scholarly journals Decrease in middle ear resonance frequency during pregnancy

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emine Kutlu Dag ◽  
Cagri Gulumser ◽  
Seyra Erbek
Keyword(s):  
Resonance Frequency ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Middle Ear ◽  
Pure Tone ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Tertiary Referral Center ◽  
Before And After ◽  
In Pregnancy

Many physiological changes occur during pregnancy. The aim of the study was to reveal whether there is a change in middle ear resonance frequency during pregnancy. A prospective case-control study was designed at a tertiary referral center. The study included 46 pregnant women at the third trimester (27-40 weeks) and 43 nonpregnant voluntary women. All the study subjects underwent pure-tone audiometry and multifrequency tympanometry. Pure-tone hearing levels at frequencies of 250 to 8000 Hz and resonance frequency values were compared between pregnant and nonpregnant women. Impact of age, side of the tested ear, and weight gained in pregnancy on resonance frequency were evaluated. Air conduction threshold values at frequencies of 250 Hz and 500 Hz were significantly higher in pregnant women than in the control group (P0.05). A negative correlation between weight gained in pregnancy and middle ear resonance frequency values was determined for the left ear (correlation coefficient for left ears: –0.348, P=0.018). The results of this study suggest that resonance frequency may be decreased during the pregnancy. More comprehensive studies in which many pregnant women followed regularly before and after pregnancy are needed to have more certain links.

The influence of pregnancy on sensation of ear problems – ear problems associated with healthy pregnancy

1999 ◽  
Vol 113 (4) ◽  
pp. 318-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koichi Tsunoda ◽  
Shizue Takahashi ◽  
Minako Takanosawa ◽  
Yoshitaka Shimoji
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Pure Tone ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Healthy Pregnancy ◽  
Healthy Female ◽  
In Pregnancy

AbstractWe wondered how many women had experienced a sensation of fullness in the ear during pregnancy. To address this question, data were obtained from a group of healthy women who attended the gynaecology clinic in our hospital as pregnancy cases between February 1995 and January 1998 and who volunteered to participate in our study. A control group was drawn from healthy female co-medical staff members of our hospital who had never been pregnant. The data used for comparing the two groups were taken from a questionnaire about ear problems that was presented to all subjects. The results suggest that ear problems may be increased in pregnancy, particularly for hypotensive pregnant women. However, even for pregnant women complaining of ear problems, pure-tone audiometry and impedance audiometry showed normal hearing in all cases. Furthermore, these women's complaints resolved completely on delivery of their babies.

scholarly journals THE DIFFERENCE IN ADDITION OF BACK MASSAGE COMBINATION IN PREGNANCY EXERCISE IN IMPROVING QUALITY OF SLEEP IN THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANT WOMEN

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Mezzi Wulandari Arenza ◽  
Ni Wayan Tianing ◽  
I Putu Adiartha Griadhi
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Difference ◽  
In Pregnancy ◽  
Back Massage

ABSTRACTSleep disturbance in the third trimester pregnant women is caused by discomfort, an increasingly largeabdominal condition, back pain, frequent urination, fetal movement, heartburn, cramps in the legs, tiredness, difficultygetting started, and physiological changes. Sleep disorders result in decreased quality of sleep. Pregnant women whohave poor sleep quality are at risk of longer labor, cesarean delivery, premature birth, and even infant mortality. The aimof this research is to know the difference of pregnant exercise combination and back massage in improving the sleepquality of third trimester pregnant women. This research use experiment method with quasi experiment approach andresearch design is pre and post test with control design. Sample are 18 people, divided into 2 groups, 9 people intreatment groups given pregnancy exercise and back massage and 9 people in control group is given only pregnantexercise. Intervention is given 8 times. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire used for measured of sleepquality. The result of different test of unpaired group, in the treatment group got difference of average 4,556 and controlgroup got difference mean 2,333 with p=0,004 (p<0,05). These results showed that there was a significant differencebetween the treatment group and the control group in improving the sleep quality of the third trimester pregnant women.In conclusion, there are differences in the addition of back massage combination in pregnancy exercise intervention inimproving sleep quality of third trimester pregnant women.Keyword : Pregnancy Exercise, Back Massage, Sleep Quality, Third Trimester.

