Elevated neural plasticity during development contributes to dramatic improvements in
perceptual, motor, and cognitive skills. However, malleable neural circuits are vulnerable to …

Objectives/Hypothesis The prevalence of hearing loss (HL) in adolescents has grown over
the past decade, but hearing‐related quality of life (QOL) has not been well‐measured. We …

Otolaryngol Clin N Am 45 (2012) 941–958 http://dx. doi. org/10.1016/j. otc. 2012.06. 002 oto.
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While occupational exposures pose the greatest traditional risk to hearing conservation in
selected workers, recreational risk factors for noise-induced hearing loss may be more …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to characterize tinnitus in affected patients. Methods: A
retrospective review of medical records from 470 consecutive patients who visited a tertiary …

Objectives Many studies have documented a high incidence of hearing loss and tinnitus in
adolescents after recreational noise exposure. The prevalence of noise-induced symptoms …

We introduce a novel information-theoretic approach for active model selection and
demonstrate its effectiveness in a real-world application. Although our method can work with …

Introduction Tobacco exposure has been linked with sinonasal pathology and may be
associated with allergic sensitization. This study evaluates the association between …

Introduction: Hearing impairment is one of the communication disorders of the 21st century,
constituting a public health issue as it affects communication, academic success, and life …

Allostatic load (AL)—the biological assessment of long-term exposure to stress—may
explain mortality-rate disparities among non-Hispanic Black (Black) men. We aimed to …