Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Rocky the Bull and CSD go to ASHA
The ASHA convention in Atlanta (November 14- 17, 2012) was bursting with USF Bull Spirit.
16 graduate SLP students, 6 faculty members, and 3 doctoral students attended the many sessions offered. It was a time to meet with USF alums, network, learn and enjoy Atlanta.
Au.D. Student Wins Three Awards
CSD Doctoral Student Investigates Effects of Exercise in Individuals with ALS
First year doctoral student Stephanie Watts (Randall) presented research from the Plowman Lab at the 11th Annual North Eastern Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Consortium (NEALS) which took place October 25th at the Sandpearl Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida. Stephanie presented research that she is conducting under the mentorship of Dr. Emily Plowman titled “The effects of exercise on bulbar dysfunction in individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis” to some of the leading ALS and motor neuron disease scientists. This work represents a collaborative effort between the departments of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Neurology and Gastroenterology at the University of South Florida.
Dr. Stefan Frisch Receives Medal of Recognition
Dr. Michelle Arnold Integrates Ida University Practices into New Adult Aural Rehabilitation Course
Research Audiologist and Ida fellow, Dr. Michelle Arnold, integrated the Ida University course materials into the summer semester, 'Adult Aural Rehabilitation' 10 wk course, she usually undertakes at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, with significant results.
In addition to incorporating the Ida tools and ethnographic films into the class, she designed the course to reflect an Ida Seminar where open minds and brainstorming to problem-solve difficult cases were key! After each session, the 2nd year Audiology students would share/reflect their clinical experiences that day and would discuss as a group ‘reflection after action’ what could have been done differently, how they could incorporate reflection before action and reflection in action in future encounters. Dr. Arnold believed this helped them a great deal with their clinical patients.
Every student enthused over the materials and thoroughly enjoyed utilizing the Ida ethnographic videos, in addition to re-enacting the role-playing activities. The students were broken into groups and each group was given a different dilemma card to re-enact throughout the semester.
"Material was very interesting. Great class!" said one of the students.
"Every class [is] interesting. I feel like I am actively instead of passively learning, and it helps me remember what we've learned when I feel engaged."
For 3 meetings, Dr. Arnold used real patients with hearing loss. The class was broken down into small groups and each group was assigned a different patient. They spent the first meeting completing a full case history using the Patient Motivation and Communication Partners tools and then they came up with an action plan. They then introduced the action plan to the patient, and assisted with any hearing aid adjustments, accessories and at-home auditory training for patients where applicable. Each case was different.
“I truly believe that I was able to change the perspectives of some pretty tough students towards a more holistic and patient-centered approach to hearing healthcare and rehabilitation .The same group of students gave me much better reviews for this course than for a different course I taught them the previous semester, and I believe that was largely due to my incorporation of the Ida course materials in the class. I will also say that I did not receive a single negative comment about the course. All were 100% positive.”
“The Ladies (student audiologists) have been very professional and very caring. Thank them for me. They are great and will make very capable doctors,” emailed Ruth, one of the patients. “Patty enjoyed it very much. She learned a lot. Understanding my side and how hard it is to have a loss of hearing. “
Michelle Arnold, Research Audiologist at the University of Florida,along with Department Chair, Dr. Terry Chisolm Ph.D., will be expanding the course into a more intensive AR practicum next summer, due to the great success and positive comments from both students and patients.
In addition to incorporating the Ida tools and ethnographic films into the class, she designed the course to reflect an Ida Seminar where open minds and brainstorming to problem-solve difficult cases were key! After each session, the 2nd year Audiology students would share/reflect their clinical experiences that day and would discuss as a group ‘reflection after action’ what could have been done differently, how they could incorporate reflection before action and reflection in action in future encounters. Dr. Arnold believed this helped them a great deal with their clinical patients.
Every student enthused over the materials and thoroughly enjoyed utilizing the Ida ethnographic videos, in addition to re-enacting the role-playing activities. The students were broken into groups and each group was given a different dilemma card to re-enact throughout the semester.
"Material was very interesting. Great class!" said one of the students.
"Every class [is] interesting. I feel like I am actively instead of passively learning, and it helps me remember what we've learned when I feel engaged."
For 3 meetings, Dr. Arnold used real patients with hearing loss. The class was broken down into small groups and each group was assigned a different patient. They spent the first meeting completing a full case history using the Patient Motivation and Communication Partners tools and then they came up with an action plan. They then introduced the action plan to the patient, and assisted with any hearing aid adjustments, accessories and at-home auditory training for patients where applicable. Each case was different.
