American Journal of Otolaryngology,

Evaluation of the quality of life in adults with cochlear implants: As good as the healthy adults?

Publication date: Available online 24 June 2019Source: American Journal of OtolaryngologyAuthor(s): Elif Tuğba Saraç, Merve Ozbal Batuk, Gonca SennarogluAbstractPurposeThe aim of this study was to compare the quality of life (QoL) of adult CI users with the QoL of adults in the healthy and normal-hearing population.Materials and methods31 patients with CIs were included in the CI group, and 31 normal-hearing subjects were included in the control group. The QoL was evaluated using the World Health...

American Journal of Otolaryngology

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Intratympanic mixture gentamicin and dexamethasone versus dexamethasone for unilateral Meniere's disease

Publication date: Available online 24 June 2019Source: American Journal of OtolaryngologyAuthor(s): Kayhan Öztürk, Nurdoğan AtaAbstractObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the effectiveness of an intratympanic (IT) injection of a mixture of gentamicin and dexamethasone compared with intratympanic dexamethasone (ITD) for controlling vertigo and protecting the hearing level of Meniere's disease patients who have persistent vertigo attacks, despite medical treatment.MethodsThirty eight patients with...

American Journal of Otolaryngology

15h