Thesis Statement: Hearing impairment is a chronic and invisible affliction. Some incidences of hearing impairment in young children can be avoided with newborn hearing screening and other appropriate therapies. Despite the fact that hearing loss or hearing impairment in children can cause delays in the development of speech, language, and cognition. It can also have an impact on their schooling and how they develop.
OWEN, DAVID. New Yorker, 4/3/2017, Vol. 93 Issue 7, p38-44, 6p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Cartoon or Caricature. (Article)
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David Owen, a New Yorker staff writer and author, wrote this piece. The page goes over the causes and treatments of hearing loss, as well as scientific research on the progression of hearing impairment. Damage to the ears hair cells and nerve synapses is highlighted, as is the recovery of hearing in mice as examined by scientist Albert Edge, and being fitted with hearing aids.
Simmons, Michael. New Statesman, 11/8/2004, Vol. 133 Issue 4713, p29-29, 1p, 1 Color Photograph. (Article)
Micheal Simmons paper focuses on discrimination against those with hearing impairments. In theaters and cinemas, there is a lack of auditory assistance and subtitling. Criticism of the British National Health Service toward people with hearing impairments; Reference to a Royal National Institute for Deaf People survey of deaf and hard-of-hearing people on communication between NHS workers and the deaf; There is a scarcity of therapy and rehabilitation for persons who have hearing loss.
Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, 2021, p1-1, 1p. (Reference Entry)
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In this article provided by Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia which is the property of Columbia University Press, which talks about Meniere disease also known as ( Vertigo/ Tinnitus). Meniere illness is an inner ear ailment characterized by recurrent vertigo, hearing loss, and tinnitus. Prosper Ménière, a French otologist, reported it for the first time in 1861. The patient has acute dizziness, with items appearing to swirl around, as well as nausea, vomiting, and sweating. The attacks could linger for several hours. The symptoms of the disorder, which most commonly affects men between the ages of 40 and 60, are caused by abnormally large amounts of a fluid collecting in the inner ear, but the actual source of the sickness or the trigger for an attack is unknown. A low-sodium diet and diuretics are commonly used to treat the disease; medicines may be used to treat an acute attack.
L. R. M. Hallberg, S. I. Erlandsson, Tinnitus characteristics in tinnitus complainers and non complainers, British Journal of Audiology, vol. 27 no. 1, pp. 19-27
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8339056/#:~:text=Complainers%20had%20significantly%20more%20often,16%25).
The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics of tinnitus in 87 patients (mean age = 53.7 years), 43 of whom sought professional care for their tinnitus (complainers) and 44 of whom did not (non complainers). Left-sided or predominantly left-sided tinnitus was reported by 42% of complainers and 30% of non-complainers, whereas right-sided or mostly right-sided tinnitus was similarly prevalent in both groups (26 v. 25%); the differences between groups were not significant. Tinnitus in the head was reported by 14% of complainers and 6% of non-complainers, a non-significant difference; nevertheless, non-complainers heard tinnitus in both ears equally substantially more frequently than complainers.
Carpenter-Thompson, Jake R; Schmidt, Sara A; Husain, Fatima T.?Neural Plasticity; New York Vol. 2015, (2015).
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The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in neural correlates of tinnitus in persons with recent onset versus those with the disease for more than a year. The findings imply that in both task and resting modes, the posterior cingulate and i
nsula are connected with an early emotional response to tinnitus. Tinnitus patients may recruit more frontal regions over time to better control their emotional responses, resulting in altered connectivity in the default mode network.
Nguyen, Huy.?California State University, Long Beach?ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, ?2012.
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Because vertigo is the most debilitating symptom of Menieres illness, clinical therapy focuses on lowering its severity and frequency. Because vertigo, tinnitus, and auditory fullness are all subjective, many studies incorporate hearing testing as a secondary endpoint. There are currently no effective measurements for describing hearing loss and variations. The scarcity of data on hearing changes limits their use as the primary outcome in clinical trials.
Timothy C. Hain, MD Page last modified: May 1, 2022
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Were not talking about chronic vertigo here; as Clark (2001) pointed out, Chronic dizziness should never be mislabeled as psychogenic dizziness. Chronic does not necessarily imply psychogenic. Chronic indicates that health care has been ineffective .. It should be noted that psychological testing, unlike MRI scans or even clinical tests by neurologists, cannot diagnose organic brain or neurochemistry abnormalities. Questionnaires are subjective; people can say whatever they choose, regardless of their mental state. As a result, in our perspective, these types of tests are not diagnostic of an illness, but rather descriptive of a particular mental state at the time the questionnaire was delivered.
Labuguen RH. Initial evaluation of vertigo. Am Fam Physician. 2006 Jan 15;73(2):244-51.
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Most cases of vertigo are caused by benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, acute vestibular neuronitis, and Menieres disease; however, family physicians must consider other causes such as cerebrovascular disease, migraine, psychological disease, perilymphatic fistulas, multiple sclerosis, and intracranial neoplasms. Once it is recognized that a patient has vertigo, the following step is to evaluate whether the vertigo is caused by a peripheral or central cause. Knowing the common clinical manifestations of the many causes of vertigo will help you make this distinction. The history (namely, the date and length of symptoms, triggering circumstances, related signs and symptoms) and physical examination (particularly of the head and neck and neurologic systems, as well as special tests such as the Dix-Hallpike maneuver) provide key clues to the diagnosis. Neurologic signs and symptoms.
Ulyt? A, Valan?ius D, Masili?nas R, Pakonien? A, Lesinskas E, Kaski D, Jatuis D, Rylikien? K. Diagnosis and treatment choices of suspected benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: current approach of general practitioners, neurologists, and ENT physicians.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30694376/
Neurologists, ENT specialists, and general practitioners were asked to answer a written questionnaire about BPPV diagnostic and treatment techniques. Statistically, variations between groups and connections between responses were examined. Contrary to established norms, a considerable majority of Lithuanian neurologists, ENT specialists, and general practitioners do not use diagnostic procedures and CRPs for BPPV patients. A significant cause of inappropriate drug prescribing and investigation is a lack of competence and time.
Martellucci S, Pagliuca G, de Vincentiis M, Greco A, De Virgilio A, Nobili Benedetti FM, Gallipoli C, Rosato C, Clemenzi V, Gallo A.
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To investigate factors associated with residual dizziness (RD) in patients who had successful canalith repositioning operations (CRPs) for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). RD is a typical self-limiting condition, particularly common in the elderly, that can arise following physical treatment for BPPV. At the time of BPPV diagnosis, the DHI score is a useful measure for quantifying the impact of this vestibular condition on quality of life and estimating the risk of RD after CRPs.