scholarly journals Wireless Accessibility for Hearing Loss: Finding Mobile Phones and Features that Work for You

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (12) ◽  
pp. 34,35
Author(s):  
Lise Hamlin
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Mobile Phones

scholarly journals ASATMYAINDRIYARTH SAMYOGA: AYURVEDIC PROSPECT OF USING HEADPHONE

2021 ◽  
Vol p5 (4) ◽  
pp. 2924-2929
Author(s):  
Renu Rao ◽  
Priyanka Dubey
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Main Function ◽  
Sense Organs

Ayurveda, had given an admirable explanation of Indriyas and perception of knowledge through them. According to Ayurveda satmya indriyartha sannikarsha (proper confluence of sense organs with their objects) is required for the correct perception of knowledge. For this, it is necessary for Indriya (senses), Indriyartha (object of senses), Manas (mind), Budhi (intellect) and Atma (soul) to work together in coordination and they should be healthy and intact. Hence, any kind of improper bondage with sense and its object adversely affects that Indriya and cause disease. Shrotrendriya is one among five Indriyas and hearing is the main function of it. Sabda is the Artha of Shrotrendriya. At present, because of adaptation advancement of technology and devices, usage of personal lis- tening devices and mobile phones with earphone or headphones has increased in people at varying volumes and for prolonged periods. The use of these devices in such manner poses a serious threat of irreversible changes like tinnitus and hearing loss. The waster uses of Shrotrendriya because of such habits which affects the hearing ca- pacity can be considered as Asatmyaindriyarth samyoga. Keyword: Asatmyaindriyartha Samyoga, Shrotrendriya, Hearing loss

scholarly journals Implemetasi Pada Guru/Pegawai di SMA Negeri 12 Pekanbaru Dengan Metode Tes Uji Rinne Pada Remaja Gangguan Pendengaran Dengan Penggunaan Handphone

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-92
Author(s):  
Chairil ◽  
Ratih Oktaviani
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Radio Waves ◽  
Auditory Function ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Radio Frequency Energy ◽  
Hearing Function

Mobile phone is one of the developing communication tools today. The global debate and controversy regarding the health effects of cell phones continues. There are concerns that radio frequency energy (radio waves) emitted can cause health problems, especially to hearing function. The aim of the study was to find out how "the description of hearing loss with the use of mobile phones in Pekanbaru 12 SMA. The type of research used is descriptive with probality sampling sampling technique where the sample in this study is to take respondents based on random or coincidental in SMA Negeri 12 Pekanbaru which amounted to 249 respondents. Data collection tools using questionnaires as well as examination of auditory function by means of the rinne test used is univariate. The results of the research which was conducted on 23 July - 28 July 2018 showed that of 249 respondents (100%) were all mobile users and from the results of rinne test, 66 respondents (26.5%) had positive hearing loss and 183 respondents (73 , 5%) negative did not experience hearing loss.

scholarly journals Tinnitus Among Medical Students Using Personal Sound System

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-33
Author(s):  
Syam Sasidharan ◽  
Sheetal Rai ◽  
Gangadhara Somayaji
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Average Duration ◽  
Prevalence Data ◽  
Sound System ◽  
Global Prevalence ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction Statistical data on prevalence of tinnitus in India and on the relationship between exposure to recreational sound/music and the presence of tinnitus are scarce. This study was conducted to assess relationship between tinnitus and the use of personal sound system(PSS) in medical students. Materials and Methods A questionnaire based study was conducted on 100 randomly selected medical students to assess their sound habits with the use of PSS. Information on commonly used intensity, frequency, duration of use, type of earphones and severity of tinnitus was sought. Conventional frequency audiometry (0.25-8kHz) was also performed. Result The prevalence of tinnitus was found to be 33%, which was on the higher side of the global prevalence data. All the medical students surveyed in this study used personal sound system. Majority of the students (45%) used PSS less than 1 hour daily. More than 60% of the students complaining of tinnitus preferred louder settings in their PSS. Discussion The most common personal sound system used was mobile phones. No statistically significant association was seen with relation to the type of personal sound system, the type of ear phone used, average duration of use and hearing loss. Tinnitus was found to have statistically significant association with volume in our study with majority having tinnitus listening to higher levels of sound. Conclusion Use of personal sound system is common in medical students. Though duration of use of the personal sound system was not associated with the complaint of tinnitus, exposure to louder sounds had statistically significant association with tinnitus. 

scholarly journals EXPLORATION OF MOBILE USERS WITH QUESTIONNAIRE METHOD AND OBJECTIVE AUDIOMETRY (OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION)

2020 ◽  
Vol 116 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-74
Author(s):  
Daria Fedorchenko ◽  
Vyacheslav Didkovsky
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Otoacoustic Emission ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Objective Audiometry ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
The Impact

