Umbrales auditivos en pacientes con enfermedad de Méniere manejados con corticoides transtimpánicos / Hearing thresholds in Ménière's disease patients managed with transtympanic dexametasone

Introducción: Pese a que el uso de corticoides transtimpánicos en pacientes con enfermedad de Méniere es habitual en muchos centros, la evidencia respecto de su efecto sobre los umbrales auditivos es aún controversial. Objetivo: Estudiar los umbrales auditivos de pacientes con enfermedad de Méniere que recibieron corticoides transtimpánicos en el Servicio de Otorrinolaringología del Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile. Material y Método: Estudio retrospectivo de pacientes con enfermedad de Méniere que consultaron entre los años 2015 y 2021. Se estudiaron los umbrales auditivos, antes y después de 3 inyecciones de dexametasona transtimpánica. Resultados: Se obtuvieron datos completos de 27 pacientes. Al comparar el promedio tonal puro antes y después del tratamiento, no se observaron diferencias significativas. A nivel individual, la variación de cambio de los umbrales auditivos con dexametasona se correlaciona en forma significativa con los umbrales auditivos previos a las inyecciones y con el tiempo transcurrido desde la última inyección, pero no con la edad. Conclusión: La terapia con dexametasona transtimpánica en pacientes con enfermedad de Méniere no altera los umbrales auditivos. Sin embargo, se requieren más estudios, para comprobar, si existe un efecto transitorio en los umbrales auditivos de los primeros días posterior al procedimiento.

Introduction: Although transtympanic corticosteroids are proposed in Méniere's disease patients refractory to standard medical therapy, the evidence regarding the effect of transtympanic corticosteroids on hearing thresholds is still controversial. Aim: To study the hearing thresholds of patients with Méniere's disease who were administrated with transtympanic corticosteroids at the Otorhinolaryngology Service of the University of Chile's Clinical Hospital. Material and Method: Retrospective study of Méniere's disease patients who consulted between 2015 and 2021. Demographic variables and hearing thresholds were studied before and after three transtympanic injections of dexamethasone. Results: A total of 27 patients were studied. There were non-significant differences in pure-tone hearing threshold averages before and after the injections. Individual variation in hearing thresholds correlates significantly with the pre-injection hearing thresholds and the period since the last injection, but not with age. Conclusion: Transtympanic dexamethasone therapy in patients with Meniere's disease does not alter hearing thresholds. However, more studies are needed to verify whether there is a transitory effect on hearing thresholds in the first days after the procedure.

Effects of Ageing and Hearing Thresholds on Speech Perception in Quiet and in Noise Perceived in Different Locations

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the effect of ageing on speech perception in quiet and in noise, with noise directed from front, right and left. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Sixty Malay native adults with normal or near normal hearing comprising of 20 young adults (21 to 39 years old), 20 middle aged (40 to 59 years old) and 20 older adults (60 to 74 years old) participated in this study. Their speech perception ability was measured using the Malay Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) in four test conditions; 1) in quiet (HINT Q), 2) with noise from front (HINT NF), 3) with noise from right (HINT NR), and 4) with noise from left (HINT NL). Reception thresholds for sentences (RTSs) were measured in each of the aforementioned conditions using an adaptive method. RESULTS: The results showed that, 1) genuine age-related decline was found in speech perception performance in HINT (NF), 2) hearing threshold was a major determinant differentiating speech perception performance for HINT (Q) and HINT (NL) conditions, and 3) speech perception performance for HINT (NR) was determined by both age and hearing threshold. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that, in older adults, while hearing thresholds affect speech perception in quiet, other factors such as central auditory processing and cognitive functions might be more important determinant factors for speech perception performance in noise.

