Speech recognition scores related to age and degree of hearing impairment in DFNA2/KCNQ4 and DFNA9/COCH

Autor: E.M.R. De Leenheer, Martijn H. Kemperman, C.W.R.J. Cremers, G. Van Camp, F. P. M. Cremers, Arjan J. Bosman, Henri A. M. Marres, Francois X Lemaire, R.J.H. Ensink, Steven J. H. Bom, Patrick L. M. Huygen, Wim I. M. Verhagen, Henricus P. M. Kunst
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Archives of otolaryngology, head and neck surgery
Archives of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery, 127, 1045-8
Archives of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery, 127, 9, pp. 1045-8
ISSN: 0886-4470
Popis: Item does not contain fulltext OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between pure-tone hearing threshold and speech recognition performance in DFNA2/KCNQ4 and DFNA9/COCH, 2 types of high-frequency nonsyndromic hearing impairment. DESIGN: Case series with cross-sectional analysis of phoneme recognition scores related to age and hearing level. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENTS: Forty-five members of 4 separate families, all carrying 1 of 3 different mutations in the KCNQ4 gene at the DFNA2 locus (1p34); 42 members of 7 separate families, all carrying the same Pro51Ser mutation in the COCH gene at the DFNA9 locus (14q12-q13). RESULTS: The deterioration of speech recognition dropped to a 90% score at a higher level of hearing impairment (pure-tone-average at 1, 2, and 4 kHz) in DFNA2-affected patients (65 dB) than in DFNA9-affected patients (46 dB). CONCLUSION: At similar levels of hearing impairment, DFNA2/KCNQ4-affected patients showed better speech recognition performance than DFNA9/COCH-affected patients.
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