scholarly journals Effectiveness of tinnitus therapy using a mobile application

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justyna Kutyba ◽  
Elżbieta Gos ◽  
Wiesław Wiktor Jędrzejczak ◽  
Danuta Raj-Koziak ◽  
Lucyna Karpiesz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Application ◽  
World Health ◽  
Functional Index ◽  
Tinnitus Severity ◽  
Sound Therapy ◽  
The World ◽  
Seeking Help ◽  
The Common ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Tinnitus Therapy

Abstract Background The World Health Organization reports that the number of tinnitus sufferers is increasing year on year. Given the common use of mobile devices and the availability of applications designed to support patients in tinnitus therapy and reduce tinnitus severity, patients seeking help are likely to try this form of support. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile application in tinnitus sound therapy, in this case ReSound Tinnitus Relief™. Methods The study involved 52 patients hospitalized for tinnitus. All participants used the free ReSound Tinnitus Relief application for 6 months. The application is based on sound therapy. Patients were advised to use the application for at least 30 min per day, the sounds should not completely mask the tinnitus, and they should be listened to via a loudspeaker. The effects of the therapy were evaluated by means of standardized questionnaires for tinnitus severity: the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and the Tinnitus Functional Index. Results The study showed a reduction in tinnitus severity as measured by both questionnaires. The general severity decreased after the first 3 months and again in the following 3 months of using the application. In both questionnaires the biggest changes were observed in the subscales of emotions. Conclusions Results obtained here from standardized questionnaires indicate that the tested application may contribute to tinnitus reduction. However, it is advisable to conduct further research on the applicability of such technology in medical practice.

Current updates on COVID-19 - A review

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ghotekar D S ◽  
Vishal N Kushare ◽  
Sagar V Ghotekar
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Common Cold ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Gastrointestinal Diseases ◽  
Hubei Province ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
The Common ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Health Organization

Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that cause illness such as respiratory diseases or gastrointestinal diseases. Respiratory diseases can range from the common cold to more severe diseases. A novel coronavirus outbreak was first documented in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in December 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic. A global coordinated effort is needed to stop the further spread of the virus. A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain that has not been identified in humans previously. Once scientists determine exactly what coronavirus it is, they give it a name (as in the case of COVID-19, the virus causing it is SARS-CoV-2).

Myths about COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 907-912
Author(s):  
Deepika Masurkar ◽  
Priyanka Jaiswal
Keyword(s):  
World Health ◽  
Indian Society ◽  
Common People ◽  
The World ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Media ◽  
Personal Level ◽  
Novel Virus ◽  
The Common ◽  
Health Organization

Recently at the end of 2019, a new disease was found in Wuhan, China. This disease was diagnosed to be caused by a new type of coronavirus and affected almost the whole world. Chinese researchers named this novel virus as 2019-nCov or Wuhan-coronavirus. However, to avoid misunderstanding the World Health Organization noises it as COVID-19 virus when interacting with the media COVID-19 is new globally as well as in India. This has disturbed peoples mind. There are various rumours about the coronavirus in Indian society which causes panic in peoples mind. It is the need of society to know myths and facts about coronavirus to reduce the panic and take the proper precautionary actions for our safety against the coronavirus. Thus this article aims to bust myths and present the facts to the common people. We need to verify myths spreading through social media and keep our self-ready with facts so that we can protect our self in a better way. People must prevent COVID 19 at a personal level. Appropriate action in individual communities and countries can benefit the entire world.

Insulin safety: what is all the fuss about?

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 467-471
Author(s):  
Anne Cartwright
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Therapy ◽  
World Health ◽  
Potential Harm ◽  
The World ◽  
National Patient ◽  
The Common ◽  
Medication Incidents ◽  
Global Initiative ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Made In

Errors in the prescribing, dispensing and administration of insulin can cause serious harm. Anne Cartwright raises awareness of the risks In 2010 National Patient Safety Alerts produced a rapid response report ‘Safer Use of Insulin’ in response to an increasing number of medication incidents leading to severe harm or death as a result of errors with insulin therapy. In 2017 the World Health Organization launched a global initiative to reduce avoidable medication error by 50% over 5 years. This article aims to raise awareness of the risks of insulin therapy, the common mistakes that can be made in the prescribing, dispensing and administration of insulin, and to inform health professionals who are involved in caring for people on insulin therapy how to reduce the risk of potential harm.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Mimicking Acute Colitis

