Examinando por Materia "Hearing"

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    Función auditiva y vestibular de personas adultas que consumen medicamentos ototóxicos por enfermedades crónicas
    (2021-03-05) Palacio Luján, Aura Spfía; Rodríguez Carmona, Yuliana Rosa; Pérez Cabrera, Eugenia
    The ear is not only an organ that is responsible for capturing and processing sound stimuli, it also has a great responsibility to maintain the balance and posture of the body, these functions can be affected when an adverse drug reaction occurs, such as: antitumors, aminoglycosides and diuretics that are used to treat some chronic diseases; ototoxicity is the counterproductive consequence that certain chemicals produce on the ear temporarily or permanently. The clinical manifestations of ototoxicity are: Sensorial or neurosensory hearing loss, vertigo and tinnitus. The purpose of this article is to offer the reader a scientific and informative vision. Objective: To review the scientific evidence that is found on the characteristics of auditory and vestibular function of adults who consume ototoxic drugs. Methodology: For the realization of this review article, it was emphasized in relevant information collected in several electronic databases (Google Academic, Science Direct and Scielo) the methodology used is qualitative of exploratory typedocumentary, the procedure used for the distinction and interpretation of information consisted of the content analysis of research articles, theses and research from secondary sources. Results: From the bibliographic search, we obtained scientific articles, theses, guides and books that describe the auditory and vestibular characteristics of adults who consumed ototoxic drugs. Conclusion: The research articles acquired through the literature review agree that aminoglycosides, diuretics and antitumor drugs cause ototoxicity leading to auditory and vestibular impairment
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    Satisfacción en el uso de ayudas auditivas de los beneficiarios de la misión Starkey 2018 en la ciudad de Cartagena de Indias
    (2020-03-30) Manjarrez Perea, Elexy; Lenes Escorcia, Luz Mary; Castillo Zulbaran, Evelin; Ramírez Ardila, María del Pilar
    OBJECTIVE: Determine what is the level of satisfaction in the use of hearing aid of the beneficiaries of the Starkey 2018 mission in the city of Cartagena de Indias. METHODOLOGY: A descriptive cross-sectional research was carried out, through a non-probability sampling, made up of 101 participants who were beneficiaries of the Starkey 2018 mission in the city of Cartagena, an “ABBREVIATED PROFILE OF HEARING AID BENEFIT” (APHAB) scale was applied, which was developed by Cox and Alexander in 1995 at the University of Memphis endorsed in Bogotá in 2016. The APHAB uses 24 articles that cover 4 subscales: Unwanted sounds that occur simultaneously with the use of hearing aid, difficulty in conversation, difficulty in compression, permanence of sound once the original source stopped emitting, negative user reactions to environmental sounds. The data were tabulated using Microsoft Excel and analyzed using the SPSS statistical program (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). RESULTS: According to the results of the research, in the dimension unwanted sounds 37% of the participants indicate that they rarely present unwanted sounds, Regarding difficulty in conversation, more than 50% of the participants indicate that they do not present difficulties when communicating with the hearing aids. CONCLUSIONS: Finally after the application of the APHAB satisfaction survey, The participants in this research are satisfied with the use of the hearing aid since it was evident that the population that comments on difficulties is less than the population that says they do not have problems with the use of hearing aid received by the Starkey 2018 mission at the University of San Buenaventura, Cartagena.