PAOLA ANGELICA SAMUEL SIERRA
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Instituto Central, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/32 - Laboratório de Otorrinolaringologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/32 - Laboratório de Otorrinolaringologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Hearing preservation using topical dexamethasone alone and associated with hyaluronic acid in cochlear implantation(2015) RAMOS, Bernardo Faria; TSUJI, Robinson Koji; BENTO, Ricardo Ferreira; GOFFI-GOMEZ, Maria Valeria Schmidt; RAMOS, Henrique Faria; SAMUEL, Paola Angelica; BRITO, RubensConclusion: Topical dexamethasone associated with hyaluronic acid in cochlear implant surgery demonstrated a statistically significant difference in the preservation of low-frequency thresholds when compared with topical dexamethasone alone and a control group. Topical dexamethasone alone was not superior in hearing preservation when compared to the control group. Objective: To compare the effects of topical dexamethasone alone and associated with hyaluronic acid intraoperatively in hearing preservation in cochlear implantation. Methods: Eighteen severely to profoundly hearing-impaired adult patients with measurable hearing were divided into three groups preoperatively: cochlear implantation as a control group (group 1), cochlear implantation using topical dexamethasone intraoperatively (group 2), and cochlear implantation using topical dexamethasone associated with hyaluronic acid intraoperatively (group 3). Preimplant and postimplant low-frequency pure-tone averages (PTAs) were calculated from unaided audiograms at 125, 250, and 500 Hz. Results: The mean changes in the low-frequency PTA comparing postoperative against preoperative thresholds were 28.03 +/- 6.77 dB in group 1, 30 +/- 14.53 dB in group 2, and 7.23 +/- 6.12 dB in group 3. There was statistical difference when comparing group 3 with groups 1 and 2 using one-way ANOVA (p = 0.002) followed by Scheffe post hoc test.
- Can the use of the CROS system provide head shadow effect contribution to unilateral Cochlear Implant Users?(2022) HOSHINO, Ana Cristina Hiromi; GOFFI-GOMEZ, Maria Valeria Schmidt; SIERRA, Paola Angelica Samuel; AGRAWAL, Smita; RODRIGUEZ, Carina; CARVALHO, Ana Claudia Martinho de; TSUJI, Robinson KojiPurpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the contribution of the CROS system on the head shadow effect in unilateral implant users. Methods: Prospective cross-sectional study, approved by the ethics committee under protocol 2.128.869. Eleven adults with post-lingual deafness users of unilateral Advanced Bionics CI were selected. Speech recognition was evaluated with recorded words presented at 65dBA at 0o azimuth and at 90o on the side contralateral to the CI, with noise at 55dBA, using CI alone and CI + CROS system. The results were analyzed using paired t-test with a 0.05 alpha. Results: The mean speech recognition scores were significantly better with CI + CROS in relation to the condition of CI alone (p <0.05, p <0.005 and p <0.005 respectively). In the presentation at 0o azimuth, no significant differences were found. Conclusion: Users of unilateral CI without useful residual hearing for the use of hearing aids or unable to undergo bilateral surgery can benefit from the CROS device for speech recognition, especially when the speech is presented on the side contralateral to the CI.
