Objective: We aimed to investigate the incidence of hearing loss in patients followed up for Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP). Material and Methods: All over age 18 who referred hematology outpatient clinic between January June 2020 with diagnosis ITP were included study. Hearing tests diagnosed received first-line treatment (IVIG corticosteroid) any reason other than ear diseases ...

INTRODUCTION  The effects of lead on children's health have been widely studied. AIM  To analyze the correlation between the long latency auditory evoked potential N2 and cognitive P3 with the level of lead poisoning in Brazilian children. METHODS  This retrospective study evaluated 20 children ranging in age from 7 to 14 years at the time of audiological and electrophysiological evaluation...

Abstract Background and Aims Many similarities exist between the nephron & ear infrastructures, making them vulnerable to same risk factors. Idiopathic sensory neural hearing loss is frequent in pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Our aims were determine prevalence, type, degree of impairment CKD patients. Method This cross-sectional study was carried out at dialysis nephr...

The main focus of this paper is to discuss the importance of "evaluating the process of change" (i.e., process evaluation) in people with disability by studying their lived experiences. Detailed discussion is made about "why and how to investigate the process of change in people with disability?" and some specific examples are provided from studies on patient journey of persons with hearing imp...

BACKGROUND Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is still a complex and challenging process which requires clinical evidence regarding its etiology, treatment and prognostic factors. Therefore, determination of prognostic factors might aid in the selection of proper treatment modality. AIMS The aim of this study is to analyze whether there is correlation between SSNHL outcomes and (1) sys...