Debara Lyn Tucci | Scholars@Duke

Debara Lyn Tucci
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences

The focus of current research efforts is in defining the effects of conductive hearing impairment on the development and function of the central auditory system. The ultimate goal of this research is to understand the impact of hearing loss, such as that associated with otitis media, on the development of auditory function in children. Experiments are currently being performed in which central auditory system activity is studied using the 2-deoxyglucose method following unilateral neonatal conductive hearing loss. Future experiments will examine changes in cell structure and interneuronal connections following acute and chronic conductive hearing loss in both neonatal and adult animals.

A second research program is focused on issues related to the cochlear implant. The cochlear implant is a device which allows for electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve in profoundly deaf patients. It has previously been demonstrated in animal studies as well as in human tissue histopathology that degeneration of central auditory pathways occurs following severe damage to the inner ear. It has been suggested that the introduction of electrical stimulation via a cochlear implant may prevent or reverse some of these degenerative changes. Experiments conducted previously examined this issue in the neonatally and adult deafened rat. Tissue analysis is currently undergoing completion.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Adjunct Professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2019
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2009
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers 2011
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers 2011

Contact Information

1559 Hosp South, Blue Zone, Durham, NC 27710
Box 3805 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
tucci001@mc.duke.edu (919) 684-6968

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- M.D., University of Virginia 1985
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Professor of Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2010 - 2019
- Associate Professor of Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2002 - 2010
- Associate Professor of Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2000 - 2002
- Assistant Professor of Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 1993 - 2000
Recognition
In the News
- OCT 21, 2019
  
  Global Health Discussion on Hearing Loss Coming to Duke and Duke-NUS
- MAY 2, 2019 Duke Health News
  
  Duke Surgeon Debara Tucci to Direct NIH Branch for Deafness and Communication Disorders
- MAY 2, 2019 Duke Health News
  
  Duke Surgeon Debara Tucci to Direct NIH Institute for Deafness and Communication Disorders
Expertise
Global Scholarship
- Research
  - Kenya (Country)
Research
Selected Grants
- Quiet TMS: A Low-Acoustic-Noise Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation System awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2022
- Training for Clinical Research in Hearing Balance and Other Communication Disorders awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2018
- The CHEER Network awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2018
- CHEER Network: Retrospective Data Collection for De-Identified Patient Database (RDC) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2017
- Benefits of UltraZoom for Speech Understanding in Noise (ABIntl-13-29LLC) awarded by Advanced Bionics Corporation 2014 - 2017
- Virtual Temporal Bone Surgery: Defining and Translating Standardized Metrics to an Automated Assessment Tool awarded by The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital 2011 - 2016
- Resources for Mentorship of Clinician Scientists in Hearing and Balance Disorders awarded by National Institutes of Health 2011 - 2015
- Preliminary Clinical Trial of New Therapy for Patients with Severe Tinnitus awarded by National Institutes of Health 2011 - 2014
- Study Addendum for CHEER Network Voice Therapy awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2014
- NIDCD R21/R33 Phased Infrastructure Grant for Patient-Oriented Research awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2014
- NIDCD R21/R33 Phased Infrastructure Grant for Patient-Oriented Research awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2008
- Central Auditory System Effects of Auditory Deprivation awarded by National Institutes of Health 2002 - 2007
- Building the next generation of researchers in audiology and hearing science - American Auditory Society awarded by National Institutes of Health 2003 - 2004
- Deprivation Effects on Central Auditory System Function awarded by National Institutes of Health 1998 - 2002
- Deprivation Effects On Central Auditory System Function awarded by National Institutes of Health 1997 - 1999
- Deprivation Effects On Central Auditory System Function awarded by National Institutes of Health 1996 - 1999
- Studies Of Cochlear Efferent Function awarded by National Institutes of Health 1993 - 1996
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Books
  - Implantable Hearing Devices. Chris de Souza, Peter Roland, Debara L. Tucci, Ed.; San Diego, CA., 2017.
  - Niparko, J. K., K. I. Kirk, N. K. Mellon, A. M. Robbins, D. L. Tucci, and B. S. Wilson, eds. Cochlear Implants Principles & Practices. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009.
- Academic Articles
  - Tucci, Debara L. “NIDCD's 5-Year Strategic Plan Describes Scientific Priorities and Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility.” Ear Hear 44, no. 3 (May 2023): 437–39. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000001363.
