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ArticleThe journal of international advanced otology2022

Hearing Rehabilitation of Patients with Chronic Otitis Media: A Discussion of Current State of Knowledge and Research Priorities.

Douglas Backous, Byung Yoon Choi, Rafael Jaramillo, Kelvin Kong, Thomas Lenarz, Jaydip Ray, Alok Thakar, Myrthe K S Hol

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Article in The journal of international advanced otology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 8 institutions in 8 countries.

Douglas BackousSwedish Medical Center, Seattle, United States.
Byung Yoon ChoiBundang Hospital, Seoul National University, Seongnam, South Korea.
Rafael JaramilloCaldas Hospital SES, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia.
Kelvin KongHunter ENT, New Lambton Heights, Australia.
Thomas LenarzMedical University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
Jaydip RayENT Department, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield, UK.
Alok ThakarAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Myrthe K S HolDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Donders Centre for Neurosciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands; Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; Research School of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences · INHunter Water · AUMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DERadboud University Nijmegen · NLSeoul National University Bundang Hospital · KRSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GBSwedish Medical Center · USUniversity of Caldas · CO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although chronic otitis media is a major cause of conductive and mixed hearing loss, auditory rehabilitation is currently not optimal for this patient group. Planning for hearing rehabilitation must accompany strategies for infection control when surgically managing patients with chronic otitis media. Several barriers prevent adequate hearing restoration in such a heterogeneous patient population. A lack of standardized reporting of surgical interventions, hearing, and quality of life outcomes impedes meta-analyses of existing data and the generation of high- quality evidence, including cost-effectiveness data, through prospective studies. This, in turn, prevents the ability of clinicians to stratify patients based on prognostic indicators, which could guide the decision-making pathway. Strategies to improve reporting standards and methods have the potential to classify patients with chronic otitis media preoperatively, which could guide decision-making for hearing restoration with ossicu- loplasty versus prosthetic hearing devices. Appropriately selected clinical guidelines would not only foster directed research but could enhance patient-centered and evidence-based decision-making regarding hearing rehabilitation in the surgical planning process.

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Otitis MediaQuality of LifeChronic DiseaseHearingHumansProspective StudiesResearch

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PMID35894534
PMCPMC9404322
OpenAlexW4285796212

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