHL does not appreciably alter peripheral frequency tuning.
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Qian M, Wang Q, Yang L, Wang Z, Hu D, Li B, Li Y, Wu H, Huang Z. The effects of aging on peripheral and central auditory function in adults with normal hearing. Am J Transl Res 2021; 13:549-564. [PMID: 33594309 PMCID: PMC7868840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study was designed to investigate the effects of the aging process on peripheral and central auditory functions in adults with normal hearing. In this study, 149 participants with normal hearing were divided into four groups: aged 20-29, 30-39, 40-49 and 50-59 years for statistical purposes. Electrocochleography (EcochG), transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE), Mandarin Hearing in Noise Test (MHINT) and the Gap Detection Test (GDT) were used. Our study found: (1) MHINT is significantly associated with aging (left ear R2=0.29, right ear R2=0.35). (2) TEOAE amplitude, TEOAE contralateral acoustic stimulation (CS) amplitude, EcochG action potential (AP), EcochG AP latency, EcochG summating potential (SP) and GDT progressively declined with age. (3) The EcochG SP/AP has no statistically significant difference among different age groups. (4) The peripheral auditory function of the right ear declines more slowly than that of the left ear. (5) Hypofunction of the central auditory system accelerates after age 40. The results demonstrate: (1) The age-related decline in the ability of speech recognition in a noisy environment may be the most sensitive indicator that reflects auditory function. (2) The decline of central auditory function is independent of peripheral auditory function, according to the auditory characteristics of the right ear. (3) Auditory function needs to be assessed individually to allow early prevention before age 40.
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- Minfei Qian
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200011, China
- Hearing and Speech Center of Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200011, China
- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200125, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose DiseasesShanghai 200125, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200011, China
- Hearing and Speech Center of Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200011, China
- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200125, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose DiseasesShanghai 200125, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200011, China
- Hearing and Speech Center of Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200011, China
- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200125, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose DiseasesShanghai 200125, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200011, China
- Hearing and Speech Center of Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200011, China
- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200125, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose DiseasesShanghai 200125, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200011, China
- Hearing and Speech Center of Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200011, China
- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200125, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose DiseasesShanghai 200125, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200011, China
- Hearing and Speech Center of Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200011, China
- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200125, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose DiseasesShanghai 200125, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200011, China
- Hearing and Speech Center of Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200011, China
- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200125, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose DiseasesShanghai 200125, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200011, China
- Hearing and Speech Center of Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200011, China
- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200125, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose DiseasesShanghai 200125, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200011, China
- Hearing and Speech Center of Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200011, China
- Ear Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai 200125, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Ear and Nose DiseasesShanghai 200125, China
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Kurioka T, Sano H, Furuki S, Yamashita T. Effects of the Conductive Component of Hearing Loss on Speech Discrimination Ability. J Int Adv Otol 2021; 16:93-97. [PMID: 32209519 DOI: 10.5152/iao.2020.7870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Effects of decreasing auditory activity on speech discrimination ability are not fully understood. To investigate influence of decrease in auditory activity due to conductive and sensorineural components of hearing loss (HL) on speech discrimination ability. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed medical records of patients with suspected HL at Kitasato University Hospital in 2017 and 2018. Patients were divided according to pure-tone audiometry findings: no HL (N-HL), conductive HL (C-HL), sensorineural HL (S-HL), and mixed HL (M-HL) groups. RESULTS In total, 149 patients (224 ears) were eligible. The maximum speech discrimination score (SDSmax) for all ears significantly negatively correlated with age (r = -0.29, p<0.0001) and bone conduction (BC) threshold (r = -0.55, p<0.0001). For patients aged <50 years in N-HL and C-HL groups, SDSmax was nearly 100%, with no significant difference. SDSmax was significantly lower for older patients (≥50 years) in the M-HL group than in the S-HL group, even though there were no significant differences in age and BC thresholds between groups. CONCLUSION Decrease of auditory activity due to the conductive component of M-HL may worsen speech discrimination ability. Early treatment of M-HL would be desirable for the preservation of auditory function.
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- Takaomi Kurioka
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Kurioka T, Mogi S, Tanaka M, Yamashita T. Activity-Dependent Neurodegeneration and Neuroplasticity of Auditory Neurons Following Conductive Hearing Loss in Adult Mice. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2021; 41:31-42. [PMID: 32180095 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-020-00829-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We examined the functional and structural changes of auditory neurons (ANs) in adult mice after conductive hearing loss (CHL). Earplugs (EPs) were bilaterally inserted in male 8-week-old mice for 4 weeks [EP(+) group] and subsequently removed for 4 weeks [EP(+/-) group]. We examined the control mice [EP(-) group] with no EPs inserted at 12 weeks. The auditory brainstem response (ABR) was measured to determine the cochlear function before and after EP insertion, after EP removal, and at 4 weeks following EP removal. We examined the cochleae for hair cell (HC) and spiral ganglion neuron survival, synaptic and neural properties, and AN myelination. There was a significant elevation of the ABR threshold across all tested frequencies after EP insertion. After removing the occlusion, these threshold shifts were fully recovered. Compared with the EP(-) mice, the EP(+) mice showed a significant decrease in the ABR peak 1 amplitude and a significantly prolonged latency at all tested frequencies. There was no significant effect of auditory deprivation on the survival of HCs and ANs. Conversely, auditory deprivation caused significant damage to the synapses and myelin and a significant decrease in the AN size. Although functional changes in the ABR amplitude and latency did not fully recover in the EP(+/-) mice, almost all anatomical changes were fully recovered in the EP(+/-) mice; however, cochlear synapses only showed partial recovery. These results suggest that auditory activities are required to maintain peripheral auditory synapses and myelination in adults. The auditory deprivation model allows for assessment of the mechanisms of synaptopathy and demyelination in the auditory periphery, and synaptic and myelin regeneration in sensorineural hearing loss.
