Audiological Rehabilitation in Severe to Profound Hearing Impairment | Chapter 8 | Achievements and Challenges of Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 5

 

Background: Hearing impairment affects communication and reduces participation and inclusion in society on several levels. Hearing impairment can be mild (26–40 dB HL), moderate (41–70 dB HL), severe (71–90 dB HL), or profound (more than 91 dB HL). Audiological rehabilitation involves various professionals such as audiologists, hearing rehabilitation educators, welfare officers, psychologists, physicians, and technicians. To say that a patient has participated in group rehabilitation, the patient must have been taught in a group by several hearing care professionals.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify and report demographic data of patients with severe to profound hearing loss, assess participation in audiological rehabilitation and analyze the benefits of various rehabilitation methods.

Materials and Methods: Data on 4286 patients with severe to profound hearing impairments registered in the Swedish Quality Register of Otorhinolaryngology over a period from 2006–2015 were studied. Demographic data, gender differences, audiological rehabilitation and benefits of the rehabilitation were analyzed. Statistical calculations were performed with the IBMVR SPSSVR Statistics version 24. The data from the general questionnaire and the QoL parameters were analyzed using unpaired t-tests, and the categorical data were analyzed using chi-square tests.

Results: The study comprises 50.3% (n=2157) males and 49.7% (n=2129) females, with a mean age of 69 years (SD 17.3). Group rehabilitation and visits to a hearing rehabilitation educator provided the most benefits in audiological rehabilitation. Only 40.5% of the patients received extended audiological rehabilitation, of which 54.5% were women. A total of 9.5% of patients participated in group rehabilitation, with 59.5% being women. Women also visited technicians, welfare officers, hearing rehabilitation educators, psychologists, physicians and ENT specialists and received communication rehabilitation in a group and fit with cochlear implants significantly more often than did men.

Conclusions: The study emphasizes the importance of being given the opportunity to participate in group rehabilitation and meet a hearing rehabilitation educator to experience the benefits of hearing rehabilitation. In the present study, significantly more women than men received audiological rehabilitation with various hearing care professionals. There is a need to offer extended audiological rehabilitation, especially in terms of gender differences, to provide the same impact for women and men.

Implications for Rehabilitation: Significantly more women than men with severe to profound hearing impairment receive audiological rehabilitation. Hearing impairment appears to have a significantly more negative impact on women’s quality of life than men’s. It is important to offer extended audiological rehabilitation to all patients with severe to profound hearing loss to obtain equal hearing health care regardless of gender.

 

Author(s)details:-

Satu Turunen-Taheri
Department of CLINTEC, Division of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden and Department of Audiology and Neurotology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

 

Per-Inge Carlsson
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Central Hospital, Karlstad, Sweden and Audiological Research Center, Orebro University Hospital, Sweden.

 

Sten Hellstrom
Department of CLINTEC, Division of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden and Department of Audiology and Neurotology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

 

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Posterior Brain Circulation and Its Importance Regarding Hearing and Balance | Chapter 11 | Perspective of Recent Advances in Medical Research Vol. 12

 Cerebral distribution is typically divided into beginning and posterior. The posterior cerebral distribution is supplied by the vertebrobasilar (VB) scheme which later combines with the anterior distribution via the posterior communicating channels towards the circle of Willis [1]. This system serves as a detracting arterial supply to the cervical spinal cord, brainstem, intelligence, occipital lobes, and inner attention; therefore, understanding the anatomy and dispassionate significance of the VB order is critical when evaluating cases with posterior neurological síndromes, dizziness and hearing misfortune.Posterior brain ischemia shows approximately 20% of all using one's brain infarctions and dizziness is one of allure most common manifestations [2]. Early disease and treatment of ischemic occurrences in the posterior circulation can save lives, forestall long-term disadvantage and reduce healthcare costs, however, this debris more difficult commotion than with other types of strokes [3].This stage aims to address the general anatomy of the posterior distribution and the importance of balance and trial assessment when evaluating a patient accompanying a possible ischemic occurrence in this region.