scholarly journals KONSUMSI RUMPUT LAUT DAPAT MENGATASI ANEMIA KEHAMILAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-74
Author(s):  
Melly Damayanti
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Blood Cells ◽  
White Blood Cells ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Work Area ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Status ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Anemia In Pregnancy ◽  
In Pregnancy

  ABSTRACT Anemia in pregnancy is a condition in pregnant women with hemoglobin levels less than 11gr% during pregnancy. An increased of anemia often occurs in the third trimester of pregnancy. Pregnant women needs to be supported with nutritional patterns which contain some necessary intermediate in the synthesis of hemoglobin, which  is seaweed. Seaweed type Euchoma sp contains iron, a mixture of which is needed in the synthesis of hemoglobin, has a high bioavailability of substances and is able to stabilize the number of red blood cells, white blood cells, and hemoglobin. The purpose of the study was to determine the status of anemia before and after the study. The study design is the pre-post test design. The population of the study was 30 third trimester pregnant women in the Tanjung Pinang City Primary Health Care Work Area. Respondents were given seaweed as much as 200 gram for 7 days and the 8th day repeated hemoglobin levels were measured. After being given an intervention, there was an increase in hemoglobin levels in pregnant women by 1.2gr% and there were no more respondents suffering anemia.   Keywords : consumption of seaweed, anemia in pregnancy

Monitoring of conductive hearing loss due to because of eustachian tube dysfunction preservative treated with the Otovent pneumotherapy method.

2018 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-137
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Nowak ◽  
Beata Wolnowska ◽  
Alicja Sekula
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Eustachian Tube ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Pure Tone ◽  
Conductive Hearing Loss ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Tube Obstruction ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Conductive Hearing

INTRODUCTION. A conductive hearing loss is a very common problem in childhood. It is possible to indicate many reasons for the problem, but most of the times it is caused by the infectious process, as well as the typical adenoid hypertrophy in children. Very often this disease is associated with obstruction of the eustachian tube.OBJECTIVE. In this study, the authors present the results of the hearing tests of patients who underwent the treatment of  the eustachian tube obstruction by pneumotherapy with otovent. The aim of the work was to monitor the effectiveness of this method of OME treatment.RESEARCH GROUP AND METHODOLOGY. The research group consisted of 54 children aged 4 to 15 years, including 23 girls and 31 boys. The control group consisted of 16 children. Pure tone audiometry and impedance audiometry were performed before and after the therapy, for all of the participants.RESULTS. Obtained results of the study showed improvement in hearing in children correctly using the Otovent set. Hearing improvement was recorded both in the results of pure tone audiometry and impedance audiometry.CONCLUSIONS. The obtained results showed the effectiveness of the pneumotherapy method. In the case of the research group, 81.4% of children achieved the auditory norm (44 people). In the case of the control group, after a fixed period of application of the Otovent set, this value was 0%. The intergroup comparative analysis clearly shows that the research group obtained significantly better results within all of the parameters assessed, than the control group.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PIJAT PERINEUM TERHADAP TINGKAT KECEMASAN PADA IBU HAMIL PRIMIGRAVIDA TRIMESTER III

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elly Dwi Masita
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
The Third ◽  
Quota Sampling ◽  
And Control ◽  
Perineal Massage ◽  
In Pregnancy

Physical changes and psychology in pregnancy is one stressor in pregnancy. Preliminary studies showed that 98% of pregnant women experience anxiety third trimester. As a result of the pregnancy is maternal anxiety will experience periods of abnormal labor so as to improve maternal and infant mortality. Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of perineal massage in primiparous mothers anxiety in the third trimester to the third trimester pregnant women in the BPS. Istiqomah, S.Keb.Bid. Methods: This research is pre-experimental design with a population statistical comparison group of pregnant women in the third trimester of BPS. Istiqomah. S.Keb.Bid premises sample of 20 pregnant women were divided into 10 groups of 10 samples of treated and control groups. Sampling nonprobality sample with quota sampling technique. The instrument of this study using a questionnaire anxiety. Results: Of the 10 treatment group gained 9 (90%) of the study subjects experienced a lower level of anxiety while the control group of 10 4 (40%) of research subjects experienced lower levels of anxiety and test results Mann - Whitney was obtained p = 0.005 (p < 0.05), which means there is perineal massage effect on the level of anxiety in the third trimester pregnant women. Conclusion: There is the effect of perineal massage on the level of anxiety in the third trimester pregnant women with p = 0.005

