BACKGROUND Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the leading infectious cause of neurologic disabilities and sensorineural hearing loss in children. Sensorineural hearing loss prevalence in CMV suggests a viral tropism for the inner ear. Vestibular disorders induced by CMV infection are underestimated. This is the largest and most thorough study to assess the incidence of vestibular dis...

Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) is a specific form of hearing loss characterized by the presence of normal or near-normal Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) but the absence of normal middle ear muscle reflex and severely abnormal or completely absent auditory brainstem response (ABRs). Amplification is considered a dilemma in such disorder with a lot of debates. This article will review ...

OBJECTIVE The present study was conducted to determine the effect of contralateral broadband noise on acoustic reflex latency (ARL). MATERIALS AND METHODS Acoustic reflex latency changes for 10 and 90% on- and off-time acoustic reflexes with contralateral broadband noise were measured in 30 adults with normal hearing. RESULTS The results of the study demonstrate that there was a latency pro...

objectives: the prevalence of consanguineous marriage is about 30 % in iran and this can increase the probability of incidence of genetic impairments such as hearing impairments. hearing impairment in comparison with other hereditary disorders is the most incident. the purpose of this survey is to identify the prevalence of consanguinity among the parents of sensoryneural hearing impaired stude...

Objectives: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a static encephalopathy with abnormal reflexes that cause motor developmental delay. In addition to conventional methods, complementary medicine like homeopathy has been used in treatment of neuro-developmental disorders. This study has been done to determine the effect of adding homeopathic treatment to rehabilitation on abnormal reflexes of children with spa...

*Chief, Hearing Program, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Executive Plaza South, 6120 Executive Boulevard, Suite 400B, Rockville, Maryland 20892; formerly, Hearing Conservation Consultant, Hearing Conservation, Bio-Acoustics Division, U.S. Army Environmental Hygiene Agency †Program Manager, Hearing Conservation, ...