INTRODUCTION Currently, there are no doubts about the benefits of cochlear implants for the development of children with severe or profound hearing loss. However, there is still no consensus among researchers and professionals regarding the benefits for the improvement of hearing skills in children with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder using cochlear implants. OBJECTIVE Review the availa...

BACKGROUND Glycine inhibits the formation of advanced glycation end products that may cause central and peripheral neuronal damage, affecting also the auditory nerve. AIM To evaluate the effect of glycine on auditory nerve conduction and hearing level among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and auditory neuropathy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty grams of oral glycine per day were administ...

Gary Rance: Responsible for study design, management, data analysis and manuscript preparation. Structured Abstract Peripheral neuropathy is a major consequence of diabetes mellitus with up to 50% of patients showing clinically significant neural injury during the disease course. Hearing loss (as defined by impaired sound detection thresholds) is a recognized symptom of DM, but the possibility ...

This retrospective analysis of existing data was derived from 957 members of a population-based cohort who participated in a prior study of the prevalence of central auditory dysfunction. Word recognition scores (WRS) at three intensity levels were compared to predicted scores based on the Articulation Index (AI) and the Thornton-Raffin 95 percent critical differences. In 112 (11.7 percent) par...