PENGARUH PIJAT KAKI TERHADAP PENURUNAN TEKANAN DARAH PADA IBU HAMIL DENGAN HIPERTENSI DI RS YOGYAKARTA

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-86
Author(s):  
Retno Mawarti ◽  
Lailatuz Zaidah
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Blood Pressure Lowering ◽  
Hypertension In Pregnancy ◽  
Blood Pressure Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Pressure Lowering ◽  
In Pregnancy

Background: Hypertension in pregnancy is a disease that gets attention given the negative effects it has on both the mother and the fetus. Hypertension in pregnancy if not treated properly will develop into superimposed Preeclampsia along with the increase in gestational age. Massage with aromatherapy oil is a non-pharmacological therapy to reduce and maintain blood pressure in a range that can be tolerated by the body. Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of a foot massage with lavender essential oil on reducing blood pressure in pregnant women with hypertension. Methods: The methodology used in this study was pre-experimental with the control group. Respondents consist of 15 pregnant women with hypertension who had been given blood pressure-lowering therapy, 8 people performed foot massage and 7 people made the control with accidental sampling technique. Massage with lavender essential oil conducted for 15-20 minutes every day for 7 days. Data were obtained by measuring blood pressure before and after the intervention, and then recorded into the observation sheet. The control group performed pressure measurements before and after given by blood pressure-lowering drugs, then analyzed by descriptive and bivariate statistical tests. Results: The results showed that the blood pressure difference before and after systole intervention was 6,52, diastole 0.82 in the control group of blood pressure difference before and after being given systole drug 7,902 diastole 4,847 Paired t-test results in the systole intervention group 0.340, diastole 0.40 and in the systole control group 0.068, diastole 0.137 (p = 0.05). Conclusion: The conclusion is the effect of a foot massage with lavender essential oil in pregnant women with hypertension. Suggestions for pregnant women with primary hypertension should do foot massage to help lower blood pressure. Keywords: Aromatherapy, foot massage, hipertension, lavender, pregnancy.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PIJAT KAKI TERHADAP PENURUNAN TEKANAN DARAH PADA IBU HAMIL DENGAN HIPERTENSI DI RS YOGYAKARTA

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-86
Author(s):  
Retno Mawarti ◽  
Lailatuz Zaidah
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Blood Pressure Lowering ◽  
Hypertension In Pregnancy ◽  
Blood Pressure Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Pressure Lowering ◽  
In Pregnancy

Background: Hypertension in pregnancy is a disease that gets attention given the negative effects it has on both the mother and the fetus. Hypertension in pregnancy if not treated properly will develop into superimposed Preeclampsia along with the increase in gestational age. Massage with aromatherapy oil is a non-pharmacological therapy to reduce and maintain blood pressure in a range that can be tolerated by the body. Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of a foot massage with lavender essential oil on reducing blood pressure in pregnant women with hypertension. Methods: The methodology used in this study was pre-experimental with the control group. Respondents consist of 15 pregnant women with hypertension who had been given blood pressure-lowering therapy, 8 people performed foot massage and 7 people made the control with accidental sampling technique. Massage with lavender essential oil conducted for 15-20 minutes every day for 7 days. Data were obtained by measuring blood pressure before and after the intervention, and then recorded into the observation sheet. The control group performed pressure measurements before and after given by blood pressure-lowering drugs, then analyzed by descriptive and bivariate statistical tests. Results: The results showed that the blood pressure difference before and after systole intervention was 6,52, diastole 0.82 in the control group of blood pressure difference before and after being given systole drug 7,902 diastole 4,847 Paired t-test results in the systole intervention group 0.340, diastole 0.40 and in the systole control group 0.068, diastole 0.137 (p = 0.05). Conclusion: The conclusion is the effect of a foot massage with lavender essential oil in pregnant women with hypertension. Suggestions for pregnant women with primary hypertension should do foot massage to help lower blood pressure. Keywords: Aromatherapy, foot massage,hipertension,  lavender, pregnancy.

scholarly journals Effect of Pelvic Rocking Exercise Using the Birth Ball on Fetal Lie, Attitude, and Presentation

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-466
Author(s):  
Supriatiningsih ◽  
Herlina ◽  
Lusia Asih Wulandari ◽  
Sri Nowo Retno ◽  
Mohammad Kanedi
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Abdominal Palpation ◽  
Before And After ◽  
And Control ◽  
Exercise During Pregnancy

