scholarly journals Sudden Hearing Loss Treated With Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) – Case Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Fal ◽  
Jacek Piechocki ◽  
Monika Morawska-Kochman ◽  
Maria Michałkiewicz ◽  
Tomasz Kręcicki
Keyword(s):  
Hyperbaric Oxygen ◽  
Pure Tone ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Sudden Hearing Loss ◽  
Sudden Loss ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Noticeable Improvement ◽  
Hyperbaric Therapy ◽  
Loss Of Hearing

Abstract The article presents a case study of a 32-year-old patient admitted to the Mazowia Hyperbaric Therapy Centre due to a sudden loss of hearing. In an interview the patient reported an abrupt hearing deterioration in his right ear and the feeling of congestion in the left ear with bilateral tinnitus present for over 2 months. The patient was qualified to undergo hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO). After 15 treatment sessions in a pressure chamber a noticeable improvement of hearing in his right-ear was noted (proved by pure tone audiometry) and subjective hearing upswing in his left ear. The bibliography includes the articles and references concerning the time limits of HBO therapy and its effectiveness in the treatment of sudden deafness.

Sudden Sensorineural Hearing and Vestibular Loss in a Case of Relapsing Polychondritis

2021 ◽  
pp. 000348942110059
Author(s):  
Özge Akdoğan ◽  
Smirnov Exilus ◽  
Bryan K. Ward ◽  
Justin C. McArthur ◽  
Charles C. Della Santina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Pure Tone ◽  
Relapsing Polychondritis ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Left Auricle ◽  
Vestibular Loss ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Loss Of Hearing ◽  
Hearing Outcomes

Objectives: To report a case of profound bilateral sensorineural hearing and vestibular loss from relapsing polychondritis and hearing outcomes after cochlear implantation. Methods: Case report and literature review. Results: A 43 year-old woman developed sudden loss of hearing and balance that progressed over several weeks to bilateral, profound hearing and vestibular loss. Steroid treatments were ineffective. She underwent vestibular physical therapy and left cochlear implantation. About 10 months after her initial presentation, she developed erythema, warmth, swelling, and pain of the left auricle sparing the lobule, flattening of the bridge of her nose, and right ankle swelling, warmth, and skin erythema. A biopsy of the left auricle revealed histopathologic findings consistent with relapsing polychondritis. She was treated with high dose prednisolone. The ear inflammation resolved, however, despite excellent auditory response to pure tone thresholds, the patient reported no improvement in speech perception after cochlear implantation. Conclusions: Relapsing polychondritis can present with rapidly progressive, profound loss of hearing and vestibular function. Hearing outcomes after cochlear implantation can include poor speech discrimination despite good pure tone detection thresholds.

Comparison of Pure-Tone Audiometry Analysis in Sudden Hearing Loss Studies

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 753-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan K. Plontke ◽  
Michael Bauer ◽  
Christoph Meisner
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Pure Tone ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Sudden Hearing Loss

scholarly journals CBCT analysis in osteoradionecrosis case followed by hyperbaric oxygen treatment (a case study)

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Lusi Epsilawati
Keyword(s):  
Hyperbaric Oxygen ◽  
Oxygen Therapy ◽  
Bone Matrix ◽  
Lower Jaw ◽  
Oxygen Treatment ◽  
Radio Therapy ◽  
Left And Right ◽  
Cbct Analysis ◽  
Hyperbaric Therapy

Osteoradinecrosis is an infectious disease and inflammation that occurs in the jaw after doing radio therapy. Radiographic picture of the disease is visible lesions lucent extensive radio in the jaw. In Clinical condition, seen fistula and abscess in the jaw. One therapy for the treatment of this condition is the Hyperbaric Oxygen. The purpose of this paper is to look casereport work hyperbaric oxygen therapy in treating osteoradionecrosis. Patient age55-year-old, woman, came with complaints of pain in  left and right lower jaw, since one month ago, after doing radiotherapy for 6 months. Patients diagnosed osteoradionecrosis. for the healing, selected medical therapy and patients are advised for doing oxygen hyperbaric therapy in AL Minto Harjo hospital Jakarta. One month after doing hyperbaric oxygen therapies seen change and healing. Lesions that form still has the same broad but disappeared fistula, abscess dries, necrotic tissue disappeared / reduced as well as the formation of new bone matrix. As conclusion, , obviously able to heal lesions caused osteomielitys oxygen therapy hyperbaric osteoradionecrosis.

