Where the cause is known it may be genetic; pre-natally acquired; peri-natally acquired; post-natally acquired; cranio-facial anomalies; and other [13, 14]. Genetic Almost 50% of permanent childhood hearing impairments have a genetic cause and influenced by consanguinity. It may be autosomal...
Use multiple means.Think about assisting those with hearing impairments by supplementing information through visual or tactile means. However, be careful not to overload people with information and remember that a significant number of people with hearing problems also have difficulties with vision (1.8...
The exclusion criteria included the following: (1) persistent temporary or wave-conductive deafness, such as otitis media; (2) medical problems related to cognitive impairment (e.g. Down syndrome, congenital cytomegalovirus infection, and chemotherapy history); (3) known cognitive impairments or menta...
There are both hearing impairments and hearing loss. A person with little to no hearing is classified as deaf. Hearing loss may occur in one ear or both and may be temporary or permanent. Loss of hearing may be a result of genetics, aging, exposure to noise, infection, trauma, or medica...
“While visual impairments are environmental handicaps that keep us from things, hearing impairments arecommunicationhandicaps which keep us from people.” These communicative deficits that remain as barriers to societal integration have shown promising diminished values in studies that apply music therapy ...
A total of 30 individuals with age-related hearing impairments and using HAs bilaterally were tested. Subjects were asked to carry out a modified clinical sensory integration in balance test on a force platform with and without HAs. The experiment was carried out in the presence of a broad-...
2424 Mutations in the gene encoding Prestin are linked to hearing impairments, underscoring its crucial role18. However, little is known about the factors that regulate or impact the activity of prestin, which may be important in hearing. In this study, we explored the role of Myh1 in OHCs,...
in a series of genes expressed within the inner ear, including GRM8 (glutamate receptor, metabotropic, 8), and the candidate genes located in positive GWAS regions belonged to several different gene families, which overlap only insensibly with those already identified as causing hearing impairments....
Two mitochondrial mutational sites (A1555G, A7445G) have been reported to be responsible for non-syndromic hearing impairments. The A1555G mutation causes increased susceptibility to aminoglycoside antibiotic-induced hearing loss as well as non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss. Our wide screening ...
It is critical and advantageous to determine whether or not any hearing impairments exist at an early age, such as in newborns and infants. This is because the earlier a problem is diagnosed and therapy undertaken, the more likely the therapy or other intervention will minimize the potential ...