- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Sinusitis and nasal conditions
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
2023
University of Colorado Denver
2019
University of Colorado Hospital
2019
Abstract Background Falls and their sequelae cost more than $50 billion every year. Older adults with hearing loss are at 2.4 times greater risk of falls normal peers. Current research is inconclusive about whether aids can offset this increased fall risk, no previous studies considered if outcomes differed based on the consistency aid use. Methods Individuals 60 years older bilateral completed a survey consisting Fall Risk Questionnaire (FRQ) questions history, use, other common factors. In...
Infection and inflammation of the middle ears that characterizes acute chronic otitis media (OM), is a major reason for doctor visits antibiotic prescription, particularly among children. Nasopharyngeal pathogens are commonly associated with OM in humans do not naturally colonize rodents, experimental models most cases involve directly injecting large numbers human into ear bullae where they induce short-lived but fail to persist. Here we report Bordetella pseudohinzii, respiratory pathogen...