- Cochlear Implantation Via the Middle Fossa Approach: Surgical and Programming Considerations(2012) BENTO, Ricardo Ferreira; BITTENCOURT, Aline Gomes; GOFFI-GOMEZ, Maria Valeria Schmidt; SAMUEL, Paola; TSUJI, Robinson Koji; BRITO, Rubens deObjectives: To report the results of cochlear implantation via the middle fossa approach in 4 patients, discuss the complications, and present a detailed description of the programming specifications in these cases. Study Design: Retrospective case review. Setting: Tertiary-care referral center with a well-established cochlear implant program. Patients: Four patients with bilateral canal wall down mastoid cavities who underwent the middle fossa approach for cochlear implantation. Interventions: Cochlear implantation and subsequent rehabilitation. A middle fossa approach with cochleostomy was successfully performed on the most superficial part of the apical turn in 4 patients. A Nucleus 24 cochlear implant system was used in 3 patients and a MED-EL Sonata Medium device in 1 patient. The single electrode array was inserted through a cochleostomy from the cochlear apex and occupied the apical, middle, and basal turns. Telemetry and intraoperative impedance recordings were performed at the end of surgery. A CT scan of the temporal bones was performed to document electrode insertion for all of the patients. Main Outcome Measures: Complications, hearing thresholds, and speech perception outcomes were evaluated. Results: Neural response telemetry showed present responses in all but 1 patient, who demonstrated facial nerve stimulation during the test. Open-set speech perception varied from 30% to 100%, despite the frequency allocation order of the MAP. Conclusion: Cochlear implantation via the middle cranial fossa is a safe approach, although it is a challenging procedure, even for experienced surgeons.
- Use of remote control in the intraoperative telemetry of cochlear implant: multicentric study(2019) TANAMATI, Liege Franzini; GOFFI-GOMEZ, Maria Valeria Schmidt; MUNIZ, Lilian Ferreira; SAMUEL, Paola Angelica; WIEMES, Gislaine Richter Minhoto; LIMA, Daniele Penna; CURI, Silvia Badur; ONUKI, Lucia Cristina; QUEIROZ, Carla Fortunato; CAPISTRANO, Ana Karla Bigois; MORET, Adriane Lima Mortari; KIMURA, Marcia Yuri Tsumura; OYANGUREN, Valeria; MAUCH, HerbertIntroduction: The conventional evaluation of neural telemetry and impedance requires the use of the computer coupled to an interface, with software that provides visualization of the stimulus and response. Recently, a remote control (CR220 (R)) was launched in the market, that allows the performance of intraoperative tests with minimal instrumentation. Objective: To evaluate the agreement of the impedance values and neural telemetry thresholds, and the time of performance in the conventional procedure and by the remote control. Methods: Multicentric prospective cross-sectional study. Intraoperative evaluations of cochlear implants compatible with the use of CR220 (R) were included. The tests were carried out in the 22 electrodes to compare the time of performance in the two situations. The agreement of the neural telemetry threshold values obtained from five electrodes was analyzed, and the agreement of impedance was evaluated by the number of electrodes with altered values in each procedure. Results: There were no significant difference between the impedance values. There was a moderate to strong correlation between the electrically-evoked compound action potential thresholds. The mean time to perform the procedures using the CR220 was significantly lower than that with the conventional procedure. Conclusion: The use of the CR220 provided successful records for impedance telemetry and automatic neural response telemetry. (C) 2018 Associacao Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervico-Facial.
- Avaliação do Naída CI Q70 e estratégia UltraZoom para o reconhecimento de fala em situações reverberantes e com ruído competitivo(2020) SAMUEL, Paola Angelica; GOFFI-GOMEZ, Maria Valéria Schmidt; HOSHINO, Ana Cristina; AGRAWAL, Smita; RODRIGUEZ, Carina; TSUJI, Robinson Koji; BENTO, Ricardo FerreiraAbstract Purpose 1) To measure speech understanding in noise with the Naída Q70 in the omnidirectional microphone mode (T-Mic) and adaptive directional microphone mode (UltraZoom) in reverberating acoustics and noisy conditions. 2) To measure improvement in speech understanding with use of the Advanced Bionics (AB) Naída Q70 sound processor for existing Harmony users. Methods Seven adult unilateral cochlear implant (CI) recipients, who were experienced users of the Harmony sound processor, participated in the study. Sentence recognition was evaluated in quiet in a reverberating room, with Harmony and Naída CI Q70 processors. Effectiveness of Naída CI Q70’s UltraZoom directional microphone was evaluated in noise. Target stimuli were recorded Portuguese sentences presented from 0° azimuth. Twenty-talker babble was presented at +5dB SNR from ±90° azimuth. In addition to sentence recognition, the participants also rated the clarity of sound and difficulty of listening in the various test conditions. In order to evaluate the outcomes under more realistic acoustic conditions, tests were conducted in a non-sound treated reverberant room (RT60 of 553 ms and noise floor of 42.7 dBA (Leq). Results The average sentence recognition in quiet in the reverberant non-sound treated room was 38.5% with the Harmony and 66.5% with Naída CI Q70. The average sentence recognition score in noise was 40.5% with Naída CI Q70 without UltraZoom and 64.5% with UltraZoom. For subjective ratings of sound clarity and listening ease in noise no difference were identified between the test conditions. Conclusion For experienced users of the Harmony sound processor, speech understanding in quiet in a reverberating room was significantly improved with the Naída CI Q70. The use of an adaptive directional microphone technology (UltraZoom) enhanced speech perception in noise.