Background: The main purpose of study was to assess the impact of using mobile phones among young Ukrainians (age 17-25) on auditory system. We conducted a study using anonymous questionnaires and with using a method of objective audiometry (otoacoustic emission). Finally, we compared our results with results of studies which were conducted in Sweden and Finland. Those studies were first among all the others with assessment of association between amount of mobile phone use and frequency of headache, tinnitus or hearing loss at 4-year follow-up. Methods: The participants were chosen among volunteers (n=251). All of them received anonymous questionnaires. We made stratified sample by age, sex, type of phone used, duration of phone calls, using of headphones during calls, symptoms appearing after using cell phone (headache, tinnitus, hearing loss). Results: The age of respondents was 17-25 years (32,3% - 22 years, 13,1% - 19 years, 12,4% - 20 years, 10,8% - 23 years., 8,4% - 21 years., 8% - 18 years, 7,6% - 17 years, 2,8% - 24р., 2,8% - 25 years). Due to this data the median age of participants was 22 years. Sex: female – 74.3%, male – 25.7%. Most of participants were using mobile phones (99.2%). 51.8% of respondents were always using headphones during phone calls, 8.8% - never used headphones during phone calls, 39,4% - were rarely using headphones during phone calls.  We assess the association between mobile phone use and appearing symptoms after phone calls. 3.6% of respondents reported a headache after phone calls, 96.4% were free of this symptom after phone calls. 58.2% reported headache at least once a week, 41.8% - were free of this symptom. 42.2% of respondents reported tinnitus: 1.6% reported tinnitus every day, 4.8% once in 2-3 days, 35.9% reported this symptom rarely (less than once a week). 57.8% of respondents were free of tinnitus. 21.5% of respondents reported hearing loss, 78.5% were free of hearing loss. Most of respondents associate headache with fatigue, sleep deprivation, stress, weather change, sleep disorders, arterial hypertension, hunger, frequent phone calls. Respondents who complained of hearing loss were offered to pass objective audiometry (optoacoustic emission).6 respondents took part in this examination. In 85 ears of respondents (71%) who complained of hearing loss it occurs on 8000 Hz. In 95 ears of respondents (79%) who complained of hearing loss it occurs on 5714 Hz. Pearson correlation coefficient between our results and results of Northern Europe studies was 0.935, suggesting a strong linear association.

scholarly journals Does mobile phone use of women during pregnancy cause hearing problems in infants? Preliminary observation

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-107
Author(s):  
Hava Bektaş ◽  
Süleyman Daşdağ ◽  
Mehmet Selçuk Bektaş
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Human Study ◽  
Otoacoustic Emission ◽  
Auditory Brainstem ◽  
Sound Perception ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Hearing Sensitivity ◽  
Brainstem Response ◽  
Study Population

Objective Some studies have claimed that long-term conversation with mobile phones can cause hearing loss. However, it has not been investigated whether exposure to mobile phones during pregnancy affects the hearing of babies in the womb. Therefore, the aim of this human study was to investigate the effects of intrauterine radiofrequency radiation (RFR) exposure emitted from mobile phones on the hearing of newborns. Methods The study population comprised 149 newborns. Pregnant women in this study were divided into 4 groups according to RFR exposure duration, such as non-exposure to RFR, exposure to RFR for 2–15 min/day, exposure to RFR for 15–60 min/day, and exposure to RFR for more than 60 min/day. The results of the hearing screening analyses of the newborns, which were performed using transiently evoked otoacoustic emission and auto auditory brainstem response, were investigated retrospectively. Results The results of this study indicated that 900 and 1800 MHz RFR exposure during pregnancy did not cause hearing loss in newborns. Conclusion In conclusion, we observed that the hearing sensitivity and peripheral sound perception of newborns were not affected by RFR exposure emitted from mobile phones during the intrauterine period. Further studies should be performed to illuminate the subject.

scholarly journals A study on the effect of prolonged mobile phone usage on hearing among students

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 493
Author(s):  
V. Srinivasa ◽  
Jayendiran Subramaniam ◽  
I. Chakkravathy ◽  
Harish Vel ◽  
Sathish Kirushnan
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Otoacoustic Emissions ◽  
Local Area Networks ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Base Stations ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Mobile Phone Usage

