Relationship between hearing loss and sexual dysfunction

2012 ◽  
Vol 127 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Bakır ◽  
N Penbegül ◽  
R Gün ◽  
E Yorgancilar ◽  
V Kiniş ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sexual Function ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Adult Men ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss

AbstractObjective:Deafness may be one of the factors that leads to a change in sexual function. This study aimed to assess sexual function, in particular erectile dysfunction, in male patients with hearing loss.Materials and methods:We studied two groups: (1) adult men with acquired, bilateral, sensorineural hearing loss, and (2) healthy, adult, married men demonstrated to have normal hearing levels, as the control group. Sexual function was assessed using the International Index of Erectile Functions questionnaire, and quality of life using the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey.Results:There was a statistically significant difference between the groups regarding the International Index of Erectile Functions questionnaire results (p <0.001), both for each of the five questionnaire domain scores and for the total score.Conclusion:Our results indicate that men with mild or moderate sensorineural hearing loss have poorer sexual health.

Sensorineural hearing loss imprint on fine motor skills: A pediatric and adolescent innovative study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Roshdy M. Kamel ◽  
Samir M Mounir ◽  
Mohamed Ahmed Elbedewy ◽  
Mohamed M. Essa ◽  
Lamyaa A. Fergany ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Normative Values ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Significant Difference

BACKGROUND: Sensorineural hearing loss is the most common type of permanent hearing impairment and results in balance and motor deficits in children which may affect and/or delay all developmental indicators. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the consequences of sensorineural hearing loss regarding fine motor skills in children and adolescents. METHODS: Two hundred children with an age range between 7 to 18 years and diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss were selected from the Public School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in El-Minia district, Minia governorate, Egypt. The outcome was assessed by the use of Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency Second Edition scale (BOT-2) to measure fine motor skills. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant difference between the scores of Fine Motor Precision and Fine Motor Integration subtests of each study subgroup and its counterpart subgroup in the control group (normative values according to the scale) which has the same age and gender characteristics where p value equals (0.0008 or less, 0.0009 or less) respectively, with a large effect size less than –0.83. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study suggest that children with sensorineural hearing loss have a defect in their fine motor skills when compared to normal children of the same gender and age groups according to Bruininks-Oseretsky scale.

scholarly journals Association of αENaC p. Ala663Thr Gene Polymorphism With Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jialei Chen ◽  
Jing He ◽  
Jing Luo ◽  
Shixun Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Gene Polymorphism ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Allele Frequency ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Significant Difference

Objective: The etiology of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is still unknown. It has been demonstrated that normal endolymph metabolism is essential for inner ear function and that epithelial sodium channels (ENaC) may play an important role in the regulation of endolymphatic Na+. This study aimed to explore the potential association between αENaC p. Ala663Thr gene polymorphism and SSNHL.Methods: Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) was used to examine the genotype and allele frequency of the αENaC p. Ala663Thr polymorphism in 20 cases of low-frequency SSNHL (LF-SSNHL), 19 cases of high-frequency SSNHL (HF-SSNHL), 31 cases of all frequency SSNHL (AF-SSNHL), 42 cases of profound deafness SSNHL (PD-SSNHL), and 115 normal controls.Results: The T663 allele was found to be significantly associated with an increased risk of LF-SSNHL (p = 0.046, OR = 2.16, 95% CI = 1.01–4.62). The TT genotype and T663 allele, on the other hand, conferred a protective effect for PD-SSNHL (AA vs. TT: p = 0.012, OR = 0.25, 95% CI = 0.08–0.74; A vs. T: p = 0.001, OR = 0.36, 95% CI = 0.21–0.61). However, there was no statistically significant difference in genotype or allele frequency between the two groups (HF-SSNHL and AF-SSNHL) and the control group.Conclusion: The αENaC p. Ala663Thr gene polymorphism plays different roles in different types of SSNHL.

scholarly journals Association between Ocular Pseudoexfoliation and Sensorineural Hearing Loss

