Tag: Hearing Loss
Hearing Aid Use Linked to Beneficial Health Outcomes
But increased total annual health care spending, higher out-of-pocket spending with hearing aid use
Factors ID’d for Hearing Loss After Loud Music Exposure
Non-use of earplugs, use of alcohol and drugs, male sex tied to temporary threshold shift
Hearing Difficulty May Up Risk of Accidental Injury
Leisure-related injuries most consistently associated with various degrees of hearing difficulty
High Prevalence of Hearing Loss Seen After Infant Heart Surgery
Younger gestational age, having a genetic anomaly, longer post-op stay associated with hearing loss
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Recovery Impacted by MetS
Recovery prognosis poorer from SSNHL in patients with at least four factors of metabolic syndrome
Hearing Loss Common Among Heart Failure Patients
But HF isn't independently tied to hearing loss after demographic, clinical characteristics accounted for
Speech Outcomes Can Be Predicted After Cochlear Implant
Regions of brain that were unaffected by auditory deprivation provide most precise prediction results
Hearing Loss Among U.S. Adolescents Is Not Increasing
All subgroups of degree, frequency, and laterality had lower prevalence of hearing loss in 2010 vs. 2006
Hearing Loss Contributing to Patient-Doctor Miscommunication
And may be contributing to increased risk of medical error, researchers say
Patient Groups Provide Input for Cochlear Implant QOL Tool
Adult patient focus groups used to develop initial item bank for cochlear implant quality-of-life instrument
