About
80
Publications
6,798
Reads
How we measure 'reads'
A 'read' is counted each time someone views a publication summary (such as the title, abstract, and list of authors), clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the full-text. Learn more
269
Citations
Introduction
Skills and Expertise
Publications
Publications (80)
Cochlear implant users experience difficulties controlling their vocalizations compared to normal hearing peers. However, less is known about their voice quality. The primary aim of the present study was to determine if cochlear implant users’ voice quality would be categorized as dysphonic by the Acoustic Voice Quality Index (AVQI) and smoothed ce...
Objective. To determine the benefits of binaural hearing rehabilitation in patients with monaural conductive or mixed hearing loss treated with a unilateral bone conduction implant (BCI). Methods. This monocentric study includes 7 patients with monaural conductive or mixed hearing loss who underwent surgical implantation of a unilateral BCI (Bonebr...
Objective. Olfactory dysfunction (OD) represents a frequent complaint in general population and especially in patients with chronic sinonasal diseases. The aim of this study was the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Self-reported Mini Olfactory Questionnaire (Self-MOQ) into Italian. Methods. One hundred fifty patients affected by chro...
Purpose
Sinonasal nuclear protein in testis carcinoma (SNUTC) is a rare, aggressive malignancy caused by genetic rearrangements in the NUTM1 gene. The prognosis of SNUTC ranks among the most unfavorable within the naso-sinusal district, with an overall survival of 9.7 months. This systematic review aimed to determine the best therapeutic strategy f...
Musical signals are complex periodic waveform characterized by the sum of different frequencies. The lower frequency is called fundamental while the other frequencies are called harmonics, and their frequency is multiple of the fundamental. The pitch of a sound is correlated with the value of the fundamental even though in many situations it can be...
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) represents the most frequent cause of peripheral vertigo. In most cases, it is successfully treated using the canalith repositioning procedure, but it is often followed by continuous lightheadedness in the absence of vertigo or nystagmus (residual dizziness, RD). Our aim is to describe the clinical effect...
Introduction Hearing loss (HL) strongly impacts communication abilities and impairs social interactions. Moreover, it modifies the vocal parameters of affected patients. The effects of hearing rehabilitation through hearing aids (HA) on the vocal production of patients suffering from HL have not been thoroughly analyzed in literature. The aim of th...
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) represents the most frequent cause of peripheral vertigo. In most cases it is successfully treated by canalith repositioning procedure (CRP), but it is often followed by a continuous lightheadedness in absence of vertigo or nystagmus (residual dizziness, RD). Our aim is to describe the clinical effectiven...
Unlabelled:
This PRISMA-compliant systematic review aimed to investigate the use of and the most common procedures performed with the novel 3D 4K exoscope in surgical pediatric head and neck settings.
Methods:
Search criteria were applied to PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Review databases and included all studies published up to January 2023 re...
Background:
To assess and compare binaural benefits and subjective satisfaction of active bone conduction implant (BCI) in patients with bilateral conductive or mixed hearing loss fitted with bilateral BCI and patients with monaural conductive hearing loss fitted with monaural BCI.
Methods:
ITA Matrix test was performed both on patients affected...
Objective:
The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly modified the work routine in healthcare; however, its impact on the field of paediatric otorhinolaryngology (ORL) has been rarely investigated. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on paediatric ORL.
Methods:
A questionnaire was developed by the Young Otolaryngologists of the Ital...
Flat TV-sets sacrifice space for built-in loudspeakers and this implies a degradation of the speech quality, especially for hearing-impaired older adults. Many elderly people report having difficulty understanding speech on TV, even with hearing aids. In the study, a Transfer Function (TF) that improves the listening experience for the above catego...
L’analisi del linguaggio è una parte molto rilevante all’interno di un protocollo valutativo sia per la raccolta di dati fonetico-fonologici sia per altri livelli della valutazione linguistica. Le attuali metodiche sono però dispendiose in termini temporali e forniscono, a processo concluso, pochi indici in rapporto al tempo investito. I software d...
Objective:
To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Italian brief-QOD (Brief-IT-QOD).
Methods:
The study consisted of six phases: item generation, reliability analysis (112 dysosmic patients for internal consistency analysis and 61 for test-retest reliability analysis), normative data generation (303 normosmic subjects), validity analysis...
Objective:
To establish the safety and effectiveness of subtotal petrosectomy with cochlear implantation in patients affected by chronic middle ear disorders to refractory to previous surgical treatments.