- Benefit of Cochlear Implantation in Children with Multiple-handicaps: Parent's Perspective(2018) NASRALLA, Heloisa Romeiro; MONTEFUSCO, Adilson Marcos; HOSHINO, Ana Cristina H.; SAMUEL, Paola Angelica; MAGALHAES, Ana Tereza de Matos; GOFFI-GOMEZ, Maria Valeria Schmidt; TSUJI, Robinson Koji; BENTO, Ricardo FerreiraIntroduction The cochlear implants centers in the world are studying the cochlear implantation in children with multiple handicaps. Objective To develop a questionnaire to analyze the subjective benefits of the cochlear implantation in multiple handicapped children according to their parent's perspective. Methods A questionnaire was applied to 14 families of multiple handicapped children, aging from 2-12 years old and having from 11 months to 11 years of implant use. Results The social-emotional abilities were improved because of many factors, such as: auditory exposure, which happened in 84% of the children; recognition of their own names, which increased in 56%; and development of eye contact, in 28% of the subjects. Other benefits appeared to be: music appreciation and more attention and adherence to other therapies and school activities. Besides, some children became interested in objects, playing with other children, and more adapted to daily routines. Thirty-five percent of the children acquired oral language, mainly the bilaterally implanted, while 14% of them were engaged in sign language. Although all of the children showed a significant improvement in communication, the emotional issues of some families and the severity of the handicaps negatively impacted the outcomes. In spite of the families' acknowledgement of some benefits, the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder caused frustration, requiring a readjustment of the expectations. Conclusion The questionnaire turned out to be an adequate tool to reveal the social-emotional benefits of cochlear implantation. Although oral language was not the major outcome in these cases, the cochlear implant benefits involved the whole family. All of the families recommended the implant to other children in a similar situation.
- Remote programming of cochlear implants(2014) SAMUEL, Paola Angelica; GOFFI-GOMEZ, Maria Valéria Schmidt; BITTENCOURT, Aline Gomes; TSUJI, Robinson Koji; BRITO, Rubens dePURPOSE: To verify the effectiveness of remote programming of cochlear implants by stimulation levels and results in the perception of speech and free-field audiometry tests. METHODS: Twelve patients from both genders, aged between 18 and 59 years, users of internal cochlear implant and speech processor of the same model for at least 12 months, were selected. Both the remote programming (RP) and the live programming (LP) were performed on the same day, measuring the minimum (T) and maximum (C) stimulation levels of five electrodes with the interpolation of the remaining ones. Speech perception tests were applied using 65 dBSPL (recorded open context sentences and monosyllables). The patients were submitted to free-field audiometry at 250-8,000 Hz frequencies. The results for the RP and LP were compared. RESULTS: Differences in mean of the T levels for three electrodes and the C levels for one electrode were found. No difference between the results was obtained in the speech perception tests and audiometric thresholds in the RP and LP. CONCLUSION: The RP is a simple and effective procedure for programming cochlear implant devices and, although there were differences in the stimulation levels of some electrodes, it did not interfere in the speech perception outcomes.
