Papers by kavitha vijayakumar
Paragangliomas are also called glomus tumors, a rare, neuroendocrine neoplasm that arises from th... more Paragangliomas are also called glomus tumors, a rare, neuroendocrine neoplasm that arises from the paraganglia in the glomus cells derived from the embryo in the neural crest of the sympathetic nervous system (a branch of the autonomic nervous system). This case report is on glomus tympanicum on the right side in a 36-year-old male presented with pulsatile tinnitus and ear pain. On otoscopic examination and radiological findings, it appears as a reddish mass behind the tympanic membrane. The pre-operative and the post-operative audiological findings are profiled and discussed.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
Introduction: Speech perception testing provides an accurate measurement of the child’s ability t... more Introduction: Speech perception testing provides an accurate measurement of the child’s ability to perceive and distinguish the various phonetic segments and patterns of the sounds. From among the many types of speech stimuli used, minimal pairs can also be used to assess the phoneme recognition skills. Thus, the study focused on developing Minimal Pair Test in Tamil (MPT-T). Aim: The aim of the present study was to develop and validate the MPT in Tamil on Normal Hearing (NH) children and paediatric cochlear implantees (CI). Materials and Methods: It was an experimental study which included school going children in the age range of six to eight years and the duration of the study was 12 months. The test was developed in two phases. The first phase focussed on the construction of the word list, recording of the word pairs and the preparation of the test. The second phase was administration of the test on NH children and paediatric cochlear implantees. The test scores were analysed us...
Indian Journal of Case Reports
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