The correlation between hearing and cognition is well established in dementia, but not in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Objective: The aim of the present study was to defi ne the prevalence of hearing impairment in elderly patients with MCI and in controls. Methods: Twenty-nine patients with MCI and 24 control subjects were analyzed. We evaluated memory and hearing impairments through clinic...

background and aim: children with hearing loss and children with intellectual developme­ntal disorders have defects in organizing and sensory integration. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of hearing impairment and intellectual disability on children's static and dynamic balance. methods: this cross-sectional comparative stu­dy was conducted on 17 boys with congenital severe to ...

OBJECTIVES To examine the association between visual and hearing impairment and motor vehicle collision (MVC) involvement in older drivers. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING North central Alabama. PARTICIPANTS Population-based sample of 2,000 licensed-drivers aged 70 and older. MEASUREMENTS Visual acuity was measured using the Electronic Visual Acuity test. Contrast sensitivity...

The correlation between hearing and cognition is well established in dementia, but not in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Objective The aim of the present study was to define the prevalence of hearing impairment in elderly patients with MCI and in controls. Methods Twenty-nine patients with MCI and 24 control subjects were analyzed. We evaluated memory and hearing impairments through clini...

INTRODUCTION This study sets out to determine the usefulness of a questionnaire to screen for hearing impairment, assess the psychosocial impact of hearing handicap and survey older persons' attitudes towards hearing aid usage. METHODS Subjects were recruited from a Geriatric Medicine unit over a six-month period. A questionnaire was administered, followed by an otoscopic examination and audi...

BACKGROUND Although several countries, including Germany, have established newborn hearing screening programmes for early detection and treatment of newborns with hearing impairments, nationwide tracking systems for follow-up of newborns with positive test results until diagnosis of hearing impairment have often not been implemented. However, a recent study on universal newborn hearing screenin...

INTRODUCTION Newborn hearing screening leads to the early detection of hearing impairment. The aim of screening is to decrease or remove the effect of hearing impairment on development of speech and language by timely diagnosis and effective treatment. A number of risk factors lead to delayed start of decreased hearing ability including: 1. Congenital infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV) virus,...

Hearing loss and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are frequently associated, and this association has been known since 1927 when Alport described a case of familial kidney disease with concomitant hearing loss . Over the years, a series of observations concerning infrequent affections or syndromes with a close relationship between hearing impairment and CKD was reported : even if the ever more deta...

introduction: human hands are efficient tools to do fine works, game, and routine activities, which are of greater consideration in students with special needs, including hearing-impaired students. materials and methods: this descriptive-analytical study was performed by cross-sectional method on 32 hearing-impaired students with age average of 8.43 years old in hamedan in the academic years 20...