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Community health worker‐based hearing screening on a mobile platform: A scalable protocol piloted in Haiti

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2020
Objective To establish the feasibility of a systematic, community health worker (CHW)‐based hearing screening program that gathers Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act‐compliant electronic data (otoscopic images of tympanic membrane and ...
Asitha D. L. Jayawardena, Ashley M. Nassiri, Dylan A. Levy, Vienna Valeriani, Alison J. Kemph, Charissa N. Kahue, Nathaniel Segaren, Robert F. Labadie, Marc L. Bennett, Carl A. Elisée, James L. Netterville   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Subjective Cognitive Complaints and Hearing Loss in Older Adults—A Cross‐Sectional Study on the Possible Association

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT An association between hearing loss and cognitive decline has been found in many epidemiological and clinical studies but few studies have investigated if objectively measured hearing loss is associated with subjective cognitive complaints. Both factors increase with age and are linked to future cognitive decline/dementia.
Asmus Vogel, Rebecca K. Hendel, Mie Jørgensen, Abigail Anne Kressner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wax Impaction in Nigerian School Children.

, 2011
Background: Impacted wax has been classified as an ear disease. It can cause pain, itch­ing, tinnitus hearing loss or otitis externa. The prevalence of cerumen impaction varies.
Ezeanolue, BC, Eziyi, J.A.E., Amusa, YB, Eziyi, JAE, Nwawolo, C.C., Nwawolo, CC, Ezeanolue, B.C., Amusa, Y.B.   +7 more
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A survey comparison of educational interventions for teaching pneumatic otoscopy to medical students

BMC Medical Education, 2019
Background Though pneumatic otoscopy improves accurate diagnosis of ear disease, trainees lack proficiency. We evaluated the effect of three different training techniques on medical students’ subsequent reported use of basic and pneumatic otoscopy in ...
Alanna Higgins Joyce, Maya Raman, Jennifer L. Beaumont, Heather Heiman, Mark Adler, Suzanne M. Schmidt   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment Choices for Acute Canine Otitis Externa in Sweden, Finland and Norway: A Comparative Study With a Focus on Antibiotic Use

Veterinary Dermatology, EarlyView.
Background: Canine otitis externa (COE) is one of the most frequently recorded disorders in veterinary practices, making it an important focus for antibiotic stewardship. Hypothesis/Objectives: To investigate and compare treatment regimens for acute COE in Finland, Norway and Sweden, with a focus on antibiotic use.
Kaisa Saarinen, Ditte Ljungquist, Riitta Seppänen, Mirja Kaimio, Anna‐Maria Andersson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hearing alterations in children aged 7 to 9 years old from an elementary public school in São Luís, Maranhão - doi:10.5020/18061230.2007.p155

Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, 2012
The objective of this study was to verify the hearing alterations and their frequencies in children aged 7-9 years old from a public elementary school in São Luís, Maranhão. The study was carried out from May to July, 2004, with 101 first grade scholars,
Barbara Tereza Fonseca da Silva, Márcia de Oliveira Monte, Vânia Maria de Farias Aragão, Barbara Tereza Fonseca da Silva   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impacted cerumen: composition, production, epidemiology and management [PDF]

QJM, 2004
In the UK, some 2.3 million people suffer cerumen ('ear wax') problems serious enough to warrant management, with approximately 4 million ears syringed annually. Impacted cerumen is a major cause of primary care consultation, and a common comorbidity in ENT patients, the elderly, infirm and people with mental retardation.
J F, Guest, M J, Greener, A C, Robinson, A F, Smith   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Microbial Pressure and Social Immunity: Bumble Bees Increase Brood Hygiene After Exposure to a Bacillus thuringiensis‐Based Biopesticide

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
In social insect colonies, diseased or dead brood is identified and removed by workers to prevent the infection of the whole colony. Here, bumble bee larvae exposed to a bacterium (Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. aizawai (strain: ABTS‐1857)) based biopesticide were removed more frequently than wounded or untreated control larvae. This shows that bumble bee
Michelle Scheffler, Karoline Wueppenhorst, Doreen Babin, Abdulrahim T. Alkassab, Silvio Erler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Outpatient experience of using a cerumenolytic agent in a surdology office. Case report

Consilium Medicum
Earwax performs important protective functions for the auditory system: cleansing, moisturizing, and inactivating foreign agents. However, when the production and excretion of this secretion are disrupted, cerumen impaction may develop in the external ...
Maria Yu. Boboshko
doaj   +1 more source

Magnitude, Patterns and Factors Associated With Sensorineural Hearing Loss Among Hypertensive Adults at a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Tanzania

Eye &ENT Research, Volume 3, Issue 2, Page 101-106, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Hearing loss affects 1.5 billion people globally, with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) linked to hypertension. Hypertension affects 1.39 billion people worldwide and its prevalence is rising sharply in Sub‐Saharan Africa. While 12% of Tanzanian population has cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension and recent studies ...
Johnson Shayo, Denis Katundu, Abdallah Jonas, Peter Shija   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source