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    Georg Thieme Verlag KG ; 2021
    In:  Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie Vol. 100, No. 01 ( 2021-01), p. 38-45
    In: Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie, Georg Thieme Verlag KG, Vol. 100, No. 01 ( 2021-01), p. 38-45
    Abstract: Hintergrund Die Richtungslokalisation ist eine Teilleistung der zentralen auditiven Verarbeitung. Es wurde der Frage nachgegangen, ob das Tragen von Hörgeräten die Lokalisationsfähigkeit von nichtsprachlichen Stimuli bei schwerhörigen Schulkindern unterstützt. Patienten und Methoden 20 Kinder (7–17 Jahre) mit einer beidseitigen, symmetrischen, mittelgradigen peripheren Schallempfindungsschwerhörigkeit (WHO-Grad 2) wurden im Freifeld mit und ohne Hinter-dem-Ohr-Hörgeräte (HG) untersucht. Alle Probanden trugen HG mit individuellen Passstücken. Die Aufgabe war, die Position überschwelliger akustischer Signale im Freifeld mithilfe eines Laserpointers innerhalb einer halbkreisförmigen Anordnung von 45 Lautsprechern anzuzeigen. Es wurden jeweils tief- und hochfrequente Stimuli getestet, um den Einfluss von interauralen Zeit- und Pegelunterschieden auf die Verarbeitung unterscheiden zu können. Die Ergebnisse wurden mit denen normalhörender Kinder verglichen. Ergebnisse In unserem Testaufbau gab es keinen signifikanten Unterschied zwischen der Messung mit und ohne HG, weder für die unterschiedlichen Frequenzbänder noch für die unterschiedlichen getesteten Positionen. Die absolute Abweichung der schwerhörigen Kinder war um 3–4° frontal und 5–11° lateral schlechter als die hörgesunder Kinder. Wie auch normalhörende Schulkinder konnten die schwerhörigen Schulkinder frontale Positionen signifikant besser lokalisieren als laterale. Ebenso zeigte sich keine Altersentwicklung der Lokalisationsfähigkeit. Schlussfolgerung In unserem Testaufbau konnten HG die schlechtere Lokalisationsfähigkeit schwerhöriger Kinder nicht ausgleichen.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0935-8943 , 1438-8685
    Language: German
    Publisher: Georg Thieme Verlag KG
    Publication Date: 2021
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  • 2
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    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2014
    In:  Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology Vol. 15, No. 3 ( 2014-6), p. 441-464
    In: Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 15, No. 3 ( 2014-6), p. 441-464
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1525-3961 , 1438-7573
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2014
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    Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) ; 2019
    In:  Ear & Hearing Vol. 40, No. 1 ( 2019-01), p. 27-33
    In: Ear & Hearing, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 40, No. 1 ( 2019-01), p. 27-33
    Abstract: Psychoacoustic tests assessed shortly after cochlear implantation are useful predictors of the rehabilitative speech outcome. While largely independent, both spectral and temporal resolution tests are important to provide an accurate prediction of speech recognition. However, rapid tests of temporal sensitivity are currently lacking. Here, we propose a simple amplitude modulation rate discrimination (AMRD) paradigm that is validated by predicting future speech recognition in adult cochlear implant (CI) patients. Design: In 34 newly implanted patients, we used an adaptive AMRD paradigm, where broadband noise was modulated at the speech-relevant rate of ~4 Hz. In a longitudinal study, speech recognition in quiet was assessed using the closed-set Freiburger number test shortly after cochlear implantation ( t 0 ) as well as the open-set Freiburger monosyllabic word test 6 months later ( t 6 ). Results: Both AMRD thresholds at t 0 ( r = –0.51) and speech recognition scores at t 0 ( r = 0.56) predicted speech recognition scores at t 6 . However, AMRD and speech recognition at t 0 were uncorrelated, suggesting that those measures capture partially distinct perceptual abilities. A multiple regression model predicting 6-month speech recognition outcome with deafness duration and speech recognition at t 0 improved from adjusted R2 = 0.30 to adjusted R2 = 0.44 when AMRD threshold was added as a predictor. Conclusions: These findings identify AMRD thresholds as a reliable, nonredundant predictor above and beyond established speech tests for CI outcome. This AMRD test could potentially be developed into a rapid clinical temporal-resolution test to be integrated into the postoperative test battery to improve the reliability of speech outcome prognosis.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0196-0202
    Language: English
    Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
    Publication Date: 2019
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    In: Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie, Georg Thieme Verlag KG, Vol. 101, No. 10 ( 2022-10), p. 805-813
