showed significant changes in frequencies >8 kHz that were not detected with the routine pure tone audiometry and distortion product otoacoustic emission audiodiagnostic tests. In conclusion, although the idea of such studies about the otoprotective effect of intratympanic injections against cisplatininduced ototoxicity seems magnificent and deserves more modifications, a careful revision in ev...

Tympanometric measures were obtained in 1240 adults (2147 ears) ranging in age from 48 to 90 years. All subjects reported a negative history of otic disease, passed an otoscopic examination, and did not present a significant air-bone gap based on pure-tone audiometry. Relative to findings for younger adults, tympanometric measures for older adults in the present study showed greater variability...

Pure tone audiometry was obtained for both ears of 32 children by a general practitioner using a simple audiometer in his surgery, and by audiometricians in a hospital department on the same day. Comparing the worst hearing threshold at any of the three tested frequencies, the general practitioner did not find any ears to hear more than 10 dB better than the hospital (no false negatives). Howev...

Aim: To investigate the effect of age-related hearing loss on visual memory.
 Material and Method: 20 participants with normal 38 were included in study. All patients older than 65 years. Pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry Benton retention test applied to all participants.
 Results: Mean score hearing-normal group 13.10±1.48 8.81±3.27 respectively. Patients divided into three gro...

BACKGROUND The objective of the study was the evaluation and comparison of hearing threshold values extrapolated from Auditory Steady State Responses, using 2 commercial systems and the estimation of correction factors applicable to the ASSR data. MATERIAL/METHODS One hundred ten subjects participated to the study. All subjects were initially examined with otoscopy, pure-tone audiometry and a...

Purpose: To establish the audiological profile of agricultural drivers simultaneously exposed to noise and hydrocarbons. Methods: The study comprised analysis of the medical records of agricultural drivers with hearing complaints, from an agricultural company of Lençóis Paulista (SP), Brazil, within the Environmental Risk Prevention Program. The information analyzed included age, period of simu...

BACKGROUND This study examined hearing loss prevalence and hearing aid usage rates among Korean elders by comparing the differences between those with and without hearing loss, and between those who used and did not use hearing aids. METHODS This study was based on data collected during the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V (2010-2012). The study sample consisted of 5,...

OBJECTIVE To determine the hearing levels of participants of a randomized group using a smartphone hearing application and to compare these results with the results from a pure-tone audiogram. MATERIALS AND METHODS A heterogenous group consisting of both normal-hearing and hearing-impaired participants were included in this study. Pure-tone audiogram thresholds were measured from 250 Hz to 80...

UNLABELLED Pop-rock musicians are at risk of developing hearing loss and other symptoms related to amplified music. AIM The aim of the present study was to assess the satisfaction provided by the use of hearing protection in pop-rock musicians. STUDY DESIGN Contemporary cohort study. MATERIALS AND METHODS A study of 23 male pop-rock musicians, aged between 25 to 45 years. After audiologic...