Cochlear implants have restored basic hearing to some 220,000 deaf people, yet a microphone and related electronics must be worn outside the head, raising reliability issues, preventing patients from swimming and creating social stigma…
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Background: A treatment algorithm and screening examination have been developed to guide patient management and prospectively determine potential for highly active individuals to succeed with nonoperative care after anterior cruciate ligament rupture.
Objective: To prospectively characterize and classify the entire population of highly active individuals over a 10-year period and provide final outcomes for individuals who elected nonoperative care.
Methods: Inclusion criteria included presentation within 7 months of the index injury and an International Knee Documentation Committee level I or II activity level before injury. Concomitant injury, unresolved impairments, and a screening examination were used as criteria to guide management and classify individuals as noncopers (poor potential) or potential copers (good potential) for nonoperative care.
Results: A total of 832 highly active patients with subacute anterior cruciate ligament tears were seen over the 10-year period; 315 had concomitant injuries, 87 had unresolved impairments, and 85 did not participate in the classification algorithm. The remaining 345 patients (216 men, 129 women) participated in the screening examination a mean of 6 weeks after the index injury. There were 199 subjects classified as noncopers and 146 as potential copers. Sixty-three of 88 potential copers successfully returned to preinjury activities without surgery, with 25 of these patients not undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at the time of follow-up.
Conclusion: The classification algorithm is an effective tool for prospectively identifying individuals early after anterior cruciate ligament injury who want to pursue nonoperative care or must delay surgical intervention and have good potential to do so.
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Prototype Microphone Could Make Cochlear Implants More ConvenientCategory: Hearing / Deafness | Leave a Comment |
Cochlear implants have restored basic hearing to some 220,000 deaf people, yet a microphone and related electronics must be worn outside the head, raising reliability issues, preventing patients from swimming and creating social stigma…
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Cochlear Implants Restore Hearing In Rare DisorderCategory: Hearing / Deafness | Leave a Comment |
Clinical-researchers from University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center report that cochlear implantation provides an effective and safe way of restoring hearing in patients with far advanced otosclerosis (FAO), a hereditary condition that can lead to severe hearing loss…
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Tinnitus Loudness Reduced In Small Trial Of A Non-Invasive TherapyCategory: Hearing / Deafness | Leave a Comment |
The results of a small phase 1 clinical trial of a non-invasive tinnitus therapy where the patient listens to sounds through headphones claims that compared to placebo, the treatment reduced tinnitus loudness and annoyance within 12 weeks in 7 out of 10 patients. Experts who welcomed the news say they now want to see the results repeated in a much bigger phase 2 trial…
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Annual ARO Meeting: NIH-Funded Science On Hearing ResearchCategory: Hearing / Deafness | Leave a Comment |
NIH-supported scientists will be presenting their latest research findings at the 2012 Midwinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) February 25-29, 2012 at The Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel, San Diego, California, USA…
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Experts Estimate Nearly 23 Million Have Untreated Hearing LossCategory: Hearing / Deafness | Leave a Comment |
Though an estimated 26.7 million Americans age 50 and older have hearing loss, only about one in seven uses a hearing aid, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers. The finding adds clarity to less rigorous estimates by device manufacturers and demonstrates how widespread undertreatment of hearing loss is in the United States, the study investigators say…
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Implant Brings Hearing To Deaf 29 Year Old WomanCategory: Hearing / Deafness | Leave a Comment |
Sloan Churman, 29, who was born profoundly deaf, wept when she heard her own voice and laughter for the first time after having a hearing device implanted nine weeks ago. Churman, who used to use hearing aids to capture some rudimentary sounds, said “Hearing aids only help you so much”…
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Tailor-Made Hearing Aids With The Help Of New Software ‘Hearing Dummies’Category: Hearing / Deafness | Leave a Comment |
New software ‘hearing dummies’ are part of cutting-edge research that promises to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of hearing impairments. The work could also be used in the long-term to develop a radical new type of hearing aid that can be customised using the hearing dummy to meet the different needs of individual patients…
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Summaries Of Latest Research At Acoustical Society Meeting In Lay-LanguageCategory: Hearing / Deafness | Leave a Comment |
‘Feeling’ sounds, muffling explosions and car exhaust, and ‘hearing’ damage to spacecraft are just some of the approximately 50 lay-language versions of papers being presented at the 161st Acoustical Society of America’s (ASA) meeting in Seattle, Wash., May 23-27…
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Novel Device With Rock ‘N’ Roll Roots May Protect Listeners From Potential Dangers Of Personal Listening Devices And Hearing AidsCategory: Hearing / Deafness | Leave a Comment |
Engineers investigating “listener fatigue” - the discomfort and pain some people experience while using in-ear headphones, hearing aids, and other devices that seal the ear canal from external sound - have found not only what they believe is the cause, but also a potential solution…
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Novel Device With Rock ‘N’ Roll Roots May Protect Listeners From Potential Dangers Of Personal Listening Devices And Hearing AidsCategory: Hearing / Deafness | Leave a Comment |
Engineers investigating “listener fatigue” - the discomfort and pain some people experience while using in-ear headphones, hearing aids, and other devices that seal the ear canal from external sound - have found not only what they believe is the cause, but also a potential solution…