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Profile of the elderly population referred for hearing aid fitting in a public hospital [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Purpose: To identify the profile of the elderly population referred for hearing aids fitting in a public hospital, regarding sociodemographic characteristics, general and hearing health. Method: The data of 191 elderly were collected from medical records.
Araujo, Tiago de Melo   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

Downregulation of BST2 Rescues Cochlear Nerve Demyelination in Age‐Related Hearing Loss via Enhancing Schwann Cell Migration

open access: yesAging Cell, EarlyView.
The illustration indicates that increased BST2 expression in Schwann cells leads to cochlear nerve demyelination, accelerating hearing loss in ARHL. The upregulation of BST2 reduces POU6F1 expression by activating the NF‐κB pathway, which impairs MPZ transcription and Schwann cell migration, ultimately contributing to neural demyelination in ARHL ...
Mengxiao Liu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Connexin 30 deletion exacerbates cochlear senescence and age-related hearing loss

open access: yesFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022
Pathogenic mutations in the Gjb2 and Gjb6 genes, encoding connexin 26 (Cx26) and connexin 30 (Cx30), respectively, have been linked to the most frequent monogenic hearing impairment, nonsyndromic hearing loss, and deafness DFNB1.
Fabiola Paciello   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systemic lupus erythematosus and hearing disorders: literature review and meta-analysis of clinical and temporal bone findings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Objective: This literature review and meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the correlations among hearing and vestibular clinical symptoms, temporal bone findings, and pathological mechanisms in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
DI STADIO, Arianna, Ralli, Massimo
core   +1 more source

Bridging the Social Gap Through ‘Conscious Caring’: A Constructivist Grounded Theory of the Art of Caring for Older Adults With Dual Sensory Impairment

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim The aim of this study was to develop a conceptual understanding of the role of caring for older adults with combined vision and hearing impairment (DSI). Background Dual sensory impairment (DSI) impacts both listening and speechreading communication, function and social participation, meaning that older adults often require support and ...
Moira E. Dunsmore   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sudden hearing loss as an early detector of multiple sclerosis: a systematic review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
To evaluate whether Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (S-SNHL) may be an early symptom of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). A systematic review was conducted using the following keywords: "Multiple sclerosis, hearing loss, sudden hearing loss, vertigo, tinnitus ...
Bernitsas, E   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Auditory perception and the ecology of human–nature interactions: Effects of hearing loss on listening to birdsong

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 12, Page 3282-3296, December 2025.
Abstract The human sensory systems are a primary means through which people experience and connect with nature. Understanding and improving people's personalised ecologies—their embodied, sensory interactions with other organisms—is key to addressing the causes and consequences of the extinction of experience and ecological grief prevalent in ...
Siddharth Unnithan Kumar   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk factors for presbycusis in a socio-economic middle-class sample Estudo de fatores de risco para presbiacusia em indivíduos de classe sócio-econômica média

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2009
Presbycusis, or the aging ear, involves mainly the inner ear and the cochlear nerve, causing sensorineural hearing loss. Risk factors include systemic diseases and poor habits that cause inner ear damage and lead to presbycusis. Correct identification of
Cláudia Simônica de Sousa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Somatic modulation of tinnitus: a review and some open questions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Tinnitus modulation by movements of the temporomandibular joint, head and neck musculoskeletal structures and the eye, can be found in one to two thirds of tinnitus sufferers; unfortunately this condition is often overlooked by otolaryngologists ...
ALTISSIMI, Giancarlo   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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