Elaheh Shahmiri

Rehabilitation Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Effect of Age, Gender and Hearing Loss on the Degree of Discomfort Due to Tinnitus

Introduction: Tinnitus is one of the complex symptoms of hearing described as a phantom auditory sensation without any external stimulation. Due to the subjective nature of tinnitus, perception and discomfort of tinnitus vary among the patients. The main aim of this study is to investigate the effects of gender, age and the degree of hearing loss on discomfort due to tinnitus.  Methods: E...

[ 2 ] - Effect of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease on Auditory Steady-State Responses

Introduction: Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), a disorder of the elderly people, is difficult to diagnose and often progresses to Alzheimer Disease (AD). Temporal region is one of the initial areas, which gets impaired in the early stage of AD. Therefore, auditory cortical evoked potential could be a valuable neuromarker for detecting MCI and AD.  Methods: In this study, the thresholds of...