Ménière’s disease(MD)patients may suffer episodes of sudden falls,named Tu markin drop attacks(DAs).This fall occurs abruptly and without warning or loss of consciousness.DAs usually aggravate the clinical ...Ménière’s disease(MD)patients may suffer episodes of sudden falls,named Tu markin drop attacks(DAs).This fall occurs abruptly and without warning or loss of consciousness.DAs usually aggravate the clinical picture of MD and are challenging to manage.The present report describes a case treated by cochlear implantation(CI)due to concomitant deafness and offers some clinical considerations for this condition.A male patient aged 48 years with a 10-year history of definite bilateral MD had profound SNHL on the right and severe SNHL on the left side.He suffered from intermittent attacks of vertigo,ear fullness,and tinnitus and,in the last year,had developed DAs and experienced 14 episodes in the previous six months.The preoperative category of acoustic performance was 3.The Dizziness Handicap Inventory(DHI)questionnaire showed a total score of 46,which indicated a moderate degree of disability.A CI was planned for the right side.The patient did not report any further DAs episode for two years since then.The postoperative category of acoustic performance became 11,and the postoperative DHI questionnaire showed a decrease in the total score(from 46 to 19),which indicated a mild disability.Unilateral CI effectively alleviated the DAs associated with bilateral MD.Our report proposes a new modality for managing vertiginous symptoms in cases of MD with hearing loss without the need for more aggressive surgical interventions with the need for clinical trials to confirm our results.展开更多
Anna Tumarkin is a famous woman, born in Byelorussia and brought up in Kishinev, who left a deep mark in the scientific world. She was remembered in the history of the scientific world as the first female professor of...Anna Tumarkin is a famous woman, born in Byelorussia and brought up in Kishinev, who left a deep mark in the scientific world. She was remembered in the history of the scientific world as the first female professor of philosophy. Anna Tumarkin studied in Switzerland and Germany and was pointed as the chief executive of the Department of Philosophy in the University of Bern, becoming thus the first woman to be pointed to such a position. This article will deal with her scientific and social activity, as well as the unknown facts about her family and private life （based on the documents from archives）.展开更多
文摘Ménière’s disease(MD)patients may suffer episodes of sudden falls,named Tu markin drop attacks(DAs).This fall occurs abruptly and without warning or loss of consciousness.DAs usually aggravate the clinical picture of MD and are challenging to manage.The present report describes a case treated by cochlear implantation(CI)due to concomitant deafness and offers some clinical considerations for this condition.A male patient aged 48 years with a 10-year history of definite bilateral MD had profound SNHL on the right and severe SNHL on the left side.He suffered from intermittent attacks of vertigo,ear fullness,and tinnitus and,in the last year,had developed DAs and experienced 14 episodes in the previous six months.The preoperative category of acoustic performance was 3.The Dizziness Handicap Inventory(DHI)questionnaire showed a total score of 46,which indicated a moderate degree of disability.A CI was planned for the right side.The patient did not report any further DAs episode for two years since then.The postoperative category of acoustic performance became 11,and the postoperative DHI questionnaire showed a decrease in the total score(from 46 to 19),which indicated a mild disability.Unilateral CI effectively alleviated the DAs associated with bilateral MD.Our report proposes a new modality for managing vertiginous symptoms in cases of MD with hearing loss without the need for more aggressive surgical interventions with the need for clinical trials to confirm our results.
文摘Anna Tumarkin is a famous woman, born in Byelorussia and brought up in Kishinev, who left a deep mark in the scientific world. She was remembered in the history of the scientific world as the first female professor of philosophy. Anna Tumarkin studied in Switzerland and Germany and was pointed as the chief executive of the Department of Philosophy in the University of Bern, becoming thus the first woman to be pointed to such a position. This article will deal with her scientific and social activity, as well as the unknown facts about her family and private life （based on the documents from archives）.
