Despite efforts to screen all babies for deafness within their first year, the handicap is still being detected later than is desirable. This study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of current audiometric screening programmes. Hearing tests were carried out on 535 infants between the ages of 6 months and one year using conventional tests, which depend on the infants' response to familiar s...

Candidates with the following medical conditions shall not be certified as meeting the medical requirements of this standard: (1) Chronic vertigo or impaired balance as demonstrated by the inability to tandem gait walk. (2) On audiometric testing, average hearing loss in the unaided better ear greater than 40 decibels (dB) at 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz when the audiometric device is calibrate...

Aim: Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) may have a negative impact on the language and psychological development of children, especially if it is not diagnosed early treated promptly. This study were aimed to determine compare etiological factors, treatment outcomes prognostic factors in pediatric patients who followed up with diagnosis SSNHL. Materials Methods: The files 28 children ana...

OBJECTIVE Radioiodine therapy (RIT) is frequently utilized as an adjunctive treatment option for differentiated thyroid carcinoma following surgical intervention. The side effects of RIT are considered to emerge as a result of radioiodine accumulation in non-thyroidal tissues capable of iodine uptake. We aimed to evaluate the effects of RIT on auditory function. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients...

In the newest implementation of cochlear implant surgery, electrode arrays of 10 or 20 mm are inserted into the cochlea with the aim of preserving hearing in the region apical to the tip of the electrode array. In the current study two measures were used to assess hearing preservation: changes in audiometric threshold and changes in psychophysical estimates of nonlinear cochlear processing. Non...

OBJECTIVE To characterize pediatric temporal bone trauma, focusing on audiometric outcomes. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING Tertiary care children's hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Cases were reviewed of children (<18 years) presenting over a 3-year period with computed tomography-proven temporal bone fracture and audiology examination. All scans were read by a neurorad...

Concept Safety Systems cc P O Box 8497, Edenglen, 1613 e-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT Uncontrolled exposure to noise in the occupational setting may cause occupational noise induced hearing loss (NIHL). In South Africa, once an exposed worker has shifted 10 percentage points from his baseline audiometric reading he is eligible for compensation.1 Pure tone air conduction (PTAC) audiometric s...

OBJECTIVE Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one of the most reported occupational diseases internationally. The occurrence of audiometric notches is emphasized in both American and European guidelines for the diagnosis of NIHL. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of notched audiograms among railway personnel with and without noise exposure to better assess the usefulness of ...

Identifying the multiple contributors to the audiometric loss of a hearing impaired (HI) listener at a particular frequency is becoming gradually more useful as new treatments are developed. Here, we infer the contribution of inner (IHC) and outer hair cell (OHC) dysfunction to the total audiometric loss in a sample of 68 hearing aid candidates with mild-to-severe sensorineural hearing loss, an...