Children with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) should undergo a comprehensive
medical evaluation to determine the underlying etiology and help guide treatment and …

Connexins (Cxs) are ubiquitous membrane proteins that are found throughout vertebrate
organs, acting as building blocks of the gap junctions (GJs) known to play vital roles in the …

Objectives This study aimed to assess the effect of hearing and speech rehabilitation in
patients with Nurotron® cochlear implants. Design Ninety-eight paediatric patients with …

Profound congenital sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) prevents children from developing
spoken language. Cochlear implantation and auditory brainstem implantation can provide …

Data from both animal models and deaf children provide evidence for that the maturation of
auditory cortex has a sensitive period during the first 2–4 years of life. During this period, the …

Importance Early detection and intervention of pediatric hearing loss is critical for language
development and academic achievement. However, variations in the diagnostic workup and …

The physiological interactions between the peripheral and central auditory systems are
crucial for auditory information transmission and perception, while reliable models for …

In the current study we examine how hearing parents use multimodal cuing to establish joint
attention with their hearing (n= 9) or deaf (n= 9) children during a free-play session. The deaf …

Purpose Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is the most prevalent congenital sensory deficit
in children. Information regarding underlying brain microstructure could offer insight into …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the potential beneficial effects of taurine in cochlear
neural stem cell (NSC) transplantation and elucidate the underlying molecular mechanism …