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  - Tucci, Debara L., and Robert M. Califf. “Over-the-counter Hearing Aids-Reply.” Jama 329, no. 14 (April 11, 2023): 1226. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2023.1798.
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  - Borre, Ethan D., Kamaria Kaalund, Nicholas Frisco, Gloria Zhang, Austin Ayer, Margot Kelly-Hedrick, Shelby D. Reed, et al. “The Impact of Hearing Loss and Its Treatment on Health-Related Quality of Life Utility: a Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.” J Gen Intern Med 38, no. 2 (February 2023): 456–79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-022-07795-9.
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  - Tucci, Debara L., and Robert M. Califf. “Over-the-counter Hearing Aids: From Research to Policy to Practice.” Jama 328, no. 23 (December 20, 2022): 2299–2300. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2022.22123.
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  - Borre, Ethan D., Austin Ayer, Carolina Der, Titus Ibekwe, Susan D. Emmett, Siddharth Dixit, Minahil Shahid, et al. “Validation of the Decision model of the Burden of Hearing loss Across the Lifespan (DeciBHAL) in Chile, India, and Nigeria.” Eclinicalmedicine 50 (August 2022): 101502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101502.
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  - Dubno, Judy R., Pranab Majumder, Janet Prvu Bettger, Rowena J. Dolor, Victoria Eifert, Howard W. Francis, Carl F. Pieper, et al. “A pragmatic clinical trial of hearing screening in primary care clinics: cost-effectiveness of hearing screening.” Cost Eff Resour Alloc 20, no. 1 (June 25, 2022): 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-022-00360-5.
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  - Wilson, Blake S., Debara L. Tucci, David A. Moses, Edward F. Chang, Nancy M. Young, Fan-Gang Zeng, Nicholas A. Lesica, et al. “Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence in Otolaryngology and the Communication Sciences.” J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 23, no. 3 (June 2022): 319–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10162-022-00846-2.
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  - Borre, Ethan D., Evan R. Myers, Judy R. Dubno, Gerard M. O’Donoghue, Mohamed M. Diab, Susan D. Emmett, James E. Saunders, et al. “Development and validation of DeciBHAL-US: A novel microsimulation model of hearing loss across the lifespan in the United States.” Eclinicalmedicine 44 (February 2022): 101268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101268.
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  - Borre, Ethan D., Mohamed M. Diab, Austin Ayer, Gloria Zhang, Susan D. Emmett, Debara L. Tucci, Blake S. Wilson, Kamaria Kaalund, Osondu Ogbuoji, and Gillian D. Sanders. “Evidence gaps in economic analyses of hearing healthcare: A systematic review.” Eclinicalmedicine 35 (May 2021): 100872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100872.
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  - Wilson, Blake S., and Debara L. Tucci. “Addressing the global burden of hearing loss.” Lancet 397, no. 10278 (March 13, 2021): 945–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00522-5.
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  - Tucci, Debara L. “Inclusive Excellence-Raising the Standards for Consensus Statements.” Jama Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 147, no. 3 (March 1, 2021): 229–30. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2020.4868.
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  - Crowson, Matthew G., Jong Wook Lee, Amr Hamour, Rafid Mahmood, Aaron Babier, Vincent Lin, Debara L. Tucci, and Timothy C. Y. Chan. “AutoAudio: Deep Learning for Automatic Audiogram Interpretation.” J Med Syst 44, no. 9 (August 7, 2020): 163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-020-01627-1.
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  - Bettger, Janet Prvu, Rowena J. Dolor, David L. Witsell, Judy R. Dubno, Carl F. Pieper, Amy R. Walker, Mina Silberberg, et al. “Comparative implementation-effectiveness of three strategies to perform hearing screening among older adults in primary care clinics: study design and protocol.” Bmc Geriatr 20, no. 1 (May 11, 2020): 170. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01576-x.
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  - Tucci, D. L., and K. King. “Research Drives More Accessible, Affordable Hearing Care.” Hearing Journal 73, no. 5 (May 1, 2020): 6. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.HJ.0000666400.36365.81.
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  - Wolever, R. Q., R. J. Kane, A. G. Hazelton, E. M. Bechard, and D. L. Tucci. “Integrative medicine for significant dysfunction from tinnitus: Treatment rationale and protocol for a randomized clinical pilot trial.” Advances in Integrative Medicine 7, no. 1 (March 1, 2020): 39–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aimed.2019.04.005.
