Value of Hearing Conservation................................................................................................6 Quality of Life: The Value of Good Hearing......................................................................6 Quality of Life: Quiet Ears .................................................................................................8 On-the-Job Communication........

background: speech perception ability depends on auditory and extra-auditory elements. the signal-to-noise ratio (snr) is an extra-auditory element that has an effect on the ability to normally follow speech and maintain a conversation. speech in noise perception difficulty is a common complaint of the elderly. in this study, the importance of snr magnitude as an extra-auditory effect on speech...

Introduction: Hepatitis B virus is a virus that creates significant hepatic and extra-hepatic complications, with widespread prevalence across the community and body systemic involvement, and can impact on hearing performance. This study aims to evaluate hearing loss among individuals with hepatitis B compared with healthy subjects.   Materials and Methods: In this case-control study, 83 HBsAg-...

chronic suppurative otitis media(C.S.O.M) in a chronic infective and chronic inflammatory process of middle ear and mastoid that may be with or without cholesteatoma.Due to its significant problems and complications such as hearing loss,labyrinthitis,facial nerve paralysis,meningitis,brain abscess,extra and subdural  BSCESS AND LATERAL SINUS THROMBOSIS IS A FATAL AND IMPORTANT DISEASE.IN THIS S...

background and aim: hearing loss is one of the most prevalent disabilities. children with severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss (snhl) normally experience numerous problems. however, the extents of educational and communicational problems are not usually diagnosed in these children. therefore, the aim of the current study was to compare children with hearing loss using hearing aids with...

  Abstract   Meningeal melanocytoma is a rare tumor of nervous system, which originates from leptomeningeal   melanocytes. The locations of melanocytoma in the nervous system are most frequently in the posterior fossa or along the spinal cord, and usually appear as an extra-axial mass. The manifestations of tumor are most often due to its compressing effect on adjacent nervous structures that c...

evaluation of communication abilities in the elderly is crucial for activities which will be performed to improve their quality of life. a valid and reliable questionnaire is needed for assessing communication abilities. we aimed to translate and validate the speech, spatial, and qualities of hearing scale (ssq) in iran. the forward-backward procedure was applied to translate the questionnaire ...

We evaluated a 28-year-old female with a unilateral hearing loss of unusual pathogenesis, that of central nervous system miliary tuberculosis. Audiologic and otologic findings were consistent with left retrocochlear disorder, characterized by a profound hearing sensitivity loss, absent acoustic reflexes, normal otoacoustic emissions, and the presence of only wave I of the auditory brainstem res...

PURPOSE To investigate the correlation between noise in the work environment and auditory and extra-auditory symptoms referred by university professors. METHODS Eighty five professors answered a questionnaire about identification, functional status, and health. The relationship between occupational noise and auditory and extra-auditory symptoms was investigated. Statistical analysis considere...