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Species | Christina L Runge-SamuelsonSummaryAffiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin Country: USA Publications
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Aiding and occluding the contralateral ear in implanted children with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorderChristina L Runge
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI, USA
J Am Acad Audiol 22:567-77. 2011..Clinically, the question arises as to how we should treat the contralateral ear in this population when there is acoustic hearing-should we plug it, amplify it, implant it, or leave it alone?..
Effects of high-rate pulse trains on electrode discrimination in cochlear implant usersChristina L Runge-Samuelson
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Trends Amplif 13:76-86. 2009..By providing additional spectral channels, it is possible that clinical implementation of constant-amplitude high-rate pulse trains in a signal processing strategy may improve performance with the device...
Response of the auditory nerve to sinusoidal electrical stimulation: effects of high-rate pulse trainsChristina L Runge-Samuelson
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Hear Res 194:1-13. 2004....
Quantitative analysis of electrically evoked auditory brainstem responses in implanted children with auditory neuropathy/dyssynchronyChristina L Runge-Samuelson
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, U S A
Otol Neurotol 29:174-8. 2008..Reports of EABR with AN/AD to date have been primarily descriptive in nature. The objective of this study was to quantify EABR wave V measures in implanted children with and without AN/AD...
Gamma knife surgery of vestibular schwannomas: volumetric dosimetry correlations to hearing loss suggest stria vascularis devascularization as the mechanism of early hearing lossP Ashley Wackym
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Otol Neurotol 31:1480-7. 2010..Determine which variables are correlated with early hearing changes after gamma knife surgery of vestibular schwannomas (VSs)...
Electrophysiologic effects of placing cochlear implant electrodes in a perimodiolar position in young childrenPhillip A Wackym
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin Children s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA
Laryngoscope 114:71-6. 2004..It was hypothesized that physiologic changes would occur after perimodiolar positioning of the electrode array and these changes would be evident from the EABR recordings...
Gamma knife radiosurgery for acoustic neuromas performed by a neurotologist: early experiences and outcomesP Ashley Wackym
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
Otol Neurotol 25:752-61. 2004..To assess early outcomes after Gamma knife radiosurgery of acoustic neuromas and other skull base tumors...
Auditory sensitivity in children using the auditory steady-state responseJill B Firszt
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 130:536-40. 2004..To determine the effectiveness of auditory steady-state response (ASSR) as a measure of hearing sensitivity in young children suspect for significant hearing loss...
Gamma Knife surgery of vestibular schwannomas: longitudinal changes in vestibular function and measurement of the Dizziness Handicap InventoryP Ashley Wackym
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
J Neurosurg 109:137-43. 2008..The purpose of this study was to assess the longitudinal balance outcomes and Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) following GKS for VSs...
Electrosurgery after cochlear implantation: eighth nerve electrophysiologyDavid M Poetker
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, U.S.A
Laryngoscope 114:2252-4. 2004..With appropriate precautions, use of monopolar electrosurgery below the neck in cochlear implant recipients can be performed safely...
Recognition of speech presented at soft to loud levels by adult cochlear implant recipients of three cochlear implant systemsJill B Firszt
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
Ear Hear 25:375-87. 2004..e., 60 and/or 50 dB SPL) in cochlear implant candidacy assessment...
Biomechanical strength of reconstruction plates when used for medial support of MED-El cochlear implants: implications for diagnostic MRIDavid M Poetker
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 68:77-82. 2006..Mean force of first failure was 92.0 N for group 2 and 164.8 N for group 3. CONCLUSIONS: The force required for failure of the mesh is significantly greater than the 0.17 N exerted on a CI magnet by a 1.5-tesla MRI scan...
Effect of magnetic resonance imaging on internal magnet strength in Med-El Combi 40+ cochlear implantsP Ashley Wackym
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Laryngoscope 114:1355-61. 2004..The objective was to determine the magnetic field strength of Med-El Combi 40+ cochlear implant internal magnets after MRI studies...
More challenging speech-perception tasks demonstrate binaural benefit in bilateral cochlear implant usersP Ashley Wackym
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Ear Hear 28:80S-85S. 2007..The objective of our research was to explore means to better differentiate the binaural benefit that many patients who receive bilateral cochlear implants (CIs) describe...
Distortion of magnetic resonance images used in gamma knife radiosurgery treatment planning: implications for acoustic neuroma outcomesDavid M Poetker
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
Otol Neurotol 26:1220-8. 2005..Although the image shift does not seem to affect the growth of the acoustic neuromas or auditory or facial nerve function, longer term follow-up is required to fully appreciate the true impact of this image shift...
Connexin 26 and connexin 30 mutations in children with nonsyndromic hearing lossChristy B Erbe
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U S A
Laryngoscope 114:607-11. 2004..Children also underwent audiological testing to determine whether any correlation exists between Cx26 mutations and severity of hearing loss...
Fungal biofilm formation on cochlear implant hardware after antibiotic-induced fungal overgrowth within the middle earRicardo Cristobal
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53226-3596, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:774-8. 2004..After 6 weeks, a fungal (Candida) biofilm was demonstrated on the implant surface. In this clinical setting, an antimicrobial strategy using an oral antifungal to prevent fungal overgrowth is a possibility...
Research Grants
- Effects of High-Rate Pulse Trains on DiscriminationChristina Runge Samuelson; Fiscal Year: 2006..The data analyses will focus on comparisons between discrimination ability, with and without high-rate pulse trains. ..
- Genotype-Phenotype Relationships in Auditory NeuropathyChristina Runge Samuelson; Fiscal Year: 2007....