Progressive, reversible sensorineural hearing loss caused by azathioprine

2014 ◽  
Vol 128 (9) ◽  
pp. 838-840 ◽  
Author(s):  
P W Jenkinson ◽  
M I Syed ◽  
L Mcclymont
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effect ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Pure Tone ◽  
Early Recognition ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Clinical Awareness

AbstractObjective:This paper describes the first reported case of progressive sensorineural hearing loss caused by azathioprine, which was reversed on stoppage of the drug.Case report:A female patient with previously normal hearing presented with progressive sensorineural hearing loss after being started on azathioprine. Otological and neurological examination findings were unremarkable. After stopping the drug, the patient reported an improvement in hearing, which was confirmed on pure tone audiometry.Conclusion:This previously unreported side effect of azathioprine is highlighted in order to increase clinical awareness. Early recognition of this adverse effect is important to minimise the possibility of permanent sensorineural hearing loss.

Effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in idiopathic sudden hearing loss

2006 ◽  
Vol 120 (8) ◽  
pp. 665-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Satar ◽  
Y Hidir ◽  
S Yetiser
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Hyperbaric Oxygen ◽  
Pure Tone ◽  
Sudden Hearing Loss ◽  
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Improvement Rate ◽  
Hearing Gain ◽  
Pure Tone Average ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Age Stratification

The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL) by comparing hearing gain and improvement rate in patients who have been placed on both HBO and medical treatment (MT) (37 patients), and patients who have received MT only (17 patients). Both groups were compared with reference to pure tone average (PTA) and the number of patients who experienced hearing gain. Of 37 patients (40 ears) who received HBO + MT, 24 (60 per cent) experienced ≥ 10 decibels (dB) improvement in PTA compared to 13 (76.4 per cent) of 17 patients who were placed on MT only. Inter- or intra-group comparison of age stratification (<50 and ≥50 ages) did not produce significant differences in PTA and in the number of patients who experienced hearing gain.Although there are numerous studies showing efficacy of HBO therapy; this study did not reveal a trend in favour of HBO therapy.

scholarly journals Dentist’s Hub Bub - A Cross-Sectional Study on Impact of Long-Term Occupational Noise Exposure on Hearing Potential among Dental Practitioners

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (43) ◽  
pp. 3676-3682
Author(s):  
Jayaprada Reddy Surakanti ◽  
Vikram Reddy Guntakandla ◽  
Preethi Raga ◽  
Vishwaja Uppalapati ◽  
Sai Praveena Kunaparaju ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Pure Tone ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Conservative Dentistry ◽  
Loss Of Hearing ◽  
Dental Professionals

BACKGROUND Dentists are liable to loss of hearing during dental treatment due to noise exposure. A study was carried out to determine whether or not dental professionals from the Department of Periodontics, Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics and Prosthodontics ought to cause hearing decrement with the aid of using continual excessive frequency sounds created by dental equipments. METHODS This study involved 38 dentists from the specialities of Periodontics, Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, and Prosthodontics who were subjected to noise during operating for 6 hours per day and 38 medical professionals who were matched served as a control group. Three audiometric examinations included an otoscopic exam; tympanometry and pure tone audiometry were performed by the participants. RESULTS According to the data, 15.8 % of dentists and 2.6 % of the control group suffered from loss of hearing. In the pure tone audiometry test, there was no substantial difference between the two groups; however, the qualitative analysis showed that the dentists' group had a greater percentage of hearing loss than their control counterparts. In the pure tone audiometry test, there was a statistically significant difference between the specialists from periodontics, conservative dentistry and endodontics, and prosthodontics (P = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS Noise from dental clinics has been shown to cause hearing problems, with the left ear being affected when compared to that of the right; again, these problems aren't serious. Dentists were common among noise-induced hearing impairment and periodontic specialists than conservative dentistry and endodontics, and prosthodontic specialists than the control group. KEY WORDS Dental Professionals, Long Term Exposure, Noise-Induced Hearing Loss, Pure Tone Audiometry.

scholarly journals The accuracy of a mobile phone application (Wulira app) compared to standard audiometry in assessing hearing loss among patients on treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Uganda

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
Charles Batte ◽  
Tunde Olayanju ◽  
John Mukisa ◽  
Martha Sarah Namusobya ◽  
Innocent Alenoghena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Pure Tone ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
List Type ◽  
Tb Treatment ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Mdr Tb ◽  
Hearing Assessment

