INTRODUCTION Cardiomyopathy may cause disruptions in the micro-vascular system of the stria vascularis in the cochlea, and, subsequently, may result in cochlear degeneration. Degeneration in the stria vascularis affects the physical and chemical processes in the organ of Corti, thereby causing a possible hearing impairment. The objective of this study was to assess the hearing profiles of patie...

CONTEXT Endolymphatic sac tumors (ELSTs) are associated with von Hippel-Lindau disease and cause irreversible sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and vestibulopathy. The underlying mechanisms of audiovestibular morbidity remain unclear and optimal timing of treatment is not known. OBJECTIVE To define the mechanisms underlying audiovestibular pathophysiology associated with ELSTs. DESIGN, SETT...

UNLABELLED Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) is characterized by impairment of the auditory nerve associated with preservation of outer hair cell function. OBJECTIVE To establish the prevalence of ANSD in subjects with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). METHOD This retrospective study was carried out between 2010 and 2012 and included the charts of 2,292 individuals with SNHL. Da...

OBJECTIVE To describe the nature of hearing loss and associated risk profile in a South African population of infants and children diagnosed at a pediatric referral clinic. METHODS A retrospective review of patient files for a pediatric auditory evoked potential clinic in Pretoria was conducted (January 2007-December 2011). Collected data included demographical information, risk factors from ...

CMV is a ubiquitous human herpesvirus that causes a lifelong, persistent infection in its host. Whereas primary CMV infections in otherwise healthy individuals are typically asymptomatic and go unnoticed, complications can develop in immunosuppressed individuals following acute CMV infection or CMV reactivation, presenting as retinitis, hepatitis, pneumonitis, gastroenteritis, or other end-orga...

Mutations of MYO15A are generally known to cause severe to profound hearing loss throughout all frequencies. Here, we found two novel MYO15A mutations, c.3871C>T (p.L1291F) and c.5835T>G (p.Y1945X) in an affected individual carrying congenital profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) through targeted resequencing of 134 known deafness genes. The variant, p.L1291F and p.Y1945X, resided in the ...

introduction: pseudoexfoliation syndrome (pxs) occurs due to the deposition of extracellular fibrillar materials on the anterior chamber of the eye. this syndrome has been considered to be part of a systemic disease with the potential involvement of the inner ear called sensoroneural hearing loss (snhl).  in this study, we aimed on evaluating snhl within pxs patients in iran to compare them wit...

The incidence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) increased gradually in the past decades. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, as an important part of preimplantation evaluation for children with SNHL, could provide the detailed information about the inner ear, the vestibulocochlear nerve, and the brain, so as to select suitable candidate for cochlea...

The genetic nature of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) has so far been studied for many ethnic groups in various parts of the world. The single-nucleotide guanine deletion (35delG) of the GJB2 gene coding for connexin 26 was shown to be the main genetic cause of autosomal recessive deafness among Europeans. Here we present the results of the first study of GJB2 and three mitochondrial mutation...

Objective This study aims to determine whether the risks of cardiocerebrovascular disease are relevant sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) based on a national database. Methods A total 1,321 participants aged from 18 69 with complete data including medical history and audiometry NHANES database (2015–2018) were analyzed. All included had available average thresholds measured calculated as low-fre...