“I truly believe that I was able to change the perspectives of some pretty tough students towards a more holistic and patient-centered approach to hearing healthcare and rehabilitation .The same group of students gave me much better reviews for this course than for a different course I taught them the previous semester, and I believe that was largely due to my incorporation of the Ida course materials in the class. I will also say that I did not receive a single negative comment about the course. All were 100% positive.”
“The Ladies (student audiologists) have been very professional and very caring. Thank them for me. They are great and will make very capable doctors,” emailed Ruth, one of the patients. “Patty enjoyed it very much. She learned a lot. Understanding my side and how hard it is to have a loss of hearing. “
USF Researchers Identify Gene Linked to Old Age Hearing Loss
University of South Florida researchers have identified a genetic biomarker for age-related hearing loss, a major breakthrough in understanding and preventing a condition of aging that affects 30 million Americans and greatly diminishes their quality of life.
In a nine-year study that was a collaboration between USF’s Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at the Rochester Institute of Technology, researchers were able to identify the first genetic biomarker for presbycusis. The genetic mutation carried by those who ultimately suffer from age-related hearing loss is linked to speech processing abilities in older people.
Their findings are published in the journal Hearing Research. The study was authored by USF College of Engineering professors Robert Frisina Jr. and Robert Frisina Sr., the founders of the Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research, and David Eddins, a USF associate professor of communication sciences and disorders and chemical and biological engineering.
In collaboration with the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles, the researchers discovered a gene that produces a key protein in the inner ear – the cochlea – called glutamate receptor metabotropic 7 (GRM7). The GRM7 protein is intimately involved in converting sound into the code of the nervous system, in the cochlea, which is then sent to the parts of the brain used for hearing and speech processing.
Now having identified the gene, the researchers said people can be tested and takes steps earlier in life – such as avoiding loud noises, wearing ear protection and avoiding certain medicines known to damage hearing – to protect their hearing.
“This gene is the first genetic biomarker for human age related hearing loss, meaning if you had certain configurations of this gene you would know that you are probably going to lose your hearing faster than someone who might have another configuration,” said Robert Frisina Jr.
The Frisinas launched their study of genetics’ role in hearing loss nine years ago in hopes of identifying the cause of one of the most common forms of permanent hearing loss. Clinically, age-related hearing loss has been defined as a progressive loss of sensitivity to sound, starting at the high frequencies, inability to understand speech, the lengthening of the minimum discernible temporal gap in sounds, and a decrease in the ability to filter out background noise. Researchers now know the causes of presbycusis are likely a combination of multiple environmental and genetic factors.
“Age-related hearing loss is a very prevalent problem in our society. It costs billions of dollars every year to manage and deal with it. It’s right up there with heart disease and arthritis as far as being one of the top three chronic medical conditions of the aged,” said Robert Frisina Jr.
DNA analyses were conducted and completed at the University of Rochester Medical School and the Rochester Institute of Technology.
The study involved 687 people who underwent three hours of extensive examination of their hearing capabilities, including genetic analyses and testing of speech processing.
Interestingly, the gene mutation played out differently in women than in men, the researchers found. While the variation had a negative impact for men, it did the opposite for women, who actually had better than average hearing in their elder years. That discovery supports a 2006 finding by the Frisina research group that the hormone aldosterone plays a role in hearing capabilities.
In a nine-year study that was a collaboration between USF’s Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at the Rochester Institute of Technology, researchers were able to identify the first genetic biomarker for presbycusis. The genetic mutation carried by those who ultimately suffer from age-related hearing loss is linked to speech processing abilities in older people.
Their findings are published in the journal Hearing Research. The study was authored by USF College of Engineering professors Robert Frisina Jr. and Robert Frisina Sr., the founders of the Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research, and David Eddins, a USF associate professor of communication sciences and disorders and chemical and biological engineering.
In collaboration with the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles, the researchers discovered a gene that produces a key protein in the inner ear – the cochlea – called glutamate receptor metabotropic 7 (GRM7). The GRM7 protein is intimately involved in converting sound into the code of the nervous system, in the cochlea, which is then sent to the parts of the brain used for hearing and speech processing.
Now having identified the gene, the researchers said people can be tested and takes steps earlier in life – such as avoiding loud noises, wearing ear protection and avoiding certain medicines known to damage hearing – to protect their hearing.
