Audiological profile of indoor cycling teachers

The audiological profile of adults with and without hypertension

OBJECTIVE To determine whether there is any influence of systemic arterial hypertension on the peripheral auditory system. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study that investigated 40 individuals between 30 and 50 years old, who were divided into groups with and without systemic arterial hypertension, using data from high-frequency audiometry, transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions and disto...

Audiological Profile of Adult Persons with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorders

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The auditory profile of a large number of persons with late onset auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) is recently described in the Indian context. The purpose of study was 1) to profile data on routine audiological parameters, cortical evoked potentials, and temporal processing, 2) to analyze the benefit from hearing aids for persons with ANSD, and 3) to under...

Audiological profile of patients treated for childhood cancer.

OBJECTIVE To characterize the hearing loss after cancer treatment, according to the type of treatment, with identification of predictive factors. METHODS Two hundred patients who had cancer in childhood were prospectively evaluated. The mean age at diagnosis was 6 years, and at the audiometric assessment, 21 years. The treatment of the participants included chemotherapy without using platinum...

Audiological Profile in Laurencemoon Biedl Syndrome: A Case Study

Laurence-Moon Biedl (LMB) syndrome is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder, characterized by structural and functional abnormalities of organs [1]. This syndrome was first described by Laurence and Moon in 1866 [2]. This syndrome is also called Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) as Bardet and Biedl added additional polydactyly feature [3]. The estimated incidence is 1:160,000 in northern European p...

Audiological Profile in Laurence Moon Biedl Syndrome: a Case Study