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  - Koponen, Lari M., Stefan M. Goetz, Debara L. Tucci, and Angel V. Peterchev. “Sound comparison of seven TMS coils at matched stimulation strength.” Brain Stimul 13, no. 3 (2020): 873–80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2020.03.004.
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  - Tucci, Debara L., and Joni K. Doherty. “Contributions of Contemporary Human Temporal Bone Histopathology to Clinical Otology.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 161, no. 5 (November 2019): 725–33. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599819863368.
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  - Emmett, Susan D., Chad K. Sudoko, Debara L. Tucci, Wenfeng Gong, James E. Saunders, James E. Global HEAR (Hearing Loss Evaluation, Advocacy, and Research) Collaborative:, Nasima Akhtar, et al. “Expanding Access: Cost-effectiveness of Cochlear Implantation and Deaf Education in Asia.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 161, no. 4 (October 2019): 672–82. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599819849917.
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  - Tucci, Debara L., Edward D. McCoul, Richard M. Rosenfeld, David E. Tunkel, Pete S. Batra, Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, Susan R. Cordes, et al. “Clinical Consensus Statement: Balloon Dilation of the Eustachian Tube.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 161, no. 1 (July 2019): 6–17. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599819848423.
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  - Wilson, Blake S., Debara L. Tucci, Gerard M. O’Donoghue, Michael H. Merson, and Helen Frankish. “A Lancet Commission to address the global burden of hearing loss.” Lancet 393, no. 10186 (May 25, 2019): 2106–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30484-2.
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  - Blazer, Dan G., and Debara L. Tucci. “Hearing loss and psychiatric disorders: a review.” Psychol Med 49, no. 6 (April 2019): 891–97. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291718003409.
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  - Stevens, Madelyn N., Judy R. Dubno, Margaret I. Wallhagen, and Debara L. Tucci. “Communication and Healthcare: Self-Reports of People with Hearing Loss in Primary Care Settings.” Clin Gerontol 42, no. 5 (2019): 485–94. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2018.1453908.
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  - Lantos, Paul M., Gabriela Maradiaga-Panayotti, Xavier Barber, Eileen Raynor, Debara Tucci, Kate Hoffman, Sallie R. Permar, et al. “Geographic and Racial Disparities in Infant Hearing Loss.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 159, no. 6 (December 2018): 1051–57. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599818803305.
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  - Witsell, David L., Hillary Mulder, Steven Rauch, Kristine A. Schulz, and Debara L. Tucci. “Steroid Use for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A CHEER Network Study.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 159, no. 5 (November 2018): 895–99. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599818785142.
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  - Schulz, Kristine A., Elnaz Esmati, Frederick A. Godley, Claude L. Hill, Ashkan Monfared, Michael Teixido, Debara L. Tucci, and David L. Witsell. “Patterns of Migraine Disease in Otolaryngology: A CHEER Network Study.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 159, no. 1 (July 2018): 42–50. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599818764387.
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  - Brown, Clifford Scott, Susan D. Emmett, Samantha Kleindienst Robler, and Debara L. Tucci. “Global Hearing Loss Prevention.” Otolaryngol Clin North Am 51, no. 3 (June 2018): 575–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otc.2018.01.006.
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  - Crowson, Matthew G., Debara L. Tucci, and David Kaylie. “Hearing loss on social media: Who is winning hearts and minds?” Laryngoscope 128, no. 6 (June 2018): 1453–61. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.26902.
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  - Cunningham, Lisa L., and Debara L. Tucci. “Hearing Loss in Adults.” N Engl J Med 377, no. 25 (December 21, 2017): 2465–73. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMra1616601.
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  - Wilson, Blake S., Debara L. Tucci, Michael H. Merson, and Gerard M. O’Donoghue. “Global hearing health care: new findings and perspectives.” Lancet 390, no. 10111 (December 2, 2017): 2503–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31073-5.
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  - Tucci, Debara L., Blake S. Wilson, and Gerard M. O’Donoghue. “The Growing-and Now Alarming-Burden of Hearing Loss Worldwide.” Otol Neurotol 38, no. 10 (December 2017): 1387–88. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAO.0000000000001593.
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  - Carpenter, David J., Debara L. Tucci, David M. Kaylie, and Dennis O. Frank-Ito. “The anatomic determinants of conductive hearing loss secondary to tympanic membrane perforation.” J Otol 12, no. 3 (September 2017): 125–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joto.2017.06.001.