- Cochlear implants and bacterial meningitis: a speech recognition study in paired samples(2013) BRITO, Rubens de; BITTENCOURT, Aline Gomes; GOFFI-GOMEZ, Maria Valéria; MAGALHÃES, Ana Tereza; SAMUEL, Paola; TSUJI, Robinson Koji; BENTO, Ricardo FerreiraINTRODUCTION: Cochlear implants may guarantee sound perception and the ability to detect speech at a close-to-normal hearing intensity; however, differences have been observed among implantees in terms of performance on discrimination tests and speech recognition. OBJECTIVE: To identify whether patients with post-meningitis deafness perform similarly to patients with hearing loss due to other causes. METHOD: A retrospective clinical study involving post-lingual patients who had been using Nucleus-22 or Nucleus-24 cochlear implants for at least 1 year. These patients were matched with respect to age (± 2 years), time since the onset of deafness (± 1 year), and the duration of implant use with implant users who had hearing loss due to other causes. Speech perception was assessed using the Portuguese version of the Latin-American Protocol for the Evaluation of Cochlear Implants. RESULTS: The sample consisted of 52 individuals (26 in each of the 2 groups). The post-meningitic group had a median of 18.5 active electrodes. The group with hearing loss due to other causes had a median of 21, but no significant statistical difference was observed (p = 0.07). The results of closed- and open-set speech recognition tests showed great variability in speech recognition between the studied groups. These differences were more pronounced for the most difficult listening tasks, such as the medial consonant task (in the vowel-consonant-vowel format). CONCLUSION: Cochlear implant recipients with hearing loss due to bacterial meningitis, who had been using the device for 1 year performed more poorly on closed- and open-set speech recognition tests than did implant recipients with hearing loss due to other causes.
- Audiological outcomes of cochlear implantation in Waardenburg Syndrome(2013) MAGALHÃES, Ana Tereza de Matos; SAMUEL, Paola Angélica; GOFFI-GOMEZ, Maria Valeria Schimdt; TSUJI, Robinson Koji; BRITO, Rubens; BENTO, Ricardo FerreiraINTRODUCTION: The most relevant clinical symptom in Waardenburg syndrome is profound bilateral sensorioneural hearing loss. AIM: To characterize and describe hearing outcomes after cochlear implantation in patients with Waardenburg syndrome to improve preoperative expectations. METHOD: This was an observational and retrospective study of a series of cases. Children who were diagnosed with Waardenburg syndrome and who received a multichannel cochlear implant between March 1999 and July 2012 were included in the study. Intraoperative neural response telemetry, hearing evaluation, speech perception, and speech production data before and after surgery were assessed. RESULTS: During this period, 806 patients received a cochlear implant and 10 of these (1.2%) were diagnosed with Waardenburg syndrome. Eight of the children received a Nucleus 24® implant and 1 child and 1 adult received a DigiSonic SP implant. The mean age at implantation was 44 months among the children. The average duration of use of a cochlear implant at the time of the study was 43 months. Intraoperative neural responses were present in all cases. Patients who could use the speech processor effectively had a pure tone average of 31 dB in free-field conditions. In addition, the MUSS and MAIS questionnaires revealed improvements in speech perception and production. Four patients did not have a good outcome, which might have been associated with ineffective use of the speech processor. CONCLUSION: Despite the heterogeneity of the group, patients with Waardenburg syndrome who received cochlear implants were found to have hearing thresholds that allowed access to speech sounds. However, patients who received early intervention and rehabilitation showed better evolution of auditory perception.
bookPart Cuidados e Manutenção dos Componentes Externos do Implante Coclear(2014) SAMUEL, Paola; HOSHINO, Ana Cristina; GOFFI-GOMEZ, Maria Valéria Schmidt