Background Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) affects 65–330 million people in the
developing part of the world and develops in early childhood. Knowledge of the long-term …

The prevalence of hearing loss varies with age, affecting at least 25 percent of patients older
than 50 years and more than 50 percent of those older than 80 years. Adolescents and …

Objective The prevalence of unilateral hearing loss (UHL) in adults has not been well
characterized. The objectives of this study are to determine the prevalence of UHL in US …

What is a safe noise level for the public? The National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders states,“Long or repeated exposure to sound at or above 85 …

Cortical development extensively depends on sensory experience. Effects of congenital
monaural and binaural deafness on cortical aural dominance and representation of binaural …

Objective: To evaluate the uHear iPod-based application as a test for hearing loss. Methods:
We recruited 100 adult participants through a single otology practice. Patients with otorrhea …

Abstract Purpose of Review The aim of this study is to summarize the consequences of
permanent unilateral hearing loss (UHL) on the development of children as documented in …

Objective To determine if adolescents with unilateral hearing loss (UHL) demonstrate worse
language skills than their siblings with normal hearing (NH). Design Case-control study of …

Asymmetric and unilateral hearing losses in children have traditionally been
underappreciated, but health care practitioners are now beginning to understand their effect …

Tinnitus, the perception of sound without external source, is a highly prevalent public health
problem with about 8% of the population having frequently occurring tinnitus, and about 1 …