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- Takaomi Kurioka
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan
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- Bio-Imaging Center, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan
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Monaghan JJM, Garcia-Lazaro JA, McAlpine D, Schaette R. Hidden Hearing Loss Impacts the Neural Representation of Speech in Background Noise. Curr Biol 2020; 30:4710-4721.e4. [PMID: 33035490 PMCID: PMC7728162 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.09.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Many individuals with seemingly normal hearing abilities struggle to understand speech in noisy backgrounds. To understand why this might be the case, we investigated the neural representation of speech in the auditory midbrain of gerbils with "hidden hearing loss" through noise exposure that increased hearing thresholds only temporarily. In noise-exposed animals, we observed significantly increased neural responses to speech stimuli, with a more pronounced increase at moderate than at high sound intensities. Noise exposure reduced discriminability of neural responses to speech in background noise at high sound intensities, with impairment most severe for tokens with relatively greater spectral energy in the noise-exposure frequency range (2-4 kHz). At moderate sound intensities, discriminability was surprisingly improved, which was unrelated to spectral content. A model combining damage to high-threshold auditory nerve fibers with increased response gain of central auditory neurons reproduced these effects, demonstrating that a specific combination of peripheral damage and central compensation could explain listening difficulties despite normal hearing thresholds.
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- Jessica J M Monaghan
- National Acoustic Laboratories, Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia; Macquarie University Hearing & Department of Linguistics, Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Ear Institute, University College London, 332 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8EE, UK
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- Macquarie University Hearing & Department of Linguistics, Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia; Ear Institute, University College London, 332 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8EE, UK
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- Ear Institute, University College London, 332 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8EE, UK.
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Sharma M, Darke A, Wigglesworth G, Demuth K. Dichotic listening is associated with phonological awareness in Australian aboriginal children with otitis media: A remote community-based study. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2020; 138:110398. [PMID: 33152986 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Recent literature has highlighted a link between hearing loss as a result of otitis media in the early years of life and impacted binaural processing skills in later childhood. Such findings are of particular relevance to Indigenous Australian children, who tend to experience otitis media earlier in life and for longer periods than their non-Indigenous counterparts. There is also growing interest in the effects of reduced auditory processing ability on a child's early learning of language and, specifically, on phonological awareness that contributes to word reading skills. The aim of the present study was to determine the association between hearing thresholds, dichotic listening skills and phonological awareness in children with pervasive otitis media (OM) from remote Indigenous communities of Australia who generally do not speak English as a first language. METHODS Participants included one hundred and one children between the ages of 4.8-7.9 years (mean 6.1 years) from three separate remote Northern Territory communities. Evaluations included otoscopy, air conduction PTA, and tympanometry. All children were also assessed on the Dichotic Digits difference test (DDdT) and the Foundations of Early Literacy Assessment (FELA), assessing children's dichotic listening and phonological awareness respectively. RESULTS The results showed that 56% of the children had middle ear dysfunctions (type B and type C on tympanometry results) in at least one ear on the day. Partial correlation showed a significant correlation, between dichotic scores and FELA with age as covariate (r = 0.45, p < 0.001). One way ANOVA showed females exhibited a significantly higher performance compared to males on FELA [F (1, 99) = 5.47, p = 0.021]. The overall regression model was found to be significant in predicting total FELA scores [F (7, 77) = 7.56, p < 0.0005]. Age and gender as well as dichotic listening scores explain 40.7% of the variance. CONCLUSIONS The results reinforce the importance of managing the ear health of Indigenous children, clarifying the impact this has on listening and phonological awareness. These findings highlight the importance of evaluating children's listening abilities, and how poor listening can impact phonological awareness. The findings have important implications for ensuring optimal listening and learning conditions in schools in remote NT communities.
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- Mridula Sharma
- Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
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- Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
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- School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia; ARC Centre for Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
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- Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; ARC Centre for Excellence in Cognition and Its Disorders, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
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Kim JS, Lee HJ, Lee S, Lee HS, Jeong YJ, Son Y, Kim JM, Lee YJ, Park MH. Conductive Hearing Loss Aggravates Memory Decline in Alzheimer Model Mice. Front Neurosci 2020; 14:843. [PMID: 32903751 PMCID: PMC7438902 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The study of cognitive impairment associated with hearing loss has recently garnered considerable interest. Epidemiological data have demonstrated that hearing loss is a risk factor for cognitive decline as a result of aging. However, no previous study has examined the effect of hearing loss in patients with cognitive problems such as Alzheimer’s disease. Therefore, we investigated the effect of conductive hearing loss in an Alzheimer’s mouse model. Positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were used to evaluate changes in glucose metabolism and gray matter concentrations in the 5xFAD Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) transgenic mouse model with and without conductive hearing loss (HL). Conductive hearing loss was induced using chronic perforation of the tympanic membrane. Behavioral data from the Y-maze and passive avoidance tests revealed greater memory deficits in the AD with HL (AD-HL) group than in the AD group. Following induction of hearing loss, lower cerebral glucose metabolism in the frontal association cortex was observed in the AD-HL group than in the AD group. Although lower glucose metabolism in the hippocampus and cerebellum was found in the AD-HL group than in the AD group at 3 months, the gray matter concentrations in these regions were not significantly different between the groups. Furthermore, the gray matter concentrations in the simple lobule, cingulate/retrosplenial cortex, substantia nigra, retrosigmoid nucleus, medial geniculate nucleus, and anterior pretectal nucleus at 7 months were significantly lower in the AD-HL group than in the AD group. Taken together, these results indicate that even partial hearing loss can aggravate memory impairment in Alzheimer’s disease.
