ABSTRACT
The difference with which the pre-lingual and post-lingual profoundly deaf confront their deafness is evident: the reticence of many pre-lingual deaf persons when faced with technological advances and genetic investigations is not present among the post-lingual deaf. This article looks at this difference from the person as a whole, and aims to carry out a comparative study of the personalities of both groups and of the non-deaf. To this end, three samples were taken (one of pre-lingual deaf persons, one of post-lingual deaf persons and a third of non-deaf persons) and the Mini-Mult personality questionnaire was employed as a measuring instrument. Significant differences were found in 5 clinical scales: Hs (hypochondria), Hy (hysteria), Pa (paranoia), Pt (psychastenia), Sc (schizophrenia). The differences between the deaf and the non-deaf are statistically significant. The profile obtained for the pre-lingual deaf is high on the schizophrenia scale (Sc), and suggests a kind of person where the said scale might detect isolation derived from deafness. The profile of the post-lingual deaf, marked by the hypochondria scale, shows persons with severe hypersensibility and fears regarding their state of health. The significant influence of variables such as level of education and state of employment on the post-lingual deaf and, in particular, on his feeling of loneliness and his worries regarding his deafness, his state of mind and his possible paranoiac tendencies, makes them factors that must be taken into consideration when fundamentally evaluating the personality of a post-lingual deaf person. These personality traits influence the way a profoundly deaf person confronts his deafness.
Subject(s)
Deafness/psychology , Personality , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Anxiety Disorders/diagnosis , Deafness/complications , Education , Female , Humans , Hypochondriasis/diagnosis , Hysteria/diagnosis , MMPI , Male , Middle Aged , Paranoid Disorders/diagnosis , Personality Disorders/diagnosis , Personality Disorders/etiology , Phobic Disorders/diagnosis , Research , Schizophrenia/diagnosis , Social Isolation , Software , Speech , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Bioethical principles are applied trying to solve some of the problems arose by the implantation of cochlear devices in deaf-mute patients, especially in the case of children. Justice problems due to the scarcity of resources are also described.
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Cochlear Implants , Deafness/rehabilitation , Ethics, Medical , HumansABSTRACT
We present the results obtained in 83 patients with supraglottic laryngeal carcinoma treated by supraglottic laryngectomy. We studied the results, complications and the survival of these patients treated with this conservative surgery. We concluded that this surgical technique improved the survival rates in supraglottic carcinomas.
Subject(s)
Laryngectomy/methods , Adult , Aged , Carcinoma, Papillary/mortality , Carcinoma, Papillary/surgery , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/mortality , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/surgery , Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/mortality , Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/surgery , Female , Humans , Laryngeal Neoplasms/mortality , Laryngeal Neoplasms/surgery , Male , Middle Aged , Postoperative ComplicationsABSTRACT
A pilot study using 5 healthy adults was performed to assess the influence of topical antibiotics and antiseptics on oral flora. Samples of saliva were cultured before and after rinsing the mouth with several solutions: clindamycin, amoxyciclin + clavulanic, povidone-iodine and placebo. The results of this study suggest that, by reducing concentrations of oral flora, topical oral antibiotic prophylaxis is justified for patients having a high risk of developing a surgical infectious complications.