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  - Crowson, Matthew Gordon, Ronna Hertzano, and Debara L. Tucci. “Emerging Therapies for Sensorineural Hearing Loss.” Otol Neurotol 38, no. 6 (July 2017): 792–803. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAO.0000000000001427.
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  - Carpenter, David J., Debara L. Tucci, David M. Kaylie, and Dennis O. Frank-Ito. “Disagreement in middle ear volume estimation between tympanometry and three-dimensional volume reconstruction in the context of tympanic membrane perforation.” J Otol 12, no. 2 (June 2017): 74–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joto.2017.04.001.
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  - Crowson, Matthew G., Joseph M. Chen, and Debara Tucci. “Provincial Variation of Cochlear Implantation Surgical Volumes and Cost in Canada.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 156, no. 1 (January 2017): 137–43. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599816668325.
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  - Mukara, Kaitesi Batamuliza, Richard J. Lilford, Debara Lyn Tucci, and Peter Waiswa. “Prevalence of Middle Ear Infections and Associated Risk Factors in Children under 5 Years in Gasabo District of Kigali City, Rwanda.” Int J Pediatr 2017 (2017): 4280583. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4280583.
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  - Crowson, Matthew G., Yevgeniy R. Semenov, Debara L. Tucci, and John K. Niparko. “Quality of Life and Cost-Effectiveness of Cochlear Implants: A Narrative Review.” Audiol Neurootol 22, no. 4–5 (2017): 236–58. https://doi.org/10.1159/000481767.
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  - Mukara, Kaitesi Batamuliza, Peter Waiswa, Richard Lilford, and Debara Lyn Tucci. “Knowledge and care seeking practices for ear infections among parents of under five children in Kigali, Rwanda: a cross-sectional study.” Bmc Ear Nose Throat Disord 17 (2017): 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12901-017-0040-1.
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  - Sajisevi, Mirabelle, Kristine Schulz, Derek D. Cyr, Daniel Wojdyla, Richard M. Rosenfeld, Debara Tucci, and David L. Witsell. “Nonadherence to Guideline Recommendations for Tympanostomy Tube Insertion in Children Based on Mega-database Claims Analysis.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 156, no. 1 (January 2017): 87–95. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599816669499.
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  - Crowson, Matthew G., Kristine Schulz, and Debara L. Tucci. “Access to Health Care and Hearing Evaluation in US Adults.” Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 125, no. 9 (September 2016): 716–21. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003489416649972.
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  - Crowson, Matthew G., Kristine Schulz, and Debara L. Tucci. “National Utilization and Forecasting of Ototopical Antibiotics: Medicaid Data Versus "Dr. Google".” Otol Neurotol 37, no. 8 (September 2016): 1049–54. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAO.0000000000001115.
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  - Thomas Roland, J., Craig Buchman, Laurie Eisenberg, Lillian Henderson, Shuman He, Jill Firszt, Howard Francis, et al. “Proceedings of the Annual Symposium of the American Cochlear Implant Alliance.” Cochlear Implants Int 17, no. 5 (September 2016): 211–37. https://doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2016.1225348.
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  - Emmett, Susan D., Debara L. Tucci, Ricardo F. Bento, Juan M. Garcia, Solaiman Juman, Juan A. Chiossone-Kerdel, Ta J. Liu, et al. “Moving Beyond GDP: Cost Effectiveness of Cochlear Implantation and Deaf Education in Latin America.” Otol Neurotol 37, no. 8 (September 2016): 1040–48. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAO.0000000000001148.
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  - Witsell, David L., Tawfiq Khoury, Kristine A. Schulz, Robert Stachler, Debara L. Tucci, and Daniel Wojdyla. “Evaluation of Compliance for Treatment of Sudden Hearing Loss: A CHEER Network Study.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 155, no. 1 (July 2016): 48–55. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599816650175.
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  - Piker, Erin G., Kris Schulz, Kourosh Parham, Andrea Vambutas, David Witsell, Debara Tucci, Jennifer J. Shin, et al. “Variation in the Use of Vestibular Diagnostic Testing for Patients Presenting to Otolaryngology Clinics with Dizziness.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 155, no. 1 (July 2016): 42–47. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599816650173.
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  - Crowson, Matthew G., Aniruddha Patki, and Debara L. Tucci. “A Systematic Review of Diuretics in the Medical Management of Ménière's Disease.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 154, no. 5 (May 2016): 824–34. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599816630733.
