scholarly journals The Effect of Hypertension on Hearing Sense

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
A.C Romdhoni
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Vascular System ◽  
The Body ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Target Organs ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Important Health ◽  
Ionic Changes ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Inner Ear Damage

Hypertension is an important health problem because it has a high prevalence and can cause damage to target organs. The relationship between hypertension and hearing loss is not difficult to understand, when blood pressure becomes high blood vessel damage occurs. Hearing loss cases caused by hypertension are considerable, in America 64 million people aged 18 to 75 years suffer from hypertension, 40% with hearing loss. This damage is not centered on one area of the body, but the whole body is also affected, including the ears. The incidence of hearing loss in hypertension is due to the occurrence of inner ear damage due to high pressure in the vascular system, changes in microcirculation and the occurrence of ionic changes.

scholarly journals Relationships between body composition and pulmonary function in a community-dwelling population in Japan

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0242308
Author(s):  
Ryosuke Kawabata ◽  
Yuki Soma ◽  
Yutaro Kudo ◽  
Junichi Yokoyama ◽  
Hiroyasu Shimizu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Visceral Fat ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
The Body ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Index ◽  
The Relationship

Pulmonary diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are major chronic diseases that result in decreased pulmonary function. Relationships between body composition and pulmonary function have been reported. However, few epidemiological studies have used the visceral fat area (VFA) to measure body composition. This study aimed to examine the relationship between body composition and pulmonary function. A cross-sectional study was conducted between 2015 and 2016, using data obtained from 1,287 residents aged between 19 and 91 years living in the Iwaki area of Hirosaki City, a rural region in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Pulmonary function was evaluated using the forced vital capacity (FVC) as a percentage of the predicted value (predicted FVC%) and the ratio of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) to FVC. The measurements for evaluating body composition included the body fat percentage (BFP) of the whole body and trunk, skeletal muscle index (SMI), body mass index (BMI), VFA, waist circumference (WC) at the navel level, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). To adjust for potential confounders, Spearman’s partial correlation analysis was used to examine the relationship between the measurements of body composition and pulmonary function. There were significant correlations between the predicted FVC% and the following parameters: BFP (whole body and trunk) in younger males; SMI in older males; WC, VFA, BMI, and SMI in younger females; and BFP (whole body and trunk) and VFA in older females. Contrastingly, WC and VFA in younger males and WC in younger females were correlated with the FEV1/FVC ratio. VFA was correlated with the FEV1/FVC ratio in younger males and predicted FVC% in older females. These findings suggest that visceral fat accumulation may increase the development of obstructive pulmonary disease in young males and accelerate the decline of pulmonary function (predicted FVC%) in older females.

scholarly journals Relation Between Episiotomy and Osteomioarticular Symptoms

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (30) ◽  
pp. 353
Author(s):  
Cibele Nazaré Câmara Rodrigues ◽  
Milton Fernandes da Conceição Filho ◽  
Diego Sá Guimarães da Silva ◽  
Carla Cristina Alvarez Serrão ◽  
Carla Iasmin Lima Lemos
Keyword(s):  
Vaginal Delivery ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
The Body ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Group I ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Spearman Correlation Test ◽  
Pathologic Alteration

Childbirth is a social and cultural phenomenon which has faced drastic changes from twentieth century as a shift to a gynecological position and an episiotomy routine. Fascia represents “the philosophy of the body” and any pathologic alteration in that tissue will affect the whole body. This study aims to verify the relation between episiotomy and osteomioarticular symptoms. 60 women who participated in this study were divided equally into two groups: group I (vaginal delivery with episiotomy) and group II (vaginal delivery without episiotomy). To assess them, we used an Initial assessment form and a Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. The data were analyzed with the Spearman Correlation Test and t Student Test for independent samples with a statistical significance of p≤0,05. Based on the results of the study, 60% women from group I related low back repercussions during the last year, while 53% women from group I related hip/lower limbs repercussions during the last week. Level of pain and musculoskeletal complaints prevailed in group I, as well. We concluded that there is a high prevalence of osteomioarticular symptoms in women who had episiotomy in her deliveries.

