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Hearing loss in the pediatric age group
Sahel Medical Journal, 2020 Background: Hearing loss is one of the preventable diseases listed by the WHO, even though the prevalence is decreasing in the developed countries. The pediatric age is very important in terms of hearing and therefore speech development.
Uju Matilda Ibekwe +1 more
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Pure Tone Audiometry Findings before and after Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Hospital-based Prospective Interventional Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Introduction: Radiotherapy is still the major treatment modality for Head and Neck malignancies preferred by patients as well as surgeons. Temporal bone and brain stem are mostly included in the portals.
MD Taher Ahmed Mazumder +3 more
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Current amplification models of sensorineurall and conductive hearing loss [PDF]
Specijalna Edukacija i Rehabilitacija, 2012 The main function of a hearing aid is to improve auditory and language abilities of hearing impaired users. The amplification model has to be adapted according to age, degree and type of hearing loss.
Ostojić Sanja +2 more
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Re – evaluation of Rinne Test with Aluminum Alloy Tuning Fork 256 Hz and 512 Hz
Siriraj Medical Journal, 2019 Objective: To study the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of the 256 Hz and 512 Hz aluminum tuning fork in the detection of conductive hearing loss by quick Rinne test.
Patcharaporn Phonpornpaiboon, M.D. +2 more
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Vowel production of Mandarin-speaking hearing aid users with different types of hearing loss.
PLoS ONE, 2017 In contrast with previous research focusing on cochlear implants, this study examined the speech performance of hearing aid users with conductive (n = 11), mixed (n = 10), and sensorineural hearing loss (n = 7) and compared it with the speech of hearing ...
Yu-Chen Hung, Ya-Jung Lee, Li-Chiun Tsai
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Audiometric evaluation in individuals with mucopolysaccharidosis
Clinics, 2018 OBJECTIVES: To characterize the audiometric evaluation and acoustic immittance measures in different types of mucopolysaccharidosis. METHOD: Fifty-three mucopolysaccharidosis patients were evaluated.
Marcela Rosana Maia da Silveira +4 more
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The validity of an isiZulu speech reception threshold test for use with adult isiZulu speakers
South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2020 Background: This study continued the development of an isiZulu speech reception threshold (zSRT) test for use with first language, adult speakers of isiZulu. Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the convergent and concurrent validity
Seema Panday +2 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Platinum‐based chemotherapy is known to cause severe and debilitating hearing loss, but unlike cisplatin, the true incidence of carboplatin‐induced hearing loss remains unclear. We evaluated functional hearing outcomes in children receiving carboplatin to determine the incidence and severity of ototoxicity. Procedure We identified a
Aniket Chawla +6 more
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Audiologic Assessment of Preschool Children with Hearing Loss in a Secondary Health Care Setting [PDF]
Human Research in RehabilitationThe study aimed to evaluate the audiologic profile of preschool children with hearing loss, i.e., to determine the type, degree, and configuration of hearing loss, amplitude of otoacoustic emissions, and word recognition performance. This retrospective
Lidija Ristovska +3 more
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Hearing Loss in Mucopolysaccharidoses: Current Knowledge and Future Directions
Diagnostics, 2020 Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a group of lysosomal storage disorders caused by a deficiency of one of the enzymes involved in the degradation of glycosaminoglycans. Hearing loss is a common clinical presentation in MPS.
Jeremy Wolfberg +3 more
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