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  1. Article ; Online: Factors Predictive of Binaural Hearing Restoration by Cochlear Implant in Single-Sided Deafness.

    Gersdorff, Guillaume / Péan, Vincent / Camby, Séverine / Barriat, Sébastien / Lefebvre, Philippe P

    Audiology & neuro-otology

    2024  , Page(s) 1–11

    Abstract: Introduction: Cochlear implants (CIs) can restore binaural hearing in cases of single-sided deafness (SSD). However, studies with a high level of evidence in support of this phenomenon are lacking. The aim of this study is to analyze the effectiveness ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Cochlear implants (CIs) can restore binaural hearing in cases of single-sided deafness (SSD). However, studies with a high level of evidence in support of this phenomenon are lacking. The aim of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of CIs using several spatialized speech-in-noise tests and to identify potential predictors of successful surgery.
    Methods: Ten cases underwent standard CI surgery (MEDEL-Flex24). The speech-in-noise test was used in three different spatial configurations. The noise was presented from the front (N0), toward the CI (NCI), and toward the ear (Near), while the speech was always from the front (S0). For each test, the speech-to-noise ratio at 50% intelligibility (SNR50) was evaluated. Seven different effects were assessed (summation, head shadow [HS], speech released of masking [SRM], and squelch for the CI and for the ear).
    Results: A significant summation effect of 1.5 dB was observed. Contralateral PTA was positively correlated with S0N0-B and S0NCI-B (CIon and unplugged ear). S0N0-B results were positively correlated with S0N0-CIoff (p < 0.0001) and with S0Near-CIoff results (p = 0.004). A significant positive correlation was found between delay post-activation and HS gain for the CI (p = 0.005). Finally, the HS was negatively correlated with the squelch effect for the ear.
    Conclusion: CI benefits patients with SSD in noise and can improve the threshold for detecting low-level noise. Contralateral PTA could predict good postoperative results. Simple tests performed preoperatively can predict the likelihood of surgical success in reversing SSD.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-08
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1314086-3
    ISSN 1421-9700 ; 1420-3030
    ISSN (online) 1421-9700
    ISSN 1420-3030
    DOI 10.1159/000535650
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  2. Article ; Online: Cochlear Implant: Analysis of the Frequency-to-Place Mismatch with the Table-Based Software OTOPLAN® and Its Influence on Hearing Performance.

    Dessard, Laura / Gersdorff, Guillaume / Ivanovik, Nicola / Zoca-Assadi, Masoud / Nopp, Peter / Camby, Séverine / Lefebvre, Philippe P

    Audiology & neuro-otology

    2024  , Page(s) 1–7

    Abstract: Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the originally applied frequency allocation of cochlear implant electrodes assigned by default at the time of activation with a more recent frequency allocation that is anatomy-based by a software ... ...

    Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the originally applied frequency allocation of cochlear implant electrodes assigned by default at the time of activation with a more recent frequency allocation that is anatomy-based by a software called OTOPLAN®. Based on a computed tomography scan of the temporal bone, this software calculates the position of each electrode in the cochlea and its corresponding tonotopic frequency. We also evaluated whether patients with a significant mismatch between these two allocations present poorer speech intelligibility.
    Materials and methods: Patients who underwent cochlear implantation from 2016 to 2021 at the University Hospital of Liege were included in this retrospective study. We used OTOPLAN® to calculate the tonotopic frequency allocation of each electrode according to its exact position in the cochlear duct. This anatomical frequency mapping was compared with the default frequency mapping at the time of cochlear implant activation. Finally, we compared the mismatch with the patients' auditory performance, represented by the Auditory Capacity Index (ACI).
    Results: Thirteen patients were included in the study. All patients had a mismatch between the two frequency maps, to a variable extent (200 Hz-1,100 Hz). Frequency shift was significantly inversely correlated with ACI and with the time needed to improve speech intelligibility.
    Conclusion: Our primary results show that patients with a larger mismatch between default frequency mapping and anatomically assigned frequency mapping experience poorer hearing performance and slower adaptation to a cochlear implant.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-08
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1314086-3
    ISSN 1421-9700 ; 1420-3030
    ISSN (online) 1421-9700
    ISSN 1420-3030
    DOI 10.1159/000535693
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  3. Article ; Online: Evaluation of the transmastoid plugging approach for superior semicircular canal dehiscences: a retrospective series of 30 ears.

