OBJECTIVE To determine whether there is any influence of systemic arterial hypertension on the peripheral auditory system. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study that investigated 40 individuals between 30 and 50 years old, who were divided into groups with and without systemic arterial hypertension, using data from high-frequency audiometry, transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions and disto...

Early intervention through hearing screening can reduce the negative impact of hearing loss for children. Optimal outcomes are achieved when an appropriate screening protocol is selected, a pathway for follow up care is established, and when a hearing conservation component is included. This study aimed to describe the outcomes of a hearing screening service provided to grade one learners in ur...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to determine the characteristics of patients who did not match the audiometric criteria of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) but complained of acute hearing loss. METHODS By thorough medical chart reviews, historical cohort study was performed with consecutive data of 589 patients complaining of acute unilateral sensorineural hearing loss...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The present study aimed to examine whether the response patterns to the chimeric lexical tone tokens, combined with their pure tone audiometry (PTA) results, could separate listeners with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) from listeners with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD). STUDY DESIGN Case-control study. METHODS Forty-three SNHL subjects and 46 ANSD subj...

PURPOSE To assess the prevalence of tinnitus and possible association with hearing loss, diabetes mellitus and hypertension in elderly. METHODS Cross-sectional study with individuals older than 60 years who underwent audiological evaluation (pure tone audiometry and history) and answered a comorbidity questionnaire. We evaluated 519 subjects of both genders with a median age of 69 years. Indi...

CONTEXT Recently, several studies have investigated the relationship between diabetes and hearing impairment, but results were inconsistent. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to compare the prevalence of hearing impairment between diabetic and nondiabetic adults. DATA SOURCES We performed a systematic literature search using MEDLINE (1950 to May 30, 2011) and EMBASE (1974 to May 30, 2011). STUD...

INTRODUCTION A considerable high number of SNHL patients also suffer from dizziness and related vestibular symptoms. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of vestibular dysfunction and sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in adult patients. METHODS Prospective, double-blinded, controlled studies composed by 63 adult patients without any vestibular symptoms or diagnosed vestibular diseases. Aud...

The study was performed {o investigate any associationsbet1reen routine ultrasonography during pregnancy andsubsequent reduced vision and/or hearing among children.A follow-up was carried out of primary school childrenborn to women 1rho took part in two randomi::ed, controlledtrials of routine ultrasonography during pregnancy. Of2428 eligible singletons, 2161 ( 89%) were...

PURPOSE Spatial hearing refers to the ability to understand speech and identify sounds in various environments. We assessed the validity of the Korean version of the Spatial Hearing Questionnaire (K-SHQ). MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed forward translation of the original English SHQ to Korean and backward translation from the Korean to English. Forty-eight patients who were able to read a...

The prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in current motorcycle grand prix racers was investigated. A total of 44 riders was randomly recruited and underwent interview, otological examination and pure tone audiometry. The median age was 28 (range 18-37) years and median racing experience was 10 (range 2-21) years. Twenty riders (45%) had hearing losses greater than expected for age ma...