AIM To examine vestibular system functions in children with episodic vertigo attacks. METHODS Thirty four children (20 males) aged 4-18 years with paroxysmal dizziness and/or vertigo attacks were evaluated. A medical history for vestibular symptoms and migraine was taken. Vestibular and auditory functions were assessed. RESULTS Chronic headache attacks consistent with migraine were reported...

Abstract:Background : Hyperbilirubinemia is one of the most common cause of congenital sensory neuronal hearing loss. These patients are screened by auditory brainstem response (ABR) test at bilirubin levels higher than 1% of gestational weight. Aim: to determine whether hyperbilirubinemia less than 1% of gestational weight could induce hearing loss and abnormal auditory brainstem response (ABR...

Introduction Deafness is one of the most important sensory disturbances at birth. Hearing loss can affect the development of speaking and learning during life. Early diagnosis and intervention improve language outcome. The  current study aimed to determine the frequency of profound congenital hearing loss in healthy newborn infants in Fars province. Methods In a multicenter prospective study, f...

Hearing loss (HL) is the most common sensory defect. Various genetic as well as environmental factors have been shown to contribute in it. More than 100 loci have been recognized to cause autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL). Here, we report a 6-year old female patient with bilateral pre-lingual HL in whom a mutation has been identified in TRIOBP gene (c.6362C>T, S2121L). In s...

The auditory nerve is the primary conveyor of hearing information from sensory hair cells to the brain. It has been believed that loss of the auditory nerve is irreversible in the adult mammalian ear, resulting in sensorineural hearing loss. We examined the regenerative potential of the auditory nerve in a mouse model of auditory neuropathy. Following neuronal degeneration, quiescent glial cell...

UNLABELLED With the universal hearing screening we can prevent auditory disorders in children. AIM To characterize the program of neonatal auditory screening into a population of neonates. MATERIALS AND METHODS longitudinal cohort study. We surveyed the clinic's database on neonatal auditory screening in the city of Porto Velho, Rondônia. RESULTS Among the 6,889 newborns in the database, ...

All of 1,420 children seen for clarification of a hearing disorder or to follow up for known difficulty in hearing were questioned as to whether they experienced tinnitus. The interview was carried out after a hearing test was conducted, which was based on play audiometry or normal pure-tone threshold audiometry, depending on the age of the child. When being interviewed, 102 children reported t...

Sensory cell damage is a major cause of hearing loss: Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a common sensory deficit characterized by tissue damage and/or cell death in the cochlea. Moderate and severe SNHL causes deficits in communication, associated with increased isolation from human relationships, and negativly impacts employability. Many etiologies have been associated with SNHL: Noise over...

introduction: neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is one of the most important factors affecting the auditory system and can cause sensorineural hearing loss. this study investigated the relationship between behavioral hearing thresholds in children with a history of jaundice and the maximum level of bilirubin concentration in the blood.   materials and methods: this study was performed on 18 children ...