Background A major hurdle to improved in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rate is defective endometrial receptivity and implantation. Various techniques have been advocated to increase implantation while reducing side effects. Currently, embryo transfer (ET) is performed blindly without direct visualization. As such, we sought to develop a technique utilizing a flexible minihysteroscope with a...

OBJECTIVES Early cochlear implantation has been widely promoted for children who derive inadequate benefit from conventional acoustic amplification. Universal newborn hearing screening has led to earlier identification and intervention, including cochlear implantation in much of the world. The purpose of this study was to examine age and time to cochlear implantation and to understand the facto...

The influence of age at implantation and experiential factors on language development in young children with cochlear implants was examined. There were two samples, one cross-sectional with 41 children, and one longitudinal with 26 children. Age at implantation in both samples ranged from 6 to 47 months, with children evenly distributed in the age groups: 6-12, 13-24, 25-42 months at implantati...

abstract background: the aim of this study was to determine the auditory performance of congenitally deaf children and the effect of cochlear implantation (ci) on speech intelligibility. methods: aprospective study was undertaken on 47 children in a pediatric tertiary referral center for ci. all children were deaf prelingually and were younger than 8 years of age. they were followed up until 5 ...

Age at implantation is considered to be a major factor, influencing outcomes after pediatric cochlear implantation. In the absence of acoustic input, it has been proposed that cross-modal reorganization can detrimental for adaptation new electrical input provided by implant. Here, through retrospective study, we aimed investigate differences in cerebral blood flow (CBF) rest prior children with...

This critical review examined the effects of auditory deprivation on the central auditory system in children with cochlear implants as compared to children and adults with normal hearing, using CAEPs as the outcome measurement. Study designs included five between group non-randomized intervention studies. Overall, research suggests that cochlear implantation at an earlier age will produce small...

OBJECTIVES Cochlear implantation influences not only communication but also psychosocial outcomes in children with severe to profound hearing loss. Focusing on issues specific to cochlear implantation (e.g., self-reliance, social relations, education, effects of implantation, and supporting the child) may provide a more accurate and relative view of functional status of pediatric cochlear impla...

BACKGROUND Cochlear implants (CIs) can improve speech recognition for children with severe congenital hearing loss, and open-set word recognition is an important efficacy measure. This study examined Mandarin open-set word recognition development among Chinese children with CIs and normal hearing (NH). METHODS This study included 457 children with CIs and 131 children with NH, who completed t...

performing cochlear implantation in patients with inner ear malformation has always been a matter of dispute. this study was designed to analyze the operative findings,complications, and postoperative performance of patients with inner ear anomalies who underwent cochlear implantation. six patients with inner ear malformations underwent implantation in our academic tertiary referral center from...