Cirugía del colesteatoma y audición / Cholesteatoma surgery and audition

Introducción: El colesteatoma es una entidad clínica que se presenta principalmente en edades medias de la vida. El tratamiento definitivo es quirúrgico, el cual apunta a erradicar la enfermedad, mientras que mantener o mejorar la audición es un objetivo secundario. Existen diversas técnicas quirúrgicas siendo la aticoantromastoidectomía con o sin preservación de la pared posterosuperior del conducto auditivo externo la más utilizada. Objetivos: Caracterizar a la población sometida a tratamiento quirúrgico del colesteatoma en el Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile y determinar los cambios auditivos posoperatorios. Material y método: Se realiza un estudio descriptivo retrospectivo en donde se analizan los procedimientos quirúrgicos entre los años 2007y 2012. Se registran y analizan datos individuales, valores audiométricos pre y posoperatorios y tipo de cirugía realizada. Resultados: Se incluyen 143 pacientes con promedio de edad de 41 años, siendo el 56% de sexo masculino. El 54,5% fueron aticoantromastoidectomía; 21,6% aticoantrostomía; 16,7% aticoantromastoidectomía más timpanoplastía IIIA y 6,7% aticoantromastoidectomía más timpanoplastía IIIB. Los umbrales auditivos se mantuvieron en la aticoantrostomía, en la aticoantromastoidectomía y en la aticoantromastoidectomía con timpanoplastía tipo IIIB, mientras que la audición mejoró significativamente en las aticoantromastoidectomía con timpanoplastía tipo IIIA. Conclusión: La técnica mayormente utilizada en el Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile para el manejo del colesteatoma es la aticoantromastoidectomía con o sin preservación de la pared posterosuperior del conducto auditivo. Aquellos pacientes a los que se les asocia una timpanoplastía tipo IIIA presentan una mejoría auditiva significativa.

Introduction: The cholesteatoma is a clinical entity that presents mostly in middle ages. The definitive treatment is surgery; which aims to eradicate the disease, while maintaining or improving hearing thresholds is a secondary goal. Several surgical techniques have been described, being the tympanomastoidectomy with or without preservation of the postero-superior wall of the external auditory canal the most commonly used. Aim: To characterize the population that underwent surgical treatment forcholesteatoma in the Clinical Hospital of the University of Chile and to determine the post-surgical hearing thresholds changes. Methods: Retrospective and descriptive study of the surgical procedures carried out between the years 2007 and 2012. Individual data, pre and post-surgical treatment audiometric values and types of surgery are registered and analyzed. Results: 143 patients were included with a 41 year age average, 56% were males. 54,4% of surgeries were tympanomastoidectomy; 21,6% atticotomy; 16,7% tympanomastoidectomy with type IIIA tympanoplasty and 6,7% tympanomastoidectomy with type IIIB tympanoplasty. Hearing thresholds were maintained in atticotomy, tympanomastoidectomy and tympanomastoidectomy with type IIIB tympanoplasty, while hearing thresholds improved in the tympanomastoidectomy with type IIIA tympanoplasty reconstruction. Conclusion: The most used technique for cholesteatoma treatment in the Clinical Hospital of the University of Chile was tympanomastoidectomy with or without preservation of the posterosuperior wall of the external ear canal. Patients who had a type IIIA tympanoplastyimproved their hearing thresholds.

Relationship between the Use of Mobile Phones and Hearing Thresholds in Some White-collar Workers / 대한산업의학회지

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the use of mobile phones and the levels of hearing thresholds in some clerical workers. METHODS: Questionnaires were administered to 450 clerical workers between May and August 2000. The questionnaire included items concerning socio-demographic profile and noise-exposure history as well as use of mobile phone. The number of workers used in the final analysis was 394(Response rate 87.6%). Males numbered 308 and females 86. Hearing thresholds were measured in both ears using a pure-tone audiometer. RESULTS: In a univariate analysis, the duration and time of mobile phone use per day were significant in regards to hearing threshold at 1000Hz in males(p<0.05). In a linear regression analysis with adjustment for age, education, military service, use of earphone, the group that used mobile phones for more than 49 months was more likely to have low hearing threshold at 1000Hz and 4000Hz in males(p<0.05) as compared to the reference group (

Analysis of Thresholds From 10 to 20 kHz In Young Workers Exposed to Noise for Different Working Time / 听力学及言语疾病杂志

0.01).Conclusion The change of thresholds mainly happened in the first working year.As working time increased,the incidence of ears without any response to the maximum output and the thresholds from 18 to 20 kHz were changed more significantly after 4 years working time.The examination of hearing at 10～20 kHz was required for new noise exposure workers and during the first working year,which helped to find the possible susceptibility of subject to noise damage.