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  - Alberg, Joni, Matthew G. Crowson, and Debara L. Tucci. “Access to and Uptake of Cochlear Implantation Among Children in North Carolina.” N C Med J 77, no. 4 (2016): 247–52. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.77.4.247.
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  - Crowson, Matthew G., and Debara L. Tucci. “Mini Review of the Cost-Effectiveness of Unilateral Osseointegrated Implants in Adults: Possibly Cost-Effective for the Correct Indication.” Audiol Neurootol 21, no. 2 (2016): 69–71. https://doi.org/10.1159/000443629.
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  - Emmett, Susan D., Debara L. Tucci, Magteld Smith, Isaac M. Macharia, Serah N. Ndegwa, Doreen Nakku, Kaitesi B. Mukara, et al. “GDP Matters: Cost Effectiveness of Cochlear Implantation and Deaf Education in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Otol Neurotol 36, no. 8 (September 2015): 1357–65. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAO.0000000000000823.
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  - Saunders, James E., David M. Barrs, Wenfeng Gong, Blake S. Wilson, Karen Mojica, and Debara L. Tucci. “Cost Effectiveness of Childhood Cochlear Implantation and Deaf Education in Nicaragua: A Disability Adjusted Life Year Model.” Otol Neurotol 36, no. 8 (September 2015): 1349–56. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAO.0000000000000809.
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  - Cunningham, Lisa L., and Debara L. Tucci. “Restoring synaptic connections in the inner ear after noise damage.” N Engl J Med 372, no. 2 (January 8, 2015): 181–82. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMcibr1413201.
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  - Piker, Erin G., David M. Kaylie, Douglas Garrison, and Debara L. Tucci. “Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale: Factor Structure, Internal Consistency and Convergent Validity in Patients with Dizziness.” Audiol Neurootol 20, no. 6 (2015): 394–99. https://doi.org/10.1159/000438740.
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  - Wolever, Ruth Q., Rebecca Price, A Garrett Hazelton, Natalia O. Dmitrieva, Elizabeth M. Bechard, Janet K. Shaffer, and Debara L. Tucci. “Complementary Therapies for Significant Dysfunction from Tinnitus: Treatment Review and Potential for Integrative Medicine.” Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2015 (2015): 931418. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/931418.
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  - Crowson, Matthew G., Kristine C. Schulz, and Debara L. Tucci. “Provider and patient drivers of ototopical antibiotic prescription variability.” Am J Otolaryngol 36, no. 6 (2015): 814–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2015.07.001.
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  - Patki, Aniruddha, and Debara L. Tucci. “Choice of ear for cochlear implantation: implant the better- or worse-hearing ear?” Laryngoscope 125, no. 1 (January 2015): 5–6. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.24736.
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  - Schulz, Kristine, Liana Puscas, Debara Tucci, Charles Woodard, David Witsell, Ramon M. Esclamado, and Walter T. Lee. “Surgical Training and Education in Promoting Professionalism: a comparative assessment of virtue-based leadership development in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residents.” Med Educ Online 18 (October 29, 2013): 22440. https://doi.org/10.3402/meo.v18i0.22440.
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  - Lambert, Paul R., Shaun Nguyen, Kenneth S. Maxwell, Debara L. Tucci, Lawrence R. Lustig, Malcolm Fletcher, Moraye Bear, and Carl Lebel. “A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study to assess safety and clinical activity of OTO-104 given as a single intratympanic injection in patients with unilateral Ménière's disease.” Otol Neurotol 33, no. 7 (September 2012): 1257–65. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAO.0b013e318263d35d.
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  - Shepard, Taylor H., Debara L. Tucci, Gerald A. Grant, and David M. Kaylie. “Management of hearing in pediatric NF2.” Otol Neurotol 33, no. 6 (August 2012): 1066–70. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAO.0b013e3182595325.
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  - Kaylie, David, Douglas Garrison, and Debara L. Tucci. “Evaluation of the patient with recurrent vertigo.” Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 138, no. 6 (June 2012): 584–87. https://doi.org/10.1001/archoto.2012.839.
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  - Stachler, Robert J., Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, Sanford M. Archer, Richard M. Rosenfeld, Seth R. Schwartz, David M. Barrs, Steven R. Brown, et al. “Clinical practice guideline: sudden hearing loss.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 146, no. 3 Suppl (March 2012): S1-35. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599812436449.