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nandini Vijaya Singham ◽  
Mimiwati Zahari ◽  
Mohammadreza Peyman ◽  
Narayanan Prepageran ◽  
Visvaraja Subrayan
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Threshold ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Speech Comprehension ◽  
Hearing Thresholds ◽  
Significant Difference

Background. Our study aimed to investigate an association between ocular pseudoexfoliation (PXF) and sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and to compare them with age and sex matched controls without pseudoexfoliation.Method. This was a case-control study of 123 patients which included 68 cases with PXF (at least one eye) and 55 controls without pseudoexfoliation. Pure-tone audiometry (PTA) was done for these patients at sound frequencies taken as important for speech comprehension, that is, 250 Hertz (Hz), 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz.Results. There were 41 patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXE) and 27 with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (PXEG). The majority of patients with hearing loss (60%;n=51) were PXF patients and the remaining 40%(n=34)were controls. Below average hearing thresholds were significantly higher in the pseudoexfoliation group compared to the control group (P=0.01; odds ratio (OR), 3.00; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.25–7.19). However, there was no significant difference in the mean hearing threshold levels between the three groups (PXE, PXEG, and controls) in either ear (ANOVA, right ear:P=0.46and left earP=0.36).Conclusion. Our study found an association between PXF and SNHL, confirming that PXF can involve organs in the body other than the eye.

scholarly journals The Relationship between the Etiology of Profound Prelingual Sensorineural Hearing Loss and the Results of Vestibular-Evoked Myogenic Potentials

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (01) ◽  
pp. 001-006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Takeuti ◽  
Ana Correa ◽  
Elisa Leao ◽  
Mariana Favero
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Vestibular Nuclei ◽  
Asymmetry Index ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Cochlear Hearing Loss

Introduction Cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMPs) are biphasic, short latency potentials, which represent the inhibition of the contraction of the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) mediated by the saccule, the inferior vestibular nerve, the vestibular nuclei and the medial vestibular spinal tract. Objective To evaluate the response of cVEMPs in individuals with profound prelingual bilateral cochlear hearing loss. Methods A prospective case-control study. A total of 64 volunteers, divided into a study group (31 patients with profound prelingual sensorineural hearing loss) and a control group (33 subjects matched for age and gender with psychoacoustic thresholds of ≤ 25 dB HL between 500 and 8,000 Hz) were submitted to the cVEMP exam. The causes of hearing loss were grouped by etiology and the involved period. Results The subjects of the study group are more likely to present changes in cVEMPs compared to the control group (35.5% versus 6.1% respectively; p = 0.003), with an odds ratio (OR) of 8.52 (p = 0.009). It means that they had 8.52-fold higher propensity of presenting altered cVEMP results. There were no statistically significant differences between the latencies, the interamplitude and the asymmetry index. Regarding the etiology, there was a statistically significant difference when the cause was infectious, with an OR of 15.50 (p = 0.005), and when the impairment occurred in the prenatal period, with an OR of 9.86 (p = 0.009). Conclusion The present study showed abnormalities in the sacculocolic pathway in a considerable portion of individuals with profound prelingual sensorineural hearing loss due to infectious and congenital causes, as revealed by the cVEMP results.

scholarly journals Sound Generator: Analysis of the Effectiveness of Noise in the Habituation of Tinnitus

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Fernanda Capoani Garcia Mondelli ◽  
Aline Faure Cabreira ◽  
Izabella Lima de Matos ◽  
Maria Carolina Ferreira ◽  
Andressa Vital Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Pink Noise ◽  
Sound Therapy ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Sound Generator

