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A Rare Cause of Acute Bilateral Hearing Loss: Otosyphilis. [PDF]

Cureus, 2020
Syphilis is a bacterial infection caused by Treponema pallidum. It spreads usually via sexual contact. Syphilis generally presents as a multisystem disease, with symptoms resembling and often confused with those of other diseases, thus often called "the great mimicker".
Amidou Abdul K, Silva L, Perez J.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Hearing loss impacts gray and white matter across the lifespan: Systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression

NeuroImage, 2021
Hearing loss is a heterogeneous disorder thought to affect brain reorganization across the lifespan. Here, structural alterations of the brain due to hearing loss are assessed by using unique effect size metrics based on Cohen's d and Hedges’ g.
Francis A.M. Manno, Raul Rodríguez-Cruces, Rachit Kumar, J. Tilak Ratnanather, Condon Lau   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Hearing Loss by Audiometry - Our Experience at Tertiary Care Hospital

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2022
Objective: To analyze the results of pure tone audiometry in the terms of age, sex, and type of hearing loss attending the hospital with the complaint of hearing loss. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, patients attending Benazir Bhutto
Mehboob Khan Yazdani, Ahmed Hasan Ashfaq, Muhammad Arshad, Umair Ashfaq, Salman Aslam, Jawad Faisal Malik   +5 more
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Bone-anchored hearing aids for people with bilateral hearing impairment: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHAs) are indicated for people with conductive or mixed hearing loss who can benefit from amplification of sound.
Sheehan, P.Z., Clegg, A.J., Colquitt, J.L., Mitchell, T.E., T.E. Mitchell, A.J. Clegg, P.Z. Sheehan, D.M. Baguley, Loveman, E., D.W. Proops, P. Harris, J. Jones, Harris, P., Welch, K., K. Welch, J.L. Colquitt, Jones, J., Baguley, D.M., Proops, D.W., E. Loveman   +19 more
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Sudden Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss Secondary to Cerebral Venous Thrombosis [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2018
Introduction: Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is an important otological emergency. Up to 90% of the cases are idiopathic. Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is an extremely rare identifiable cause as it only represents 0.5% of all strokes ...
Muhammad-Nu’aim Ishak, Nik-Mohd-Syukra Nik -Abdul- Ghani, Irfan Mohamad   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Catastrophic bilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss following COVID-19

BMJ Case Reports, 2021
Since December 2019, when it was first detected in Wuhan, the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) has spread across the globe. The pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the global population with >110 million confirmed cases and 2.5 million deaths.
Michael Edwards, J. Muzaffar, P. Naik, C. Coulson   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Analysis of congenital hearing loss after neonatal hearing screening

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
IntroductionNeonates undergo neonatal hearing screening to detect congenital hearing loss at an early stage. Once confirmed, it is necessary to perform an etiological workup to start appropriate treatment.
Gill Verstappen, Ina Foulon, Kelsey Van den Houte, Emilie Heuninck, Bart Van Overmeire, Frans Gordts, Vedat Topsakal   +6 more
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Functional Consequences of Poor Binaural Hearing in Development: Evidence From Children With Unilateral Hearing Loss and Children Receiving Bilateral Cochlear Implants

Trends in Hearing, 2021
Poor binaural hearing in children was hypothesized to contribute to related cognitive and academic deficits. Children with unilateral hearing have normal hearing in one ear but no access to binaural cues.
Claire McSweeny, S. Cushing, Jennifer L. Campos, B. Papsin, K. Gordon   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Unilateral versus bilateral hearing aids for bilateral hearing impairment in adults [PDF]

, 2017
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of bilateral versus unilateral hearing aids in adults with a bilateral hearing ...
Whitmer, William M., Patrick Howell, Saoussen Ftouh, Graham Naylor, William M Whitmer, Howell, Patrick, Ftouh, Saoussen, Chong, Lee Yee, George G Browning, Browning, George G., Naylor, Graham, Lee Yee Chong   +11 more
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Language ability after early detection of permanent childhood hearing impairment [PDF]

, 2006
Background: Children with bilateral permanent hearing impairment often have impaired language and speech abilities. However, the effects of universal newborn screening for permanent bilateral childhood hearing impairment and the effects of confirmation ...
Petrou, S, Law, CM, Watkin, P, Kennedy, Colin R., Campbell, MJ, Yuen, HM, Law, Catherine M., Petrou, Stavros, Worsfold, Sarah, Stevenson, J, Watkin, Peter, Worsfold, S, Yuen, Ho Ming, Campbell, Michael J., Stevenson, Jim, McCann, DC, McCann, Donna C., Mullee, M, Kennedy, CR, Mullee, Mark   +19 more
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