ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Clear speech perception in patients with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder
Introduction: One of the main characteristic of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) is a significantly impaired temporal processing ability with subsequent difficulty in speech understanding particularly in noise. Enhancing temporal properties in clear speech can be beneficial in enhancing speech intelligibility in ANSD patients. Clear speech was developed in English language.Objective: To develop and standardize Arabic clear speech materials and to evaluate performance of patients with ANSD and sensory neural hearing loss (SNHL) in developed Arabic clear speech.Patients and Methods: The present study was conducted in three phases. Phase one; developing and recording of clear and conversational Arabic speech materials. Phase two; establishing norms in the developed materials by evaluation of 30 adult normal subjects. Phase three; comprised evaluation of performance of 30 adult SNHL patients and 40 adult patients with ANSD. Patients were tested in quiet as well as in noisy listening conditions.Results: Clear speech advantage in ANSD patients was 16.7% over conversational speech, while it was 5% in patients with SNHL. All patients with ANSD performed more poorly in noise at all signal to noise ratios (SNRs).Conclusion: The advantage of clear speech over conversational speech was more evident in ANSD patients than SNHL group. ANSD patients derive this advantage from enhancement of temporal properties in clear speech most likely. This study suggested using clear speech in remediation of patients with ANSD in order to improve their ability to communicate.
https://ejentas.journals.ekb.eg/article_10322_b30e9dacfd5917b886b1d8fc66e401b2.pdf
2018-03-01
1
9
10.21608/ejentas.2018.10291
Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder
clear speech
speech perception
temporal processing
Salwa
Abd-Elmawgoud
salwa_mawgoud@yahoo.com
1
Audiology Unit, Otorhinolaryngology Department, 1Ain Shams University
LEAD_AUTHOR
Somaia
Tawfik
dr_somaia@hotmail.com
2
Audiology Unit, Otorhinolaryngology Department, Sohag University
AUTHOR
Mohammed
Abd Al-Ghaffar
3
Audiology Unit, Otorhinolaryngology Department , Sohag University
AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Prospective controlled study on post-tonsillectomy weight gain-by objective and subjective methods
Objectives: This article reports on a prospective controlled study that challenges the aspect of weight gain in post-tonsillectomy patients in both an objective and subjective manner. This study found that although there is increased oral intake in post-tonsillectomy patients there is also an increase in physical activity.Design: Prospective case controlled studyParticipants: A total of 100 patients between the ages of 2 and 14 years who underwent tonsillectomy were randomly selected, but 53 of them came for regular follow-up and were monitored for their growth by measuring their height and weight for 1-year post- tonsillectomy. The postoperative body mass index (BMI) Z score variation over three different time points was compared to controls. Questionnaires were used as a subjective method for analysis.Results: Statistical analysis failed to show significant weight gain in post-tonsillectomy patients compared to control group at 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year. Results of questionnaires were analyzed and showed that patients who confirmed an increase in oral intake and sleep also confirmed an increase in the level of physical activity.
https://ejentas.journals.ekb.eg/article_10348_95a1b6db7da24e86b2d552e396434a29.pdf
2018-03-01
24
26
10.21608/ejentas.2018.10296
Body Mass Index
Growth
Obesity
percentile
post tonsillectomy
weight gain
Amal
Al Abdulla
1
ENT Department, BDF Hospital, Riffa, Kingdom of Bahrain
AUTHOR
Shilpa
Prabhu
drshilent@gmail.com
2
ENT Department, BDF Hospital, Riffa, Kingdom of Bahrain
LEAD_AUTHOR
Khalid
Behzad
3
ENT Department, BDF Hospital, Riffa, Kingdom of Bahrain
AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Selective attention in children with reading disorders
Objective: This work was designed to assess the selective attention in children with reading disorder (RD) using negative difference wave test (Nd) or processing negativity (PN) and Stroop test.Design: The study included 40 children, divided into two groups; study group (SG) and control group (CG). SG consisted of 20 children with [RD]. CG consists of 20 normal children. All children were submitted to basic audiological evaluation, negative difference (Nd) wave test and Stroop test.Results: The reading disorder (RD) group showed delayed latency and decreased amplitude for both components of Nd. Results of Stroop test were significantly high among children with reading disorder compared with normal control.Conclusion: In children with learning disability, selective attention is affected. Poor selective attention may contribute to poor letter and word recognition.
