Transcription factors underlying photoreceptor diversity by Juan M Angueyra, Vincent P Kunze, Laura K Patak, Hailey Kim, Katie Kindt, Wei Li

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The impact of age-related hearing loss on structural neuroanatomy: A meta-analysis by Kate Slade, Johannes H. Reilly, Kamila Jablonska, El Smith, Lawrence D. Hayes, Christopher J. Plack, Christopher J. Plack, Helen E. Nuttall

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Real-World Hearing Aid Usage Patterns and Smartphone Connectivity by Jeppe Høy Christensen, Gabrielle H. Saunders, Lena Havtorn, Niels H. Pontoppidan

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Occupational noise-induced hearing loss in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yong Hu, Jiena Zhou, Zhihao Shi, Lifang Zhou, Meibian Zhang

“…The prevalence of occupational NIHL in China was 21.3%, of which 30.2% was related to high-frequency NIHL (HFNIHL), 9.0% to speech-frequency NIHL and 5.8% to noise-induced deafness. Among manufacturing workers, complex noise contributed to greater HFNIHL than Gaussian noise (overall weighted OR (OR)=1.95). …”
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'Real-life' benefit of hearing preservation cochlear implantation in the paediatric population: a single-site case–control study by Azita Rajai, Iain Bruce, Karolina Kluk, Mark Sladen, Jaya Nichani, Simone Schaefer, Martin Odriscoll

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Hyperviscosity Syndrome Induced Bilateral Visual and Auditory Impairment in Therapy Resistant Waldenström Macroglobulinemia with MYD88 and CXCR4 Mutations by Plante MM, Kimbrough EO, Agarwal AK, Jiang L, Bourgeois K, Stamper GC, Stewart MW, Tun HW

“…We report a 69-year-old female with MYD88 and CXCR4-mutant WM who developed HVS resulting in bilateral blindness and deafness associated with neurologic manifestations including confusion, severe generalized weakness, and imbalance. …”
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Self-care goals proposition and achievement by patients undergoing oral anticoagulation during an educational intervention based on empowerment by Mayara O. ORTIZ, Josiane M. COSTA, Daniella V. NASCIMENTO, Carolina B. FERREIRA, Thais R. CORREIA, Caryne M. BERTOLLO, Maria A. MARTINS

“…The exclusion criteria were impossibility of verbal communication, deafness, blindness or health problems that could compromise attendance at the AC. …”
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Relationship of Hearing Impairment in Patients with Lamivudine Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Mahesh Namdeo Belhekar, Kalpesh K Joshi

“…A comprehensive database search (PubMed, PubMed Central, Cochrane review, Google scholar and Embase) was conducted to identify the relevant literature published on HL and were searched for keywords related to lamivudine and HL- ‘lamivudine and hearing loss’, ‘lamivudine and deafness’, ‘lamivudine and hypoacusis’, ‘lamivudine and hearing impairment’ and ’lamivudine and ototoxicity’ for searching the data. …”
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Telemedicine for Adults With Cochlear Implants in the United Kingdom (CHOICE): Protocol for a Prospective Interventional Multisite Study by Helen Cullington, Padraig Kitterick, Philippa Darnton, Tracy Finch, Kate Greenwell, Carol Riggs, Mark Weal, Dawn-Marie Walker, Andrew Sibley

“… BackgroundCochlear implants provide hearing to approximately 750,000 people with deafness worldwide; these patients require lifelong follow-up. …”
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The S2–S3 Loop of Kv7.4 Channels Is Essential for Calmodulin Regulation of Channel Activation by Wenhui Zhuang, Zhiqiang Yan, Zhiqiang Yan

“…Mutations in Kv7.4 channels result in inherited progressive deafness in humans. Calmodulin (CaM) is crucial for regulating Kv7 channels, but how CaM affects Kv7 activity has remained unclear. …”
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Rebalancing the Vestibular System by Unidirectional Rotations in Patients With Chronic Vestibular Dysfunction by Navid G. Sadeghi, Bardia Sabetazad, Nayer Rassaian, Soroush G. Sadeghi

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Speech Entrainment for Aphasia Recovery (SpARc) phase II trial design by Christy Cassarly, Anna Doyle, Trinh Ly, Janet Horn, Mary Aitchison, Jordan Elm, Julius Fridriksson, Leonardo Bonilha

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OPRA-RS: A Hearing-Aid Fitting Method Based on Automatic Speech Recognition and Random Search by Libio Gonçalves Braz, Lionel Fontan, Julien Pinquier, Michael A. Stone, Christian Füllgrabe

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Método de prevenção de lesão nasal causada por CPAP em recém-nascido pré-termo: relato de caso by Cristiane Raupp Nunes, Simone Baggio de Castro, Giordana de Cássia Pinheiro da Motta, Andria Machado da Silva, Juliana Machado Schardosim, Maria Luzia Chollopetz da Cunha

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Prevalence and global estimates of unsafe listening practices in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shelly Chadha, Malachi Ochieng Arunda, Lauren K Dillard, Lucero Lopez-Perez, Ricardo X Martinez, Lucía Jiménez

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Cyclodextrins and Iatrogenic Hearing Loss: New Drugs with Significant Risk by Mark A. Crumling, Kelly A. King, R. Keith Duncan

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Key Genes and Pathways Associated With Inner Ear Malformation in SOX10 p.R109W Mutation Pigs by Qing-Qing Hao, Liang Li, Wei Chen, Qing-Qing Jiang, Fei Ji, Wei Sun, Hong Wei, Wei-Wei Guo, Shi-Ming Yang

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Evidence of Authorship on Messages in Facilitated Communication: A Case Report Using Accelerometry by Patrick Faure, Thierry Legou, Bruno Gepner

“…A 17-year-old boy diagnosed with congenital deafness, ASD, and developmental delay, and his facilitator, were equipped with small accelerometers fixed on their index finger, aimed at transforming index acceleration along the three spatial axes into electric signals. …”
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Development of the vapor film thickness correlation in porous corrosion deposits on the cladding in PWR by Yuan Shen, Zhengang Duan, Chuan Lu, Li Ji, Caishan Jiao, Hongguo Hou, Nan Chao, Meng Zhang, Yu Zhou, Yang Gao

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Mutational Analysis of Mitochondrial tRNA Genes in 200 Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Lin L, Zhang D, Jin Q, Teng Y, Yao X, Zhao T, Xu X, Jin Y

“…Furthermore, two Han Chinese pedigrees with maternally inherited diabetes and deafness (MIDD) were reported by clinical and genetic assessments.Results: A total of 49 genetic variants in mt-tRNA genes were identified; among them, 31 variants (17 pathogenic/likely pathogenic) were absent in controls, located at extremely conserved nucleotides, may have potential structural and functional significance, thereby considered to be T2DM-associated variants. …”
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