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Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing and Balance Medicine, Volume 6, Issue 1

June 2025 - 9 articles

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Articles (9)

  • Review
  • Open Access
8,347 Views
12 Pages

Recent Advances in Cochlear Implantation

  • Eric C. Shawkey,
  • J. Dixon Johns,
  • Armine Kocharyan,
  • Breanna Corle,
  • Emma Woolf,
  • Abbie Parks and
  • Selena E. Briggs

Since the inception of cochlear implantation, the field of technological advancements associated with cochlear implantation has continued to evolve, providing patients with sensorineural hearing loss access with greater sound appreciation capabilitie...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,163 Views
15 Pages

Patient Experiences with Hearing Aids in South African Public Healthcare

  • Katijah Khoza-Shangase and
  • Theresa-Joy Munyembate

Background/Objectives: Hearing aids are essential for managing hearing loss, yet their accessibility, consistent use, and maintenance remain challenging in public healthcare systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as So...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,819 Views
10 Pages

Background/Objectives: Long-term prosthetic stability in ossicular chain reconstruction (OCR) surgery may be affected by multiple factors, including prosthesis type. We compared audiometric outcomes including air–bone gap (ABG) and air conducti...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
2,079 Views
10 Pages

Background/Objectives: This study focuses on examining treatment outcomes of sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma (SNSCC) when induction chemotherapy is added to definitive treatment regimens. A systematic literature search was conducted in the followin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,721 Views
13 Pages

The Nasal Septal Swell Body May Have a Regulatory Role in Nasal Airway Passage That Depends on the Degree of Septal Deviation

  • Tomohisa Hirai,
  • Takehiro Sera,
  • Sachio Takeno,
  • Yukako Okamoto,
  • Tomohiro Kawasumi,
  • Chie Ishikawa,
  • Takashi Oda,
  • Manabu Nishida,
  • Yuichiro Horibe and
  • Takashi Ishino
  • + 3 authors

Background: The nasal septal swell body (NSB) is a thickened area of the nasal septum with erectile tissues, located above the nasal floor. We hypothesized that the presence of the NSB in this space exerts favorable effects to generate laminar nasal...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
1,926 Views
8 Pages

Slag Injuries to the Tympanic Membrane and Middle Ear—A Systematic Review

  • Andrew R. Mangan,
  • Soroush Farsi,
  • Olivia Speed,
  • Nickolas Alsup,
  • Anna Bareiss,
  • John L. Dornhoffer and
  • Robert A. Saadi

Objectives: Slag injuries in industrial settings pose risks of hearing loss and complications. The aim of this study is to provide specialists with a better understanding of the sequelae, treatment, and long-term outcomes that a patient may have foll...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2,101 Views
9 Pages

GLI1-Altered Mesenchymal Tumours in the Head and Neck: A Case Report and Literature Review

  • Olivier Janjic,
  • Claudio De Vito,
  • Johannes Alexander Lobrinus,
  • Minerva Becker and
  • Nicolas Dulguerov

Background and Clinical Significance: GLI1 gene alterations have recently been identified as a pathological phenomenon associated with a distinct novel entity of mesenchymal neoplasms. They have been reported to occur in any soft tissue of the body,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4,062 Views
12 Pages

Effects of Integrated Virtual Reality and Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation on Standing Balance

  • Gaurav N. Pradhan,
  • Sarah E. Kingsbury,
  • Jan Stepanek and
  • Michael J. Cevette

Background/Objectives: Galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) integrated into virtual reality (VR) environments enhances immersion and mitigates cybersickness. It is well known that GVS can affect standing balance. Most studies have investigated the e...

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