Objectives: For decades, scholars have debated the benefits of exercise during pregnancy. Birthing ball exercise is the latest among the antenatal exercises which pregnant women commonly perform in Indonesia. Therefore, the current study aimed to investigate whether pelvic rocking exercise using the birth ball is effective in correcting the fetal lie, presentation, and attitude in the late third trimester of pregnancy. Materials and Methods: To this end, pregnant women (n=114) enjoying the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into intervention (who were assigned to perform pelvic rocking using the birth ball) and control (without exercise) groups. Fetal lie, attitude, and presentation before and after the trials were determined in both groups by performing the abdominal palpation of Leopold’s maneuver. Results: Based on the results, the intervention group showed a higher proportion of fetus with flexed attitude (P<0.001) as compared to the control group. In addition, 49.1% of women in the intervention group indicated longitudinal lie compared to 29.8% of those in the control groups (P<0.001). Finally, 56 out of 57 women in the intervention group demonstrated head presentation whereas only 45 out of 57 women in the control group showed the same presentation (P<0.01). Conclusions: Overall, it is suggested that pelvic rocking exercises using the birth balls are useful for maintaining lies, fetal attitudes, and presentations and thus it is worth recommending for pregnant women.

scholarly journals Metode Pilates Untuk Penurunan Kecemasan Ibu Hamil Pertama Trimester III

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-84
Author(s):  
Dwi Surya Purwanti
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Anxiety Level ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Pregnancy Anxiety ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Pilates Method ◽  
Experimental Group

This research set out to investigate the effect of pilates method to reduce anxiety for pregnant women, especially in third trimester. Hypothesis proposed: there is anxiety difference for pregnant women in third quarter between control group and experimental group. Subject of research contains pregnant women who check their pregnancy at private childbirth clinic in Yogyakarta. On the basic of medical record data, it was obtained that eight pregnant women meeting research criteria, that was: first pregnancy and entered third trimester data collection methods used were personal quesioner, pregnancy anxiety scale. Analysis technique used U Mann – Whitney test. To see the differences of anxiety condition before and after treated with Pilates method in experimental group, Wilcoxon Rank Test was used. As results, it has been shown that (Z = -1.964; p 0.05). Experimental group’s anxiety level is lower (mean = 62.33) than control group’s anxiety level (mean = 100.33). Experimental group, in particular, has been proved that movements in Pilates method for pregnancy were effective in reducing anxiety in facing first pregnancy in third trimester (t = 7.821; p 0.05) with mean before = 95.00; mean after = 62.33.  So pilates method effective to reduce anxiety for pregnant women in third trimester.

scholarly journals Monitoring changes in serum 8-isoprostane concentration as a possible marker of oxidative stress in pregnancy

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmina Gradaščević Gubaljević ◽  
Adlija Čaušević
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Oxidative Stress Marker ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Pathophysiological Mechanism ◽  
Serum Concentrations ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Chemical Company ◽  
Test Kit ◽  
In Pregnancy

Introduction: Oxidative stress represents a pathophysiological mechanism lying behind occurrence of different acute and chronic diseases. Pregnancy, mainly due to placenta rich with mitochondria, is also being associated with the state of oxidative stress. Numerous markers have been proposed in order to test oxidative stress in pregnancy state, one of them being 8-isoprostane. The aim of this study was to analyse serum concentrations of 8-isoprostane as a possible oxidative stress marker in pregnancy.Methods: Serum concentrations of 8-isoprostane were measured in overall population of 84 woman, between 20 and 30 years of age. Tested population was divided in 2 groups: 42 pregnant woman were classifi ed as being either in the fi rst or second trimester of pregnancy. In the control group healthy nonpregnant women were included. Concentration of 8-isoprostane in serum was determined by commercial 8-isoprostane EIA test kit of Cayman Chemical Company, USA.Results: The 8-isoprostane levels were signifi cantly increased in pregnant women in relation to healthy non pregnant women (p<0.05). The 8-isoprostane levels were signifi cantly increased in second and third trimester of pregnancy (p<0.05).Conclusions: According to the obtained results, 8-isoprostane might be used as a possible marker of oxidative stress in pregnancy state, but not as a biomarker for the risk of complications development in pregnancy in analysed population.

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