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ReviewCurrent opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery2010

Ion homeostasis in the ear: mechanisms, maladies, and management.

Dennis R Trune

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Review in Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
36citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Audiovestibular outcomes in adult patients with cogan syndrome: a systematic review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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  7. [Progress of tympanic administration with its application in the treatment of inner ear disease].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2025
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  12. Hearing Problems in Indonesia: Attention to Hypertensive Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  14. AFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
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  15. Hypertension and the development of hearing loss.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2022
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  16. Knockout ofBiomedicines · 2021
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  20. Frontiers in neurology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dennis R TruneOregon Hearing Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239-3098, USA. truned@ohsu.edu
Oregon Health & Science University · US

Funding

PORTLAND AREA COMMUNICATION RESEARCH CORE CENTERP30DC005983 · NIDCD · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI NUTTALL, ALFRED L · 2003 to 2017
$9.0M
Steroid Responsive Mechanisms in the EarR01DC005593 · NIDCD · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI TRUNE, DENNIS ROYAL · 2002 to 2012
$5.2M
Inner Ear Impact of Chronic Middle Ear InflammationR01DC009455 · NIDCD · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI TRUNE, DENNIS ROYAL · 2009 to 2013
$3.3M
NIDCD NIH HHS P30 DC005983NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC005593NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC009455NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC05593
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewTo describe ion and water homeostatic mechanisms in the inner ear, how they are compromised in hearing disorders, and what treatments are employed to restore auditory function. RECENT

findingsThe ion and water transport functions in the inner ear help maintain the proper endolymph K concentration required for hair cell function. Gene defects and idiopathic alterations in these transport functions cause hearing loss, but often the underlying cause is unknown. Current therapies largely involve glucocorticoid treatment, although the mechanisms of restoration are often undeterminable. Recent studies of these ion homeostatic functions in the ear are characterizing their cellular and molecular control. It is anticipated that future management of these hearing disorders will be more targeted to the cellular processes involved and improve the likelihood of hearing recovery. SUMMARY: A better understanding of the ion homeostatic processes in the ear will permit more effective management of their associated hearing disorders. Sufficient insight into many homeostatic hearing disorders has now been attained to usher in a new era of better therapies and improved clinical outcomes.

Indexed as

Ear, InnerHomeostasisHumansIonsLabyrinth DiseasesWater-Electrolyte BalanceWater-Electrolyte ImbalanceIons

Identifiers

PMID20693900
PMCPMC2936676
OpenAlexW2024770097

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