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  - Witsell, David L., Kristine A. Schulz, Kathy Moore, Debara L. Tucci, and Debara L. CHEER Investigators. “Implementation and testing of research infrastructure for practice-based research in hearing and communication disorders.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 145, no. 4 (October 2011): 565–71. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599811406369.
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  - Witsell, David L., Steven D. Rauch, Debara L. Tucci, Steven A. Telian, Peter S. Roland, Anh T. Nguyen-Huynh, and Kristine Schulz. “The Otology Data Collection project: report from the CHEER network.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 145, no. 4 (October 2011): 572–80. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599811416063.
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  - Wilson, Blake S., Michael F. Dorman, Marty G. Woldorff, and Debara L. Tucci. “Cochlear implants matching the prosthesis to the brain and facilitating desired plastic changes in brain function.” Prog Brain Res 194 (2011): 117–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-53815-4.00012-1.
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  - Schellenberg, Kerri, Richard Bedlack, and Debara Tucci. “Roaring in the ears: patulous Eustachian tube in bulbar amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.” Amyotroph Lateral Scler 11, no. 4 (August 2010): 395–96. https://doi.org/10.3109/17482960903501931.
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  - Aliabadi, Hamidreza, James J. Vredenburgh, Richard G. Everson, Annick Desjardins, Henry S. Friedman, Roger E. McLendon, Debara L. Tucci, and John H. Sampson. “Bevacizumab fails to treat temporal paraganglioma: discussion and case illustration.” J Neurooncol 98, no. 3 (July 2010): 427–30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-009-0091-2.
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  - Tucci, Debara L., Kristine Schulz, and David L. Witsell. “Building a national research network for clinical investigations in otology and neurotology.” Otol Neurotol 31, no. 2 (February 2010): 190–95. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181c9940c.
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  - Tucci, Debara, Michael H. Merson, and Blake S. Wilson. “A summary of the literature on global hearing impairment: current status and priorities for action.” Otol Neurotol 31, no. 1 (January 2010): 31–41. https://doi.org/10.1097/mao.0b013e3181c0eaec.
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  - Bledsoe, Sanford C., Seth Koehler, Debara L. Tucci, Jianxun Zhou, Colleen Le Prell, and Susan E. Shore. “Ventral cochlear nucleus responses to contralateral sound are mediated by commissural and olivocochlear pathways.” J Neurophysiol 102, no. 2 (August 2009): 886–900. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.91003.2008.
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  - Chino, Junzo P., John H. Sampson, Debara L. Tucci, David M. Brizel, and John P. Kirkpatrick. “Paraganglioma of the head and neck: long-term local control with radiotherapy.” Am J Clin Oncol 32, no. 3 (June 2009): 304–7. https://doi.org/10.1097/COC.0b013e318187dd94.
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  - Hutson, K. A., D. Durham, and D. L. Tucci. “Reversible conductive hearing loss: restored activity in the central auditory system.” Audiol Neurootol 14, no. 2 (2009): 69–77. https://doi.org/10.1159/000158535.
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  - Hutson, K. A., D. Durham, T. Imig, and D. L. Tucci. “Consequences of unilateral hearing loss: cortical adjustment to unilateral deprivation.” Hear Res 237, no. 1–2 (March 2008): 19–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2007.12.007.
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  - Hutson, K. A., D. Durham, and D. L. Tucci. “Consequences of unilateral hearing loss: time dependent regulation of protein synthesis in auditory brainstem nuclei.” Hear Res 233, no. 1–2 (November 2007): 124–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2007.08.003.
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  - Witsell, David L., Maureen T. Hannley, Sandra Stinnet, and Debara L. Tucci. “Treatment of tinnitus with gabapentin: a pilot study.” Otol Neurotol 28, no. 1 (January 2007): 11–15. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.mao.0000235967.53474.93.
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  - Gates, George A., Aimee Verrall, J Douglas Green, Debara L. Tucci, and Steven A. Telian. “Meniett clinical trial: long-term follow-up.” Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 132, no. 12 (December 2006): 1311–16. https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.132.12.1311.
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  - Sumner, Christian J., Debara L. Tucci, and Susan E. Shore. “Responses of ventral cochlear nucleus neurons to contralateral sound after conductive hearing loss.” J Neurophysiol 94, no. 6 (December 2005): 4234–43. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00401.2005.