Author(s) Details:

Carolina Berenice Anízar-Rodríguez,
Department of Audiology, Otoneurology, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, Mexico.

Dulce Maria Mendoza-Ugalde,
Department of Audiology, Otoneurology, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, Mexico.

Rodolfo A. García-Tecpa,
Department of Audiology, Otoneurology, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, Mexico.

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Posterior Brain Circulation and Its Importance Regarding Hearing and Balance | Chapter 11 | Perspective of Recent Advances in Medical Research Vol. 12

 Cerebral distribution is typically divided into prior and posterior. The posterior cerebral distribution is supplied by the vertebrobasilar (VB) method which later links with the anterior distribution via the posterior communicating channels towards the circle of Willis [1]. This system serves as a fault-finding arterial supply to the cervical spinal cord, brainstem, mind, occipital lobes, and inner attention; therefore, understanding the anatomy and dispassionate significance of the VB order is critical when evaluating cases with posterior neurological síndromes, dizziness and hearing misfortune.Posterior brain ischemia shows approximately 20% of all using one's brain infarctions and dizziness is one of allure most common manifestations [2]. Early disease and treatment of ischemic occurrences in the posterior circulation can save lives, counter long-term restriction and reduce healthcare costs, however, this remnants more difficult commotion than with other types of strokes [3].This unit aims to address the general anatomy of the posterior distribution and the importance of balance and trial assessment when evaluating a patient accompanying a possible ischemic occurrence in this region.

Author(s) Details:

Carolina Berenice Anízar-Rodríguez,
Department of Audiology, Otoneurology, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, Mexico.

Dulce Maria Mendoza-Ugalde,
Department of Audiology, Otoneurology, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, Mexico.

Rodolfo A. García-Tecpa,
Department of Audiology, Otoneurology, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, Mexico.

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The Assessment of Perception and Effect of Helicopter Noise in Mgbuoshimini Community, Rivers State, Nigeria| Chapter 2 | Research Developments in Science and Technology Vol. 2

The study looked at how helicopter noise is perceived and how it affects people in Mgbuoshimini, Nigeria. A community sociological survey was undertaken to see if there is a link between helicopter noise and health, irritation, daytime napping, night sleep, speech interference, and students' focus on the one hand, and on the other side. The sample size was computed using Taro Yamane's methodology, which had a 98 percent accuracy rate, and 2500 questionnaires were dispersed by stratified random sampling. Only 1862 questionnaires were returned, though (representing a 74.5 percent response rate). According to the findings of the study, helicopter flyover noise has a range of negative health consequences on inhabitants of Mgbuoshimini Community, including irritation, day sleep disturbance, speech interference, and students' attention. This also suggests that respondents may be unaware of potential health risks linked with airport noise. As a consequence, the research recommends that the Nigerian Orientation Agency or other relevant government agencies inform and educate Mgbuoshimini Community inhabitants about the health implications of helicopter noise.

 

Author(s) Details:

O. F. Orikpete,
Centre for Occupational Health, Safety and Environment, University of Port Harcourt PMB 5323 Choba, Rivers State, Nigeria.

T. G. Leton,
Centre for Occupational Health, Safety and Environment, University of Port Harcourt PMB 5323 Choba, Rivers State, Nigeria.

O. L. Y. Momoh,
Centre for Occupational Health, Safety and Environment, University of Port Harcourt PMB 5323 Choba, Rivers State, Nigeria.

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23-year Follow-Up: Maternal-fetal Lead Toxicity from a Retained Bullet | Chapter 4 | New Frontiers in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 10

 The purpose of this report is to provide an update to the prior one. At term, a mother experienced pre-eclampsia and gave birth to a baby with multiple congenital defects, which were most likely caused by the mother's high blood lead level. This was due to a gunshot that had been stuck in the fourth lumbar vertebra for 15 years. It increased from 31 to 85 micrograms per deciliter throughout the third trimester. The infant's cardio-vascular birth abnormalities were surgically fixed, and she received multiple rounds of chelation, lowering her blood lead level to undetectable levels. Her other congenital problems were cured, she graduated from high school, and she is in good health.

