Sharon L Cushing

Summary

Affiliation: University of Toronto
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Facial nerve electromyography: a useful tool in detecting nonauditory side effects of cochlear implantation
    Sharon L Cushing
    Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology, The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 38:157-65. 2009
  2. ncbi Evaluating postoperative pain in monopolar cautery versus harmonic scalpel tonsillectomy
    Sharon L Cushing
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 141:710-5.e1. 2009
  3. ncbi Vestibular end-organ and balance deficits after meningitis and cochlear implantation in children correlate poorly with functional outcome
    Sharon L Cushing
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Otol Neurotol 30:488-95. 2009
  4. ncbi Successful cochlear implantation in a child with Keratosis, Icthiosis and Deafness (KID) Syndrome and Dandy-Walker malformation
    Sharon L Cushing
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1X8
    Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 72:693-8. 2008
  5. ncbi A test of static and dynamic balance function in children with cochlear implants: the vestibular olympics
    Sharon L Cushing
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
    Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 134:34-8. 2008
  6. ncbi Incidence and characteristics of facial nerve stimulation in children with cochlear implants
    Sharon L Cushing
    Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology, The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    Laryngoscope 116:1787-91. 2006
  7. ncbi Evidence of vestibular and balance dysfunction in children with profound sensorineural hearing loss using cochlear implants
    Sharon L Cushing
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Laryngoscope 118:1814-23. 2008
  8. ncbi Exploring the relationship between head anatomy and cochlear implant stability in children
    Blake C Papsin
    The Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
    Cochlear Implants Int 12:S14-8. 2011
  9. ncbi Low pediatric cochlear implant failure rate: contributing factors in large-volume practice
    Antoine Eskander
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, 190 Elizabeth St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 137:1190-6. 2011
  10. ncbi Neuromuscular consequences of reflexive covert orienting
    Brian D Corneil
    Canadian Institutes of Health Research CIHR Group on Action and Perception, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, London, Ontario, Canada
    Nat Neurosci 11:13-5. 2008

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Publications16

  1. ncbi Facial nerve electromyography: a useful tool in detecting nonauditory side effects of cochlear implantation
    Sharon L Cushing
    Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology, The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 38:157-65. 2009
    ..For children with facial nerve stimulation, the long-term implications implant use are unclear...
  2. ncbi Evaluating postoperative pain in monopolar cautery versus harmonic scalpel tonsillectomy
    Sharon L Cushing
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 141:710-5.e1. 2009
    ..To compare postoperative pain between monopolar cautery tonsillectomy and harmonic scalpel tonsillectomy (HST)...
  3. ncbi Vestibular end-organ and balance deficits after meningitis and cochlear implantation in children correlate poorly with functional outcome
    Sharon L Cushing
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Otol Neurotol 30:488-95. 2009
    ..Assess vestibular and balance function in meningitis-induced profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL)...
  4. ncbi Successful cochlear implantation in a child with Keratosis, Icthiosis and Deafness (KID) Syndrome and Dandy-Walker malformation
    Sharon L Cushing
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1X8
    Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 72:693-8. 2008
    ..She received a cochlear implant at the age of 12 months, using a small incision approach. Following an immediate minor wound infection, implantation has been successful without further complication over 4 years...
  5. ncbi A test of static and dynamic balance function in children with cochlear implants: the vestibular olympics
    Sharon L Cushing
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
    Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 134:34-8. 2008
    ..To determine the incidence of static and dynamic balance dysfunction in a group of children with profound sensorineural hearing loss receiving a cochlear implant and to assess the impact of cochlear implant activation on equilibrium...
  6. ncbi Incidence and characteristics of facial nerve stimulation in children with cochlear implants
    Sharon L Cushing
    Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology, The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    Laryngoscope 116:1787-91. 2006
    ..Part A consisted of a prospective study of a randomized sample of 44 pediatric implant users. Part B consisted of a retrospective analysis of 121 children with previously recorded electrically evoked auditory brainstem responses (EABR)...
  7. ncbi Evidence of vestibular and balance dysfunction in children with profound sensorineural hearing loss using cochlear implants
    Sharon L Cushing
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Laryngoscope 118:1814-23. 2008
    ..This hypothesis was studied in 40 children with severe to profound SNHL and unilateral cochlear implants...
  8. ncbi Exploring the relationship between head anatomy and cochlear implant stability in children
    Blake C Papsin
    The Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
    Cochlear Implants Int 12:S14-8. 2011
    ..These results inform us as how to best proceed with implantation in children using future devices that have thinner and wider receiver-stimulators...
  9. ncbi Low pediatric cochlear implant failure rate: contributing factors in large-volume practice
    Antoine Eskander
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, 190 Elizabeth St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 137:1190-6. 2011
    ..To evaluate the rate of cochlear implant (CI) failure and CI reimplantation (CIri) in our population of children receiving implants by means of a technique that includes device fixation with suture to cortical bone...
  10. ncbi Neuromuscular consequences of reflexive covert orienting
    Brian D Corneil
    Canadian Institutes of Health Research CIHR Group on Action and Perception, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, London, Ontario, Canada
    Nat Neurosci 11:13-5. 2008
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  11. ncbi Recruitment of a contralateral head turning synergy by stimulation of monkey supplementary eye fields
    Brendan B Chapman
    Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
    J Neurophysiol 107:1694-710. 2012
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  12. ncbi High-resolution cone-beam computed tomography: a potential tool to improve atraumatic electrode design and position
    Sharon L Cushing
    Archie s Cochlear Implant Laboratory, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
    Acta Otolaryngol 132:361-8. 2012
    ..CBCT did not demonstrate adequate resolution to detect reversal of electrode contacts or basilar membrane rupture...
  13. ncbi Widespread presaccadic recruitment of neck muscles by stimulation of the primate frontal eye fields
    James K Elsley
    Canadian Institutes of Health Research Group in Action and Perception, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    J Neurophysiol 98:1333-54. 2007
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  14. ncbi The top 10 considerations in pediatric ossiculoplasty
    Sharon L Cushing
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 144:486-90. 2011
    ..Routinely and systematically addressing each of these factors prior to and during ossiculoplasty in every pediatric patient will both optimize and contribute to understanding the hearing results achieved...
  15. ncbi Non-accidental caustic ear injury: two cases of profound cochleo-vestibular loss and facial nerve injury
    Nikolaus E Wolter
    University of Toronto, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Canada
    Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 76:145-8. 2012
    ..Both patients required blind-end sac closure of the injured ear and one required sural nerve interposition combined with transfer of the masseteric branch of the trigeminal nerve to the ipsilateral facial nerve...
  16. ncbi Prognostic factors in well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma
    Sharon L Cushing
    Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X5
    Laryngoscope 114:2110-5. 2004
    ..The most important prognostic factors are family history of WDTC, extent of surgical treatment (i.e., total thyroidectomy), and advanced initial stage of disease, with a trend for age 60 years and older...