2021 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-146
Author(s):  
Jaeseok Park ◽  
Jaekwon Jung ◽  
Hyunsoo Kim ◽  
Changkeun Park ◽  
Daejin Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Clinical Picture ◽  
Hubei Province ◽  
World Health ◽  
Acute Colitis ◽  
The World ◽  
The Common ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Health Organization

On 11 February, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19 was a novel coronavirus disease first detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. COVID-19 is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The complete clinical picture is not fully known. Illness ranges from mild to fatal. The common symptoms include fever, cough, and dyspnea usually developing 2-14 days after exposure. However, diarrhea was present in a few patients with COVID-19. We report a case of COVID-19 mimicking acute colitis.

scholarly journals COVID-19: An Insight Into the Pandemic of a New Emerging Coronavirus

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Olusola A. Akanbi ◽  
Oluyinka O. Opaleye ◽  
Adekunle O. Olowe ◽  
Olusola Ojurongbe
Keyword(s):  
World Wide ◽  
Large Family ◽  
Wild Animal ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Public Health Threat ◽  
The Common ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Epidemiological Trends ◽  
Insight Into

Since Decem ber 2019, a novel Cor onavir us nam ed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been implicated in an outbreak of SARSlike illness, which began in a wild animal market of Wuhan in Hubei province of China and the World Health Organization (WHO) was alerted on the 31st December 2019 of this public health threat. On the 11th March 2020, the WHO announced that this disease termed COVID-19 has become pandemic, the first for any coronavirus. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause illness such as the common cold to more severe diseases such as SARS. To date, the virus has spread to over 100 countries, including 40 countries in Africa, including Nigeria. As at the time of this publication over 300,000 cases has been reported world-wide with over 14,000 deaths mostly from China and Italy. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has since put in place measures to contain and prevent the further spread of the virus. This review highlights the current situation and knowledge of the newly emerged SARS-CoV-2 and its epidemiological trends.

Assessment of COVID-19 treatment advised in different ethnic populations

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Arjun ◽  
P R Krishnendu ◽  
S M Zachariah ◽  
L K Pappachen
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Cardiovascular Disorder ◽  
Living Cells ◽  
World Health ◽  
Ethnic Populations ◽  
Protein Coat ◽  
The World ◽  
The Common ◽  
Health Organization

: The virus is an infective specialist that regularly comprises a nucleic corrosive atom in a protein coat that is too little to even think about being seen by light microscopy and can multiplicate inside the living cells of a host. COVID is a gathering of infections that can cause disease, for instance, the essential basic cold, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). Numerous individuals debased with the COVID-19 contamination will experience smooth coordination respiratory disease and recover without requiring the common treatment. More prepared people and those with concealed clinical issues like cardiovascular disorder, diabetes, diligent respiratory contamination will undoubtedly make certified illness. The COVID-19 disease spreads generally through dabs of spit or delivery from the nose when a debased individual hacks or sneezes, so it is critical that you in like manner practice respiratory conduct (for example, by hacking into a flexed elbow). In 2019, another contamination perceived in china specifically novel COVID disease 2019 (COVID-19) was found, and on the 11th of March 2020, COVID-19 was depicted as a pandemic sickness by the World Health Organization which is rapidly stretching out to 194 countries that incorporate Europe, North America, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, and Africa. The best way to deal with thwart and ruin transmission is to be instructed about the COVID-19 contamination, the illness it causes, and how it spreads. In this survey, we are endeavoring to focus on the drugs that are used for COVID19 and their segment of movement at present chose by different nations.

scholarly journals Diabetic macular edema

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-107
Author(s):  
Steven J Marks ◽  
Benjamin P Hale
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Diabetic Retinopathy ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Working Age ◽  
The Common ◽  
Socioeconomic Burden ◽  
Working Age Population ◽  
Health Organization

Diabetic retinopathy is a frequent manifestation of long standing diabetes mellitus. According to the World Health Organization diabetes affects nine percent of the adult population worldwide (Diabetes Fact Sheet, 2015). Of all of the common diseases of the eye, diabetic retinopathy has a great impact on the working age population and therefore presents a huge socioeconomic burden in all areas of the world. 

