background: traffic noise is one of the major sources of environmental pollution that can cause permanent or temporary loss of hearing in drivers. the purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hearing loss among professional long-distance drivers in bandar abbas freight terminal. methods: one thousand long distance occupational drivers in bandar abbas freight terminal not certifie...

Background: Taxi drivers have the most important role in the public transport services. They are exposed to various harmful agents and occupational hazards. Noise is a harmful occupational factors and hearing loss is its most important effect. Protection of drivers against hearing loss is essential. This study was performed to determine the prevalence of hearing loss among taxi and agency drive...

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...

Background: Traffic noise is one of the major sources of environmental pollution that can cause permanent or temporary loss of hearing in drivers. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hearing loss among professional long-distance drivers in Bandar Abbas freight terminal. Methods: One thousand long distance occupational drivers in Bandar Abbas freight terminal not certifie...

background: taxi drivers have the most important role in the public transport services. they are exposed to various harmful agents and occupational hazards. noise is a harmful occupational factors and hearing loss is its most important effect. protection of drivers against hearing loss is essential. this study was performed to determine the prevalence of hearing loss among taxi and agency drive...

background and aim : the quick speech in noise (q-sin) test have been designed to evalu­ate individuals’ ability to recognize speech in noise. this study established to evaluate the test-retest reliability and equivalency of the five test lists of the persian q-sin test in subjects with sensory hearing loss (shl) and normal hearing individuals. methods : this cross-sectional study was per­forme...

BACKGROUND Hearing and vision impairments increase with age and are common risk factors for functional decline reduced social participation and withdrawal. OBJECTIVE Describe the hearing and vision of home care patients older than 80 years. METHODS Ninety-three older adults (80+ years) receiving home care were screened for hearing and vision in their homes. Data were collected using a HEINE...

BACKGROUND Music is ever present in our daily lives, establishing a link between humans and the arts through the senses and pleasure. Sound technicians are the link between musicians and audiences or consumers. Recently, general concern has arisen regarding occurrences of hearing loss induced by noise from excessively amplified sound-producing activities within leisure and professional environm...

Mobile medical apps on cell phones and tablets have risen in popularity in recent years. They enable physicians to diagnose, manage, and monitor medical conditions outside the traditional healthcare environment. At the same time, such apps enable patients and consumers to self-monitor, and they allow for access to useful health-related information. On September 23, 2013, the Food and Drug Admin...