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- Jin Su Kim
- Division of RI Application, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, South Korea.,Radiological and Medico-Oncological Sciences, University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Radiation Biomedical Research, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of RI Application, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Bio-Convergence Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Radiation Biomedical Research, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Radiation Biomedical Research, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, South Korea.,National Primate Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Cheongju, South Korea
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- Department of Bio-Convergence Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of RI Application, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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Grant KJ, Mepani AM, Wu P, Hancock KE, de Gruttola V, Liberman MC, Maison SF. Electrophysiological markers of cochlear function correlate with hearing-in-noise performance among audiometrically normal subjects. J Neurophysiol 2020; 124:418-431. [PMID: 32639924 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00016.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Hearing loss caused by noise exposure, ototoxic drugs, or aging results from the loss of sensory cells, as reflected in audiometric threshold elevation. Animal studies show that loss of hair cells can be preceded by loss of auditory-nerve peripheral synapses, which likely degrades auditory processing. While this condition, known as cochlear synaptopathy, can be diagnosed in mice by a reduction of suprathreshold cochlear neural responses, its diagnosis in humans remains challenging. To look for evidence of cochlear nerve damage in normal hearing subjects, we measured their word recognition performance in difficult listening environments and compared it to cochlear function as assessed by otoacoustic emissions and click-evoked electrocochleography. Several electrocochleographic markers were correlated with word scores, whereas distortion product otoacoustic emissions were not. Specifically, the summating potential (SP) was larger and the cochlear nerve action potential (AP) was smaller in those with the worst word scores. Adding a forward masker or increasing stimulus rate reduced SP in the worst performers, suggesting that this potential includes postsynaptic components as well as hair cell receptor potentials. Results suggests that some of the variance in word scores among listeners with normal audiometric threshold arises from cochlear neural damage.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Recent animal studies suggest that millions of people may be at risk of permanent impairment from cochlear synaptopathy, the age-related and noise-induced degeneration of neural connections in the inner ear that "hides" behind a normal audiogram. This study examines electrophysiological responses to clicks in a large cohort of subjects with normal hearing sensitivity. The resultant correlations with word recognition performance are consistent with an important contribution cochlear neural damage to deficits in hearing in noise abilities.
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- Kelsie J Grant
- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Monsanto RDC, Penido NDO, Uchiyama M, Schachern P, Paparella MM, Cureoglu S. Quantitative assessment of cochlear and vestibular ganglion neurons in temporal bones with chronic otitis media. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020; 278:331-338. [PMID: 32488375 PMCID: PMC10123924 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-020-06094-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE In this study, we aimed to determine whether or not COM leads to loss of spiral and Scarpa ganglion neurons. METHODS From the human temporal bone (HTB) collection at the University of Minnesota we selected human temporal bones with COM, defined as the presence of clinically intractable tissue abnormalities in the middle ear (cholesteatoma, perforation of the eardrum, granulation tissue, fibrosis, tympanosclerosis, and cholesterol granuloma). We also selected HTBs from donors with no ear diseases as controls. We quantitatively analyzed the number of spiral and Scarpa ganglion cells and compared the results obtained in the control and study groups. RESULTS In both COM and control groups we observed a significant negative correlation between age and number of both spiral (R = -0.632; P < 0.001; 95% CI - 0.766 to - 0.434) and Scarpa ganglion (R = - 0.404; P = 0.008; 95% CI - 0.636 to - 0.051) cells. We did not find any significant differences in the number of spiral ganglion cells (in total or per segment) or in the density of Scarpa ganglion cells (in each vestibular nerve or both) in the COM group as compared with controls (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Our results did not demonstrate significant loss of cochlear or vestibular peripheral ganglion neuron loss in HTBs with COM as compared with controls.
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- Rafael da Costa Monsanto
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM), R dos Otonis, 700 - piso superior - Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, 04037-004, Brazil.
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM), R dos Otonis, 700 - piso superior - Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, 04037-004, Brazil
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.,Paparella Ear Head and Neck Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Binaural processing and phonological awareness in Australian Indigenous children from the Northern Territory: A community based study. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2020; 128:109702. [PMID: 31606681 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 09/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Research has found that otitis media (OM) is highly prevalent in Australian Indigenous children, and repeated bouts of OM is often associated with minimal-to-moderate hearing loss. However, what is not yet clear is the extent to which OM with hearing loss impacts auditory signal processing specifically, but also binaural listening, listening in noise, and the potential impact on phonological awareness (PA) - an important, emergent literacy skill. The goal of this study was to determine whether auditory abilities, especially binaural processing, were associated with PA in children from populations with a high incidence of OM, living in a remote Australian Indigenous community in the Northern Territory (NT). METHODS Forty-seven 5-12-year-olds from a bilingual school participated in the study. All were tested to determine hearing sensitivity (pure tone audiometry and tympanometry), with PA measured on a test specifically developed in the first language of the children. OM often results in a hearing loss that can affect binaural processing: the Dichotic Digit difference Test (DDdT) was used to evaluate the children's dichotic listening and the Listening in Spatialized Noise-sentences test (LiSN-S) was used to evaluate their abilities to listen to speech-in-noise. RESULTS Seventeen (36%) and 16 (34%) had compromised middle ear compliance (combined Type-B and -C) in the right and left ear respectively. Six children demonstrated a bilateral mild hearing loss, and another five children demonstrated a unilateral mild hearing loss. Thirty-one children were able to complete the DDdT listening task, whereas only 24 completed the speech in noise task (LiSN-S). Forty-four children (94%) were able to complete the letter identification subtask, comprising part of the PA task. The findings revealed that age was significantly correlated with all tasks such that the older children performed better across the board. Once hearing thresholds were controlled for, PA also correlated significantly with both binaural processing tasks of dichotic listening (r = 0.59, p < 0.001) and listening to speech in noise (r = -0.56, p = 0.005); indicating a potential association between early, emergent literacy and listening skills. CONCLUSIONS The significant correlations between phonological awareness and dichotic listening as well as phonological awareness with listening to speech-in-noise skills suggests auditory processing, rather than hearing thresholds per se, are associated to phonological awareness abilities of this cohort of children. This suggests that the ability to process the auditory signal is critical.
