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High-frequency Audiometry Hearing On Monitoring Of Individuals Exposed To Occupational Noise: A Systematic Review
(Fundação Otorrinolaringologia, 2016)
Joint effects of smoking, noise exposure and age on hearing loss
(2005)
Background: Smoking has been shown to have adverse effects on hearing, but it’s unclear whether smoking interacts with known causes of hearing loss such as noise exposure and ageing. Aims: To examine the hypothesis that ...
Unilateral hearing loss: benefits and satisfaction from the use of hearing aids
(ASSOC BRASILEIRA OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA & CIRURGIA CERVICOFACIAL, 2011)
A unilateral hearing loss is characterized by reduced hearing in one ear. The problems caused by sensory deprivation can be minimized with the use of hearing aids (HA). Aim: To analyze the correlation between the prescribed ...
Elderly who refuse to use hearing aids: an analysis of the causes
(SOC BRASILEIRA FONOAUDIOLOGIA, 2018)
The Spanish 12-item version of the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing scale (Sp-SSQ12): adaptation, reliability, and discriminant validity for people with and without hearing loss
(Taylor and Francis, 2020)
Purpose Because of the limited number of Spanish validated questionnaires available to assess auditory functionality in daily life situations in adults, the purpose of this study was to investigate the validity and the ...
Screening of connexin 26 in nonsyndromic hearing loss
(2013-11-05)
Introduction The first locus for nonsyndromic autosomal recessive hearing loss is on chromosome 13q11-22. The 35delG mutation is present in 80% of cases in which GJB2 is involved, which makes the study of this mutation ...
Effects of auditory and socio-demographic variables on discontinuation of hearing aid use among older adults with hearing loss fitted in the Chilean public health sector
(Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, 2019)
Background The percentage of older adults with hearing loss who stop using their hearing aids and the variables associated with this phenomenon have not been systematically investigated in South America. This problem is ...
Firefighters' noise exposure: a literature review
(Fundação Otorrinolaringologia, 2013-03-01)
AIM: To review the literature about the effects of environmental noise on the hearing ability of firefighters. METHOD: The PubMed and Scielo databases were searched and studies from 2002 to 2012 that included the keywords ...