Effect of changes in the hearing aid subsidy on the prevalence of hearing loss in South Korea
Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 ObjectivesSouth Korea's National Health Insurance has provided hearing aids to registered individuals with hearing disabilities since 1989. In 2015, hearing aid subsidies increased to approximately US$1,000.
Chul Young Yoon +7 more
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RNA Sequencing Resolves Cryptic Pathogenic Variants in Mitochondrial Disease
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Mitochondrial diseases are the most common inherited metabolic disorders, characterized by pronounced clinical and genetic heterogeneity that complicates molecular diagnosis. Although DNA‐based sequencing approaches have become standard in genetic testing, up to half of patients remain without a definitive diagnosis.
Zhimei Liu +21 more
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Cochlear Hearing Loss Detection System Based on Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions [PDF]
, 2004 The aim of this paper is to evaluate the application of the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) and support vector machines (SVM) to transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) in order to achieve a detection of frequency-specific hearing loss (HL).We ...
Weiss, Stephan +3 more
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An ex-military psychologist's battle against hearing loss [PDF]
, 2021 A blog post on Dr. Dalia Tsimpida's journey into audiology research and hearing health public engagement, and her research on preventable hearing ...
Mirza, Nadine, Tsimpida, Dialechti
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Behavioral Evaluation of 3 Smartphone-Based Hearing Aid Apps for Patients with Mild Hearing Loss: An Exploratory Pilot Study [PDF]
, 2022 BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the behavioral performance of a selection of currently available hearing aid apps in patients with mild hearing loss. METHODS: We investigated 3 user-friendly hearing aid apps (EarMachine, Sound Amplifier,
Ho Lee, Jun +10 more
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Effect of N‐acetyl‐cysteine treatment on sensorineural hearing loss: a meta‐analysis
World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2022 N‐acetyl‐cysteine (NAC) is an efficacious treatment for sensorineural hearing loss in animal models, such as noise‐induced hearing loss (NIHL), however previous research into the effect of NAC on patients with hearing loss produced contradictory results.
Xue Bai +5 more
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Movement Disorders in Aicardi–Goutières Syndrome and Response to Immunomodulation
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study characterizes movement disorders and treatment responses in seven children with Aicardi–Goutières syndrome (AGS). We retrospectively evaluated motor phenotypes, neuroimaging, and interferon signatures in patients treated with baricitinib or anifrolumab. Spasticity affected all patients, while dystonia was present in 4/7.
Enrique Gonzalez Saez‐Diez +10 more
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Congenital hearing loss in Malta : a survey [PDF]
, 1990 The congenitally deaf infant who acquires deafness prior to development of language present special problems when compared to other hearing impaired individuals.
Pace Balzan, Jacqueline +3 more
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North south divide, not age, linked to hearing loss [PDF]
, 2020 An increase of over 10% in the prevalence of hearing loss in the English over 50s may not be age-related, a new study by University of Manchester researchers has shown.
Tsimpida, Dialechti
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Writing strategies and SRSD in a Danish context – A pilot study
Social Sciences and Humanities OpenWriting skills are important for academic achievement. In the present pilot study, we aimed to investigate whether a four-week intervention period, three lessons a week, could improve students' writing skills, self-efficacy for writing, attitudes to ...
Hanne B. Søndergaard Knudsen +2 more
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