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Calcus A, Tuomainen O, Campos A, Rosen S, Halliday LF. Functional brain alterations following mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss in children. eLife 2019; 8:e46965. [PMID: 31570117 PMCID: PMC6828531 DOI: 10.7554/elife.46965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Auditory deprivation in the form of deafness during development leads to lasting changes in central auditory system function. However, less is known about the effects of mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss (MMHL) during development. Here, we used a longitudinal design to examine late auditory evoked responses and mismatch responses to nonspeech and speech sounds for children with MMHL. At Time 1, younger children with MMHL (8-12 years; n = 23) showed age-appropriate mismatch negativities (MMNs) to sounds, but older children (12-16 years; n = 23) did not. Six years later, we re-tested a subset of the younger (now older) children with MMHL (n = 13). Children who had shown significant MMNs at Time 1 showed MMNs that were reduced and, for nonspeech, absent at Time 2. Our findings demonstrate that even a mild-to-moderate hearing loss during early-to-mid childhood can lead to changes in the neural processing of sounds in late childhood/adolescence.
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- Axelle Calcus
- Laboratoire des Systèmes Perceptifs, Département d’Etudes CognitivesEcole Normale Supérieure, PSL University, CNRSParisFrance
- Department of Speech, Hearing and Phonetic SciencesUniversity College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Speech, Hearing and Phonetic SciencesUniversity College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Speech, Hearing and Phonetic SciencesUniversity College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Speech, Hearing and Phonetic SciencesUniversity College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Speech, Hearing and Phonetic SciencesUniversity College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences UnitUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUnited Kingdom
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Suthakar K, Liberman MC. A simple algorithm for objective threshold determination of auditory brainstem responses. Hear Res 2019; 381:107782. [PMID: 31437652 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2019.107782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The auditory brainstem response (ABR) is a sound-evoked neural response commonly used to assess auditory function in humans and laboratory animals. ABR thresholds are typically chosen by visual inspection, leaving the procedure susceptible to user bias. We sought to develop an algorithm to automate determination of ABR thresholds to eliminate such biases and to standardize approaches across investigators and laboratories. Two datasets of mouse ABR waveforms obtained from previously published studies of normal ears as well as ears with varying degrees of cochlear-based threshold elevations (Maison et al., 2013; Sergeyenko et al., 2013) were reanalyzed using an algorithm based on normalized cross-covariation of adjacent level presentations. Correlation-coefficient vs. level data for each ABR level series were fit with both a sigmoidal and two-term power function. From these fits, threshold was interpolated at different criterion values of correlation-coefficient ranging from 0 to 0.5. The criterion value of 0.35 was selected by comparing visual thresholds to computed thresholds across all frequencies tested. With such a criterion, the mean algorithm-computed thresholds were comparable to the visual thresholds noted by two independent observers for each data set. The success of the algorithm was also qualitatively assessed by comparing averaged waveforms at the thresholds determined by the two methods, and quantitatively assessed by comparing peak 1 amplitude growth functions expressed as dB re each of the two threshold measures. Application of a cross-covariance analysis to ABR waveforms can emulate visual thresholding decisions made by highly trained observers. Unlike previous applications of similar methodologies using template matching, our algorithm performs only intrinsic comparisons within ABR sets, and therefore is more robust to equipment and investigator differences in assessing waveforms, as evidenced by similar results across the two datasets.
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- Kirupa Suthakar
- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA, 02114, USA; Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA, 02114, USA; Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Lobato L, Paul S, Cordioli J, Cruz OLM. How Stapes Ankylosis and Fracture Affect Middle Ear Dynamics: A Numerical Study. J Biomech Eng 2019; 141:2735314. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4043875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Numerical models of the human middle ear have been developed throughout the last 30 years, for different purposes. While several types of pathologies have been studied, stapedial disorders were seldomly explored. This papers aims to clarify how stapes fracture and some forms of stapes ankylosis, such as stapedial tendon (ST) ossification, augmented pyramidal eminence (PE) and bony bar presence, affect the sound transmission through the middle ear. In addition, the stapes dynamics is also analyzed by means of total displacement and first principal strain. For the purpose of the study, first, a three-dimensional finite element model of the human middle ear is detailed and validated under normal (healthy) conditions. The model is then modified to represent the stapedial disorders of interest. A measure is established for evaluating how the disorders reduce sound transmission through the middle ear. Results of the reduction of sound transmission showed that the different forms of stapes ankylosis affect primarily low frequencies, while the stapes fracture mostly affects high frequency sound transmission. According to the results, an augmented PE does not restrict stapes movement unless followed by some ossification of the ST. In addition, the question whether the fracture is in the anterior or posterior crus and the distance of the fractured part from the stapes footplate have a relevant role in the reduction of the sound transmission. Finally, the analysis of total displacement and first principal strain of the stapes helped to highlight some differences among the stapedial disorders.
