Masoud Motasaddi Zarandy

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Relationship between Intelligence Quotient and Musical Ability in Children with Cochlear Implantation

Introduction: Children with cochlear implants (CIs) may experience few opportunities for positive musical experiences, and musical perception is therefore often not sufficiently developed. This paper investigates and discusses the relationship between intelligence quotient (IQ) and musical ability in children with CIs compared with children with normal hearing.                                  ...

[ 2 ] - Frequency of Congenital Heart Diseases in Prelingual Sensory-Neural Deaf Children

Introduction: Hearing impairment is the most frequent sensorial congenital defect in newborns and has increased to 2–4 cases per 1,000 live births. Sensory-neural hearing loss (SNHL) accounts for more than 90% of all hearing loss. This disorder is associated with other congenital disorders such as renal, skeletal, ocular, and cardiac disorders. Given that congenital heart diseases are life-thre...

[ 3 ] - Validity and Reliability of “Parental Attitudes of Various Aspects of Cochlear Implantation”Questionnaire

Introduction: Parents are such important members of the cochlear-implant team that analysis of their views is essential in orderto improve services and outcomes. The authors developed a tool to assess parental attitudes towards various aspects of cochlear implantation in children who had passed aural rehabilitation sessions. The authors then went on to determine the validity and reliability of ...

[ 4 ] - بررسی تأثیر استفاده از کاشت حلزون و برنامه توانبخشی شنوایی در پیشرفت مهارت‌های شنوایی کودکان استفاده کننده از کاشت حلزون

Objective: Aural rehabilitation program after a cochlear implant leads to improve the auditory performance of hearing impaired children. The present study aims to determine the effect of cochlear implants and aural rehabilitation program in the auditory development of children with cochlear implants (CI). Materials & Methods: This longitudinal descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 15...