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A publication of the J Speech Lang Hear Res. Purpose: Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS), a rare, genetically linked complex developmental disorder caused by a deletion or mutation within chromosome 17p11.2, is associated with delays in speech-language development, otopathology, and hearing loss, yet previous studies lack comprehensive descriptions of hearing and communication...

A publication of JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . Importance: Hearing loss appears to have adverse effects on cognition and increases risk for cognitive impairment. These associations have not been thoroughly investigated in the Hispanic and Latino population, which faces hearing health disparities. Objective: To examine associations between hearing loss...

A publication of Innovation in Aging . To investigate the associations between self-reported visual functioning (VF) and hearing functioning with cognition in the Hispanic/Latino population. We utilized data from the Miami Ocular Study of Latinos ancillary study to Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos with 1,056 participants aged 45 and...

A publication of the American Journal of Audiology. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) disease severity and recovery. It was a retrospective medical chart review of 90 patients. We found that the prognosis...

A publication of Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. Hearing loss is a prevalent chronic condition that poses a major public health concern. Among persons in the United States aged ≥12 years, ~38 million are estimated to have hearing loss and by 2040, ~63 million adults (≥20 years) are projected to have hearing...

A publication of Scientific Reports . Hearing loss has been associated with individual cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and, to a lesser extent, CVD risk metrics. However, these relationships are understudied in clinical populations. We conducted a retrospective study of electronic health records to evaluate the relationship between hearing loss...

A publication of Ear and Hearing . A relationship between tobacco smoking and hearing loss has been reported; associations with cannabis smoking are unknown. In this cross-sectional population-based study, we examined relationships between hearing loss and smoking (tobacco, cannabis, or co-drug use). Read the full article →

A publication of the Journal of the American Academic of Audiology . The United States Preventative Service Taskforce recently determined that there was insufficient evidence to recommend hearing screening in adults. The purpose of this study was to determine the age to screen adults in the U.S. for hearing loss...

A publication of the American Journal of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery . McManus B, Harbarger C, Grillis A, Prewitt MG, Baiduc R, Block D, Paul O, Spankovich C. (2021). Otoscopy and tympanometry outcomes from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). American Journal of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck...

A publication of the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology . Numerous cardiometabolic factors may underlie risk of hearing loss. Modifiable risk factors such as non-optimal blood pressure (BP) are of interest. This paper investigates early auditory evoked potentials (AEPs) in persons with nonoptimal BP using a cross-sectional nonexperimental...