“This gene is the first genetic biomarker for human age related hearing loss, meaning if you had certain configurations of this gene you would know that you are probably going to lose your hearing faster than someone who might have another configuration,” said Robert Frisina Jr.
The Frisinas launched their study of genetics’ role in hearing loss nine years ago in hopes of identifying the cause of one of the most common forms of permanent hearing loss. Clinically, age-related hearing loss has been defined as a progressive loss of sensitivity to sound, starting at the high frequencies, inability to understand speech, the lengthening of the minimum discernible temporal gap in sounds, and a decrease in the ability to filter out background noise. Researchers now know the causes of presbycusis are likely a combination of multiple environmental and genetic factors.
“Age-related hearing loss is a very prevalent problem in our society. It costs billions of dollars every year to manage and deal with it. It’s right up there with heart disease and arthritis as far as being one of the top three chronic medical conditions of the aged,” said Robert Frisina Jr.
DNA analyses were conducted and completed at the University of Rochester Medical School and the Rochester Institute of Technology.
The study involved 687 people who underwent three hours of extensive examination of their hearing capabilities, including genetic analyses and testing of speech processing.
CSD Student Awarded Scholarship, Presents Treatment Strategies for Selective Mutism
Friday, October 26, 2012
Constance Fay Kuffel
Creating a United, Global Voice for Aphasia
Globalization affects health care research and health services for over one billion people living with disabilities around the world. International societies are a recommended way to address the growing global needs of researchers, consumers, and clinicians. Aphasia United is a newly formed organization that aims to bring these groups together to forge best practices, an international research agenda, and capacity building to address issues of living with the communication impairment - aphasia. Jackie Hinckley, Associate Professor Emeritus in the CSD Department, is a member of the Executive Committee of this new organization. Aphasia United's first Summit Meeting was held October 15, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia, where goals and organizational structure were addressed. Aphasia United aims to 1) increase the visibility of people living with aphasia and the clinicians and researchers who work to support them 2) represent the aphasia community globally 3) create formal global networks that connect people living with aphasia, clinicians and researchers, 4) set a global research agenda and 5) encourage best standards of practice in aphasia care. More information about Aphasia United, including a white paper describing its goals, is available at www.aphasiaunited.org.
An article describing this work will appear in the ASHA Leader, January, 2013.
Family Abilities Information Rally (FAIR)
Audiology Events
LT COL ROBERT A. SHULL
"I can't say enough about USF's Speech Clinic"
Kellie Lightbourn
Darla Freeman-LeVay's NSDA Update
Since 1999, the National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association (NSDA) takes great pleasure in bestowing The Midge Kovacs Annual Awareness Award. In doing so, we honor the outstanding work of an SD support group.
For their work in 2011, this award this year is given to Co-Leaders, Ron Langdon and James Anderson, of the Tampa Bay SD Support Group. They follow in the footsteps of the late pioneering SD advocate, Midge Kovacs. Midge encouraged all of us with SD to think beyond our individual voice problems.
In December, 2011, the Tampa Bay SD Support Group conducted a three-mile walk to benefit the NSDA which raised over $ 6,000. Support Group Co-Leader, Ron Langdon, commented: “Our group in Tampa greatly appreciates all that the NSDA does, and we are thrilled to make this contribution!” Advocacy Leader, Emma Mattes, described it this way: “This was one of the best things that our group ever did, and we are so fortunate to have the most phenomenal members in Florida. It started out as such a simple premise of ‘let’s give something back’. We cannot express our amazement at the support that we received from our families, friends, and co-workers. We raised more money than we ever dreamed possible, and we didn’t even have corporate sponsors. I say, ‘let’s take this national next year’.”
Friday, May 4, 2012
Our Faculty Presenting at FLASHA May 25-26
Session 124: Focusing on the "Person" with the Hearing Loss: The Ida Experience
Speaker: Theresa Hnath Chisolm, PhD, CCC-A, FAAA
The impact of a hearing loss can be devastating, no matter the age of the individual. Whether it is a child born with a hearing loss or an adult with an acquired hearing loss, the journey from awareness to diagnosis to intervention is a complex one, often riddled with uncertainties. The mission of the Ida Institute, a non-profit organization, is "To foster a better understanding of the human dynamics associated with hearing loss." Through a focus on collaborative learning designed to enhance and faciliate exchange amount thought leaders, scholars, practitioners, educators and professional advocacy groups, the Ida Instiute has developed several clinically useful tools that will be introduced in the session. In addition to presentation about the Ida principles and philosophy, specific attention will be given to the Motivational Tools for counseling, the My World pediatric tool, and the Living Well tool designed for use in counseling.