scholarly journals PENGARUH HIPERTENSI TERHADAP AMBANG PENDENGARAN

e-CliniC ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Moonika Todingan
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Blood Pressure Measurement ◽  
Target Organ Damage ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Organ Damage ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Important Health ◽  
Chi Square Test

Abstract: Hypertension is an important health problem because it has a high prevalence and can cause organ damage. One of hypertension target organ damage is the auditory system that can cause an increase in the threshold of hearing (hearing loss). Hypertension effect on hearing loss can affect a person’s quality of life. Objective: Determine the effect of hypertension on the threshold of hearing. Methods: 80 samples consisted of 40 samples hypertension group and 40 samples comparison group (normotensive group), men and women, aged 36-65 years. Hypertension was measured with a blood pressure measurement using a mercury sphygmomanometer. Hearing was measured with auditory threshold measurement using a pure tone audiometry at frequencies between 250 to 8000 Hz. This research was analytic study with cross-sectional research design. Chi-square test was used to see the effect of hypertension on the threshold of hearing. Result: There are 24 people with hypertension who have hearing loss, 16 people with hypertension do not have a hearing loss, 6 normotensive people with hearing loss, and 34 normotensive people do not have a hearing loss. This relationship is getting significant results (p<0,05) is p<0,001. Conclusion: Hypertension is a risk factor for hearing loss. Keyword: hypertension, hearing loss     Abstrak: Hipertensi merupakan masalah kesehatan yang penting karena mempunyai prevalensi yang cukup tinggi dan dapat menimbulkan kerusakan organ target. Salah satu kerusakan organ target hipertensi adalah sistem pendengaran yang menyebabkan peningkatan ambang pendengaran (gangguan pendengaran). Hipertensi berpengaruh terhadap gangguan pendengaran yang dapat mempengaruhi kualitas hidup seseorang. Tujuan: Menentukan pengaruh hipertensi terhadap ambang pendengaran. Metode: 80 sampel terdiri dari 40 sampel kelompok hipertensi dan 40 sampel kelompok pembanding (kelompok normotensi), laki-laki dan perempuan, umur 36-65 tahun. Hipertensi diukur dengan pengukuran tekanan darah menggunakan alat tensimeter air raksa. Pendengaran diukur dengan pengukuran ambang pendengaran menggunakan alat audiometri nada murni pada frekuensi antara 250 sampai 8000 Hz. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian analitik dengan desain penelitian cross sectional. Digunakan uji Chi-Square untuk melihat adanya pengaruh hipertensi terhadap ambang pendengaran. Hasil: Terdapat 24 orang hipertensi yang mengalami gangguan pendengaran, 16 orang hipertensi tidak mengalami gangguan pendengaran, 6 orang normotensi mengalami gangguan pendengaran, dan 34 orang normotensi tidak mengalami gangguan pendengaran. Hubungan ini mendapatkan hasil yang signifikan p<0,05 yaitu p<0,001. Kesimpulan: Hipertensi merupakan salah satu faktor resiko gangguan pendengaran.Kata kunci: hipertensi, gangguan pendengaran.

scholarly journals Hubungan Kepatuhan Penggunaan Obat Anti Epilepsi terhadap Kejadian Kejang Pasien Epilepsi menggunakan kuesioner ARMS (Adherence Refill Medication Scale)