Methods:
A multicentre, retrospective study was conducted on patients affected by recalcitrant chronic middle ear disorders who underwent coch...
Introduction:
The study aimed to investigate binaural cues in the rehabilitation of unilateral occluded ears with a bone conduction hearing aid.
Methods:
The study sample consisted of 40 adult volunteers with normal hearing. Unilateral pseudo-conductive hearing loss was induced by inserting an earplug into the external auditory canal (EAC) and s...
Different surgical techniques have been proposed for parapharyngeal space tumors, including transcervical, transparotid, trans-mandibular, infratemporal, and transoral. The choice of the correct approach depends on the size, localization and nature of the tumor. The transoral approach can be used for benign prestyloid masses, such as tumors of the...
Objective
Hearing loss (HL) prevalence in Italy is expected to increase due to population aging. Hearing aids (HAs) are the main tool for HL rehabilitation; however, cost-utility analyses of HAs are limited. Our objective was to estimate the cost-utility of HAs use.
Study Design
Cost-utility analysis.
Setting
Italian National Healthcare Service,...
Introduction:
Hearing loss is known to play a fundamental role in voice production due to a lack of auditory feedback. In this study, we evaluated both fundamental frequency (F0) and loudness of voice on adult deaf patients subjected to cochlear implantation, and we analyzed these results according to the prelingual or postlingual onset of the dea...
Background:
Newborns admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are at higher risk of developing sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), which may improve over time. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of the main risk factors for SNHL in a NICU cohort, focusing on children who underwent auditory maturation.
Methods:
An observ...
Otorhinolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat-ENT) focuses on inflammatory, immunological, infectious, and neoplastic disorders of the head and neck and on their medical and surgical therapy. The fields of interest of this discipline are the ear, the nose and its paranasal sinuses, the oral cavity, the pharynx, the larynx, and the neck. Besides surgery...
Objective:
To evaluate speech in noise results and subjective benefit in bilateral active bone conduction implant (ABCI) for bilateral mixed hearing loss.
Study design:
Prospective, comparative.
Setting:
Ear, Nose and Throat Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin.
Patients:
Seven patients with conductive/mixed hearing los...
Background:
Post-operative infections in head and neck cancer (HNC) surgery represent a major problem and are associated with an important increase in mortality, morbidity, and burden on the healthcare system. The aim of this retrospective observational study was to evaluate post-operative infections in HNC surgery and to analyze risk factors, wit...
Objective:
Otosclerosis is an osteodystrophic disease of the otic capsule, determining conductive or mixed hearing loss, which can be successfully treated with stapedotomy. The aim of the present multicentric retrospective study was to identify prognostic factors related to better auditory outcomes in stapes surgery.
Methods:
581 patients affect...
Background:
The placement of a cochlear implant (CI) can restore auditory function in the case of profound cochlear deafness, which may be due to Ménière's disease (MD) or be associated with symptoms related to endolymphatic hydrops. The usual treatment of disabling vertigo in MD is based on vestibular deafferentation by labyrinth ablation. The ai...
Objective: This pilot case-control study is aimed to estimate ‘musical effort’ and ‘musical pleasantness’ in adults normal hearing (NH) and Unilateral Cochlear Implant (UCI) users via neurophysiological indices and a cognitive-behavioural approach.
Methods: 7 NH and 7 UCI subjects underwent electroencephalographic (EEG) recording with two EEG indic...
To date, no clear specific cognitive predictors of speech perception outcome in older adult cochlear implant (CI) users have yet emerged. The aim of this prospective study was to increase knowledge on cognitive and clinical predictors of the audiological outcome in adult cochlear implant users. A total of 21 patients with post-lingual deafness, who...
Purpose
Recurrence of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is highly variable, reaching 55–60% of cases. Different results about clinical parameters as recurrence predictors has been reported. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate CRSwNP recurrence risk after a long-term follow-up (up to 20 years). Moreover, the role of n...
Background:Minimal hearing loss (MHL) is a relatively underappreciated pathological entity encompassing three types of sensorineural hearing loss, based on audiometric evaluation Unilateral hearing loss (UHL),Mild bilateral hearing loss (MBHL),High-frequency hearing loss (HFHL).The condition is quite common in the pediatric population and does not...
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder caused by variances of seven genes regulating the cohesion complex. Sensorineural hearing loss is reported in 40% of children with CdLS. Only a few case reports with audiological investigations have been published, probably for the difficulty in examining the hearing levels of these patients. In...
