OBJECTIVE To determine whether people with sporadic vestibular schwannoma (VS) who take aspirin for unrelated medical reasons exhibit less tumor growth than nonaspirin users. We previously demonstrated the efficacy of salicylates in inhibiting VS growth in vitro, corroborating the results of our retrospective clinical study, which found halted VS growth (based on linear tumor measurements) in a...

Audiometric criteria establishing the ototoxic effects of cisplatin (CDDP) vary widely in the literature. Normal test-retest variability in audiometric thresholds resulting from serial audiometry is likely a confounding variable in the over-reporting of ototoxic effects. This study investigated the variability of serial audiometry for a group of 21 head and neck cancer patients receiving no kno...

We describe our comprehensive examination of 5 year old school entrants. The examination includes a parental interview, measurements of growth and visual acuity, and an audiometric sweep test all carried out by the school nurse and a paediatric examination and neurodevelopmental assessment carried out by the school doctor. The continuing need for such an examination, at least in urban areas, is...

A-weighted equivalent continuous noise levels of nine companies/industries in Jos-Bukuru metropolis were determined by using Impulse Precision Sound Level Meter Type 2209 in conjunction with -Octave Filter set Type 1616 and an audiometric test of five hundred and twenty four workers out of a total of seven hundred and ninety one volunteers interviewed were carried out. The physical measurements...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To explore the possible determinants of bilateral audiometric notches in noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). STUDY DESIGN Prospectively enrolled cohort with cross-sectional analysis. METHODS Male workers (n = 412) with exposure to continuous loud noise (noise exposure level normalized to a nominal 8-hour working day >75 dBA) during work were included in this cohort stud...