Session 125a: Techniques for Evaluating and Training Accent Modification
Speaker: Darla Freeman-LeVay, MA, CCC-SLP
Training accent modification to individuals who present as English as second language speakers begins with a comprehensive evaluation followed by a uniquely developed plan. Services provided by speech language pathologists have become an intricate part of training accent modification. In order to work successfully with this population, speech language pathologists must have an understanding of and ability to apply linguistic and speech processing to improve a client’s concept and production of the English language. This presentation was developed to provide an overview of the methods for speech language pathologists during the evaluation process and treatment options for these clients. The Compton Method of Pronouncing English as a Second Language will be highlighted along with several resources including demonstrations will be offered in order to increase learner understanding.
Session 204: Assistive Technology: Improving Reading and Writing in Persons with Aphasia
Speakers: Donna Polelle, PhD, CCC-SLP, and Cheryl Paul, MS, CCC-SLP
This session describes the use of assistive technology in the rehabilitation of persons with aphasia, acquired reading disorders, and acquired dysgraphia with emphasis on text-to-speech and speech-to-text software. Both clinic-based and home applications will be described including use of software for a repeated oral reading intervention, use of word prediction for improving spelling, and use of scripts for improved oral language and writing. Resources for assistive reading and writing technology will be provided.
This session describes the use of assistive technology in the rehabilitation of persons with aphasia, acquired reading disorders, and acquired dysgraphia with emphasis on text-to-speech and speech-to-text software. Both clinic-based and home applications will be described including use of software for a repeated oral reading intervention, use of word prediction for improving spelling, and use of scripts for improved oral language and writing. Resources for assistive reading and writing technology will be provided.
Audiology News
Audiology Alumni Scholarship winners:
Kyle Clifton was given the 2nd year award for Excellence in Clinic.
Amanda Cooley was given the 3rd year award for Excellence in Leadership.
Student presenters at the FL-ASA meeting:
Makenzie Kline with a poster describing her Audiology Doctoral Project, "Physiological & Behavioral Correlates of Binaural Temporal Processing." She is a 3rd year Au.D. student.
Amy Murray (pictured, left) and Susanne Sparkman (right) with a poster describing their Audiology Doctoral Project, "Effects of Auditory Training on P3 in Older Adults." Both are 3rd year Au.D. students.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Cori Dobrzanski, M.S., CCC-SLP & USF Alumnus
Learning Gate Community School is an Environmental K-8 Charter School. We offer speech-language services to students with IEPs for the Speech Impaired and Language Impaired Programs. Being a charter school, the speech-language caseload is typically smaller than a traditional public school allowing for smaller therapy groups (2-4 students) and even one-on-one therapy with students. Externship students benefit from this setting because it allows planning time in the schedule as well as the ability to really put their skills to use. Additionally, externship students are able to easily build a rapport with students as well as the staff because of the sense of community our school maintains.
Intensive Summer Fluency Program 2012
PATS - Program for the Advanced Treatment of Stuttering
Program Summary: PATS is an intensive, summer day-program for pre-teens, teens and adults with persistent stuttering. Discover and gain control: Get to know your speech mechanism, and your speech attitudes. Then, build a new speech toolbox. Each day you will learn new speech tools, giving you more and more control over your fluency and stuttering. Because the program is fast-paced and lock-step (each new skill builds on a previous skill), full atten-dance to the program is required. Succeed through practice: Practice your new speech tools in a supportive group environment, and on "speech outings" on the USF Tampa campus. A group format encourages social interac-tion and teamwork. Participants work together to achieve speech targets. Become your own speech clinician: Learn to evaluate your performance, positively and productively, as you work toward daily speech targets. By the time you leave the clinic, you will be your own speech clinician, armed with the knowledge and skills to maintain your new speech tools in the long term.
Program Information:
Dates: July 9th-27th, Monday-Friday
8:45 a.m.-4 p.m. Location: University of South Florida, Tampa Offered to*: Pre-teens, teens and adults with persis-tent stuttering. *Participants from last summer may en-roll in a "refresher" course Cost: $550 for new participants*.