Background and aim:
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neuromuscular progressive disorder, characterized by limb and bulbar muscle wasting and weakness. 30% of patients present a bulbar onset, while 70% a spinal outbreak, although most of them develop bulbar impairment later on. Due to the lack of an early biomarker of bulbar involvement, we...
Background
Indications for cochlear implantation (CI) are constantly being updated, and with them, the audiometric results achieved by patients. Patient satisfaction should always be considered, even in patients with lower audiological results. The aim of the present study was to compare quality of life (QoL), self-perceived hearing benefit, and au...
This study aimed at the evaluation of a simplified Italian matrix test (SiIMax) for speech-recognition measurements in noise for adults and children. Speech-recognition measurements with adults and children were conducted to examine the training effect and to establish reference speech-recognition thresholds of 50% (SRT50) and 80% (SRT80) correct r...
Background
Contralateral delayed endolymphatic hydrops (CDEH) is a clinical entity characterized by fluctuating low frequency hearing loss and/or vertigo, mimicking Ménière’s disease (MD), that manifests after the appearance of severe non-hydropic hearing loss (NHHL) at the other ear.
Objectives
to describe the clinical features and the course of...
Introduction Adenoid Hypertrophy is one of the most frequent pathological condition in children.
In the last few years, different adenoidectomy techniques have been proposed to reduce morbidity and surgical risk; the classical surgical technique performed with an adenoid curette has recently evolved by the introduction of the endoscopic nasal instr...
Acoustic Neuromas (AN) are benign tumors of the vestibulocochlear nerve with symptomatology that includes unilateral sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness, facial and/or trigeminal neuropathy. There are different treatment options of AN: watchful waiting, microsurgical resection, stereotactic radiation and the choice depends by many varia...
Background: In otosclerosis mixed hearing loss is the most frequent symptom and arises when the focus involves the stapes footplate. Surgeons usually prefer to wait a minimum air-bone gap of 25 – 35 dB before surgery.
Objectives: To evaluate the outcome of microdrill stapedotomy for otosclerosis in patients with a preoperative air-bone gap (ABG) <2...
Purpose
Long-term outcomes of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) are poorly studied. The recurrence rate is heterogeneous, and the prognosis of relapses is uncertain. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the recurrence rate of SSNHL and to analyze the correlation with clinical and audiometric characteristics.
Method
Seventy-t...
Acoustic Neuromas (AN) are benign tumors of the vestibulocochlear nerve with symptomatology that includes unilateral sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness, facial and/or trigeminal neuropathy. There are different treatment options of AN: watchful waiting, microsurgical resection, stereotactic radiation and the choice depends by many varia...
Purpose
We compared our historical medium-term data obtained with an active semi-implanted bone conduction device and the hearing results of a new passive bone conduction hearing device to determine its predictive value for the hearing results with the semi-implanted device.
Methods
The study sample was 15 patients with an active bone conduction i...
Introduction: Olfactory dysfunction (OD) is a frequent medical condition which might determine an important reduction of the patient’s quality of life (QoL). The analysis of OD-related QoL may play an important role in clinical practice since the patient’s perspectives may influence clinical decisions and could be used to monitor the longitudinal c...
Objective
There is a growing interest in sodium hyaluronate for the clinical management of patients who undergo functional endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis, because of the mucosal regenerative properties of this macromolecule. However, its role in post-operative care is still debated. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of so...
Diabetes mellitus represents an important risk factor for accidental falls, particularly in the elderly. Due to chronic hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia patients with diabetes mellitus may have neurological deficits as peripheral neuropathy that is a debilitating microvascular complication affecting the proximal and distal peripheral sensory and...
INTRODUCTION: Cigarette smoking and alcohol abuse have always been considered the risk factors most involved in the etiology of laryngeal carcinoma. In recent years Literature has been increasingly questioning the possible etiological role of occupational exposure factors, both as complementary risk factors to smoking and alcohol and as indipendent...
We are all living constantly surrounded by noise. It is present in the cities, in work environments and in every house, where we are subjected to sounds and music produced by radios, televisions, smartphones and headphones. The most annoying noise is the one produced by cars and public transportation, followed by music, sounds coming from TV and ra...
BACKGROUND: Auditory rehabilitation of elderly cochlear implant recipients represents a clinical challenge considering aging-associate mental decline in association with duration, onset and grade of hearing loss. The aim of the study was to determine whether elderly patients (>65 years) with severe post-lingual hearing loss and negative prognostic...
