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The New Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19) and Hearing Function in Adults

Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing and Balance Medicine, 2022
In this study, we assessed the impact of COVID-19 on the hearing function in adults. A total of 161 subjects were examined, and the results of a previous audiological examination of 24 patients were reviewed.
Maria Y. Boboshko, Ekaterina S. Garbaruk, Sof’ya M. Vikhnina, Larisa E. Golovanova, Elena A. Ogorodnikova, Anna V. Rabchevskaya, Ekaterina V. Zhilinskaia   +6 more
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Effects of Obesity on the Auditory Function of Children and Adolescents

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022
Introduction Childhood and adolescent obesity is associated with insulin resistance, abnormal glucose metabolism, hypertension, dyslipidemia, inflammation, liver disease, and compromised vascular function.
Engin Başer, Havva Nur Peltek Kendirci
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Hearing Conservation Program For Marching Band Members: A Risk For Noise-Induced Hearing Loss? [PDF]

, 2013
Purpose: To examine the risk for noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in university marching band members and to provide an overview of a hearing conservation program for a marching band.
Carney, Edward, Jin, Su-Hyun, Nelson, Peggy B., Schlauch, Robert S.   +3 more
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Bone conductive implants in single sided deafness [PDF]

, 2015
Conclusion: The Bone Conductive Implants (BCI) showed to partly restore some of the functions lost when the binaural hearing is missing, such as in the single-sided deafness (SSD) subjects.
ATTURO, FRANCESCA, BARBARA, Maurizio, FILIPPI, CHIARA, MONINI, Simonetta, musy, isotta   +4 more
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Development of a Deep Learning Model for Predicting Speech Audiometry Using Pure-Tone Audiometry Data

Applied Sciences
Speech audiometry is a vital tool in assessing an individual’s ability to perceive and comprehend speech, traditionally requiring specialized testing that can be time-consuming and resource -intensive.
Jae Sung Shin, Jun Ma, Seong Jun Choi, Sungyeup Kim, Min Hong   +4 more
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OPA1-related auditory neuropathy: site of lesion and outcome of cochlear implantation. [PDF]

, 2015
Hearing impairment is the second most prevalent clinical feature after optic atrophy in Dominant Optic Atrophy associated with mutations in the OPA1 gene.
Arslan, E, Biscaro, A, Cama, Elona, Caporali, L, Carelli, V., La Morgia, C, Liguori, R, Magnavita, V, Monteleone, A, Rossi, R, Santarelli, Rosamaria, Scimemi, Pietro, Valentino, Ml   +12 more
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Noise speech tests in the audiological clinic - An Integrative Review

Distúrbios da Comunicação, 2020
Introduction: Conventional audiometry is not reliable enough to predict a person’s understanding in a noisy environment, so inserting speech noise tests into the audiological clinical routine can be a useful tool for detecting possible central auditory ...
Andréa Paz-Oliveira, Teresa Maria Momensohn-Santos, Michele Picanço do Carmo, Adriana Fiore   +3 more
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Synthetic speech audiometry [PDF]

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1989
A new hearing test is being developed that is based on presenting to listeners sets of synthesized words with well-defined acoustics properties. The test is based in part on work by Gòsy et al. [Proc. 11th ICPS, Tallinn (1987)], and its aim is to estimate a listener's hearing sensitivity from errors in word discrimination.
Corine Bickley, Gerald Kidd
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Assessment of Hearing Loss Effects on Speech Difficulties by Speech Audiometry

Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery
Background and objective: The basic audiological exam includes speech audiometry as a necessary component. The study aimed to assess the effects of hearing loss on speech difficulty in Kurdish populations in compared to a healthy control group.
Ronahi Ibrahim Ali, Ronak Taher Ali
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Preventive hearing tests in workers exposed to noise and organic solvents

Medycyna Pracy, 2020
Robust evidence confirms that occupational exposures to organic solvents are ototoxic and can aggravate the effects of noise on the auditory organ.
Mariola Śliwińska-Kowalska
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