$150 for "refresher" course.
*Cost includes ~90 hours of treatment, a treatment manual, and snacks. Partici-pants must bring their own lunch. Program director: Nathan Maxfield, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, USF
813-974-6190, nmaxfield@usf.edu To enroll, please contact: Kathy Wasson
813-974-9844, kjwasson@usf.edu
Program Outcomes: PATS
Learn about speech anatomy, speech sound formation, and behav-iors that define stuttering.
Dissect your stuttering to under-stand exactly how and why your speech gets interrupted physically.
Begin to take control of your stutter-ing by modifying it.
Learn how to speak with greater flu-ency through careful planning, shap-ing, and highlighting of utterances.
Learn how to maintain your new skills by setting realistic goals, un-derstanding how stress affects speech tool use, and learning to con-quer fear in speaking.
*participants will... PATS is a less intensive adaptation of Pat Sacco’s residential Fluency Manage-ment Program. We are grateful to Mr. Sacco for sharing his expertise and his program materials.
USF Speech-Language Clinic Review
Parent Testimonial/ Fences Make The Best Neighbors
Most of my life has been spent on a university campus. I attended a university K-12 lab school and then basically became a professional student until I completed my doctorate. A year after graduating with a terminal degree, I had my first child. Ghea to say the least is the apple of my eye. At age two she was diagnosed by her primary physician with speech delay. Perhaps I was paranoid. When I expressed my fears to my mother she had a simple response, “Early intervention is the key.” She then reminded me that Albert Einstein didn’t talk until he was three. To say that I was still worried is an understatement. Ironically, I had been bringing my grandmother to University of South Florida’s Speech Language Hearing Center for audiology services with Ghea in tow as an infant. Only when she became a toddler and interested in the fenced in playground did I begin to inquire. My career is Ghea Leila and even though I really need and desire employment her development is my top priority. I know that Ghea is smart but she was not expressing herself enough. Children develop at different rates. Don’t panic if your child isn’t reaching every milestone, however if you do think there is a delay, don’t sleep on it, schedule an evaluation. I want for any parent to know that if their child is not hitting developmental milestones, help is here! The services at USF are academically rigorous for its student population and at the same time so much fun and inspiring for my daughter. I have seen so much progress in such a short period of time it is unbelievable. The speech language program is great and proven. It really gives children the boost they need. I am overrun with joy and gratitude that Ghea is here.
Florida Chapter Acoustical Society of America Meeting Held
10:00 am -10:15 am Registration, coffee & pastries, PCD4004
10:15 am -10:45 am Board meeting (Open to Public), PCD4004
10:45 am – 11:00 am Break
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Technical Paper Session A (PCD4004 or PCD3007, TBD)
Acoustic and Physiologic Measures of Register Transitions Sung by Females
Richard J. Morris & Claire E. Dolly
David Okerlund
The Use of Long-Term Sound Pressure Level Measurements in the Definition of Acoustic Calendars in Soundscapes
Jose A. Garrido & Diego P. Ruiz
Department of Applied Physics, College of Sciences , University of Granada Granada
Gary W. Siebein, Professor
Acoustic Microfluidic Platform for Size and Density-based Cell Separation
Myeong Chan Jo & Rasim Guldiken
Acoustic Transducers Laboratory, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida
Urinary Bcl-2 Surface Acoustic Wave Biosensor for Early Ovarian Cancer Detection
Onursal Onen, Alper Sisman, Patricia Kruk, & Rasim Guldiken
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida
12:00 pm – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 Technical Paper Session B (PCD4004 or PCD 3007, TBD)
Effects of Auditory Training on P3 in Older Adults
Amy Murray, B.A., Susanne Sparkman, B.S., Jennifer Lister, Ph.D., Ann Eddins, Ph.D., &
O’Brien, Ph.D.
