objectives: the prevalence of consanguineous marriage is about 30 % in iran and this can increase the probability of incidence of genetic impairments such as hearing impairments. hearing impairment in comparison with other hereditary disorders is the most incident. the purpose of this survey is to identify the prevalence of consanguinity among the parents of sensoryneural hearing impaired stude...

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) viru...

Introduction: Hearing loss is one of the most common problems in elderly people. Functional side effects of hearing loss are various. Due to the fact that hearing loss is the common impairment in elderly people; the importance of its possible effects on auditory memory is undeniable. This study aims to focus on the hearing loss effects on auditory memory.   Materials and Methods: Dichotic Audi...

regardless of severity, earlier intervention to correct hearing loss in children improves speech development and conversational abilities. a cross-sectional study was performed on 230 neonates who were at risk of hearing loss in tehran university of medical sciences hospitals between september 2000 and february 2002. hearing was examined before the 3rd month by auditory brainstem responses (abr...

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...

introduction: hearing loss after surgery is reported rarely. its prevalence rate is different and reported to be between 3-92%. hearing loss is often subclinical and not diagnosed without audiometry. the aim of this study was to determine rate of hearing changes after spinal anesthesia in patients undergoing surgery with spinal anesthesia. methods: in this descriptive study, forty male patients...

background: taxi drivers have the most important role in the public transport services. they are exposed to various harmful agents and occupational hazards. noise is a harmful occupational factors and hearing loss is its most important effect. protection of drivers against hearing loss is essential. this study was performed to determine the prevalence of hearing loss among taxi and agency drive...

objectives: auditory perception or hearing ability is critical for children in acquisition of language and speech hence hearing loss has different effects on individuals’ linguistic perception, and also on their functions. it seems that deaf people suffer from language and speech impairments such as in perception of complex linguistic constructions. this research was aimed to study the percepti...

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 ...

introduction: hearing loss occurs when there is a problem with one or more parts of the ear or ears and causes children to have a delay in the language-learning process. hearing loss affects children's lives and their development. several approaches have been developed over recent decades to help hearing-impaired children develop language skills. auditory-verbal therapy (avt) is one such a...