    Gersdorff, Guillaume / Blaivie, Catherine / de Foer, Bert / Deggouj, Naïma / Wyckmans, Florent / Somers, Thomas

    European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    2022  Volume 279, Issue 10, Page(s) 4861–4869

    Abstract: Purpose: The classical surgical approach for superior semicircular canal dehiscences (SSCD) is via the extradural middle cranial fossa. This pathway is used to resurface or to plug the SSC. In this paper, we present long-term data on an alternative ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: The classical surgical approach for superior semicircular canal dehiscences (SSCD) is via the extradural middle cranial fossa. This pathway is used to resurface or to plug the SSC. In this paper, we present long-term data on an alternative route: the transmastoid pathway. The predictive factors for a successful surgery are equally presented in this paper.
    Methods: Thirty reports of patients operated between September 2007 to January 2020 were analysed. SSCD was confirmed by the association of concordant complaints, audiometric data, cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP) responses and computerized tomography findings. Before and after surgery, the following factors were analysed: auditory and vestibular subjective symptoms, Tullio phenomenon, pure-tone audiometry thresholds for air and bone conduction, air-bone gap, cVEMP threshold, and computerized tomography data, for instance the size of the dehiscence.
    Results: The follow-up is 21 months on average. The transmastoid approach significantly improves all symptoms (although there were less probing results for the vestibular symptoms). Objectively, we can observe, a closure of the audiometric air-bone gap on the low frequencies and an improvement in the cVEMP. The only correlation that was identified was between the preoperative cVEMP results and the postoperative air conduction.
    Conclusions: The originality of this study is the long postoperative follow-up. It allowed us to evaluate the symptoms in the long term and to determine a predictive factor of postoperative complication, which has not yet been described until today.The transmastoid plugging technique is safe and effective. Additional long-term data with a larger cohort are needed to confirm our results and correlation studies.
    MeSH term(s) Audiometry, Pure-Tone ; Humans ; Otologic Surgical Procedures/methods ; Retrospective Studies ; Semicircular Canal Dehiscence ; Semicircular Canals/diagnostic imaging ; Semicircular Canals/surgery ; Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-01
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1017359-6
    ISSN 1434-4726 ; 0937-4477
    ISSN (online) 1434-4726
    ISSN 0937-4477
    DOI 10.1007/s00405-022-07316-8
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  4. Article: Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorders: From Diagnosis to Treatment: Literature Review and Case Reports.

    De Siati, Romolo Daniele / Rosenzweig, Flora / Gersdorff, Guillaume / Gregoire, Anaïs / Rombaux, Philippe / Deggouj, Naïma

    Journal of clinical medicine

    2020  Volume 9, Issue 4

    Abstract: Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) refers to a range of hearing impairments characterized by deteriorated speech perception, despite relatively preserved pure-tone detection thresholds. Affected individuals usually present with abnormal ... ...

    Abstract Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) refers to a range of hearing impairments characterized by deteriorated speech perception, despite relatively preserved pure-tone detection thresholds. Affected individuals usually present with abnormal auditory brainstem responses (ABRs), but normal otoacoustic emissions (OAEs). These electrophysiological characteristics have led to the hypothesis that ANSD may be caused by various dysfunctions at the cochlear inner hair cell (IHC) and spiral ganglion neuron (SGN) levels, while the activity of outer hair cells (OHCs) is preserved, resulting in discrepancies between pure-tone and speech comprehension thresholds. The exact prevalence of ANSD remains unknown; clinical findings show a large variability among subjects with hearing impairment ranging from mild to profound hearing loss. A wide range of prenatal and postnatal etiologies have been proposed. The study of genetics and of the implicated sites of lesion correlated with clinical findings have also led to a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the various forms of ANSD, and may guide clinicians in better screening, assessment and treatment of ANSD patients. Besides OAEs and ABRs, audiological assessment includes stapedial reflex measurements, supraliminal psychoacoustic tests, electrocochleography (ECochG), auditory steady-state responses (ASSRs) and cortical auditory evoked potentials (CAEPs). Hearing aids are indicated in the treatment of ANSD with mild to moderate hearing loss, whereas cochlear implantation is the first choice of treatment in case of profound hearing loss, especially in case of IHC presynaptic disorders, or in case of poor auditory outcomes with conventional hearing aids.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-04-10
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2662592-1
    ISSN 2077-0383
    ISSN 2077-0383
    DOI 10.3390/jcm9041074
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