Tag: Hearing Disorders: Misc.
Dual Sensory Impairment Ups Dementia Risk
Findings compared with individual or no sensory impairment
Male Veterans Less Likely to Have Excellent, Good Hearing
More likely to have little/moderate trouble hearing, a lot of trouble hearing, be deaf than nonveterans
Hearing Loss Linked to Postural Instability in Older Adults
Findings seen for patients 40 years and older, even when hearing loss is only on one side
Health Care Costs, Use Up for Untreated Hearing Loss
Risks also increased for medical comorbidities among older adults with untreated hearing loss
Summer Sounds Can Cause Hearing Damage
Experts suggest warning patients to use caution at music concerts, fireworks, and around lawnmowers
Gaps Seen Between Hearing Loss, Receipt of Medical Evaluation, Tx
About 20.6 percent of those with hearing less than excellent/good had visited doctor for hearing issues
Medial Temporal Lobe Surgery Linked to Prevalence of Tinnitus
Increased prevalence of tinnitus compared with controls and participants with self-reported epilepsy
Minimal Important Difference ID’d in Voice Handicap Index-10
Difference of 6 was reported for moderate change in voice symptoms; may represent MID
CDC: Not All Newborns Getting Heart Disease, Hearing Loss Tests
Such screens are critical to early intervention efforts, CDC officials say
Hearing Tests May Miss Common Form of Hearing Loss
Audiogram can appear normal even with damage to inner hair cells