https://ejentas.journals.ekb.eg/article_10350_6247421075196a36a3b95903ef38eda9.pdf
2018-03-01
27
32
10.21608/ejentas.2018.10297
Learning disorders (LD)
reading disorder (RD)
selective attention
stroop test
(Nd) wave test
Amani
EI-Gharib
amanielgharib@yahoo.com
1
Audio vestibular medicine ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University,Tanta,
LEAD_AUTHOR
Reham
Lasheen
2
ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt
AUTHOR
Shereen
Abohammar
3
Psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt
AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Leiomyoma of the soft palate: Case report and review of articles
Leiomyomas are benign tumors arising from smooth muscle, most commonly seen in uterine myometrium, gastrointestinal tract, skin and lower extremities of middle-aged women. Leiomyomas are uncommon in the oral cavity and leiomyomas of head and neck region account for less than 1% of all leiomyomas. The purpose of this article is to present a case of 18 years old male patient with a history of several months of oral leiomyoma on the right side of the soft palate. The clinical features, differential diagnosis and management of leiomyoma are discussed with review of the literatures
https://ejentas.journals.ekb.eg/article_10341_4c602fc2a8a778e487e2746b997c9151.pdf
2018-03-01
17
20
10.21608/ejentas.2018.10294
benign
Hard palate
leiomyoma
Smooth muscle
Fahd
Alharbi
fahdalharbi3@gmail.com
1
General Otolaryngology Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan , Saudi Arabia
LEAD_AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Wolf in sheep’s clothing-ectopic papillary thyroid carcinoma
Ectopic thyroid tissue occurs in about 1 in 10,000 people. It can be seen anywhere from foramen caecum to lower neck region. But, it is rarely seen in a lateral neck mass, especially in branchial cleft cyst. Transformation to a malignant state in an ectopic thyroid tissue is uncommon, with most of the diagnoses found routinely through the post-operative histopathological analysis. Hereby, we report a rare case of an ectopic papillary thyroid carcinoma with an initial pre-operative diagnosis of a branchial cleft cyst. However, no primary thyroid gland malignancy was found. The pathophysiology and rarity of these disorders are explored. A high index of suspicion of ectopic tissue and malignancy must be in mind while attending to patients with long-standing, uninvestigated lateral neck masses. Excision biopsy and histopathological study are the two definitive steps to be undertaken
https://ejentas.journals.ekb.eg/article_10333_278cd198eb8af6f5acc7e29418bca4aa.pdf
2018-03-01
13
16
10.21608/ejentas.2018.10293
Branchial cleft cyst
ectopic thyroid carcinoma
ectopic thyroid
Thilaga
Rajendran
thilaga1510@yahoo.com
1
General Otolaryngology ENT Department, Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
LEAD_AUTHOR
Yatiee
Lahuri
dryatiee@gmail.com
2
ENT Department, Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
AUTHOR
Noor
Shamsudin
3
ENT Department, Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
AUTHOR
Valuyeetham
Ambu
4
ENT Department, Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Leser-Trélat syndrome associated with cancer larynx : A case report
Leser-Trélat syndrome (LTS) is a rare cutaneous paraneoplastic syndrome that barely affects patients with head and neck cancer. Here we present a case of 58-years old male presented with skin manifestation consistent with a sign of Leser-Trélat. A close investigation of the patient revealed that he had a recurrent laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. The described case is the fifth case of a Leser-Trélat syndrome with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx and the sixth to be reported in the head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Thus sudden development of paraneoplastic dermatoses is recurrently a forewarning progression of the malignancy.
https://ejentas.journals.ekb.eg/article_10347_aba68b30f362a0e810530ab4ff149443.pdf
2018-03-01
21
23
10.21608/ejentas.2018.10295
Mohammed
Ahmed
dr.mohammedelrabie@gmail.com
1
Phoniatrics, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt
AUTHOR
Mona
Ahmed
daimahmoud@yahoo.com
2
General Otolaryngology Phoniatrics, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt
LEAD_AUTHOR
Hesham
Abdelfattah
3
Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
AUTHOR
Mohammed
Abu El-Hamd
mohammedadva@yahoo.com
4
Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University
AUTHOR
Wael
Amr
waelamr@yahoo.com
5
Surgery Department, Sohag Cancer Center, Sohag, Egypt
AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Left subperiosteal abscess with contralateral preseptal cellulitis: A case report
Bilateral orbital complication secondary to acute sinusitis in paediatric age group are uncommon. Early endoscopic orbital decompression surgery provides good outcome and hence preventing more dreaded complications like cavernous sinus thrombosis leading to loss of vision. We report a case of left subperiosteal abscess with contralateral preseptal cellulitis in a 4-year-old Iban girl.
https://ejentas.journals.ekb.eg/article_10328_b23471ff951f8c5452f7ed59cc270c30.pdf
2018-03-01
10
12
10.21608/ejentas.2018.10292
Orbital decompression
paediatric
preseptal cellulitis
Subperiosteal abscess
Khee Wei
Yeo
yeokwei@gmail.com
1
General Otolaryngology Medical officer, Dept ORL, Sibu Hospital
LEAD_AUTHOR
Shashi
Marimuthub
2
ENT-ORL Surgeon, Dept ORL, Sibu Hospital
AUTHOR
Muhammad
Bin Abu Bakarbrbi
3
ENT-ORL Surgeon, Dept ORL, Sibu Hospital
AUTHOR