Etiological Considerations Regarding Transmission Hearing Loss

Stigma Regarding Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids

Stigma regarding hearing loss and hearing aids presents a great challenge, especially because dealing with its consequences in an appropriate and timely manner might be associated with better outcomes for the person with hearing loss, their caregivers, and society. A clear understanding of the stigma concept and its measurement in the area of hearing loss among older adults might advance knowle...

Diabetes mellitus as etiological factor of hearing loss Summary

Diabetes mellitus as etiological factor of hearing loss.

Patients with diabetes mellitus often show symptoms such as dizziness, tinnitus, and hearing impairment. In general, hearing loss is sensorineural, which is sometimes confused with presbycusis, mainly because it develops in patients older than 40 years of age. Angiopathy and neuropathy caused by diabetes mellitus have been considered important factors for the vestibular-cochlear disorders found...

Amplification considerations for children with minimal or mild bilateral hearing loss and unilateral hearing loss.

Children with minimal or mild bilateral hearing loss and unilateral hearing loss are at higher risk for academic, speech-language, and social-emotional difficulties than their normal hearing peers. The choice to fit infants with moderate or greater degrees of bilateral hearing loss has been standard practice for most clinicians, but for those with minimal or mild bilateral hearing loss or unila...

Medical Student Knowledge Regarding Age Related Hearing Loss and Amplification

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