The Influence of Vertigo, Hearing Impairment and Tinnitus on the Daily Life of Meniere Patients

1997 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Hägnebo ◽  
Lennart Melin ◽  
Hans Christian Larsen ◽  
Per Lindberg ◽  
Leif Lyttkens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Daily Life

scholarly journals Hearing impairment and daily-life fatigue: a qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (7) ◽  
pp. 408-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack A. Holman ◽  
Avril Drummond ◽  
Sarah E. Hughes ◽  
Graham Naylor
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Daily Life

Psychotic reactions to daily life stress and dopamine function in people with severe hearing impairment

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 1665-1674 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Gevonden ◽  
I. Myin-Germeys ◽  
W. van den Brink ◽  
J. van Os ◽  
J. P. Selten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Environmental Risk ◽  
Social Stress ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Emission Computed Tomography ◽  
Environmental Risk Factor ◽  
Psychotic Experiences ◽  
Da Release

Background.Minor stresses measured in daily life have repeatedly been associated with increased momentary psychotic experiences, both in individuals with psychotic disorders and in persons who are genetically at an increased risk for these disorders. Severe hearing impairment (SHI) is an environmental risk factor for psychotic disorder, possibly due to the experience of social exclusion. The aim of the current study is to investigate whether people with SHI exhibit higher levels of psychotic reactivity to social stressors in daily life than normal-hearing controls and whether this reactivity is associated with decreased baseline dopamine (DA) D2/3receptor availability and/or elevated DA release following a dexamphetamine challenge.Method.We conducted an experience sampling study in 15 young adults with SHI and 19 matched normal-hearing controls who had previously participated in a single photon emission computed tomography study measuring DA D2/3receptor availability and DA release in response to dexamphetamine.Results.The association between social stress and momentary psychotic experiences in daily life was stronger among SHI participants than among normal-hearing controls. Interactions between social stress and baseline striatal DA D2/3receptor availability or DA release were not significant in multilevel models of momentary psychotic experiences including age, sex and tobacco use.Conclusions.While both elevated striatal DA release and elevated psychotic stress reactivity have been found in the same population defined by an environmental risk factor, SHI, their inter-relationship cannot be established. Further research is warranted to clarify the association between biological and psychological endophenotypes and psychosis risk.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Tinnitus in an Aging Population and Its Relation to Age and Hearing Loss

2020 ◽  
pp. 019459982095729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berthe C. Oosterloo ◽  
Pauline H. Croll ◽  
Robert J. Baatenburg de Jong ◽  
M. Kamran Ikram ◽  
André Goedegebure
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Aging Population ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Disorder ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Aging Populations

Objectives Tinnitus is a common hearing-related disorder, which may have a large impact on daily life. With aging populations worldwide, it is important to gain insight in the occurrence of tinnitus at older ages and to understand its relationship with age-related hearing loss. We investigated the prevalence of tinnitus among a general aging population, across age strata and hearing status. Study Design Cross-sectional. Setting The population-based Rotterdam Study. Methods A total of 6098 participants underwent tinnitus assessment, and 4805 had additional hearing assessment. We determined tinnitus prevalence per 5-year age groups. Hearing impairment was defined as ≥25–dB HL worse ear pure tone average (0.5, 1, 2, 4 kHz). We investigated with multivariable logistic regression the association between hearing impairment and tinnitus. Tinnitus handicap was assessed in 663 participants with daily tinnitus via the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory–screening version (THI-s). Results Tinnitus was prevalent in 21.4% (n = 1304). Prevalent tinnitus was evenly distributed over 5-year age groups. Participants with hearing impairment were more likely to have tinnitus (odds ratio, 2.27; 95% CI, 1.92-2.69) as compared with those without hearing impairment. The median THI-s score was 4 (interquartile range, 0-10), indicating a slight handicap, and 14.6% of the participants reported a moderate or severe handicap (THI-s ≥16). Conclusions In a general elderly population, 1 in 5 persons has tinnitus. Of those with tinnitus, for 1 per 10 persons, the presence of tinnitus interfered with daily life. Participants with hearing impairment were twice as likely to have tinnitus. Despite the age-dependent occurrence of hearing impairment, no such age dependency was found for tinnitus.

scholarly journals The evolution of children hearing loss: Research progress on recent trends and advances

2021 ◽  
Vol 271 ◽  
pp. 04023
Author(s):  
Xinyang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Common Disease ◽  
Great Progress ◽  
Great Pressure ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Made In

Hearing impairment is a common disease, affecting about five percent of the population. It puts great pressure on children, their families and society, and has become an significant problem affecting daily life. In recent years, great progress has been made in the study of hearing loss in children. This paper describes the ear structure, the causes of hearing impairment, the assessment and diagnosis of hearing impairment and the current applicable treatment methods through literature review. Previous research on hearing loss in children is summarized in this paper and provides some references for the further research.

Poster #T82 SOCIAL STRESS AND PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS IN THE DAILY LIFE OF YOUNG ADULTS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT

2014 ◽  
Vol 153 ◽  
pp. S318
Author(s):  
Martin Gevonden ◽  
Inez Myin-Germeys ◽  
Jan Booij ◽  
Wim van den Brink ◽  
Jim van Os ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Social Stress ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms

Hearing Aid Amplification Reduces Communication Effort of People With Hearing Impairment and Their Conversation Partners

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 1299-1311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Beechey ◽  
Jörg M. Buchholz ◽  
Gitte Keidser
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Referential Communication ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Directional Hearing ◽  
Acoustic Environment ◽  
Communication Task ◽  
Acoustic Environments ◽  
The Impact

Objectives This study investigates the hypothesis that hearing aid amplification reduces effort within conversation for both hearing aid wearers and their communication partners. Levels of effort, in the form of speech production modifications, required to maintain successful spoken communication in a range of acoustic environments are compared to earlier reported results measured in unaided conversation conditions. Design Fifteen young adult normal-hearing participants and 15 older adult hearing-impaired participants were tested in pairs. Each pair consisted of one young normal-hearing participant and one older hearing-impaired participant. Hearing-impaired participants received directional hearing aid amplification, according to their audiogram, via a master hearing aid with gain provided according to the NAL-NL2 fitting formula. Pairs of participants were required to take part in naturalistic conversations through the use of a referential communication task. Each pair took part in five conversations, each of 5-min duration. During each conversation, participants were exposed to one of five different realistic acoustic environments presented through highly open headphones. The ordering of acoustic environments across experimental blocks was pseudorandomized. Resulting recordings of conversational speech were analyzed to determine the magnitude of speech modifications, in terms of vocal level and spectrum, produced by normal-hearing talkers as a function of both acoustic environment and the degree of high-frequency average hearing impairment of their conversation partner. Results The magnitude of spectral modifications of speech produced by normal-hearing talkers during conversations with aided hearing-impaired interlocutors was smaller than the speech modifications observed during conversations between the same pairs of participants in the absence of hearing aid amplification. Conclusions The provision of hearing aid amplification reduces the effort required to maintain communication in adverse conditions. This reduction in effort provides benefit to hearing-impaired individuals and also to the conversation partners of hearing-impaired individuals. By considering the impact of amplification on both sides of dyadic conversations, this approach contributes to an increased understanding of the likely impact of hearing impairment on everyday communication.

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