Gauri Mankekar

Assistant Professor

Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.

Latest Contribution

Role of the insula and orbitofrontal cortex in tinnitus related distress

1 November 2016 |

It is estimated that 5% of the population suffer from chronic tinnitus with 17% of those suffering emotional distress. The authors attempted to study the neural correlates of tinnitus-related distress using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during an Emotional Stroop...

A review of endoscopic sinus surgery outcomes

1 November 2016 | | Outcomes, Outcome measures, PROMs, Endoscopic sinus surgery, Chronic rhinosinusitis, Asthma

This review discusses the outcome measures that may be considered in the assessment of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) as well as the outcomes of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) published so far. The authors also discuss the role of peri-operative...

Supporting second language in bilingual children with cochlear implants

1 November 2016 | | bilingual Spanish-English, Cochlear implants, hearing aids, therapy

There have been mixed reports regarding the benefits of supporting two languages for bilingual children using cochlear implants. With an ever-increasing number of children with hearing loss undergoing cochlear implantation, this study provides timely clinical evidence. The authors studied the...