Toward a better understanding of hearing impairment (2): prejudice against hearing impairment people

HEARING IMPAIRMENT CAUSED BY WAR

120 cases of Iranian soldiers complaining of hearing loss, were studied over a period of three years at the Ghaem Medical Center in Mashad,Iran. There was adequate information in III cases that their engagement in different types of explosions had caused their hearing impairment. The following aspects were evaluated: 1- Categorization of their hearing impairment. 2- The otoscopic findings...

Hearing impairment in older people: a review.

As we age we are increasingly likely to suVer from chronic conditions. Hearing impairment is among the top three such conditions along with arthritis and hypertension. It may have become a problem for the first time in old age or may have been acquired when younger or at birth. Prevalence figures illustrate the size of the condition. The prevalence of 45 decibels (dB) (moderate whisper) or grea...

DFNA5: hearing impairment exon instead of hearing impairment gene?

BACKGROUND Three mutations in the DFNA5 gene have been described in three families with autosomal dominant non-syndromic hearing impairment. Although these mutations are different at the genomic DNA level, they all lead to skipping of exon 8 at the mRNA level. We hypothesise that hearing impairment associated with DFNA5 is caused by a highly unusual mechanism, in which skipping of one specific ...

Treatment of Hearing Impairment

Peri-Operative Hearing Impairment

Peri-operative hearing impairment is a poorly reported morbidity following any type of anaesthesia. We report a case where the patient developed temporary hearing impairment after a gynaecological surgery. This recovered in a couple of week time. The causes of such hearing impairment in various types of anaesthesia are discussed.