Assessment of Hearing Health Among Adults in Rural Health Clinics
Rural health clinics are a critical healthcare system tasked with improving health in rural communities. This study recruited 403 adults from 10 rural healthcare clinics throughout rural Kentucky, mostly within Appalachia, to screen for hearing loss and evaluate the utilization of diagnostic hearing healthcare and found that 70% of participants ...
Mit A. Patel +4 more
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Radiotherapy‐Induced Otitis Media With Effusion in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Meta‐Analysis
This meta‐analysis of eight studies comprising 582 NPC patients provides the first quantitative synthesis of radiotherapy‐induced otitis media with effusion (OME), demonstrating a significant overall risk difference of 0.18 (95% CI: −0.06 to 0.42, p < 0.0001) in OME naive ears.
Nevin Yi Meng Chua +3 more
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Effect of HIV and Antiretroviral Treatment on Auditory Functions
Introduction Numerous studies have evaluated auditory functions in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients; however, these studies had a few major limitations in terms of methodology as they used mainly evoked audiometry although this method is ...
Ravinder S. Minhas +3 more
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COMPUTERIZED DATABASE SYSTEM FOR PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY
The management and storage of pure tone audiometry data creates a major problem for otolaryngological clinics. We have devised a new computerized database system to overcome this problem. The hardware involved includes multiple audiometers and computers interfaced with a glassfiber local area network (Pi-Net).
C, Mizukami +7 more
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The effects of certain verbal stimuli upon the autonomic equilibrium of hearing handicapped, emotionally handicapped, and non-handicapped adolescents [PDF]
Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston ...
Sortini, Adam John
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Auditory and cognitive performance in elderly musicians and nonmusicians [PDF]
Musicians represent a model for examining brain and behavioral plasticity in terms of cognitive and auditory profile, but few studies have investigated whether elderly musicians have better auditory and cognitive abilities than nonmusicians.
Borella, Erika +3 more
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Cochlear Implantation in Autoimmune Inner‐Ear Disease: Outcome and Patient‐Reported Benefit
This study demonstrates that patients with secondary autoimmune inner‐ear disease (AIED) achieve significant improvements in speech perception and quality of life following cochlear implantation. Although AIED patients may show slightly lower performance in noisy environments compared to controls, their subjective hearing benefit converges with matched
Merete Hartmann +4 more
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Cone beam computed tomography after round window vibroplasty. do the radiological findings match the auditory outcome? [PDF]
Conclusion: The CBCT imaging technique has proved to be reliable for assessing the appropriate positioning of the FMT in the round window niche. However, when considering specific imaging parameters, such as lack of bony contacts and appropriate inferior
BARBARA, Maurizio +6 more
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Comparative Study of Tympanic Membrane Regeneration Therapy for Chronic Otitis Media
This study compared tympanic membrane regeneration therapy (TMRT) with conventional tympanoplasty (CTP) for the treatment of chronic suppurative perforated otitis media (COM). TMRT has many advantages over CTP as a surgical treatment for COM. In particular, significant differences were observed in operative time, hearing improvement, and patient ...
Shin‐ichi Kanemaru +8 more
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Objective. The aim of this study is to analyze the high-frequency hearing levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and to determine the relationship between hearing loss, disease duration, and immunological parameters. Materials and Methods.
Mar Lasso de la Vega +3 more
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