OBJECTIVE Auditory processing difficulties have been reported in schizophrenia. This study explores peripheral auditory function in patients with schizophrenia in whom certain early disturbances of auditory message filtering have been found and may be associated with certain abnormalities which are particularly localised in the left temporal lobe. METHODS Otoacoustic emissions, including clic...

Objective: Psoriasis has been accepted as a T-cell mediated systemic disease and inflammation may also cause immune-mediated hearing loss. We aimed to evaluate cochlear function with otoacoustic emission (OAE) measurement in psoriasis patients, whether there is relationship between the duration severity of OAEs. Material Methods: Forty-four patients diagnosed were included study. The control gr...

BACKGROUND Noise most frequently affects hearing system, as it may typically cause a bilateral, progressive sensorineural hearing loss at high frequencies. OBJECTIVES This study was designed to compare three different methods to evaluate noise-induced hearing loss (conventional audiometry, high-frequency audiometry, and distortion product otoacoustic emission). MATERIAL AND METHODS This was...

BACKGROUND The Bluetooth wireless headset has been promoted as a 'hands-free' device with a low emission of electromagnetic radiation. OBJECTIVE To evaluate potential changes in hearing function as a consequence of using Bluetooth devices, by assessing changes in pure tone audiography and distortion production otoacoustic emissions. DESIGN Prospective study. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty a...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy and cost effectiveness of three different methods of hearing screening in newborns. DESIGN A prospective, randomized cohort design was used. One hundred and five newborns were tested in this preliminary study. SETTING The study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital setting in both the well baby and special care nurseries...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether cochlear involvement is an extraintestinal manifestation in patients with ulcerative colitis. METHOD Forty-four ulcerative colitis patients and 44 age-matched healthy subjects were included in the study. Pure tone and speech audiometry, and distortion product otoacoustic emission tests were performed on all participants. The audiometric test results were compa...

The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of tinnitus and total effect of tinnitus and the hearing loss function on the distortion product otoacoustic emission. Tinnitus patients were selected to exhibit normal hearing and such tinnitus patients who exhibited the increasing or notch-like sensorineural hearing loss. It was found that the cochlear hearing activity expressed in terms of...