abstract  background: low birth weight neonates are confronted with some problems after  birth, they should be followed up and evaluated at different ages of life.the aim of this study was to determine the impact of birth weight on the risk of sensorineural hearing impairment on children.  method: this cross sectional and retrospective study determined the prevalence  of hearing problems in low...

conclusions the assr can accurately predict the degree and configuration of hearing loss and discriminate the normal hearing from mild or moderate hearing loss and mild from moderate hearing loss, except for 500 hz. the air-conducted assr could not define the type of hearing loss. results the assr accurately estimates the behavioral thresholds as well as flat and sloping configurations. there w...

introduction: hearing impairment and hearing loss are kinds of latent handicap in children. any abnormality in hearing can affect different aspects of life. otoacoustic emissions have been accepted as an appropriate method for screening of hearing loss in neonates. in this study we assessed the hearing status of infants admitted in icu wards in yazd.materials and methods: this was a cross-secti...

conclusions the findings of the study indicated a high satisfaction of the elderly with their hearing aids, considering the type of hearing loss. despite all the efforts to improve the audiologic services during verification process, the elderly should be consulted specifically in order to fit their hearing aid as well as their expectations from aid. results the mean satisfaction scores of the ...

120 cases of iranian soldiers complaining of hearing loss, were studied over a period of three years at the ghaem medical center in mashad,iran. there was adequate information in iii cases that their engagement in different types of explosions had caused their hearing impairment. the following aspects were evaluated: 1- categorization of their hearing impairment. 2- the otoscopic findings. 3- t...

hearing loss and meningitis were correlate in some aspects. hearing loss is the situation that can be shown in cochlear or retrocochlear defects. cochlear hearing loss is caused by inner or outer hair cell damage (however cochlear hearing loss has another causes, such as defect of arterial spiral ganglion, basilar and tectorial membrane) and retrocochlear hearing loss has neural origin and meni...

 Abstract  Background: Low birth weight neonates are confronted with some problems after  birth, they should be followed up and evaluated at different ages of life.The aim of this study was to determine the impact of birth weight on the risk of sensorineural hearing impairment on children.  Method: This cross sectional and retrospective study determined the prevalence  of hearing problems in lo...

Integrated analysis of fusion data Usually, diagnostic data and modelling results are dealt with separately in the analysis of fusion data, i.e., experimental results are passed to modelling codes for addressing physical issues. But interdependencies of modelled and measured parameters are numerous. In addition to the increase of the reliability of physics results, these entanglements allow for...

Introduction: Hearing loss is one of the most disabling impairments. Using a hearing aid as an attempt to improve the hearing problem can positively affect the quality of life for these people. This research was aimed to assess satisfaction of hearing impaired patients with their hearing aids regarding the employed technology and style.   Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytic cross-s...