Cochlear implantation in a multihandicapped child.
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R A Chmiel
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Use of a nasogastric tube as a guide for endotracheal reintubation.
A method for using a sterile nasogastric tube as a guide over which to extubate and then to reintubate patients if necessary has been presented. This technique can be useful when extubating patients in MMF or patients with compromised airways.
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Prediction of dynamic range from stapedius reflex in cochlear implant patients.
Amplitude growth functions of the electrically elicited stapedius reflex were compared with behavioral estimates of dynamic range in seven patients using multielectrode cochlear implants. The range between threshold and saturation level of the amplitude growth function usually either encompassed or fell between the preferred and uncomfortable listening levels. Implications of these findings for the initial mapping of electrodes in young children are discussed.
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Patterns of auditory abnormality in multiple sclerosis.
This paper stresses the relatively high prevalence of auditory abnormality in multiple sclerosis. An auditory test battery consisting of the acoustic reflex (AR), the auditory brainstem response (ABR), the masking level difference (MLD) and speech audiometry (SA) was administered to 62 patients with diagnosed 'definite' multiple sclerosis. The AR showed the highest identification rate (71%). SA was next (55%), followed by the ABR (52%) and the MLD (45%). The combination of an abnormality on either AR, ABR or SA yielded a 90% identification rate. Interestingly, the combination of AR or SA or MLD yielded an 87% identification rate without any contribution from ABR.
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