scholarly journals Overview of COVID-19 Disease: Virology, Epidemiology, Prevention Diagnosis, Treatment, and Vaccines

Biologics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-40
Author(s):  
Iman Salahshoori ◽  
Noushin Mobaraki-Asl ◽  
Ahmad Seyfaee ◽  
Nasrin Mirzaei Nasirabad ◽  
Zahra Dehghan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Person Identification ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
The Public ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
The World ◽  
The Common ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The University

Coronaviruses belong to the “Coronaviridae family”, which causes various diseases, from the common cold to SARS and MERS. The coronavirus is naturally prevalent in mammals and birds. So far, six human-transmitted coronaviruses have been discovered. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. Common symptoms include fever, dry cough, and fatigue, but in acute cases, the disease can lead to severe shortness of breath, hypoxia, and death. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the three main transmission routes, such as droplet and contact routes, airborne transmission and fecal and oral for COVID-19, have been identified. So far, no definitive curative treatment has been discovered for COVID-19, and the available treatments are only to reduce the complications of the disease. According to the World Health Organization, preventive measures at the public health level such as quarantine of the infected person, identification and monitoring of contacts, disinfection of the environment, and personal protective equipment can significantly prevent the outbreak COVID-19. Currently, based on the urgent needs of the community to control this pandemic, the BNT162b2 (Pfizer), mRNA-1273 (Moderna), CoronaVac (Sinovac), Sputnik V (Gamaleya Research Institute, Acellena Contract Drug Research, and Development), BBIBP-CorV (Sinofarm), and AZD1222 (The University of Oxford; AstraZeneca) vaccines have received emergency vaccination licenses from health organizations in vaccine-producing countries. Vasso Apostolopoulos, Majid Hassanzadeganroudsari

scholarly journals How Internet of Things responds to the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. e776
Author(s):  
Taher A. Ghaleb ◽  
Rasha A. Bin-Thalab ◽  
Ghadir AbdulhakimAbdo Abdullah Alselwi
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
World Health ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The World ◽  
The Common ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Internet Of Things ◽  
Safety Guidelines

The cornovirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had a severe impact on our daily lives. As a result, there has been an increasing demand for technological solutions to overcome such challenges. The Internet of Things (IoT) has recently emerged to improve many aspects of human’s day-to-day activities and routines. IoT makes it easier to follow the safety guidelines and precautions provided by the World Health Organization (WHO). Prior reports have shown that the world nowadays may need more IoT facilities than ever before. However, little is known about the reaction of the IoT community towards defeating the COVID-19 pandemic, technologies being used, solutions being provided, and how our societies perceive the IoT means available to them. In this paper, we conduct an empirical study to investigate the IoT response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, we study the characteristics of the IoT solutions hosted on a large online IoT community (i.e., Hackster.io) throughout the year of 2020. The study: (a) explores the proportion, types, and nations of IoT solutions/engineers that contributed to defeating COVID-19, (b) characterizes the complexity of COVID-19 IoT solutions, and (c) identifies how IoT solutions are perceived by the surrounding community. Our results indicate that IoT engineers have been actively working towards providing solutions to help their societies, especially in the most affected nations. Our findings (i) provide insights into the aspects IoT practitioners need to pay more attention to when developing IoT solutions for COVID-19 and to (ii) outlines the common IoT solutions and technologies available to humans to deal with the current challenges.

scholarly journals COVID-19 enfeksiyonunun çocuklardaki yansımaları

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Tuba Merter
Keyword(s):  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Review Article ◽  
World Health ◽  
Spread Rate ◽  
The World ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Common ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Day By Day

The virus, which emerged from Wuhan, China in the last months of 2019, and named by the World Health Organization as COVID-19, caused a pandemic all over the world. According to the studies and experiences, it has been seen that COVID-19 can infect people of all age groups and affect human health for a long time. Since the months of the outbreak of the pan- demic, the majority of studies conducted worldwide have been in symptomatic adults; However, considering the spread rate of COVID-19 all over the world, it is expected that the number of pediatric cases will increase day by day. Therefore, it is of great importance to establish diagnostic criteria for pediatric patients. In this review article, the common results of the studies conducted on pediatric patients in line with the studies worldwide are mentioned.

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