زهرا جعفری
[ 1 ] - تأثیر اختلالات شنوایی ناشی از نویز صنعتی بر شناخت و حافظه شنوایی
زمینه و هدف: کم‌شنوایی و وزوز گوش دو تأثیر شنیداری آسیب دستگاه شنوایی در اثر نویز محیط کار هستند که می توانند توأم یا جدای از هم ایجاد شوند. در مطالعه حاضر، تأثیر کم‌شنوایی و وزوز گوش ناشی از نویز صنعتی بر شناخت و حافظه شنوایی-کلامی مورد بررسی قرار گرفت. مواد و روش‌ها: مطالعه حاضر روی 42 کارگر مرد، در محدوده سنی 40 تا 56 سال در سه گروه: 1) دچار کم‌شنوایی، 2) دچار وزوز و کم‌شنوایی و 3) با شنوای...
[ 2 ] - بررسی مشخصات و تاثیرات وزوز گوش در کارگران در معرض صدای محل کار
Abstract Background and aims: Occupational noise is a major cause of hearing loss and tinnitus. In the present study, acoustic characteristics of tinnitus were evaluated and their relation with hearing loss and nervousness was studied. Methods: Our study was performed on 56 male workers aged between 40 to 56 years including 28 workers with accompanied hearing loss and tinnitus and a long ...
[ 3 ] - 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...
[ 4 ] - The paced auditory serial addition test for working memory assessment: Psychometric properties
Background: The paced auditory serial addition test (PASAT) was primarily developed to assess the effects of traumatic brain injury on cognitive functioning. Working memory (WM) is one of the most important aspects of cognitive function, and WM impairment is one of the clinically remarkable signs of aphasia. To develop the Persian version of PASAT, an initial version was used in individuals wit...
[ 5 ] - The relationship between ultra-high frequency thresholds and transient evoked otoacoustic emissions in adults with tinnitus
Background: The possible role of cochlear function in tinnitus generation is still a matter of debate. To assess the role of outer hair cell dysfunction in tinnitus and its possible relationship with ultra-high frequency (UHF) hearing sensitivity, transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) and UHF hearing thresholds were investigated in normal hearing individuals with and withou...
[ 6 ] - Static balance function in children with a history of preterm birth
Background: The incomplete maturation of brain in preterm children results in long-term neurodevelopmental impairment. This study aimed to investigate the static balance function in children with a history of preterm birth. Methods: Participants were 31 preterm children including 21 moderately preterm (MPT), 10 very preterm (VPT), and 20 term children aged 5.5 and 6.5 years. The cervical ves...
[ 7 ] - Auditory memory function in expert chess players
Background: Chess is a game that involves many aspects of high level cognition such as memory, attention, focus and problem solving. Long term practice of chess can improve cognition performances and behavioral skills. Auditory memory, as a kind of memory, can be influenced by strengthening processes following long term chess playing like other behavioral skills because of common processing pat...
[ 8 ] - Effect of aging on saccularfunction
Background :Aging can cause loss of balance, which may lead to physical and psychological problems. As the role of the otolith organs in maintaining postural stability has been emphasized in recent years, the present study investigated the effect of aging on saccular function using cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP). Methods : The participants were assigned into two grou...
[ 9 ] - The effect of preterm birth on vestibular evoked myogenic poten-tials in children
Background :Preterm birth is a significant global health problem with serious short- and long-term consequences. This study examined the long term effects of preterm birth on vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) among preschool-aged children. Methods : Thirty-one children with preterm and 20 children with term birth histories aged 5.5 to 6.5 years were studied. Each child underwent...
[ 10 ] - Psychometric properties of Persian version of the Sustained Auditory Attention Capacity Test in children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder
Background: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties (validity and reliability) of the Persian version of the Sustained Auditory Attention Capacity Test in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Methods: The Persian version of the Sustained Auditory Attention Capacity Test was constructed to assess sustained auditory attention using the meth...
[ 11 ] - A comparison of conventional lecture and team-based learning methods in terms of student learning and teaching satisfaction
Background: Team-based learning (TBL) is a structured type of cooperative learning that has growing application in medical education. This study compares levels of student learning and teaching satisfaction for a neurology course between conventional lecture and team-based learning. Methods: The study incorporated 70 students aged 19 to 22 years at the school of rehabilitation. One half ...
[ 12 ] - بررسی رابطه سودمندی سمعک با کیفیت زندگی نوجوانان کمشنوا
مقدمه و اهداف طی ﺳﺎلﻫﺎی اﺧﻴﺮ، در ﺷﻨﺎﺳﺎیی اﻓﺖ ﺷﻨﻮایی ﻧﻮﺟﻮاﻧﺎن و اﻧﺠﺎم ﻣﺪاﺧﻼت ﺑﻪ ﻫﻨﮕﺎم، ﭘﻴﺸﺮﻓﺖهای چشمگیری به وقوع پیوسته است. اثربخشی رویکردهای توانبخشی در ابعاد متعددی از جمله کاهش میزان معلولیت، پذیرش، سودمندی و رضایت قابل بررسی میباشد. هدف از پژوهش حاضر بررسی رابطه سودمندی سمعک با کیفیت زندگی نوجوانان کمشنوا بود. مواد و روش ها مطالعه حاضر از نوع توصیفی-تحلیلی بوده است. جمعیت مورد مطالعه ...
[ 13 ] - Lee Silverman voice treatment (LSVT) mitigates voice difficulties in mild Parkinson’s disease
Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder and many PD patients experience some type of voice and speech disorders during the course of illness. In this study, the aim was to investigate the effect of Lee Silverman voice treatment (LSVT) on improving voice difficulties in patients with mild PD using voice handicap index (VHI). Methods: This interventiona...
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