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- Lucas Lobato
- Acoustical and Vibration Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil e-mail:
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- Acoustical and Vibration Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil
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- Acoustical and Vibration Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil
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- Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Department, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04021-001, Brazil
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Wang X, Liu J, Zhang J. Chronic Unilateral Hearing Loss Disrupts Neural Tuning to Sound-Source Azimuth in the Rat Primary Auditory Cortex. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:477. [PMID: 31133797 PMCID: PMC6524417 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Accurate sound localization requires normal binaural input and precise auditory neuronal representation of sound spatial locations. Previous studies showed that unilateral hearing loss profoundly impaired the sound localization abilities. However, the underlying neural mechanism is not fully understood. Here, we investigated how chronic unilateral conductive hearing loss (UCHL) affected the neural tuning to sound source azimuth in the primary auditory cortex (AI). The UCHL was manipulated by the removal of tympanic membrane and malleus in the right ear of young (P14) rats and adult (P57) rats. We recorded the azimuth tuning of neurons in the left AI contralateral to the operated ear in the two groups of rats that experienced 2 months of UCHL, and in the left AI of age-matched control rats. We found that AI neurons in control rats showed predominant preference to sound from contralateral azimuths. However, UCHL weakened the cortical neuronal representation of contralateral azimuths on the operated ear side and strengthened the cortical neuronal representation of ipsilateral azimuths on the intact ear side. This effect was stronger in rats with UCHL at young age than in rats with UCHL in adulthood. Moreover, UCHL degraded the azimuth selectivity and azimuth sensitivity of AI neurons, and this effect was stronger in rats with UCHL in adulthood than in rats with UCHL at young age. These findings highlight a remarkable age-related experience-dependent plasticity of neural tuning to sound source azimuth in AI, and imply a neural mechanism for the impacts of chronic UCHL on sound localization abilities.
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- Xiuwen Wang
- Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, Ministry of Education, NYU-ECNU Institute of Brain and Cognitive Science at NYU Shanghai, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, Ministry of Education, NYU-ECNU Institute of Brain and Cognitive Science at NYU Shanghai, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, Ministry of Education, NYU-ECNU Institute of Brain and Cognitive Science at NYU Shanghai, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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Heeringa AN, Köppl C. The aging cochlea: Towards unraveling the functional contributions of strial dysfunction and synaptopathy. Hear Res 2019; 376:111-124. [PMID: 30862414 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2019.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Revised: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Strial dysfunction is commonly observed as a key consequence of aging in the cochlea. A large body of animal research, especially in the quiet-aged Mongolian gerbil, shows specific histopathological changes in the cochlear stria vascularis and the putatively corresponding effects on endocochlear potential and auditory nerve responses. However, recent work suggests that synaptopathy, or the loss of inner hair cell-auditory nerve fiber synapses, also presents as a consequence of aging. It is now believed that the loss of synapses is the earliest age-related degenerative event. The present review aims to integrate classic and novel research on age-related pathologies of the inner ear. First, we summarize current knowledge on age-related strial dysfunction and synaptopathy. We describe how these cochlear pathologies fit into the categories for presbyacusis, as first defined by Schuknecht in the '70s. Further, we discuss how strial dysfunction and synaptopathy affect sound coding by the auditory nerve and how they can be experimentally induced to study their specific contributions to age-related hearing deficits. As such, we aim to give an overview of the current literature on age-related cochlear pathologies and hope to inspire further research on the role of cochlear aging in age-related hearing deficits.
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- Amarins N Heeringa
- Cluster of Excellence 'Hearing4all' and Research Centre Neurosensory Science, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Health Science, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Cluster of Excellence 'Hearing4all' and Research Centre Neurosensory Science, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Health Science, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany.
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Lauer AM, Dent ML, Sun W, Xu-Friedman MA. Effects of Non-traumatic Noise and Conductive Hearing Loss on Auditory System Function. Neuroscience 2019; 407:182-191. [PMID: 30685543 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The effects of traumatic noise-exposure and deafening on auditory system function have received a great deal of attention. However, lower levels of noise as well as temporary conductive hearing loss also have consequences on auditory physiology and hearing. Here we review how abnormal acoustic experience at early ages affects the ascending and descending auditory pathways, as well as hearing behavior.
