Journal Reviews

Cochlear implantation in Ménière’s disease

1 March 2015 | | ENT | speech recognition, cochlear implant, bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss, Meniere's disease, quality of life, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, IMPACT, ADULTS

This was a Belgian retrospective study of seven patients with Ménière’s disease who underwent cochlear implantation. All patients had bilateral severe to profound hearing loss and all met AAO-HNS criteria for Ménière’s disease. Follow-up for patients ranged from six months...

Is auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder a disorder of the whole eighth cranial nerve?

1 November 2014 | | Vestibular Disorders | VEMP, Vestibular, caloric test, cochlear

Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) is now well recognised in audiological circles. Vestibular nerve function has not been extensively studied in ANSD. The authors used cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP) and caloric tests to assess the integrity of the...

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