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  - Gates, George A., J Douglas Green, Debara L. Tucci, and Steven A. Telian. “The effects of transtympanic micropressure treatment in people with unilateral Meniere's disease.” Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 130, no. 6 (June 2004): 718–25. https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.130.6.718.
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  - Asaoka, Katsuyuki, David M. Barrs, John H. Sampson, John T. McElveen, Debara L. Tucci, and Takanori Fukushima. “Intracanalicular meningioma mimicking vestibular schwannoma.” Ajnr Am J Neuroradiol 23, no. 9 (October 2002): 1493–96.
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  - Tucci, Debara L., Joseph C. Farmer, Russell D. Kitch, and David L. Witsell. “Treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss with systemic steroids and valacyclovir.” Otol Neurotol 23, no. 3 (May 2002): 301–8. https://doi.org/10.1097/00129492-200205000-00012.
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  - Alexander, Michael J., Tony P. Smith, and Debara L. Tucci. “Treatment of an iatrogenic petrous carotid artery pseudoaneurysm with a Symbiot covered stent: technical case report.” Neurosurgery 50, no. 3 (March 2002): 658–62. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006123-200203000-00047.
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  - Tucci, Debara, Nell B. Cant, and Dianne Durham. “Conductive hearing loss results in changes in cytochrome oxidase activity in gerbil central auditory system.” J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 3, no. 1 (March 2002): 89–106. https://doi.org/10.1007/s101620010091.
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  - Cook, Raymond D., Thomas Y. Hung, Roger L. Miller, David W. Smith, and Debara L. Tucci. “Effects of conductive hearing loss on auditory nerve activity in gerbil.” Hear Res 164, no. 1–2 (February 2002): 127–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378-5955(01)00424-5.
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  - Tucci, D. L., N. B. Cant, and D. Durham. “Effects of conductive hearing loss on gerbil central auditory system activity in silence.” Hear Res 155, no. 1–2 (May 2001): 124–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378-5955(01)00256-8.
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  - Tucci, D. L. “Sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a viral etiology?” Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 126, no. 9 (September 2000): 1164–65. https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.126.9.1164.
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  - Tucci, D. L., N. B. Cant, and D. Durham. “Conductive hearing loss results in a decrease in central auditory system activity in the young gerbil.” Laryngoscope 109, no. 9 (September 1999): 1359–71. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005537-199909000-00001.
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  - Clendaniel, R. A., and D. L. Tucci. “Vestibular rehabilitation strategies in Meniere's disease.” Otolaryngol Clin North Am 30, no. 6 (December 1997): 1145–58.
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  - Lawson, D. T., B. S. Wilson, C. C. Finley, M. Zerbi, L. A. Cartee, P. A. Roush, J. C. Farmer, and D. L. Tucci. “Cochlear implant studies at Research Triangle Institute and Duke University Medical Center.” Scand Audiol Suppl 46 (1997): 50–64.
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  - Heller, J. W., D. E. Brackmann, D. L. Tucci, J. A. Nyenhuis, and C. K. Chou. “Evaluation of MRI compatibility of the modified nucleus multichannel auditory brainstem and cochlear implants.” Am J Otol 17, no. 5 (September 1996): 724–29.
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  - Tucci, D. L., S. A. Telian, S. Zimmerman-Phillips, T. A. Zwolan, and P. R. Kileny. “Cochlear implantation in patients with cochlear malformations.” Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 121, no. 8 (August 1995): 833–38. https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1995.01890080005001.
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  - Tucci, D. L., S. A. Telian, P. R. Kileny, J. T. Hoff, and J. L. Kemink. “Stability of hearing preservation following acoustic neuroma surgery.” Am J Otol 15, no. 2 (March 1994): 183–88.
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  - Gebarski, S. S., D. L. Tucci, and S. A. Telian. “The cochlear nuclear complex: MR location and abnormalities.” Ajnr Am J Neuroradiol 14, no. 6 (1993): 1311–18.
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  - Tucci, D. L., P. R. Lambert, and D. J. Innes. “Primary lymphoma of the temporal bone.” Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 118, no. 1 (January 1992): 83–85. https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1992.01880010087021.
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  - Girod, D. A., D. L. Tucci, and E. W. Rubel. “Anatomical correlates of functional recovery in the avian inner ear following aminoglycoside ototoxicity.” Laryngoscope 101, no. 11 (November 1991): 1139–49. https://doi.org/10.1288/00005537-199111000-00001.