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-34
Author(s):  
Iin Ernawati ◽  
Wardah Rahmatul Islamiyah
Keyword(s):  
Antiepileptic Drugs ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Drug Therapy Management ◽  
A Value ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRAKEpilepsi termasuk penyakit kronis otak yang dikarakterisasi dengan kejang berulang (2 kali atau lebih), dimana terjadi gerakan involunter yang melibatkan sebagian tubuh (partial) atau seluruh tubuh (generale), dan seringkali disertai dengan hilangnya kesadaran dan kontrol fungsi saluran cerna atau saluran kemih. Pengobatan epeilepsi sering menggunakan OAE (Obat AntiEpilpsi). Diketahui 70% anak-anak dan dewasa dengan epilepsi berhasil diterapi dengan obat antiepilepsi. Salah satu ukuran manajemen terapi obat pada penyakit epilepsi adalah menurun atau hilangnya kejang, sehingga adanya kejadian kejang menjadi salah satu ukuran pencapaian end outcome. Kejadian kejang dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor diantaranya ada tidaknya faktor pemicu kejang dan kepatuhan konsumsi obat antiepilepsi. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian observasional cross sectional yang dilakukan di poli neurologi Instalasi Rawat Jalan RSUD dr. Soetomo dan Instalasi rawat Jalan RS Universitas Airlangga. Selama penelitian diperoleh 52 pasien epilepsi yang menggunakan obat antiepilepsi. Padapenelitian ini diamati hubungan kepatuhan terhadap adanya kejang pasien epilepsi dalam penggunaan obat anti epilepsi. Pada penelitian ini diketahui nilai koefisien korelasi/ nilai rho (r) sebesar -0,348 dengan nilai p= 0,011 (p<0,05) atau signifikan secara statistik. Hasil tersebut menunjukkan adanya hubungan antara kategori kepatuhan (menggunakan kuesioner ARMS) dengan kejadian kejang, dimana semakin tinggi skor ARMS (dianggap semakin tidak patuh) berbanding lurus dengan peningkatan kejang.Kata kunci: Epilepsi, Kepatuhan, OAE, Kejang, ARMS ABSTRACTEpilepsy is a chronic brain disease characterized by recurrent seizures (2 times or more), in which involuntary movements involve part of the body (partial) or whole body (general). Treatment of epilepsy uses antiepileptic drugs. It is known that 70% of children and adults with epilepsy are successfully treated with antiepileptic drugs. One of measurements of drug therapy management in epilepsy is decreasing or losing seizures, so that the event of seizures is one measure of end outcomes. Seizure events are influenced by severalfactors including the presence or absence of seizure trigger factors and adherence with the consumption of antiepileptic drugs. This study was an observational cross sectional study conducted at the neurology department dr. Soetomo and Airlangga University hospital. This study aims to observe the relationship of adherence of antiepileptic drug consumption with seizures of epilepsy patients. This study observed 52outpatients with epilepsy taking antiepileptic drugs. This study showed that the correlation coefficient / rho value (r) is -0,348 with a value of p = 0.011 (p <0.05). These results indicate that an association between adherence categories (using the arms questionnaire) with the events of seizures, whereas the higher of the arms score (considered to be increasingly disobedient) is directly proportional to the increase in seizures.Keywords: Epilepsy, Adherence, AED, Seizure, ARMS

scholarly journals The relationship between telework from home and employee health: a systematic review

2022 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars-Kristian Lunde ◽  
Lise Fløvik ◽  
Jan Olav Christensen ◽  
Håkon A. Johannessen ◽  
Live Bakke Finne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Employee Health ◽  
The Body ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Assessment Development ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
Important Health ◽  
Newcastle Ottawa Scale ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Globalization and technological progress have made telework arrangements such as telework from home (TWFH) well-established in modern economies. TWFH was rapidly and widely implemented to reduce virus spread during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and will probably be widespread also post-pandemic. How such work arrangements affect employee health is largely unknown. Main objective of this review was to assess the evidence on the relationship between TWFH and employee health. Methods We conducted electronic searches in MEDLINE, Embase, Amed, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Scopus for peer-reviewed, original research with quantitative design published from January 2010 to February 2021. Our aim was to assess the evidence for associations between TWFH and health-related outcomes in employed office workers. Risk of bias in each study was evaluated by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and the collected body of evidence was evaluated using the the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. Results We included 14 relevant studies (22,919 participants) reporting on 28 outcomes, which were sorted into six outcome categories (general health, pain, well-being, stress, exhaustion & burnout, and satisfaction with overall life & leisure). Few studies, with many having suboptimal designs and/or other methodological issues, investigating a limited number of outcomes, resulted in the body of evidence for the detected outcome categories being GRADED either as low or very low. Conclusions The consisting evidence on the relationship between TWFH and employee health is scarce. The non-existence of studies on many relevant and important health outcomes indicates a vast knowledge gap that is crucial to fill when determining how to implement TWFH in the future working life. Systematic review registration number PROSPERO registration ID # CRD42021233796.