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- Amanda M Lauer
- Dept of Otolaryngology-HNS, Center for Hearing and Balance, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States
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- Dept. Psychology, University at Buffalo, SUNY, United States
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- Dept. Communicative Disorders and Sciences, University at Buffalo, SUNY, United States
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Xing Y, Ming J, Liu T, Zhang N, Zha D, Lin Y. Decreased Expression of TRPV4 Channels in HEI-OC1 Cells Induced by High Glucose Is Associated with Hearing Impairment. Yonsei Med J 2018; 59:1131-1137. [PMID: 30328329 PMCID: PMC6192885 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2018.59.9.1131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Revised: 07/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Previous reports have shown that hyperglycemia-induced inhibition of transient receptor potential vanilloid sub type 4 (TRPV4), a transient receptor potential ion channel, affects the severity of hearing impairment (HI). In this study, we explored the role of TRPV4 in HI using HEI-OC1 cells exposed to high glucose (HG). MATERIALS AND METHODS HEI-OC1 cells were cultured in a HG environment (25 mM D-glucose) for 48 hours, and qRT-PCR and Western blotting were used to analyze the expression of TRPV4 at the mRNA and protein level. TRPV4 agonist (GSK1016790A) or antagonist (HC-067047) in cultured HEI-OC1 cells was used to obtain abnormal TRPV4 expression. Functional TRPV4 activity was assessed in cultured HEI-OC1 cells using the MTT assay and a cell death detection ELISA. RESULTS TRPV4 agonists exerted protective effects against HG-induced HI, as evidenced by increased MTT levels and inhibition of apoptosis in HEI-OC1 cells. TRPV4 overexpression significantly increased protein levels of phosphorylated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p-p38 MAPK), while TRPV4 antagonists had the opposite effect. Our results indicated that TRPV4 is a hyperglycemia-related factor that can inhibit cell proliferation and promote cell apoptosis by activating the MAPK signaling pathway in HEI-OC1 cells. CONCLUSION Our results show that the overexpression of TRPV4 can attenuate cell death in HEI-OC1 cells exposed to HG.
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- Ying Xing
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism Disease, Xijing Hospital, Forth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism Disease, Xijing Hospital, Forth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism Disease, Xijing Hospital, Forth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism Disease, Xijing Hospital, Forth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Forth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Forth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
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Ihlefeld A, Chen YW, Sanes DH. Developmental Conductive Hearing Loss Reduces Modulation Masking Release. Trends Hear 2018; 20:2331216516676255. [PMID: 28215119 PMCID: PMC5318943 DOI: 10.1177/2331216516676255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Hearing-impaired individuals experience difficulties in detecting or understanding speech, especially in background sounds within the same frequency range. However, normally hearing (NH) human listeners experience less difficulty detecting a target tone in background noise when the envelope of that noise is temporally gated (modulated) than when that envelope is flat across time (unmodulated). This perceptual benefit is called modulation masking release (MMR). When flanking masker energy is added well outside the frequency band of the target, and comodulated with the original modulated masker, detection thresholds improve further (MMR+). In contrast, if the flanking masker is antimodulated with the original masker, thresholds worsen (MMR−). These interactions across disparate frequency ranges are thought to require central nervous system (CNS) processing. Therefore, we explored the effect of developmental conductive hearing loss (CHL) in gerbils on MMR characteristics, as a test for putative CNS mechanisms. The detection thresholds of NH gerbils were lower in modulated noise, when compared with unmodulated noise. The addition of a comodulated flanker further improved performance, whereas an antimodulated flanker worsened performance. However, for CHL-reared gerbils, all three forms of masking release were reduced when compared with NH animals. These results suggest that developmental CHL impairs both within- and across-frequency processing and provide behavioral evidence that CNS mechanisms are affected by a peripheral hearing impairment.
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- Antje Ihlefeld
- 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA
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- 2 Center for Neural Science, New York University, NY, USA
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- 2 Center for Neural Science, New York University, NY, USA.,3 Department of Psychology, New York University, NY, USA.,4 Department of Biology, New York University, NY, USA
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Jones C, Sharma M, Harkus S, McMahon C, Taumoepeau M, Demuth K, Mattock K, Rosas L, Wing R, Pawar S, Hampshire A. A program to respond to otitis media in remote Australian Aboriginal communities: a qualitative investigation of parent perspectives. BMC Pediatr 2018; 18:99. [PMID: 29510680 PMCID: PMC5840719 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-018-1081-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Indigenous infants and children in Australia, especially in remote communities, experience early and chronic otitis media (OM) which is difficult to treat and has lifelong impacts in health and education. The LiTTLe Program (Learning to Talk, Talking to Learn) aimed to increase infants’ access to spoken language input, teach parents to manage health and hearing problems, and support children’s school readiness. This paper aimed to explore caregivers’ views about this inclusive, parent-implemented early childhood program for 0–3 years in an Aboriginal community health context. Methods Data from in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 9 caregivers of 12 children who had participated in the program from one remote Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory are presented. Data were analysed thematically. Caregivers provided overall views on the program. In addition, three key areas of focus in the program are also presented here: speech and language, hearing health, and school readiness. Results Caregivers were positive about the interactive speech and language strategies in the program, except for some strategies which some parents found alien or difficult: such as talking slowly, following along with the child’s topic, using parallel talk, or baby talk. Children’s hearing was considered by caregivers to be important for understanding people, enjoying music, and detecting environmental sounds including signs of danger. Caregivers provided perspectives on the utility of sign language and its benefits for communicating with infants and young children with hearing loss, and the difficulty of getting young community children to wear a conventional hearing aid. Caregivers were strongly of the opinion that the program had helped prepare children for school through familiarising their child with early literacy activities and resources, as well as school routines. But caregivers differed as to whether they thought the program should have been located at the school itself. Conclusions The caregivers generally reported positive views about the LiTTLe Program, and also drew attention to areas for improvement. The perspectives gathered may serve to guide other cross-sector collaborations across health and education to respond to OM among children at risk for OM-related disability in speech and language development. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12887-018-1081-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Caroline Jones
- MARCS Institute, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia. .,ARC Centre of Excellence for Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
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- Audiology Program, Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, HEARing CRC, Sydney, Australia
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- Audiology Program, Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, HEARing CRC, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.,Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- MARCS Institute, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia
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- MARCS Institute, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia
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- Sunrise Health Service, Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia
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Shinn-Cunningham B. Cortical and Sensory Causes of Individual Differences in Selective Attention Ability Among Listeners With Normal Hearing Thresholds. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2017; 60:2976-2988. [PMID: 29049598 PMCID: PMC5945067 DOI: 10.1044/2017_jslhr-h-17-0080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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PURPOSE This review provides clinicians with an overview of recent findings relevant to understanding why listeners with normal hearing thresholds (NHTs) sometimes suffer from communication difficulties in noisy settings. METHOD The results from neuroscience and psychoacoustics are reviewed. RESULTS In noisy settings, listeners focus their attention by engaging cortical brain networks to suppress unimportant sounds; they then can analyze and understand an important sound, such as speech, amidst competing sounds. Differences in the efficacy of top-down control of attention can affect communication abilities. In addition, subclinical deficits in sensory fidelity can disrupt the ability to perceptually segregate sound sources, interfering with selective attention, even in listeners with NHTs. Studies of variability in control of attention and in sensory coding fidelity may help to isolate and identify some of the causes of communication disorders in individuals presenting at the clinic with "normal hearing." CONCLUSIONS How well an individual with NHTs can understand speech amidst competing sounds depends not only on the sound being audible but also on the integrity of cortical control networks and the fidelity of the representation of suprathreshold sound. Understanding the root cause of difficulties experienced by listeners with NHTs ultimately can lead to new, targeted interventions that address specific deficits affecting communication in noise. PRESENTATION VIDEO http://cred.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=2601617.