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  - Tucci, D. L., and E. W. Rubel. “Physiologic status of regenerated hair cells in the avian inner ear following aminoglycoside ototoxicity.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 103, no. 3 (September 1990): 443–50. https://doi.org/10.1177/019459989010300317.
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  - Tucci, D. L., P. R. Lambert, and R. A. Ruth. “Trends in rehabilitation after cochlear implantation.” Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 116, no. 5 (May 1990): 571–74. https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1990.01870050071009.
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  - Tucci, D. L., R. A. Ruth, and P. R. Lambert. “Use of the bone conduction ABR Wave I response in determination of cochlear reserve.” Am J Otol 11, no. 2 (March 1990): 119–24.
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  - Tucci, D. L., M. J. Wilson, and R. A. Dobie. “Coherence analysis of scalp responses to amplitude-modulated tones.” Acta Otolaryngol 109, no. 3–4 (1990): 195–201. https://doi.org/10.3109/00016489009107434.
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  - Tucci, D. L., D. E. Born, and E. W. Rubel. “Changes in spontaneous activity and CNS morphology associated with conductive and sensorineural hearing loss in chickens.” Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 96, no. 3 Pt 1 (1987): 343–50. https://doi.org/10.1177/000348948709600321.
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  - Tucci, D. L., and E. W. Rubel. “Afferent influences on brain stem auditory nuclei of the chicken: effects of conductive and sensorineural hearing loss on n. magnocellularis.” J Comp Neurol 238, no. 4 (August 22, 1985): 371–81. https://doi.org/10.1002/cne.902380402.
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  - Delanoy, R. L., D. L. Tucci, and P. E. Gold. “Amphetamine effects on long term potentiation in dentate granule cells.” Pharmacol Biochem Behav 18, no. 1 (January 1983): 137–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/0091-3057(83)90263-0.
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  - Ruth, R. A., D. L. Tucci, and E. R. Nilo. “Effects of ear canal pressure on threshold and growth of the acoustic reflex.” Ear Hear 3, no. 1 (1982): 39–41. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003446-198201000-00009.
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- Book Sections
  - Emmett, S. D., D. Pinder, D. G. Bervinchak, S. Juman, and H. W. Francis. “Establishing Hearing Implant Programs in Low Resource Settings: Practical and Economic Considerations.” In Implantable Hearing Devices, edited by C. de Souza, P. Roland, and D. Tucci, 261–75, 2017.
  - Tucci, D. L., and T. M. Pilkington. “Medical and surgical aspects of cochlear implantation.” In Cochlear Implants: Principles and Practices, 161–86, 2012.
  - Tucci, D. L., T. M. Pilkington, and T. Fukushima. “Extreme Lateral Infrajugular Transcondylar Approach for Resection of Skull Base Tumors.” In Otologic Surgery, 715–26, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-4160-4665-3.00059-7.
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  - Tucci, D. L., and E. W. Rubel. “Central Auditory System Development and Disorders.” In Neurotology, 563–85, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-01830-2.50042-0.
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- Other Articles
  - Witsell, D. L., D. L. Tucci, and K. Schulz. “Response to "a call for systematic data collection in tinnitus patients," from Michael landgrebe and berthold langguth.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, February 2012. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599811430044.
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  - Perry, B. P., R. L. Scher, L. Gray, E. H. Bossen, and D. L. Tucci. “Pathologic quiz case 1. Salivary gland choristoma of the middle ear.” Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, June 1998.
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- Conference Papers
  - Teixido, M. T., R. Zaveri, D. L. Tucci, F. A. Godley, A. Monfared, E. Esmati, and D. L. Witsell. “Chronic Migraine is Highly Prevalent in General Otolaryngology; A CHEER Network Study.” In Headache, 59:165–165. WILEY, 2019.
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  - Tucci, D. L., K. A. Schulz, J. M. Schreibstein, and D. L. Witsell. “Practice-Based Research in Your Practice.” In Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery : Official Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 147:P13, 2012.
  - Miller, J. T., D. M. Kaylie, and D. L. Tucci. “CO2 laser myringoplasty using a handheld fiber.” In Laryngoscope, Vol. 120, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.21272.
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  - Tebbit, C. L., T. Pilkington, S. Ciecko, D. Kaylie, and D. Tucci. “Management of temporal bone osteoradionecrosis: Surgical and adjunctive therapies.” In Laryngoscope, Vol. 119, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.21559.
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