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Hearing loss among hypertensive patients

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2019
Background Hypertension is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Hypertensives have been observed to have elevated hearing thresholds in various studies.
Stephen S. Yikawe, Samuel U. Uguru, Joseph H. Solomon, Andrew M. Adamu, Frederick Damtong, Kingsley Osisi, Foluso M. Adeyeye   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tone-in-noise detection deficits in elderly patients with clinically normal hearing [PDF]

, 2019
One of the most common complaints among the elderly is the inability to understand speech in noisy environments. In many cases, these deficits are due to age-related hearing loss; however, some of the elderly that have difficulty hearing in noise have ...
Cappelli, Giampietro, De Vincentiis, Marco, Greco, Antonio, Neri, Ilaria, Ralli, Massimo, Salvi, Richard, Sheppard, Adam   +6 more
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Subjective Visual Vertical Can be an Effective Tool to Evaluate Vestibular Function of Stapedotomy

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate if the subjective visual vertical/horizontal (SVV/SVH) can be used to evaluate the otolith organ of otosclerosis and stapedotomy. Design A total of 19 patients who were diagnosed with otosclerosis and underwent surgical treatment in our hospital were collected.
Tao Jiang, Juan Zheng, Wen‐Yan Li
wiley   +1 more source

Enfermedad de Alzheimer y pérdida auditiva [PDF]

, 2010
Despite the different epidemiological, neurophysiological and morphological studies published in the literature, it is still not known for sure whether there is a relation between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and peripheral hearing loss.
Cervera-Paz, F.J. (Francisco J.), Gimeno-Vilar, C. (Carlos)   +1 more
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Novel Pathogenic Variant Confirms the Association of REST and Jones Syndrome

Clinical Genetics, EarlyView.
Jones syndrome (JS) is an ultra‐rare condition characterized by gingival fibromatosis and progressive sensorineural hearing loss. It has been associated with a pathogenic REST exon‐5 variant (c.2670_2673del) in a Finnish family. We describe the first Italian family with JS in which a novel pathogenic REST exon‐5 variant (c.2645T>G) was identified ...
Valentina Lodato, Massimo Galli, Giacomo D'Angeli, Irene Bottillo, Luca Celli, Rosaria Turchetta, Andrea Colizza, Francesca Gianno, Biagio Palmisano, Francesca Romana Federici Stanganelli, Maria Rita Bianco, Daniela Messineo, Eugenia Allegra, Paola Grammatico, Mara Riminucci, Alessandro Corsi   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the Hearing‐Related Quality of Life in People With Intellectual Disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background People with intellectual disabilities are more likely to have hearing loss than the general population, but in most cases, it remains unrecognised and unmanaged. The aims of this study were to determine whether the hearing status of people with intellectual disabilities can be correctly evaluated by themselves and/or their ...
Susanna Zielonkowski, Philipp Mathmann, Awa Naghipour, Susanne Wasmuth, Lukas Prein, Ross Parfitt, Werner Brannath, Martin Scharpenberg, Vincent Jankovic, Anja Neumann, Katharina Schwarze, Karolin Schäfer, Christian Speckemeier, Corinna Gietmann, Katrin Neumann   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the role of depletive tests. a review analysis [PDF]

, 2016
An overview of the diagnostic role of depletion tests for staging Meniere’s disease, especially in the first phase of the disease, is reported.
Barbara, M, Covelli, E, Marrone, V, Monini, S, Tarentini, S   +4 more
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Hearing Threshold Estimation With Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission Growth Functions in People With Intellectual Disabilities in an Outreach Setting

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background People with intellectual disabilities often have undetected hearing loss. Methods In this prospective observational study featuring 110 adults with intellectual disabilities, hearing evaluations based on objective hearing threshold estimation using distortion‐product otoacoustic emission growth functions (DPOAEgfs) were performed in
Eleftherios Savvas, Emmanouela Dimitrakopoulou, Harald A. Euler, Frans Coninx, Felix Bluemel, Anne Krieger, Karolin Schaefer, Philipp Mathmann, Corinna Gietmann, Katrin Neumann   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variabilidade teste-reteste na audiometria tonal: comparação entre dois transdutores

Audiology: Communication Research
Objetivo Caracterizar a variabilidade teste-reteste com fones supra-aurais e fones de inserção e comparar os limiares auditivos tonais entre os transdutores.Métodos Foram selecionados 74 indivíduos de ambos os gêneros, com limiares auditivos normais e ...
Lilian Aguiar de Mello, Roberta Almeida Machado da Silva, Daniela Gil   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Validity of self-reported hearing loss in adults: performance of three single questions

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2011
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the validity of three single questions used to assess self-reported hearing loss as compared to pure-tone audiometry in an adult population.
Silvia Ferrite, Vilma Sousa Santana, Stephen William Marshall   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source