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Safe Sound: Highlighting Electronic Dance Music Attendees' Unique Hearing Protection Practices

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Electronic dance music attendees (EDMAs) stand out as a group more likely to use hearing protection (HP) compared to non‐EDM attendees (non‐EDMAs), making them an interesting focus for understanding the adoption of healthier auditory habits. This study delved into the factors driving HP use among EDMAs, uncovering key influences such as personal ...
Oluwatobiloba Ayo‐Ajibola   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examination of Hearing in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Population: Role of Extended-High-Frequency Audiometry in the Diagnosis of Subclinical Involvement

open access: yesScientifica, 2016
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
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Study of Two Different Myringoplasty Techniques in Mucosal Type of Chronic Otitis Media [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Introduction: Myringoplasty is a surgical procedure used to close the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane and to improve the hearing loss.
Mallikarjunappa Ajjampura Murugendrappa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pure tone audiometry with and without specific ear protectors

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2008
The authors evaluated pure tone audiometry with and without specific ear protectors.The purpose of this case control study was to measure the level of sound attenuation by earplugs.The evaluation included sixty ears of 30 subjects of both sexes, aged between 20 and 58 years, of various professional activities, with normal hearing thresholds, and ...
Carlos Antonio Rodrigues de Faria   +1 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Tactile responses in pure-tone audiometry: a saccule function? [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2013
As generally accepted, low-frequency bone-conduction thresholds obtained in the 35–55 dB range are often tactile responses and not due to auditory stimulation [4]. Since it is recently known that low-frequency airand bone-conducted stimuli can be used to test otolithic function also in humans [2], we wondered if such ‘‘false-positive’’ boneconduction ...
Julia Louza   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Contemporary Clinical Management of Otosyphilis for Practicing Otolaryngologists—A Scoping Review

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Otosyphilis has reemerged alongside increasing syphilis rates, highlighting the need for early recognition to prevent severe audiovestibular complications. A scoping review and retrospective case series indicate that most patients present with hearing loss, tinnitus, or vertigo and typically respond to penicillin‐based treatment.
Corinne A. Pittman   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Auditory and cognitive performance in elderly musicians and nonmusicians [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
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
core   +2 more sources

Efficacy and Safety of Intratympanic Botulinum Toxin Injection on Middle Ear Myoclonic Tinnitus

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Intratympanic Botulinum toxin (IT‐BTX) injection appears to be an effective and safe treatment for MEMT, significantly reducing tinnitus‐related symptoms without complications. In a retrospective study of 57 patients, THI scores and VAS measures for loudness, awareness, annoyance, and life impact improved significantly over 6 months.
Ji Hyung Lim   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Significance of the focal brain lesion in development of vestibular and acoustical disturbances in patients with multiple sclerosis

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Medicine, 2011
We have examined 72 patients aged from 18 till 62 with cerebral and cerebrospinal multiple sclerosis (MS) form. All patients have been underwent оtoneurologiс examination, electronystagmography (ENG), caloric tests, pure-tone audiometry, high frequency ...
I M Kirichenko   +5 more
doaj  

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