Objectives: Our aim was to validate the “Wulira App” a mHealth application against gold standard audiometry as a pragmatic audiometry solution for under-served and vulnerable groups of patients at risk of hearing loss. The specific objectives were as follows: To compare hearing thresholds determined using the Wulira app to standard pure tone audiometry among patients on MDR-TB treatment. To determine the correlation between the measured hearing loss with the Wulira app and standard audiometry with patient reported hearing loss. To determine the proportion of patients on MDR-TB treatment that experience hearing loss? Materials and Methods: We consecutively recruited patients ≥18 years old and receiving kanamycin in their treatment regimen between February and June 2019 for this study. Clinical and demographic data were obtained from each participant and documented in a secure database. Participants had hearing assessment performed once at enrolment with paired standard audiometry and the Wulira mobile phone app in a soundproof room. Results: A total of 120 MDR-TB patients with a mean age of 34.0 (±9.6) years were recruited for this study and 69 (57.5%) were male. When compared to pure tone audiometry, the Wulira app was able to correctly detect 91.4% hearing loss in right ear and 88.4% in the left ear. The specificity of the Wulira app was equally high, reaching 93.2% in the right ear and 91.5% in the left ear. Conclusion: The Wulira app may be a useful alternative home-based tool for hearing assessment in MDR-TB patients, essentially for early detection of hearing loss following commencement of second-line injectable drugs.

scholarly journals CBCT analysis in osteoradionecrosis case followed by hyperbaric oxygen treatment (a case study)

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Lusi Epsilawati
Keyword(s):  
Hyperbaric Oxygen ◽  
Oxygen Therapy ◽  
Bone Matrix ◽  
Lower Jaw ◽  
Oxygen Treatment ◽  
Radio Therapy ◽  
Left And Right ◽  
Cbct Analysis ◽  
Hyperbaric Therapy

<p>Osteoradinecrosis is an infectious disease and inflammation that occurs in the jaw after doing radio therapy. Radiographic picture of the disease is visible lesions lucent extensive radio in the jaw. In Clinical condition, seen fistula and abscess in the jaw. One therapy for the treatment of this condition is the Hyperbaric Oxygen. The purpose of this paper is to look casereport work hyperbaric oxygen therapy in treating osteoradionecrosis. Patient age55-year-old, woman, came with complaints of pain in  left and right lower jaw, since one month ago, after doing radiotherapy for 6 months. Patients diagnosed osteoradionecrosis. for the healing, selected medical therapy and patients are advised for doing oxygen hyperbaric therapy in AL Minto Harjo hospital Jakarta. One month after doing hyperbaric oxygen therapies seen change and healing. Lesions that form still has the same broad but disappeared fistula, abscess dries, necrotic tissue disappeared / reduced as well as the formation of new bone matrix. As conclusion, , obviously able to heal lesions caused osteomielitys oxygen therapy hyperbaric osteoradionecrosis.</p>

Misophonia: An Evidence-Based Case Report

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 685-690
Author(s):  
C. S. Vanaja ◽  
Miriam Soni Abigail
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Case History ◽  
Pure Tone ◽  
Physiological Responses ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Management Option ◽  
Pure Tone Audiogram

Purpose Misophonia is a sound tolerance disorder condition in certain sounds that trigger intense emotional or physiological responses. While some persons may experience misophonia, a few patients suffer from misophonia. However, there is a dearth of literature on audiological assessment and management of persons with misophonia. The purpose of this report is to discuss the assessment of misophonia and highlight the management option that helped a patient with misophonia. Method A case study of a 26-year-old woman with the complaint of decreased tolerance to specific sounds affecting quality of life is reported. Audiological assessment differentiated misophonia from hyperacusis. Management included retraining counseling as well as desensitization and habituation therapy based on the principles described by P. J. Jastreboff and Jastreboff (2014). A misophonia questionnaire was administered at regular intervals to monitor the effectiveness of therapy. Results A detailed case history and audiological evaluations including pure-tone audiogram and Johnson Hyperacusis Index revealed the presence of misophonia. The patient benefitted from intervention, and the scores of the misophonia questionnaire indicated a decrease in the severity of the problem. Conclusions It is important to differentially diagnose misophonia and hyperacusis in persons with sound tolerance disorders. Retraining counseling as well as desensitization and habituation therapy can help patients who suffer from misophonia.

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