Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2024 May 13. doi: 10.1007/s00405-024-08666-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare daily and total recreational music exposure levels and extended-spectrum audiogram results in young adults without pre-existing hearing problems.DESIGN: The study included healthy volunteers aged 18-25 with no...

Trends Hear. 2024 Jan-Dec;28:23312165241239541. doi: 10.1177/23312165241239541.ABSTRACTCochlear synaptopathy, a form of cochlear deafferentation, has been demonstrated in a number of animal species, including non-human primates. Both age and noise exposure contribute to synaptopathy in animal models, indicating that it may be a common type of auditory...

Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2024 May 9;9(3):e1257. doi: 10.1002/lio2.1257. eCollection 2024 Jun.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Otosclerosis is characterized by abnormal bone growth in the otie capsule. Nowadays, stapedotomy is commonly used for otosclerosis treatment. Currently, postoperative dizziness has been associated with stapedotomy. In 1981, intratympanic...

Trends Hear. 2024 Jan-Dec;28:23312165241242235. doi: 10.1177/23312165241242235.ABSTRACTThe objective of this project was to establish cutoff scores on the tinnitus subscale of the Tinnitus and Hearing Survey (THS) using a large sample of United States service members (SM) with the end goal of guiding clinical referrals for tinnitus evaluation. A total...

Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2024 May 9;9(3):e1243. doi: 10.1002/lio2.1243. eCollection 2024 Jun.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To analyze the sizes of the stapedius and tensor tympani (TT) muscles using a temporal bone CT (TBCT) scan in patients with middle ear myoclonic tinnitus (MEMT) and investigate their value for the diagnosis of this rare cause of...

Open Med (Wars). 2024 May 10;19(1):20240950. doi: 10.1515/med-2024-0950. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: COVID-19 sequelae are long-term symptoms of COVID-19. Cardiovascular disease is not only a risk factor for the occurrence of COVID-19 sequelae but also a potential result directly or indirectly caused by COVID-19 infection.OBJECTIVES: The aim...