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NIDCD Releases New Fact Sheet on Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct (EVA) Syndrome
Tuesday, June 5th 2007
What are vestibular aqueducts?Diagram of the inner ear.Vestibular aqueducts are narrow, bony canals that travel from the inner ear to deep inside the skull (see figure). The...
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The Audiogram: Explanation and Significance
Monday, June 12th 2006
Everybody who receives a hearing aid has his or her hearing tested with a pure-tone audiometer, not everybody receives a comprehensive explanation of exactly what the results mean.
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Treacher Collins Syndrome
Monday, December 19th 2005
I'm currently attending school for my masters in Speech and Language Pathology and was working on a group presentation regarding Treacher Collins Syndrome as it relates to language disorders. I had a difficult time finding SLP case studies, or examples of
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Bone Conduction Implants and Ossicular Continuity
Monday, July 4th 2005
If a potential candidate for a bone conduction implant does have a functioning ossicular chain, could they still be a candidate? When implanted, what are the down sides to having a bone conduction unit in terms of limitations and benefits?
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Topic: MultiLevel Simultaneous Digital Signal Processing
Monday, June 27th 2005
Beck: Good morning Todd. I know youve been in the industry for a while, would you please review a little of your professional bio for me?Schneider Sure. My undergraduate maste...
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Causes of Retrograde Amnesia
Monday, January 24th 2005
What are all the causes of retrograde amnesia?
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Topic: Frequency Compression
Monday, January 24th 2005
Beck: Good Morning Wendy. Its great to speak with you again.Davis: Hi Doug, nice to be with you too.Beck: If you dont mind, Id like to start by having you explain about...
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Auditory Processing Disorders
Monday, October 25th 2004
Overview:Auditory processing is ''what the brain does with what the ear hears'' (Katz, 1992). Although the ear is responsible for picking up sound and directing it to auditory...
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Many Patients Interested in Reading Their Own Medical Records
Wednesday, May 19th 2004
CHICAGO Many patients report that they are interested in reading their own medical records, according to an article in the April 12 issue of The Archives of Internal one...
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Perilymph Fistula
Monday, March 8th 2004
If a perilymph fistula is present, does fluid leak into the middle ear? If there is a hearing loss, does the fistula affect hearing in both ears or just one?
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Vestibular Neuronitis
Monday, February 23rd 2004
What are the symptoms of vestibular neuronitis? How long does vestibular neuronitis last? How do you get/catch vestibular neuronitis?