Abstract Introduction Tinnitus is a disorder that affects 10 to 15% of de world's population. Sound therapy performed through hearing aids (HAs) with integrated sound generator (SG) is one of the forms of tinnitus treatment. Objective To analyze the effectiveness of four masking noises in relieving tinnitus in individuals with mild and moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and their influence in speech perception. Methods The participants were 35 individuals with tinnitus and mild and moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, divided into four groups. All groups underwent HA and SG adaptation, being regulated in the combined mode (HA and SG). In group 1 (G1), the white noise stimulus was applied, in group 2 (G2), pink noise was applied, in group 3 (G3), speech noise, and in group 4 (G4), the high tone was applied. All patients were subjected to the following procedures: audiological diagnosis, acuphenometry, tinnitus handicap inventory (THI), visual analogue scale (VAS), and hearing in noise test (HINT). The procedures were performed prior to and after hearing intervention, and after 3 months of use of HA and SG. Results All groups presented a statistically significant difference for the THI, VAS, and HINT pre and postintervention. In the case of the HINT, only pink noise presented a significant difference. However, in the comparation among groups there was no significant difference. Conclusion The present study made it possible to conclude that the four noises were equally effective in relieving tinnitus, with no statistically significant differences between the analyzed groups.

Biological age and rates of aging of patients with vibration disease and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss

2020 ◽  
pp. 624-624
Author(s):  
S. I. Ereniev ◽  
O. V. Plotnikova
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Biological Age ◽  
Biological Aging ◽  
Vibration Disease ◽  
Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Biological age and rates of aging of patients with vibration disease and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss were studied. The biological age of patients exceeded the calendar age by an average of 7.36±0.36 years and the proper biological age by 10.79±0.72 years. The rate of biological aging of the examined patients was 1.14±0.08 times higher than the rate of aging of their healthy peers.

Sudden bilateral sensorineural hearing loss associated with urticarial vasculitis

2013 ◽  
Vol 127 (7) ◽  
pp. 708-711 ◽  
Author(s):  
A C Hall ◽  
A C Leong ◽  
D Jiang ◽  
A Fitzgerald-O'Connor
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Sudden Hearing Loss ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Urticarial Vasculitis ◽  
Wells Syndrome ◽  
Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss

AbstractBackground:Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss associated with recurrent urticarial skin lesions may be signs of underlying Muckle–Wells syndrome. Previous reports have described the hearing loss to be progressive in nature.Method:To our knowledge, this paper presents the first published case of sudden onset, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss associated with urticarial vasculitis due to underlying Muckle–Wells syndrome.Results:The patient underwent a cochlear implantation with a modest outcome.Conclusion:Cochlear implantation may help to rehabilitate sudden hearing loss associated with this condition, but early diagnosis may allow treatment with interleukin-1β inhibitors such as anakinra.

scholarly journals Comprehensive medical evaluation of pediatric bilateral sensorineural hearing loss

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suat Kılıç ◽  
Malek H. Bouzaher ◽  
Michael S. Cohen ◽  
Judith E. C. Lieu ◽  
Margaret Kenna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Medical Evaluation ◽  
Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Is simultaneous bilateral mastoidectomy ever advisable?

2007 ◽  
Vol 121 (11) ◽  
pp. 1041-1047 ◽  
Author(s):  
J J Klemens ◽  
E Mhoon ◽  
M Redleaf
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Decision Tree ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Chart Review ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Opinion Survey ◽  
Potential Patient ◽  
Simultaneous Procedures ◽  
Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss

AbstractIntroduction:We report our experience with bilateral, simultaneous tympanomastoidectomies and the results of an opinion survey of otologists.Methods:A chart review of 116 tympanomastoidectomies revealed 12 patients who underwent bilateral, simultaneous tympanomastoidectomies. An opinion survey generated 121 responses.Results:Of the 12 patients, none suffered any outcome which would have been avoided by staging the procedures. Twenty-three of 24 operated ears had the same or better hearing post-operatively. Of the survey respondents, 74 felt that performing bilateral, simultaneous tympanomastoidectomies was unsafe, largely because of the risk of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.Discussion:Although bilateral, simultaneous tympanomastoidectomies carry double the risk of unilateral sensorineural hearing loss, compared with the unilateral procedure, the risk of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is only 0.006–0.2 per cent, as derived mathematically from historical data. Respondents to the survey were mostly opposed to bilateral, simultaneous tympanomastoidectomies, but even those opposed gave indications for simultaneous procedures. This finding probably reflects an ambivalence about the theoretical risks of the operation versus the potential patient benefits. A decision tree for proceeding to the second case is presented.

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