Author (S) Details

Raymond, Lawrence William
Employer Solutions Division, Atrium Health, 4135 South Stream Blvd., Charlotte, North Carolina 28217, USA and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.

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Screening for Mitochondrial A1555G Mutation among Assortative Mating Hearing Impaired Families in South India: Some Vital Insights | Chapter 3 | New Frontiers in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 1

 Genetic research into the mechanism of non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) have been hampered by a number of issues, including genetic variability, various phenotypes, consanguinity, and marriages between hearing impaired people. In numerous populations, the A1555G mutation in the MT-RNR1 gene has been found as one of the most prevalent mitochondrial mutations, and it has been linked to both NSHL and aminoglycoside-induced ototoxicity.

The goal of this study was to look for the prevalence of the mitochondrial A1555G mutation in hearing impaired families from South India who were assortatively mating.

Due to the variable phenotypic expressivity of this mutation, all family members (hearing and hearing impaired) in 106 assortatively mating hearing impaired families (60 DXD and 46 DXN mating type), totaling 616 members (277 HI individuals and 339 normal hearing family members) were screened for the presence of the A1555G mutation using the PCR-RFLP method. Mitochondrial A1555G mutation in the 12SrRNA gene was identified using the PCR-RFLP approach and validated using direct sequencing of the complete 12SrRNA gene with appropriate primers.

In addition, all A1555G mutation carriers and their family members were examined for GJB2 gene mutations using a direct sequencing approach.

Results: We detected seven members in a family with symptoms ranging from normal hearing to fairly severe hearing loss who had this mutation with unambiguous matrilineal transmission after screening 616 members from 106 assortatively mated families for the A1555G mitochondrial DNA mutation.

Conclusions: The A1555G mutation in the 12SrRNA gene has been linked to both non-syndromic hearing loss and aminoglycoside-induced ototoxicity, and it is one of the most prevalent mitochondrial mutations. This is the first data from India on the prevalence of the A1555G mutation in normal hearing people, suggesting the urgent need to screen for this widespread mitochondrial mutation on a massive scale, not just among hearing impaired families, but also among the general Indian community.

Author (s) Details

Pavithra Amritkumar
Department of Genetics, Dr. ALM Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus, Chennai 600113, India and Post Graduate and Research Department of Biotechnology, Women’s Christian College, Chennai-600006, India.

C. R. Srikumari Srisailapathy
Department of Genetics, Dr. ALM Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus, Chennai 600113, India.

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Genetic Knowledge among Audiologist Related to Hearing Loss: A Recent Study | Chapter 13 | Challenges in Disease and Health Research Vol. 8

 Hearing loss is hearing loss that could be caused by tumours, trauma, genetic factors, ageing, etc. In the absence of a positive family history for hearing losses, most of the genetic hearing losses are derived from an auto-recessive pattern. The main purpose and objective of this study are experimental studies on knowledge of genetic hearing loss with 100 participants, 31 of whom responded. 25 questions have been validated and e-mails sent, answers were analysed from all the participants active. The audiologist has had adequate knowledge but insufficient practical skills and the genetics of hearing loss are essential. The findings of this study are consistent with those reported in other geographical locations by audiologists.

Knowledge of this enhances self-confidence, improved planning and treatment and a better understanding of audiological genetic disorders.

Author (s) Details

B. Vishnuram
AYJNISHD(RC), Secundrabad, India.

Samathana Prabu
Panimalar Medical College Hospital, India.

P. Samuel Santhosh Kumar
AYJNISHD(RC), Secundrabad, India.

Venusha Oliver
NIEPMD, Andaman & Nicobar, India.

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