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Mobile phones have become integral part of our daily life. Since the number of base stations and wireless local area networks increases simultaneously the concern about possible health hazards from exposure to the radiofrequency fields by these wireless technologies also raises. The main aim of our study was to study the effect of prolonged mobile phone usage on hearing among students and to assess the percentage of sensorineural hearing loss among them.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> Hundred medical students were enrolled in our study. Basic information was collected from each student using a preliminary questionnaire. All the chronic mobile users who use right ear as the dominant ear were subjected to otoacoustic emissions (OAE) and pure tone audiometry.  </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> The OAE results were normal in all the students. We also observed that none of the individuals in our study affected from significant hearing loss (more than 25 dB). But we found a minimal hearing loss in those using mobile phones for more than two hours per day.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> We concluded that chronic mobile phone usage did not show any significant hearing loss in the study population.</p>

scholarly journals Assessment of hearing among mobile phone users

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1167
Author(s):  
Priya Kanagamuthu ◽  
Thirunavukarasu Palanisamy ◽  
Rajasekaran Srinivasan
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Pure Tone ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Smart Phones ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Mobile Phone Usage

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> With the advent of new smart phones every day, health hazard related to it is also increasing. The usage of mobile phones has become a domineering activity of the students. Such usage have been documented to cause many health hazards like hearing loss, the mobile phone electromagnetic radiation has other potential risks like vehicular accidents, headache, and sleep disturbances, thermal effects and alteration of blood brain barrier. The objective of the study was to assess the hearing loss with pure tone audiometry due to chronic mobile phone usage among medical college students in a tertiary care hospital.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> This was a cross sectional study conducted among the medical students from June 2018 to December 2018, with the sample size of 129. The participants were interviewed using pretested, validated questionnaire followed the participants were subjected to pure tone audiometry.  </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Among the 129 participants, the majority of the study participants (58.1%) were females. The median age of the participants was 20 and almost 42.7% of the participants used in ear media while using the phone. 10.9% and 19.4% showed symptoms of tinnitus and hard of hearing respectively. On testing the participants with pure tone audiometry, around 9.3% had mild hearing loss and 3.9% had moderate hearing loss.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The health hazard caused by the mobile phone usage may not be evident for many years. The students are exposed to smart phones frequently and hence periodic screening and health education regarding the harm of using mobile phones for longer duration should be made imperative.</p>

Fluorocitrate Neural Dystrophy of the Guinea Pig Cochlea

1975 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 368-369
Author(s):  
G.J. Spector ◽  
C.D. Carr ◽  
I. Kaufman Arenberg ◽  
R.H. Maisel
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Hair Cells ◽  
Sodium Phosphate ◽  
Sensory Cells ◽  
Barium Salt ◽  
Perfusion Medium ◽  
Cochlear Hair Cells ◽  
Neural Degeneration ◽  
Sodium Phosphate Buffer ◽  
Cochlear Neurons

All studies on primary neural degeneration in the cochlea have evaluated the end stages of degeneration or the indiscriminate destruction of both sensory cells and cochlear neurons. We have developed a model which selectively simulates the dystrophic changes denoting cochlear neural degeneration while sparing the cochlear hair cells. Such a model can be used to define more precisely the mechanism of presbycusis or the hearing loss in aging man.Twenty-two pigmented guinea pigs (200-250 gm) were perfused by the perilymphatic route as live preparations using fluorocitrate in various concentrations (15-250 ug/cc) and at different incubation times (5-150 minutes). The barium salt of DL fluorocitrate, (C6H4O7F)2Ba3, was reacted with 1.0N sulfuric acid to precipitate the barium as a sulfate. The perfusion medium was prepared, just prior to use, as follows: sodium phosphate buffer 0.2M, pH 7.4 = 9cc; fluorocitrate = 15-200 mg/cc; and sucrose = 0.2M.

Teacher Identification of Elementary School Children with Hearing Loss

1978 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard H. Nodar
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
School Children ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Teacher Interviews ◽  
Teacher Screening ◽  
Children With Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Problems

The teachers of 2231 elementary school children were asked to identify those with known or suspected hearing problems. Following screening, the data were compared. Teachers identified 5% of the children as hearing-impaired, while screening identified only 3%. There was agreement between the two procedures on 1%. Subsequent to the teacher interviews, rescreening and tympanometry were conducted. These procedures indicated that teacher screening and tympanometry were in agreement on 2% of the total sample or 50% of the hearing-loss group. It was concluded that teachers could supplement audiometry, particularly when otoscopy and typanometry are not available.

A Clinical Study of Twenty-seven Children Exhibiting Functional Hearing Loss

1981 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald L. McCanna ◽  
Giacinto DeLapa
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Clinical Study ◽  
Early Identification ◽  
Behavioral Responses ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Elementary Grades ◽  
Ability Level ◽  
Hearing Problem

This report reviews 27 cases of children exhibiting functional hearing loss. The study reveals that most students were in the upper elementary grades and were predominantly females. These subjects were functioning below their ability level in school and were usually in conflict with school, home, or peers. Tests used were selected on the basis of their helping to provide early identification. The subjects' oral and behavioral responses are presented, as well as ways of resolving the hearing problem. Some helpful counseling techniques are also presented.

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