In the last half century, the life expectancy of beta-thalassemia patients has strikingly
increased mostly due to regular blood transfusions and chelation treatments. The improved …

Objective To investigate the implications of Parkinson's disease (PD) in the peripheral
auditory system, a systematic survey of the scientific literature was conducted. Design …

Background Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is an abrupt loss of hearing, still
idiopathic in most of cases. Several mechanisms have been proposed including genetic and …

During COVID-19 pandemic, protective measures such as social distancing and face masks
posed a challenge in daily communication, in this context the elderly are one of the most at …

Hearing loss in old age, which often goes untreated, has far-reaching consequences.
Furthermore, reduction of cognitive abilities and dementia can also occur, which also affects …

More than half a century of skeletal muscle research is continuing at Padua University (Italy)
under the auspices of the Interdepartmental Research Centre of Myology (CIR-Myo), the …

Objectives: While cochlear implants (CIs) have provided benefits for speech recognition in
quiet for subjects with severe-to-profound hearing loss, speech recognition in noise remains …

Objective To assess the hearing benefit with a unilateral bone conduction hearing aid in a
cohort of children with unilateral aural atresia. Methods Cross-sectional case series pilot …

Purpose To evaluate the associations between hearing status and hearing aid use and
performance on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in older adults in a cross …

Purpose: The contributions from the central auditory and cognitive systems play a major role
in communication. Understanding the relationship between auditory and cognitive abilities …