Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2017 Congenital hearing loss (hearing loss that is present at birth) is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions in children. In the majority of developed countries, neonatal hearing screening programmes enable early detection; early intervention will prevent delays in speech and language development and has long-lasting beneficial effects on social and
Anna M H, Korver +7 more
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Hearing impairment in Stickler syndrome: a systematic review [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Stickler syndrome is a connective tissue disorder characterized by ocular, skeletal, orofacial and auditory defects. It is caused by mutations in different collagen genes, namely COL2A1, COL11A1 and COL11A2 (autosomal dominant inheritance ...
Acke, Frederic +3 more
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Delivering Therapeutics to the Cochlea: The Importance of the Patient’s Perspective
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2019 Hearing loss represents a major sensory impairment in humans with a strong impact on quality of life. The current standard of care for chronic sensorineural hearing loss is limited to hearing aids and implantable devices like cochlear implants ...
Marie-Josée Duran, Ralph Holme
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Osteogenesis imperfecta: the audiological phenotype lacks correlation with the genotype [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a heritable connective tissue disorder mainly caused by mutations in the genes COL1A1 and COL1A2 and is associated with hearing loss in approximately half of the cases.
Swinnen, Freya +12 more
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Recovery from repeated sudden hearing loss in a patient with Takayasu’s arteritis treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy: the first report in the literature [PDF]
, 2017 Hearing loss has been rarely reported in Takayasu's arteritis, presents as sudden sensorineural hearing loss and usually responds well to corticosteroid therapy.
ALTISSIMI, Giancarlo +8 more
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Hearing Loss in Adults - Silent Epidemic
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023 Introduction: Hearing loss affects 15% of Poles, i.e. more than 5.7 million people. Despite this, it is still underdiagnosed and insufficiently often treated.
Inga Magda +6 more
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Screening methods for age-related hearing loss in older patients with cancer: A review of the literature [PDF]
, 2018 © 2018 by the authors. As people grow older, they may experience loss in hearing sensitivity. Age-related hearing loss may negatively affect the patient's quality of life as it may lead to social isolation. In older patients with cancer, hearing loss can
Boterberg, T. +6 more
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BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and hearing loss are hallmark public health issues related to military service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Andrew J. MacGregor +3 more
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Trajectory of hearing loss in children with unilateral hearing loss
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023 IntroductionThe aim of this study was to quantify the amount of deterioration in hearing and to document the trajectory of hearing loss in early identified children with unilateral hearing loss (UHL).
Elizabeth M. Fitzpatrick +12 more
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Work-related noise exposure in a cohort of patients with chronic tinnitus: analysis of demographic and audiological characteristics [PDF]
, 2017 Work-related noise exposure is one of the major factors contributing to the development of adult-onset hearing loss and tinnitus. The aim of this study was to analyze, in patients with chronic tinnitus and long-term occupational noise exposure, (A ...
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