background and aim: the elderly afflicted with hearing loss experience the consequent problems of falling and imbalance. some rea­sons have been reported for the relationship between hearing loss and imbalance. however, a large part of the population of the elderly does not experience hearing assessments and if such assessments are done, the right rehabilitation services are not offered. this s...

introduction: cochlear implantation can facilitate the development of communication skills in children with profound hearing loss. the objectives of our study were to determine the average ages at suspicion and diagnosis of hearing loss, amplification, intervention, and performing the cochlear implantation and to investigate the effects of the parents’ level of education and economic circumstan...

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...

Three modifications of a psychoacoustically and physiologically motivated processing model [Dau et al., J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 102 (1997a) 2892-2905] are presented and tested. The modifications aim at simulating sensorineural hearing loss and incorporate a level-dependent peripheral compression whose properties are affected by hearing impairment. Model 1 realizes this difference by introducing for...

this study aimed to investigate the contribution of four common dfnb (“dfn” for deafness and “b” for autosomal resessive locus) loci and gjb2 gene mutations (exon 2) in hearing impairment in individuals living in markazi and qom provinces of iran. forty consanguineous iranian families with at least three affected individuals in family or pedigree who suffer from an autosomal recessive non-syndr...

BACKGROUND Autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED) is a rare condition characterized by bilateral fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). The labile nature of this hearing loss makes it difficult to accurately quantify with conventional methods, and therefore it is challenging to rehabilitate. METHODS Over a 9-month period one pediatric patient with severe AIED was monitored and conducted ...

This paper describes audiologic, electrophysiologic, and medical test results for a now 10-year-old girl who has had 45 episodes of reversible, sudden sensorineural hearing loss over the last 8 years. Episodes have lasted from 6 to 72 hours and often have been accompanied by a mild illness. Acoustic immittance measures have been consistent with normal middle-ear function with the exception of a...