Advances in Audiology Research

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Victor M. Kristensen (Editor)

Series: Audiology and Hearing Research Advances
BISAC: MED007000

Genes causing hearing loss display various modes of inheritance, with autosomal recessive being the most common. With so many cases of hearing loss having a genetic etiology, audiologists are certain to encounter these patients on a fairly regular basis. Audiologists who possess basic knowledge about genetics are better equipped to recognize when a genetics referral is warranted, thereby enhancing patient care. In this chapter, it is determined that a genetics evaluation can yield valuable information for patients and their families, such as prognosis, estimates of recurrence risks, and diagnosis of other family members.

The second chapter will review causes of revision surgery, how to diagnose cases of failed cochlear implants and will discuss surgical and audiological outcome of revision cochlear implant surgeries, Speech recognition ability with a replacement cochlear implant may significantly increase or decrease from that with the original implant. Experienced cochlear implant patients facing reimplantation must be counseled regarding the possibility of differences in sound quality and speech recognition performance with their replacement device.
The purpose of the following chapter is to correlate the results obtained through questionnaires concerning self-reported restriction in social participation and patient satisfaction / benefit with objective time assessment of device use. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study sample composed of and elderly and non-elderly adults of both sexes diagnosed with hearing loss and approved as candidates for hearing aid fitting at a university hospital.

The goal of chapter four is to understand the main features of human posture and how it is possible to analyze it.

The aim of this chapter is to investigate the influence of hearing loss and vestibular disorders on body posture.

The objective of the concluding chapter was to analyze the auditory brainstem response (ABR) and frequency following response (FFR) in patients diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) who were referred to the outpatient hemoglobinopathy clinic at a public hospital in southern Brazil.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Genetics of Hearing Loss: Testing Methodologies and Counseling of Audiology Patients and Their Families
(Danielle Donovan Mercer, State of Louisiana Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program, New Orleans, LA, USA)

Chapter 2. Audiological and Surgical Outcome after Cochlear Implant Revision Surgery
(Mohamed Salah Elgandy, MD, Marlan R. Hansen, MD, and Richard S. Tyler, MD, PhD, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Zagazig University, Egypt, and others)

Chapter 3. The Relationship between Self-Reported Restriction in Social Participation, Self-Reported Satisfaction/Benefit and the Time of Use of Hearing Aids
(João Paulo N.A. Santos, Nathany L. Ruschel, Camila Z. Neves, and Adriane R. Teixeira, Speech Therapy and Audiology Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and others)

Chapter 4. Posturology: the Scientific Investigation of Postural Disorders
(Giuseppe Messina, MD, Valerio Giustino, Francesco Dispenza, MD, PhD, Francesco Galletti, Angelo Iovane, MD, Serena Rizzo, MD, and Francesco Martines, MD, PhD, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, and others)

Chapter 5. The Influence of Otovestibular System on Body Posture
(Francesco Martines, MD, PhD, Valerio Giustino, Francesco Dispenza, MD, PhD, Francesco Galletti, Angelo Iovane, MD, Serena Rizzo, MD, and Giuseppe Messina, MD, Istituto Euromediterraneo di Scienza e Tecnologia – IEMEST, Palermo, Italy, and others)

Chapter 6. Auditory Brainstem Response and Frequency Following Response in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
(Adriana L. Silveira, Adriane R. Teixeira, Christina M. Bittar, João Ricardo Friedrisch, Daniela P. Dall’Igna, and Sergio S. Menna Barreto, Children and Adolescent Health Post Graduate Program, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and Speech Therapy and Audiology Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and others)

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