Physiological & Behavioral Correlates of Binaural Temporal Processing
Makenzie Kline, David A. Eddins, & Ann Clock Eddins
Dept. of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Dept. of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Global Center for Hearing & Speech Research, University of South Florida
Soundscape Method for the Study of Healthcare Spaces
Jennifer Nelson
Novel Ultrasonic Method to Quantify Bolt Tension
Jairo A. Martinez, Alper Sisman & Rasim Guldiken
Mechanical Engineering Department, University of South Florida
Electrical and Electronics Department, Marmara University
2:00 Adjourn
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
CSD Students Win USF Undergraduate Research Awards
Leanna Houston
Exploring the Speaking Mind/brain in Children: Brain Electrophysiological Correlates of Picture-word Priming in 8-12 Year Olds
Mentor(s):Nathan Maxfield, Kathryn Morphew; Program: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Mireidys Martinez
Speech Intelligibility in Children with Speech Sound Disorders: Conversation versus Single-Word
Mentor(s):Ruth Bahr; Program: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Ioanna Tagarelli
Effect of Listening and Communication Enhancement (LACE) Training on Auditory Processing Speed in Older Adults
Mentor(s):Jennifer Lister; Program:Communication Sciences and Disorders
Exploring the Speaking Mind/brain in Children: Brain Electrophysiological Correlates of Picture-word Priming in 8-12 Year Olds
Mentor(s):Nathan Maxfield, Kathryn Morphew; Program: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Mireidys Martinez
Speech Intelligibility in Children with Speech Sound Disorders: Conversation versus Single-Word
Mentor(s):Ruth Bahr; Program: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Ioanna Tagarelli
Effect of Listening and Communication Enhancement (LACE) Training on Auditory Processing Speed in Older Adults
Mentor(s):Jennifer Lister; Program:Communication Sciences and Disorders
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Youth Day for Kids Who Stutter
Youth Day for Kids Who Stutter Feb. 26
Third Annual “Speech Party” offers fun and information to children who stutter, parents and role models.
Communication Science Digest: Alumni News: Congratulations to Dana Libman, Au.D....
Communication Science Digest: Alumni News: Congratulations to Dana Libman, Au.D....: Audiological Medicine, REVIEW ARTICLE Local drug delivery for inner ear therapy ENRIQUE R. PEREZ ∗ , DANA R. LIBMAN ∗ , THOMAS R. V...
Alumni News: Congratulations to Dana Libman, Au.D., on her publication!
Audiological Medicine,
REVIEW ARTICLE
Local drug delivery for inner ear therapy
ENRIQUE R. PEREZ
∗ , DANA R. LIBMAN ∗ , THOMAS R. VAN DE WATER
Cochlear Implant Research Program, University of Miami Ear Institute & Audiology, Department of Otolaryngology,
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136 - 1015 USA
Abstract
This review of local drug delivery for inner ear therapy covers the topics of: noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL); vibrationinduced
hearing loss (VHL); cisplatin ototoxicity; aminoglycoside ototoxicity; and mechanical trauma-induced hearing
loss that can occur during the process of cochlear implantation. The cellular, biochemical and molecular mechanisms
involved in the causation of the hearing losses that result from exposure to these diverse traumas to the cochlea and its
auditory sensory epithelium are explored as well as the effi cacy of different drug therapies in their ability to either prevent
or lessen the damage to the cochlear sensory epithelium and ameliorate the level of hearing loss. This review
concludes with a section that explores future strategies for unique methods of drug delivery to the cochlea (e.g. biorelease
from hydrogels via the round window membrane) and the development of novel inner ear therapies (e.g. short interfering
ribonucleic acids, siRNAs) to conserve hearing against trauma associated losses and/or to restore hearing (e.g. stem
cell therapy) following trauma-initiated losses of hair cells and hearing.
2012; 10: 1–20
Friday, February 10, 2012
Communication Science Digest: USF study investigates long-term concussion effect...
Communication Science Digest: USF study investigates long-term concussion effect...: USF study investigates long-term concussion effects on football players - News - The Oracle
Communication Science Digest: Sertoma Club of Bradenton makes $30,000 USF endowm...
Communication Science Digest: Sertoma Club of Bradenton makes $30,000 USF endowm...: Sertoma Club of Bradenton makes $30,000 USF endowment - Columnists - BradentonHerald.com
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Communication Science Digest: Welcome to our newsletter!
Communication Science Digest: Welcome to our newsletter!: The USF Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders (CSD) is proud to announce the introduction of its new newsletter, Communication Sc...
Welcome to our newsletter!
The USF Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders (CSD) is proud to announce the introduction of its new newsletter, Communication Science Digest. We will be keeping you informed of exciting news and events including alumni and student spotlights, awards and publications, as well as speech-language pathology & audiology services to the community and the State of Florida.
Joseph Constantine, Ph.D.
Executive Editor
Joseph Constantine, Ph.D.
Executive Editor
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