简介:ObjectivesToevaluateperipheralauditorydysfunctioninseniledementiaofAlzheimer'sdisease(AD)anditsrelationshipwithcognitivedysfunction.MethodsPuretonethresholds,wordrecognitionscores(WRS),acousticimmittanceandauditorybrain-stemresponses(ABR)weretestedtoevaluatetheauditoryfunctionin43ADpatientsand50normalsubjects.ThetestreliabilityinthesesubjectswasexaminedbeforethetestresultswereevaluatedfortheircorrelationwiththeMiniMentalStateExamination(MMSE)score.ResultsTherewerenostatisticallysignificantdifferencesinperipheralauditoryfunctionsbetweenthetwoearsinthetestedsubjectsorbetweenthetwogroupswhentheauditometricresultsoftherightearwerecompared(P>0.05).Also,therewerenostatisticallysignificantdifferencesbetweenthetwogroupswhenaudiometrictestreliability,acousticimpedanceandABRresultswerecompared(P>0.05).ConclutionsThepuretoneaudiometricthresholdandWRSinADpatientsaresimilartothoseincomparablenon-ADsenilesubjects.Peripheralauditorydysfunctionisnotrelatedtocognitivedysfunction.
简介:ThisarticlereviewstheeffectivenessofintratympaniccorticosteroidsforvertigocontrolinM_eni_ere'sdiseaseat2-yearsfollow-upaccordingtotheguidelinesexpressedbytheAmericanAcademyofOtolaryngology-Head&NeckSurgery.DespitetheincreaseduseofintratympaniccorticosteroidsforvertigocontrolinM_eni_ere'sdiseasethereisdebateastotheireffectiveness,particularlycomparedtogentamicin.Evenso,afterjustasinglecourseofinjections,corticosteroidscanreliablyprovidecompletevertigocontrol(ClassA)at2-yearsinabout50%ofcasesasindicatedinarecentdouble-blindrandomizedcontrolledclinicaltrial(Pateletal.,2016).Buttheeffectivenessofintratympaniccorticosteroidstrulyincreaseswhentreatmentisprovided'as-needed',wherebycompletevertigocontrolisestablishedinupto91%ofcases.Onthebasisofavailableliterature,thereisgoodevidencetorecommendtheuseofintratympanicsteroidtreatmentforvertigocontrolinM_eni_ere'sdisease,butpatientsmustbemonitoredfornon-response.Therationalefortreatingpatientsas-neededandthepossiblereasonsforcorticosteroidnonresponsearediscussed.
简介:Bell’spalsyisacommonlyseencranialnervediseaseandcanresultincompromisedfacialappearanceandfunctions.Itsetiology,prognosisandtreatmentarestillbeingdebated.Thispaperisareviewofrecentdevelopmentintheunderstandingofetiology,diagnosisandnon-surgicaltreatmentofBell’spalsy.
简介:ObjectiveToreportoutcomesofnonsurgicalandsurgicalmanagementofMenière’sdiseaseatBeijingTiantanHospital.MethodsPatientswithMenière’sdiseasewerecategorizedintogroupsbasedonhearingandqualityoflife.Individualizedmanagementwasprovided,includinglifestylemodification,drugtherapies,endolymphaticsacdecompressionandlabyrinthectomy.Treatmentoutcomeswereevaluatedduringupto24monthsfollowup.ResultsEightysevenpatientsunderwentlifestylemodificationanddrugtherapies.ThevertigocontrolrateofGradeAandBwas76.9%and83.8%respectively.Sixpatientsreceivedsurgicalmanagement,includingendolymphaticsacdecompression(n=5)andlabyrinthectomy(n=1).Forthesepatients,thevertigocontrolrateofGradeAandBwas80%and100%,respectively.ConcluIsionsManagementofMenière’sdiseasedependsonseveralfactors,i.e.severitiesofvertigoandhearingloss,qualityoflife,surgicalcontraindicationsandpatientsubjectivedesire.Thetreatmentisdrugtherapiesforthemajorityofpatients,aswellaslifestylemodification.Surgicalindicationsarerareandtheleastinvasiveproceduresshouldbeconsideredfirst.Theresultsofsurgeryaregenerallysatisfying.