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- Barbara Shinn-Cunningham
- Center for Research in Sensory Communication and Emerging Neural Technology, Boston University, MA
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Marques LHDS, Martins DV, Juares GL, Lorenzetti FTM, Monsanto RDC. Otologic manifestations of Larsen syndrome. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017; 101:223-229. [PMID: 28964299 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To describe and discuss otologic manifestations of Larsen syndrome, based on a case report and a systematic review of the literature. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a PubMED database search, and we selected studies reporting otolaryngologic manifestations secondary to Larsen syndrome. The selected articles were read in full, and three researchers independently extracted data from the studies. In parallel, we report the case of a 14-year-old patient who had hearing loss secondary to Larsen syndrome. RESULTS Fifteen studies met our selection criteria. Seven studies reported hearing loss in patients with Larsen syndrome (4 had conductive hearing loss and 3 had mixed hearing loss). The conductive hearing loss may be secondary to ossicular malformations and/or middle ear effusions. Other causes for conductive hearing loss are mesenchymal remnants in the middle ear, Eustachian tube dysfunction, and cleft palate. Surgical management of the hearing loss is possible in selected cases, although the surgical and anesthetic risks should be considered. Hearing aids seem to be safe and effective treatment options for the hearing loss secondary to Larsen syndrome. CONCLUSION Although rare, patients with Larsen syndrome may have hearing loss. The most frequent type of deficit is conductive, either secondary to malformation of the ossicles or middle ear effusion. Possible surgical correction of these abnormalities should be weighed against the anesthetic risks of these patients.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Banco de Olhos de Sorocaba Hospital, Sorocaba, Brazil
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Banco de Olhos de Sorocaba Hospital, Sorocaba, Brazil
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Banco de Olhos de Sorocaba Hospital, Sorocaba, Brazil; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo / Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP / EPM), São Paulo, Brazil.
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Sultemeier DR, Choy KR, Schweizer FE, Hoffman LF. Spaceflight-induced synaptic modifications within hair cells of the mammalian utricle. J Neurophysiol 2017; 117:2163-2178. [PMID: 28228581 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00240.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Revised: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Exposure to the microgravity conditions of spaceflight alleviates the load normally imposed by the Earth's gravitational field on the inner ear utricular epithelia. Previous ultrastructural investigations have shown that spaceflight induces an increase in synapse density within hair cells of the rat utricle. However, the utricle exhibits broad physiological heterogeneity across different epithelial regions, and it is unknown whether capabilities for synaptic plasticity generalize to hair cells across its topography. To achieve systematic and broader sampling of the epithelium than was previously conducted, we used immunohistochemistry and volumetric image analyses to quantify synapse distributions across representative utricular regions in specimens from mice exposed to spaceflight (a 15-day mission of the space shuttle Discovery). These measures were compared with similarly sampled Earth-bound controls. Following paraformaldehyde fixation and microdissection, immunohistochemistry was performed on intact specimens to label presynaptic ribbons (anti-CtBP2) and postsynaptic receptor complexes (anti-Shank1A). Synapses were identified as closely apposed pre- and postsynaptic puncta. Epithelia from horizontal semicircular canal cristae served as "within-specimen" controls, whereas utricles and cristae from Earth-bound cohorts served as experimental controls. We found that synapse densities decreased in the medial extrastriolae of microgravity specimens compared with experimental controls, whereas they were unchanged in the striolae and horizontal cristae from the two conditions. These data demonstrate that structural plasticity was topographically localized to the utricular region that encodes very low frequency and static changes in linear acceleration, and illuminates the remarkable capabilities of utricular hair cells for synaptic plasticity in adapting to novel gravitational environments.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Spaceflight imposes a radically different sensory environment from that in which the inner ear utricle normally operates. We investigated synaptic modifications in utricles from mice flown aboard a space shuttle mission. Structural synaptic plasticity was detected in the medial extrastriola, a region associated with encoding static head position, as decreased synapse density. These results are remarkably congruent with a recent report of decreased utricular function in astronauts immediately after returning from the International Space Station.