    Abstract: Hintergrund Endoskopische Operationsverfahren haben sich als Goldstandard in der Nasennebenhöhlen-(NNH-)Chirurgie etabliert. Den sich daraus ergebenden Herausforderungen für die chirurgische Ausbildung kann durch den Einsatz von Virtuelle-Realität-(VR-)Trainingssimulatoren begegnet werden. Bislang wurde eine Reihe von Simulatoren für NNH-Operationen entwickelt. Frühere Studien im Hinblick auf den Trainingseffekt wurden jedoch nur mit medizinisch vorgebildeten Probanden durchgeführt oder es wurde nicht über dessen zeitlichen Verlauf berichtet. Methoden Ein NNH-CT-Datensatz wurde nach der Segmentierung in ein 3-dimensionales, polygonales Oberflächenmodell überführt und mithilfe von originalem Fotomaterial texturiert. Die Interaktion mit der virtuellen Umgebung erfolgte über ein haptisches Eingabegerät. Während der Simulation wurden die Parameter Eingriffsdauer und Fehleranzahl erfasst. Zehn Probanden absolvierten jeweils eine Trainingseinheit bestehend aus je 5 Übungsdurchläufen an 10 aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen. Ergebnisse Vier Probanden verringerten die benötigte Zeit um mehr als 60% im Verlauf des Übungszeitraums. Vier der Probanden verringerten ihre Fehleranzahl um mehr als 60%. Acht von 10 Probanden zeigten eine Verbesserung bezüglich beider Parameter. Im Median wurde im gesamten gemessenen Zeitraum die Dauer des Eingriffs um 46 Sekunden und die Fehleranzahl um 191 reduziert. Die Überprüfung eines Zusammenhangs zwischen den 2 Parametern ergab eine positive Korrelation. Schlussfolgerung Zusammenfassend lässt sich feststellen, dass das Training am NNH-Simulator auch bei unerfahrenen Personen die Performance beträchtlich verbessert, sowohl in Bezug auf die Dauer als auch auf die Genauigkeit des Eingriffs.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0935-8943 , 1438-8685
    Language: German
    Publisher: Georg Thieme Verlag KG
    Publication Date: 2022
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    In: Hearing Research, Elsevier BV, Vol. 377 ( 2019-06), p. 282-291
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0378-5955
    Language: English
    Publisher: Elsevier BV
    Publication Date: 2019
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    In: Audiology and Neurotology, S. Karger AG, Vol. 22, No. 6 ( 2017), p. 326-342
    Abstract: The present study investigated two measures of spatial acoustic perception in children and adolescents with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) tested without their hearing aids and compared it to age-matched controls. Auditory localization was quantified by means of a sound source identification task and auditory spatial discrimination acuity by measuring minimum audible angles (MAA). Both low- and high-frequency noise bursts were employed in the tests to separately address spatial auditory processing based on interaural time and intensity differences. In SNHL children, localization (hit accuracy) was significantly reduced compared to normal-hearing children and intraindividual variability (dispersion) considerably increased. Given the respective impairments, the performance based on interaural time differences (low frequencies) was still better than that based on intensity differences (high frequencies). For MAA, age-matched comparisons yielded not only increased MAA values in SNHL children, but also no decrease with increasing age compared to normal-hearing children. Deficits in MAA were most apparent in the frontal azimuth. Thus, children with SNHL do not seem to benefit from frontal positions of the sound sources as do normal-hearing children. The results give an indication that the processing of spatial cues in SNHL children is restricted, which could also imply problems regarding speech understanding in challenging hearing situations.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1420-3030 , 1421-9700
    Language: English
    Publisher: S. Karger AG
    Publication Date: 2017
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    In: Frontiers in Psychology, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 12 ( 2021-10-21)
    Abstract: Spatial hearing is crucial in real life but deteriorates in participants with severe sensorineural hearing loss or single-sided deafness. This ability can potentially be improved with a unilateral cochlear implant (CI). The present study investigated measures of sound localization in participants with single-sided deafness provided with a CI. Sound localization was measured separately at eight loudspeaker positions (4°, 30°, 60°, and 90°) on the CI side and on the normal-hearing side. Low- and high-frequency noise bursts were used in the tests to investigate possible differences in the processing of interaural time and level differences. Data were compared to normal-hearing adults aged between 20 and 83. In addition, the benefit of the CI in speech understanding in noise was compared to the localization ability. Fifteen out of 18 participants were able to localize signals on the CI side and on the normal-hearing side, although performance was highly variable across participants. Three participants always pointed to the normal-hearing side, irrespective of the location of the signal. The comparison with control data showed that participants had particular difficulties localizing sounds at frontal locations and on the CI side. In contrast to most previous results, participants were able to localize low-frequency signals, although they localized high-frequency signals more accurately. Speech understanding in noise was better with the CI compared to testing without CI, but only at a position where the CI also improved sound localization. Our data suggest that a CI can, to a large extent, restore localization in participants with single-sided deafness. Difficulties may remain at frontal locations and on the CI side. However, speech understanding in noise improves when wearing the CI. The treatment with a CI in these participants might provide real-world benefits, such as improved orientation in traffic and speech understanding in difficult listening situations.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1664-1078
    Language: Unknown
    Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
    Publication Date: 2021
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    In: Nature, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 600, No. 7889 ( 2021-12-16), p. 472-477