Virome of bat-infesting arthropods: highly divergent viruses in different vectors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziqian Xu ◽  
Yun Feng ◽  
Xinxin Chen ◽  
Mang Shi ◽  
Shihong Fu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Surface ◽  
The Body ◽  
Viral Pathogens ◽  
Bat Flies ◽  
Blood Sucking ◽  
Virus Rna ◽  
Zoonotic Viruses ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Negative Sense

Bats are reservoirs of important zoonotic viruses like Nipah and SARS viruses. However, whether the blood-sucking arthropods on the body surface of bats also carry these viruses, and the relationship between viruses carried by the blood-sucking arthropods and viruses carried by bats, have not been reported. This study collected 686 blood-sucking arthropods on the body surface of bats from Yunnan Province, China between 2012 and 2015, and they included wingless bat flies, bat flies, ticks, mites, and fleas. The viruses carried by these arthropods were analyzed using meta-transcriptomic approach, and 144 highly diverse positive-sense single-stranded RNA, negative-sense single-stranded RNA, and double-stranded RNA viruses were found, of which 138 were potentially new viruses. These viruses were classified into 14 different virus families or orders, including Bunyavirales , Mononegavirales , Reoviridae , and Picornavirales . Further analyses found that Bunyavirales were the most abundant virus group (84% of total virus RNA) in ticks, whereas narnaviruses were the most abundant (52-92%) in the bat flies and wingless bat flies libraries, followed by solemoviruses (1-29%) and reoviruses (0-43%). These viruses were highly structured based on the arthropod types. It is worth noting that no bat-borne zoonotic viruses were found in the virome of bat-infesting arthropod, seemly not supporting that bat surface arthropods are vectors of zoonotic viruses carried by bats. IMPORTANCE Bats are reservoir of many important viral pathogens. To evaluate whether bat-parasitic blood-sucking arthropods participate in the circulation of these important viruses, it is necessary to conduct unbiased virome studies on these arthropods. We evaluated five types of blood-sucking parasitic arthropods on the surface of bats in Yunnan, China and identified a variety of viruses, some of which had high prevalence and abundance level, although there is limited overlap in virome between distant arthropods. While most of the virome discovered here are potentially arthropod-specific viruses, we identified three possible arboviruses, including one orthobunyavirus and two vesiculoviruses (family Rhabdoviridae ), suggesting bat-parasitic arthropods carry viruses with risk of spillage, which warrants further study.

Endocrine function of osteocytes

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (02) ◽  
pp. 62-68
Author(s):  
T. Yorgan ◽  
T. Schinke
Keyword(s):  
Bone Formation ◽  
Matrix Protein ◽  
Vascular System ◽  
Bone Matrix ◽  
Endocrine Function ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Phosphate Homeostasis ◽  
Target Organs ◽  
Additional Influence

SummaryOsteocytes represent the most abundant cell type of the skeletal system. They have access to a large cellular surface area within the lacuno-canalicular network. This network additionally provides connection to the vascular system, a prerequisite for secretion of endocrine regulators into the circulation. The best established endocrine function of the osteocyte network is the regulation of phosphate homeostasis by secretion of Fgf23, a hormone inhibiting renal phosphate reabsorption. Recently, several additional osteocyte-derived factors have been suggested to influence phosphate homeostasis, either directly or in an Fgf23-dependent manner. Moreover, osteocytes are also the major producers of Wnt signaling modulators, such as Sclerostin or Dkk1. Since these molecules primarily act as inhibitors of bone formation, there might be an additional influence of osteocyte-derived molecules on glucose handling and energy metabolism. In fact, osteocalcin, a long-known bone matrix protein and biomarker of bone formation, is now considered to act as a hormone controlling insulin production by pancreatic β-cells and insulin sensitivity of target organs. Since the endocrine functions of osteocytes are only beginning to be uncovered, it appears likely that additional osteocyte-derived molecules with systemic influences on whole body homeostasis might be identified in the future.