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- David R Sultemeier
- Department of Head & Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Head & Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Neurobiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California; and.,Brain Research Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Head & Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California; .,Brain Research Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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Hickox AE, Larsen E, Heinz MG, Shinobu L, Whitton JP. Translational issues in cochlear synaptopathy. Hear Res 2017; 349:164-171. [PMID: 28069376 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2016.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Revised: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Understanding the biology of the previously underappreciated sensitivity of cochlear synapses to noise insult, and its clinical consequences, is becoming a mission for a growing number of auditory researchers. In addition, several research groups have become interested in developing therapeutic approaches that can reverse synaptopathy and restore hearing function. One of the major challenges to realizing the potential of synaptopathy rodent models is that current clinical audiometric approaches cannot yet reveal the presence of this subtle cochlear pathology in humans. This has catalyzed efforts, both from basic and clinical perspectives, to investigate novel means for diagnosing synaptopathy and to determine the main functional consequences for auditory perception and hearing abilities. Such means, and a strong concordance between findings in pre-clinical animal models and clinical studies in humans, are important for developing and realizing therapeutics. This paper frames the key outstanding translational questions that need to be addressed to realize this ambitious goal.
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- Ann E Hickox
- Decibel Therapeutics, 215 First St, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
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- Decibel Therapeutics, 215 First St, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
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- Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 715 Clinic Drive, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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- Decibel Therapeutics, 215 First St, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
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Gleich O, Semmler P, Strutz J. Behavioral auditory thresholds and loss of ribbon synapses at inner hair cells in aged gerbils. Exp Gerontol 2016; 84:61-70. [PMID: 27569111 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2016.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Revised: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The potential contribution of auditory synaptopathy to age dependent hearing loss was studied in groups of young and old gerbils. The analysis of the number of inner hair cell ribbon synapses in aged gerbils (37.9±3.3months of age) revealed only a relatively small (11-17%) loss in the basal two thirds of the cochlea, while a more pronounced reduction was identified towards the apex (almost 40%) when compared to a group of young gerbils (9.5±3.2months of age). Mean threshold elevation in the old gerbils was around 25dB at 2 and 10kHz. Frequency-specific behavioral thresholds and ribbon synapse counts were not significantly correlated for the middle and basal regions of the cochlea, despite thresholds varying over a 45dB SPL range. This suggests that besides a small age-dependent loss of ribbon synapses, additional cochlear pathologies, most likely a decreased endocochlear potential, contribute to peripheral hearing loss in old gerbils.
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- Otto Gleich
- ENT-Department University of Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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- ENT-Department University of Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- ENT-Department University of Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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King J, Shehu I, Roland JT, Svirsky MA, Froemke RC. A physiological and behavioral system for hearing restoration with cochlear implants. J Neurophysiol 2016; 116:844-58. [PMID: 27281743 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00048.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Cochlear implants are neuroprosthetic devices that provide hearing to deaf patients, although outcomes are highly variable even with prolonged training and use. The central auditory system must process cochlear implant signals, but it is unclear how neural circuits adapt-or fail to adapt-to such inputs. The knowledge of these mechanisms is required for development of next-generation neuroprosthetics that interface with existing neural circuits and enable synaptic plasticity to improve perceptual outcomes. Here, we describe a new system for cochlear implant insertion, stimulation, and behavioral training in rats. Animals were first ensured to have significant hearing loss via physiological and behavioral criteria. We developed a surgical approach for multichannel (2- or 8-channel) array insertion, comparable with implantation procedures and depth in humans. Peripheral and cortical responses to stimulation were used to program the implant objectively. Animals fitted with implants learned to use them for an auditory-dependent task that assesses frequency detection and recognition in a background of environmentally and self-generated noise and ceased responding appropriately to sounds when the implant was temporarily inactivated. This physiologically calibrated and behaviorally validated system provides a powerful opportunity to study the neural basis of neuroprosthetic device use and plasticity.
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- Julia King
- Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Neuroscience Institute, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Biology, Hunter College, New York, New York; and
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- Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, New York. *, co-senior authors
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- Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Neuroscience Institute, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, New York. *, co-senior authors.
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Maison SF, Yin Y, Liberman LD, Liberman MC. Perinatal thiamine deficiency causes cochlear innervation abnormalities in mice. Hear Res 2016; 335:94-104. [PMID: 26944177 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2016.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Revised: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Neonatal thiamine deficiency can cause auditory neuropathy in humans. To probe the underlying cochlear pathology, mice were maintained on a thiamine-free or low-thiamine diet during fetal development or early postnatal life. At postnatal ages from 18 days to 22 wks, cochlear function was tested and cochlear histopathology analyzed by plastic sections and cochlear epithelial whole-mounts immunostained for neuronal and synaptic markers. Although none of the thiamine-deprivation protocols resulted in any loss of hair cells or any obvious abnormalities in the non-sensory structures of the cochlear duct, all the experimental groups showed significant anomalies in the afferent or efferent innervation. Afferent synaptic counts in the inner and outer hair cell areas were reduced, as was the efferent innervation density in both the outer and inner hair cell areas. As expected for primary neural degeneration, the thresholds for distortion product otoacoustic emissions were not affected, and as expected for subtotal hair cell de-afferentation, the suprathreshold amplitudes of auditory brainstem responses were more affected than the response thresholds. We conclude that the auditory neuropathy from thiamine deprivation could be produced by loss of inner hair cell synapses.
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- Stéphane F Maison
- Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, USA; Eaton-Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston MA, USA; Harvard Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Boston MA, USA.
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- Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, USA; Eaton-Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston MA, USA
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- Eaton-Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston MA, USA
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- Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, USA; Eaton-Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston MA, USA; Harvard Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Boston MA, USA
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