    Abstract: The genetic make-up of an individual contributes to the susceptibility and response to viral infection. Although environmental, clinical and social factors have a role in the chance of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and the severity of COVID-19 1,2 , host genetics may also be important. Identifying host-specific genetic factors may reveal biological mechanisms of therapeutic relevance and clarify causal relationships of modifiable environmental risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection and outcomes. We formed a global network of researchers to investigate the role of human genetics in SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity. Here we describe the results of three genome-wide association meta-analyses that consist of up to 49,562 patients with COVID-19 from 46 studies across 19 countries. We report 13 genome-wide significant loci that are associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection or severe manifestations of COVID-19. Several of these loci correspond to previously documented associations to lung or autoimmune and inflammatory diseases 3–7 . They also represent potentially actionable mechanisms in response to infection. Mendelian randomization analyses support a causal role for smoking and body-mass index for severe COVID-19 although not for type II diabetes. The identification of novel host genetic factors associated with COVID-19 was made possible by the community of human genetics researchers coming together to prioritize the sharing of data, results, resources and analytical frameworks. This working model of international collaboration underscores what is possible for future genetic discoveries in emerging pandemics, or indeed for any complex human disease.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0028-0836 , 1476-4687
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    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2021
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  • 9
    In: JAMA Cardiology, American Medical Association (AMA), Vol. 7, No. 10 ( 2022-10-01), p. 1000-
    Abstract: In patients with severe aortic valve stenosis at intermediate surgical risk, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a self-expanding supra-annular valve was noninferior to surgery for all-cause mortality or disabling stroke at 2 years. Comparisons of longer-term clinical and hemodynamic outcomes in these patients are limited. Objective To report prespecified secondary 5-year outcomes from the Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis in Intermediate Risk Subjects Who Need Aortic Valve Replacement (SURTAVI) randomized clinical trial. Design, Setting, and Participants SURTAVI is a prospective randomized, unblinded clinical trial. Randomization was stratified by investigational site and need for revascularization determined by the local heart teams. Patients with severe aortic valve stenosis deemed to be at intermediate risk of 30-day surgical mortality were enrolled at 87 centers from June 19, 2012, to June 30, 2016, in Europe and North America. Analysis took place between August and October 2021. Intervention Patients were randomized to TAVR with a self-expanding, supra-annular transcatheter or a surgical bioprosthesis. Main Outcomes and Measures The prespecified secondary end points of death or disabling stroke and other adverse events and hemodynamic findings at 5 years. An independent clinical event committee adjudicated all serious adverse events and an independent echocardiographic core laboratory evaluated all echocardiograms at 5 years. Results A total of 1660 individuals underwent an attempted TAVR (n = 864) or surgical (n = 796) procedure. The mean (SD) age was 79.8 (6.2) years, 724 (43.6%) were female, and the mean (SD) Society of Thoracic Surgery Predicted Risk of Mortality score was 4.5% (1.6%). At 5 years, the rates of death or disabling stroke were similar (TAVR, 31.3% vs surgery, 30.8%; hazard ratio, 1.02 [95% CI, 0.85-1.22]; P  =   .85). Transprosthetic gradients remained lower (mean [SD], 8.6 [5.5] mm Hg vs 11.2 [6.0] mm Hg; P   & amp;lt; .001) and aortic valve areas were higher (mean [SD], 2.2 [0.7] cm 2 vs 1.8 [0.6] cm 2 ; P   & amp;lt; .001) with TAVR vs surgery. More patients had moderate/severe paravalvular leak with TAVR than surgery (11 [3.0%] vs 2 [0.7%] ; risk difference, 2.37% [95% CI, 0.17%- 4.85%]; P  = .05). New pacemaker implantation rates were higher for TAVR than surgery at 5 years (289 [39.1%] vs 94 [15.1%] ; hazard ratio, 3.30 [95% CI, 2.61-4.17]; log-rank P   & amp;lt; .001), as were valve reintervention rates (27 [3.5%] vs 11 [1.9%] ; hazard ratio, 2.21 [95% CI, 1.10-4.45]; log-rank P  = .02), although between 2 and 5 years only 6 patients who underwent TAVR and 7 who underwent surgery required a reintervention. Conclusions and Relevance Among intermediate-risk patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis, major clinical outcomes at 5 years were similar for TAVR and surgery. TAVR was associated with superior hemodynamic valve performance but also with more paravalvular leak and valve reinterventions.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2380-6583
    Language: English
    Publisher: American Medical Association (AMA)
    Publication Date: 2022
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    In: Autophagy, Informa UK Limited, Vol. 17, No. 1 ( 2021-01-02), p. 1-382
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1554-8627 , 1554-8635
    Language: English
    Publisher: Informa UK Limited
    Publication Date: 2021
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