BACKGROUND Cochlear implantation (CI) is an important rehabilitation tool for patients with hearing defects. The increase of this surgery has made it necessary to identify side effects and complications. Vertigo has a high impact on the quality of life, affecting from 2% to 60% of patients who have undergone surgery. Aim of this study was to evalua...
Aims: In previous decades Menière’s disease (MD) has been classified into four different categories: certain, definite, probable and possible. Recently, in the need to overcome critical issues in the diagnosis, the Bárány Society proposed new diagnostic criteria on MD excluding the certain and possible categories. Nevertheless, this updated classif...
In this study we describe the first application of functional fat injection (FFI) performed under local anesthesia in the treatment of chronic dysphagia secondary to head and neck cancer (HNC) surgery. FFI was performed in a sitting position using a transcervical approach. At the same time, a trans-nasal flexible endoscopic examination was performe...
Objective:
Selective unilateral vestibular neurectomy (VN) is considered a reliable surgical treatment in case of recurrent vertigo in Menière's disease (MD) because of hearing preservation and a minimally invasive posterior fossa retrosigmoid approach. The present study aimed to assess the quality of life and the long-term vestibular function in...
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a frequent benign vestibular condition usually managed with particle repositioning manoeuvres, such as Semont manoeuvre (SM). Since few authors have described prognostic aspects of liberatory manoeuvres, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the possibility of considering vertigo in the f...
In 1995 Menière's disease has been classified by an international guideline, on the basis of auditory and vestibular symptoms, in four different forms: certain, definite, probable and possible. According to this guideline fluctuating low frequency hearing loss was considered as possible Menière's disease. Since the administration of osmotic diureti...
We present the case of a squamous cell carcinoma of the external auditory canal, with double negative biopsy and an imaging before surgery non indicative. The histological examination of the surgical piece did not found any cellular atypies, and the diagnosis was made based upon the clinical and the postsurgical radiological findings.
BACKGROUND: Bilateral tympanic membrane perforation may cause a loss of hearing resulting in impaired social interactions and academic performance, delayed language and cognitive development, and lower learning abilities in children, the overlay and the underlay techniques are the two standard methods for perforation repair, with much debate betwee...
The aim of the study is to investigate acoustic reflex testing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients. Amplitude, latency, and rise time of stapedial reflex were recorded for 500 and 1000 Hz contralateral stimulus. Statistical analysis was performed by the Wilcoxon test and the level of significance was set at 5 %. Fifty-one amyotrophic lateral...
Objective:
The first aim was to determine the prevalence, kind, and functional effects on hearing of ossicular chain suffering (OCS) in chronic otitis without cholesteatoma (NCOM) and tympanic perforations (TP). The second aim was to correlate the findings with clinical parameters and hearing level.
Materials and methods:
The study group compris...
Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are aggregates of extracellular matrix molecules surrounding several types of neurons in the adult CNS, which contribute to stabilising neuronal connections. Interestingly, a reduction of PNN number and staining intensity has been observed in conditions associated with plasticity in the adult brain. However, it is not known...
shows a coronal section of the brainstem of the adult mouse stained by a-NeuN antibodies, in which the LVN (dashed line) is clearly identified thanks to the presence of giant neurons (neurons of Deiters). It is located medially to the inferior cerebellar peduncle (icp) and the spinal trigeminal nerve (sp5), laterally to the medial vestibular nucleu...
are representative images taken from the ventral cochlear nucleus (VCN) of animals sacrificed at 1 dpo (a, b) and at 6 dpo (c, d) after UL. VGLUT1 is intensely expressed in the contralateral side (a, c), but weakly expressed in the ipsilateral side (b, d), due to VIII nerve degeneration. Scale bar: 100 µm in a (also applies to b, c, d)
Hearing loss in Menière's disease has been described to affect above all low frequencies (upward curve) with a tendency to become irreversible and non-fluctuating at the higher frequencies (peaked curve) over time. The aim of the study was to determine the effects of MD on hearing function on the basis of differences existing between the affected a...
Aim. Meniere's disease (MD) is a complex progressive disorders of the inner ear characterized by sensorineural hearing loss, episodic vertigo, tinnitus and aural fullness. MD diagnosis is essentially clinical and specialized test equipment should not be required. In 1995 the Committee on Hearing and Equilibrium of the American Academy of Otolaryngo...
Aim: Menière's disease (MD) diagnosis is based on the characteristics of vertigo and hearing loss. MD crisis do not present premonitory signs and often determine anxiety and modify significantly the way of life. Methods: The present study was carried out on 236 patients affected by unilateral definite MD according to AAO-HNS. Each patient has fille...
