introduction: serum anti endothelial cell antibodies (aecas) play a prominent role in idiopathic sensorineural hearing loss (snhl) in that they induce vascular damage (immune mediated).the of the current study is  to compare aecas in serum and perilymphatic .uid of idiopathic snhl children (<15y) undergoing cochlear implant surgery.methods: this was a cross sectional study performed in the coch...

M énière’s disease is characterised by recurrent attacks of vertigo accompanied by fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus and a sense of aural fullness. Prosper Ménière in 1861 correctly attributed the attacks to a disorder of the inner ear, suggesting that the mechanism of causation could be similar to migraine or inner ear vasospasm, a differential diagnosis which is still relevant ...

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&apos;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...

Background Hearing loss is the most common congenital disorder the incidence of which is further increased in the presence of risk factors for hearing loss among newborns admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The aim of this study was early diagnosis and intervention for hearing loss in newborns discharged from NICU. Materials and Methods This prospective cohort study was conduct...

background and objective : obstructive sleep apnea (osa) through hypoxia and reoxygenation periods leads to oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, and activation of inflammatory cycles, which eventually may cause disorder in vasa nervorum, and peripheral neuropathy in hearing pathway. in this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of severe sleep apnea on hearing function. materials and met...

introduction: a deaf child creates a feeling of stigma in many hearing parents. stigma in mothers can have a negative impact on a child’s treatment and rehabilitation process. therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the extent of stigma in mothers with deaf children.  materials and methods: this descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013 among 90 mothers with deaf children...

background noise exposure is known as a risk factor for hearing loss and one of its effects is noise-induced stress. cortisol as a stress hormone is used in noise-induced stress assessments. objectives the aim of this study was to measure and compare saliva cortisol concentrations in the morning and evening in normal work day and rest day in both case and control groups and to assess the associ...

background: ototoxic chemicals can impair the sense of hearing and balance. in the past decades, the ototoxicity of solvents and their interaction with noise have become evident. this study has been carried out in the shoe manufacturing factory in tehran (iran) with the aim of evaluating the combined effects of noise and toluene on the workers&apos; hearing. materials and methods: this cross-se...

conclusions despite rising figures of reported occupational hearing loss, working nbii statistics show that the nihl problem in the danish work environment has, in fact, decreased. in our study, we found that roughly one third (around 100 cases) of the 272 screened persons presumably had nihl, taking into account 88 probable cases (column b) and 44 questionable ones (column c + 16 ski slopes). ...