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The effect of long-term deafness on speech recognition in postlingually deafened adult Clarion Cochlear Implant users
The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 4/1/1999; Geier, Lisa; Fisher, Laurel; Barker, Mary; Opie, Jane; 787 words
; Research suggests that duration of deafness prior to cochlear implantation affects ... recognition in adults. Duration of deafness usually is defined as the number of years between the onset of profound deafness and implantation. The purpose of ...
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FREQUENCY OF THE 35delG ALLELE CAUSING NON-SYNDROMIC RECESSIVE DEAFNESS IN THE ALGERIAN PATIENTS
Genetic Counseling; 10/1/2007; Ammar-Khodja, F; Makrelouf, M; Malek, R; Ibrahim, H; Zenati, A; 787 words
; ... 35delG allele causing non-syndromic recessive deafness in the Algerian patients: Deafness is a heterogeneous disorder showing different ... syndromic autosomal recessive and sporadic deafness. Among these mutations, the c.35delG deletion ...
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Unravelling the genetics of deafness
The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 5/1/1997; Steel, Karen P; Mburu, Philomena; Varela, Anabel; Mahony, Mary; Et al; 787 words
; ... are good models for human hereditary deafness, but also are extremely useful for understanding ... identified the gene responsible for the deafness and vestibular defects in the shaker ... Usher's syndrome type lB, which features deafness, vestibular dysfunction, and progressive ...
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Deafness and Cerebral Plasticity
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine; 9/1/2003; Cordes, Michael; Wszolek, Zbigniew K; 787 words
; Deafness refers to the inability to perceive auditory stimuli ... be congenital or acquired. Numerous causes for acquired deafness have been identified, including bacterial cerebral infections ... streptomycin) may all lead to impairment of auditory perception. Deafness can cause severe disability in children ...
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HEREDITARY CONGENITAL UNILATERAL DEAFNESS: A NEW DISORDER?
The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 4/1/2005; Dikkers, Frederik G; Verheij, Joke B G M; van Mechelen, Monique; 787 words
; Congenital unilateral deafness is a rare disorder. The prevalence ... Evidently, congenital unilateral deafness must have a lower prevalence. The ... hereditary congenital unilateral deafness. A pedigree is presented in which ...
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PET Evidence of Neuroplasticity in Adult Auditory Cortex of Postlingual Deafness
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine; 9/1/2003; Lee, Jae Sung; Lee, Dong Soo; Oh, Seung Ha; Kim, Chong Sun; Et al; 787 words
; ... is present in adults with postlingual deafness, we examined the pattern of cerebral ... in deaf patients with the duration of deafness using statistical parametric mapping ... significantly correlated with the duration of deafness, the general linear model with the duration ...
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Gene defect causes deafness among Ashkenazi Jews
Jerusalem Post; 11/20/1998; JUDY SIEGEL; 407 words
; ... mutation responsible for many cases of inherited deafness in Ashkenazi Jews could lead to pre-marital ... understanding of how genetic defects can cause deafness. Up to 100 genes can cause deafness, but only 10 have been cloned so far. The defect ...
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Effect of adult-onset deafness on the human central auditory system
The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 5/1/1997; Moore, Jean K; Niparko, John K; Miller, Michele R; Perazzo, Lucy M; Linthicum, Fred H; 787 words
; ... subjects with profound bilateral adult-onset deafness. The degree of transneuronal atrophy ... labyrinthitis with 1 year of bilateral deafness and a near-normal population of cochlear ... ganglion cells and longer periods of deafness. At the level of the cochlear nucleus ...
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Hypnotic deafness: A cross-paradigm analysis
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis; 1/1/2005; Anonymous; 214 words
; ... amp; Van Hoof, P. L. (2004). Hypnotic deafness: A cross-paradigm analysis. Contemporary ... 52-62. This study compared responses to a deafness suggestion among subjects administered ... induction, followed by a unilateral, left-ear deafness suggestion and the cognitive group was ...
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Filipino audiologists move to reduce risks of deafness; Deaf Awareness Week 2004.(Metro & National News)
Manila Bulletin; 11/7/2004; 787 words
; Byline: ANNA LIZA T. VILLAS Deafness or hearing loss can affect a child ... Filipinos still have a lot to learn about deafness and how to prevent it. Believing ... have various misconceptions about deafness that should be altered, such as how ...
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