简介:目的通过本实验证明s/z比值在聋儿言语呼吸中的临床应用价值.材料:在上海市随机选取4-17岁640名健听儿童,从国内外数家康复中心随机选出共29名配戴助听器且采用腹式呼吸的聋儿接受s/z测试,以及30名接受胸式呼吸训练的配戴助听器聋儿.方法采用"实时言语矫治仪"进行测试,令受试者先发/s/音,然后发/z/音,均符合最长声时的发音要求,然后求其比值.结果s/z比值不受年龄、性别的影响,且聋儿组康复训练前后s/z比值有着显著性差异,胸式呼吸的s/z比远大于腹式呼吸组.结论s/z比值能够进一步检测出聋儿言语呼吸不协调的问题,为制定康复方案提供了有价值的参考;同时证明胸式呼吸不仅使得聋儿的言语呼吸支持不足,而且造成呼吸和发音系统的严重不协调.
简介:海军总医院全军耳鼻咽喉头颈外科中心将于2014年举办下列国家级继续医学教育项目:
简介:目的:对70岁以上老人的听力障碍情况进行调查,了解高龄老年人群的听力损失特点。方法对103例70岁以上老人进行老年听力障碍量表筛查版(HHIE-S)问卷调查,并采集基本健康信息。结果在103例受调查者中,34例存在听力障碍(33.0%)。存在听力障碍的老人中,70~79岁5例(15.6%),80~89岁21例(36.8%),90~98岁8例(57.1%)。罹患糖尿病对于总得分、情绪得分、社交场景得分具有显著影响(P〈0.05);年龄对社交场景得分有显著影响(P〈0.05),80岁以下的老年人社交场景得分低于80岁以上老年人(P〈0.05);噪声接触史对社交场景得分有显著影响(P〈0.05)。结论HHIE-S可较好反映70岁以上老年人听力障碍情况。
简介:目的考察小学生的聆听能力是否存在性别.年级差异,其聆听能力与学业成绩之间是否存在相关。方法选取174名8~12岁三~五年级小学生,其中男生104名。女生70名,采用《双音节词识别词表》对被试进行“听写词测试”,采用(《儿童语音均衡式识别能力评估词表》对被试进行“听选择测试”,记录测试的正确率。结果①三年级和五年级学生听写能力差异极显著;②听写能力存在极其显著的性别差异,女生的听写成绩要好于男生;③听写能力与学业成绩呈弱相关,其中与语文、英语成绩存在一定的相关,与数学的关系不大。结论社会人文类学科比自然科学类学科更容易受到听写能力的影响,教师和家长要关注小学生聆听习惯的培养和建立。
简介:目的通过分析北京市某二级医院门诊突发性聋患者的诊疗特点,为医疗资源配置提供参考。方法对2014年9月~2015年9月就诊的87例突发性聋患者的一般情况、就诊特点及治疗情况进行回顾性分析。结果①本组突聋患者主要发病年龄段为19~44岁,大专以上教育程度者较多,从事脑力劳动者较多;②耳闷/堵感、耳鸣、听力下降是突聋患者主要就诊原因,占93.1%;③从发病至就诊时间在1周内的突聋患者占77.0%;④该院门诊和住院治疗突聋的总有效率为73.5%;⑤该院初治并持续冶疗的患者32例,外院治疗该院复诊者1例,流失率为62.1%(54/87)。结论二级医院治疗突发性聋有较好的临床疗效,但复诊率低,流失率明显偏高,应充分发挥二级医院的资源优势,提高患者信任度和复诊率,进一步合理配置医疗资源。