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Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate retrospectively self-reported changes in tinnitus severity and distress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination using validated self-report instruments. It further explored patient-reported onset of...

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Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of Social–Emotional Questionnaires in Danish

  • Abigail Anne Kressner,
  • David Harbo Jordell and
  • Filip Rønne

Background/Objectives: This study aimed to linguistically and culturally adapt the Social Participation Restrictions Questionnaire (SPaRQ) and the Hearing Handicap Inventory (HHI) for the Elderly/Adults to Danish and to investigate the reliability an...

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Exploring the Trajectory of Swallowing Within Psychomotor Development in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Moving Toward Integrated Care

  • Sofia Gandolfi,
  • Claudia Dosi,
  • Stefano Parravicini,
  • Maria Teresa Arnoldi,
  • Riccardo Zanin,
  • Sofia Biagi,
  • Livia Rinaldi and
  • Riccardo Masson

Background: Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 1 (SMA type 1) is a genetic neuromuscular disease that typically presents before 6 months of age and is characterized by profound hypotonia, progressive muscle weakness, and early involvement of respiratory an...

  • Case Report
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A Novel Clinical Feature in NOG Gene Mutation-Associated Syndrome

  • Matea Zrno,
  • Tena Simunjak,
  • Filip Bacan,
  • Maja Lakus Ivancek and
  • Jakov Ajduk

Introduction: Noggin encoding (NOG) gene plays a critical role in early embryogenesis and development of bones, joints, cartilage, eyes, and neural tissue. The NOG gene encodes the noggin protein. Noggin is the only secreted inhibitor of bone morphog...

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10 Pages

Performance Differences Between Spanish AzBio and Latin American HINT: Implications for Test Selection

  • Chrisanda Marie Sanchez,
  • Jennifer Coto,
  • Sandra Velandia,
  • Ivette Cejas and
  • Meredith A. Holcomb

Background/Objectives: Spanish-speaking patients face persistent barriers in accessing equitable audiological care, particularly when standardized language-appropriate tools are lacking. Two Spanish-language sentence recognition tests, the Spanish Az...

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129 Views
12 Pages

Self-Motion Misperception Induced by Neck Muscle Fatigue

  • Fabio Massimo Botti,
  • Marco Guardabassi,
  • Chiara Occhigrossi,
  • Mario Faralli,
  • Aldo Ferraresi,
  • Francesco Draicchio and
  • Vito Enrico Pettorossi

Background/Objectives: Previous research has demonstrated that the perception of self-motion, as signaled by cervical proprioception, is significantly altered during neck muscle fatigue, while no similar effects are observed when self-motion is signa...

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246 Views
14 Pages

28 September 2025

Purpose: The present study aimed to describe the adaptation and validation process of the MuRQoL (Music Related Quality of Life questionnaire) from English to Hebrew and to describe normative data from a cohort of adults with normal hearing versus th...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
213 Views
9 Pages

28 September 2025

Background and Clinical Significance: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) most commonly involves the posterior semicircular canal (PSC), whereas anterior semicircular canal BPPV (ASC-BPPV) is rare, accounting for only 1–3% of cases. Mos...

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Vibration-Induced Nystagmus in Patients with Ménière’s Disease: Is There a Correlation to Endolymphatic Hydrops?

  • Joan Lorente-Piera,
  • Melissa Blanco,
  • Raquel Manrique-Huarte,
  • Adriana David,
  • Victor Suarez-Vega,
  • Angel Batuecas-Caletrío,
  • Gloria Liaño Esteve,
  • Pablo Dominguez and
  • Nicolás Pérez-Fernández

28 September 2025

Background/Objectives: Skull vibration-induced nystagmus (SVIN) is a rapid bedside test that reveals vestibular asymmetry. Its clinical utility in Ménière’s disease (MD) remains controversial, particularly regarding its associatio...