International Tinnitus Journal

The present study compared the Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) of children with thalassemia major and typically developing children. A total of 16 children participated in this study. Group I included 8 children with thalassemia major regularly undergoing blood transfusions and chelating therapy. Group II included 8 age and gender-matched typically developing children. All children in both groups had hearing sensitivity within normal limits. The Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) was recorded monaurally for click stimuli from both ears...

The cochlea, to function efficiently towards hearing, the oxygenated blood supply is a very essential component. Yoga, a practice that originated in ancient India, claims to facilitate physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) is one such practice that focuses on breathing, therefore, regulating the oxygen circulation in our body. The benefits on practicing SKY have been reported to increase oxygenated blood supply to the respective cells or tissues. DPIO is a measure of cochlear growth function that reflects the basilar membrane function and is sensitive to even a small alteration in the amount of function...

PURPOSE: The purpose of the present study is to find the functions of vestibular reflexes in individuals' with normal hearing and tinnitus, to identify vestibular dysfunctions earlier, and helps with the management of the same. METHOD: The present study aimed to administer cVEMP and oVEMP to all the participants having a normal hearing with tinnitus (experimental group) and without tinnitus (Control group) and compared p13, n23 latencies and peak-to-peak amplitude of cVEMP; n10, p15 latencies of oVEMP and peak-to-peak amplitude between two groups and within tinnitus group...

BACKGROUND: Aural polyps consider as one of the most notable progressive lesions of middle ear. Chronic otitis media can result in development of aural polyps that ascends from the tympanic cavity outwards to the external auditory canal, leading to tympanic membrane perforation and hearing loss. Morbidity and mortality are usually rare, however, failure of diagnosis or prolonged negligence by the patient could increase the likelihood of cholesteatoma or malignant squamous carcinoma. AIM: To investigate the causes of middle ear aural polyps in adult patients selected from Kut and Diwaniyah cities in Iraq...

BACKGROUND: There is many civilians and soldiers who exposed to explosions in Iraq each month and they need an otolaryngological and audiological assessment. OBJECTIVE: To recognize the possible auditory insults and the recovery period of the acquired damages that may resulted from explosion and help for planning of optimal management strategies of otological manifestations and prevent undesirable consequences. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A prospective, descriptive study included forty-seven patients who were exposed to blast injuries within two weeks came to otolaryngology unit in Basrah Teaching Hospital complaining from otological symptoms from July 2017 tell January 2019...

BACKGROUND: One of the conditions or symptoms caused by congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection is late-onset hearing loss. This report examines the cases of two children exhibiting late-onset hearing loss after cCMV infection who showed improvement in hearing after undergoing intratympanic steroid injection therapy (IST). CASES: Case1 is girl aged 8 years and 10 months and case2 is girl aged 5 years and 1 month. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) was not detected in the blood or urine of either child at the time of hearing loss despite them having cCMV infection...

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to explore the difference between sinus bacteriology in chronic rhinosinusitis patients with and without nasal polyposis. We also analyzed the possible differences in culture results from swabs taken from the middle meatus versus the ethmoid sinus. METHODS: Retrospective chart review of adult chronic rhinosinusitis patient data from the year 2006 to 2020. Nasal swabs were taken under endoscopic guidance either intraoperatively from either the ethmoid sinus or middle meatus, or in the outpatient clinic from the middle meatus...

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INTRODUCTION: Cochlear Implantation (CI) surgery has long been used as an effective treatment for children with bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss who failed to benefit from the use of hearing aids. Among other factors, the age at which implantation is done is thought to have an effect on the speech progression outcome of patients postoperatively. OBJECTIVES: The Jordanian CI Program has limited resources, and Jordan has an underdeveloped early screening and intervention program for deafness...

Tinnitus is commonly depicted as a ringing within the ears, but it can sound like roaring, clicking, hissing, or buzzing. It is a symptom that shows something is wrong in the auditory system, which includes the sound-related nerve that interfaces the inward ear to the brain, and the parts of the brain that handle sound. Generally, the causes of tinnitus include: Otologic causes, Neurologic causes, temporomandibular joint, and masticatory muscle disorders. Causes of tinnitus can be diagnosed with CT and CBCT...

OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of tinnitus in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) patients, to evaluate its severity and to correlate it with estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) as well as glycaemia control (HbA1c). MATERIAL AND METHODS: We performed a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM) from a period of 15 months. A total of 133 T1DM patients who fulfilled our study's criteria were subjected to otoscopy examination, tuning fork test and free field voice test...

OBJECTIVES: To examine the differences in auditory evoked cortical responses that may underlie the tendency of some people to perceive tinnitus. The study hypothesis is that the mean ALR and P300 amplitudes in normal hearing adults who perceive temporary tinnitus after exposure to sustained silence will be larger than the mean ALR and P300 amplitudes in normal hearing adults who do not perceive temporary tinnitus after exposure to sustained silence. DESIGN: This was a prospective cross-sectional study...

BACKGROUND: Meniere's Disease (MD) is a complex and multifactorial inner ear problem characterized by episodic vertigo, unilateral sensori-neural hearing loss and tinnitus or fullness in the ear due to Endolymphatic hydrops. There are multiple treatment options available for this disease; from which cortisone therapy can be given in different routes and in different doses. OBJECTIVES: is to identify the successfulness of treatment of MD by multi-session intra-tympanic dexamethasone injection compared to the single-session method...

OBJECTIVES: To study the prevalence of tinnitus, its characteristic and its association with anxiety and depression among active-duty army personnel and veterans. This study also wants to determine the correlation of Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) with Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) among active-duty army personnel and veterans at Hospital Angkatan Tentera Tuanku Mizan. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Department of Hospital Angkatan Tentera Tuanku Mizan from January 2020 until June 2021, involving active-duty army personnel and veterans with at least 3 years of service...

INTRODUCTION: Tinnitus is well known since ancient time with wide prevalence in our community everywhere. Despite advancement in technology, we are far from knowing confirmed Pathomechanism and one treatment of choice for tinnitus. Present review article is an attempt to investigate various pathophysiology mechanisms available, in literature to explain the generation of tinnitus with respect to known diagnoses in which tinnitus is a significant complaint. METHOD: Author performed detailed online data search for publications on PubMed, Medline, Google Search, Scopus between 1990-2020...

OBJECTIVE: To describe the natural history of tinnitus in normal hearing patients. STUDY DESIGN: This is a prospective longitudinal observational study. SETTING: Tertiary University Hospital. METHODS: In 2009 we studied 68 patients with significant tinnitus and normal hearing (Study Group-SG) compared to 46 patients with normal hearing and no tinnitus (Control Group-CG). We have been able to contact and recruit 24 patients from SG (35...

Meniere's Disease (MD) is an inner ear disorder characterized by spontaneous recurrent vertigo, fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss, aural fullness and low-pitch tinnitus. Therapeutic management of MD includes dietary restriction and medical therapy. A minority of cases is characterized by frequent vertigo attacks, progressive hearing loss and persistent tinnitus even through the continuous medical treatments; this condition is called intractable MD and requires a therapeutic escalation from non-invasive medical treatment to surgical intervention...

INTRODUCTION: "The Hum" or "Taos Hum" are common names for the sound associated with tinnitus at extremely low frequencies. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to identify the cause and place of origin of the hum using relevant data from the literature along with data extracted from a questionnaire and other related information. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The vestibule and cochlea base seem to play a crucial role in the generation and elimination of the hum...

INTRODUCTION: For years, tinnitus has become a prevalent symptom in the ENT department. However, the mechanism underlying tinnitus remains unclear. There is increasing evidence that tinnitus is related to an abnormal central gain in the central auditory system and increased neuroinflammatory mediators. On the other hand, recent studies have shown that gut dysbiosis plays a crucial role in brain function, and gut dysbiosis contributes to several neurological diseases. Hence, giving insight into its possible involvement in tinnitus...

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to investigate a possible role of the Medial Olivocochlear (MOC) efferent neural pathway and neural connections responsible for tinnitus generation in silence/sensory deprivation. DESIGN: By placing normal hearing participants in a sound booth for 10 minutes, silence/sensory deprivation was created. This offered assessment of MOC neural pathway in normal hearing participants in silence. Hyperactivity of MOC neural pathway was assessed by its more suppressive effect on Transient Otoacoustic Emissions (TEOAEs) in silence...