The Relationship Between Hearing Loss Self-Management and Hearing Aid Benefit and Satisfaction

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 274-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Convery ◽  
Gitte Keidser ◽  
Louise Hickson ◽  
Carly Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Hearing Aid Benefit ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Hearing loss self-management refers to the knowledge and skills people use to manage the effects of hearing loss on all aspects of their daily lives. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-reported hearing loss self-management and hearing aid benefit and satisfaction. Method Thirty-seven adults with hearing loss, all of whom were current users of bilateral hearing aids, participated in this observational study. The participants completed self-report inventories probing their hearing loss self-management and hearing aid benefit and satisfaction. Correlation analysis was used to investigate the relationship between individual domains of hearing loss self-management and hearing aid benefit and satisfaction. Results Participants who reported better self-management of the effects of their hearing loss on their emotional well-being and social participation were more likely to report less aided listening difficulty in noisy and reverberant environments and greater satisfaction with the effect of their hearing aids on their self-image. Participants who reported better self-management in the areas of adhering to treatment, participating in shared decision making, accessing services and resources, attending appointments, and monitoring for changes in their hearing and functional status were more likely to report greater satisfaction with the sound quality and performance of their hearing aids. Conclusion Study findings highlight the potential for using information about a patient's hearing loss self-management in different domains as part of clinical decision making and management planning.

Clinical Update: Functional Capacity Evaluations and Disability

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-5
Author(s):  
Glenn Pransky
Keyword(s):  
Direct Observation ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Work Capacity ◽  
Functional Capacity Evaluation ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Validity Of Results ◽  
Job Tasks ◽  
Capacity Evaluation ◽  
Physical Abilities ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract According to the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, a functional capacity evaluation (FCE) measures an individual's physical abilities via a set of activities in a structured setting and provides objective data about the relationship between an impairment and maximal ability to perform work activities. A key distinction between FCEs and self-reported activities of daily living is that the former involve direct observation by professional evaluators. Numerous devices can quantify the physical function of a specific part of the musculoskeletal system but do not address the performance of whole body tasks in the workplace, and these devices have not been shown to predict accurately the ability to perform all but the simplest job tasks. Information about reliability has been proposed as a way to identify magnification and malingering, but variability due to pain and poor comprehension of instructions may cause variations in assessments. Structured work capacity evaluations involve a set of activities but likely underestimate the individual's ability to do jobs that involve complex or varying activities. Job simulations involve direct observation of an individual performing actual job tasks, require a skilled and experienced evaluator, and raise questions about expense, time, objectivity and validity of results, and interpretation of results in terms of the ability to perform specific jobs. To understand the barriers to return to work, examiners must supplement FCEs with information regarding workplace environment, accommodations, and demotivators.

Schistosomal Appendicitis in Pregnancy

Swiss Surgery ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Halkic ◽  
Abdelmoumene ◽  
Gintzburger ◽  
Mosimann
Keyword(s):  
Acute Appendicitis ◽  
Schistosoma Haematobium ◽  
Acute Inflammation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Common Complication ◽  
Surgical Infection ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Potential Challenge ◽  
In Pregnancy

Acute appendicitis is the most common acute surgical infection during pregnancy. Although usually pyogenic in origin, parasitic infections account for a small percentage of cases. Despite the relatively high prevalence of acute appendicitis in our environment, it is not commonly associated with schistosomiasis. We report here the association of pregnancy and appendicitis caused by Schistosoma haematobium. Schistosomiasis is very common complication of pregnancy in hyperendemic areas. Schistosome egg masses can lodge throughout the body and cause acute inflammation of the appendix, liver and spleen. Congestion of pelvic vessels during pregnancy facilitates passage of eggs into the villi and intervillous spaces, causing an inflammatory reaction. Tourism and immigration make this disease a potential challenge for practitioners everywhere.

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