Reasons hearing loss was detected in children more than 6 months after birth

Sensorineural hearing loss: more than meets the eye?

PURPOSE To assess the value of MR in patients with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) caused by lesions other than acoustic neuromas. METHODS MR studies of 51 patients with SNHL were retrospectively reviewed; patients with acoustic neuroma were excluded to focus on the more uncommon causes. RESULTS Twenty patients had labyrinthine lesions. Six patients had viral labyrinthitis, one patient ha...

More than 6 Months of Teriparatide Treatment Was More Effective for Bone Union than Shorter Treatment Following Lumbar Posterolateral Fusion Surgery

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case series. PURPOSE To examine the most effective duration of teriparatide use for spinal fusion in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE We reported that daily subcutaneous injection of teriparatide (parathyroid hormone) significantly improved bone union after instrumented lumbar posterolateral fusion (PLF) in women with postmenopausal o...

Determination of Hearing Loss Prevalence in Preschool Children of Ahwaz

Introduction: Children learn to communicate by hearing sounds. If there is hearing loss, the cognitive and speaking abilities and language learning will deteriorate. Early detection and intervention are important factors in the successful treatment of hearing loss in children. Hearing loss (HL) is divided into two main groups: conductive hearing loss (CHL) and sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL)...

Hearing loss in children.

Nasalance Scores of Sentences in Children with Hearing Loss

Background and purpose: Proper resonance is a major factor for the comprehension of speech in individuals with hearing loss. These people have low speech intelligibility caused by inappropriate resonance. Therefore, nasalance measurement is a principal aspect of the assessment of people with hearing loss. This study aimed at determining nasalance in children with hearing loss. Materials and me...