Sickle cell anemia: audiological findings. 1975

R A Berry

The investigation was conducted to determine if there are any characteristic manifestations detectable in the auditory system having some connection with sickle cell anemia (SCA). Hearing loss is easily subjected to analysis and appeared to offer objectivity in probing for possible communicative complications affecting individuals with SCA symptomatology. Employing standardized procedures" the hearing acuity of 10 adult male subjects with sicke cell anemia was examined. Six subjects reported hemolytic crises and evenly separated into short and long period-to-period episodes. Upon comparison all threshold responses of subjects with 1-6-month recurrence rates were consistently poorer than those experiencing 12-36-month cycles. Because there seems to be more fluctuation with more frequent crises, sensorineural deficits in the high frequencies and high short increment sensitivity index (SISI) scores may quite possibly be related to cochlear thrombosis in microcirculations. Further experimentation should first identify those tests and testing patterns most sensitive to the suspected "crises" connected hearing impairment.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010507 Periodicity The tendency of a phenomenon to recur at regular intervals; in biological systems, the recurrence of certain activities (including hormonal, cellular, neural) may be annual, seasonal, monthly, daily, or more frequently (ultradian). Cyclicity,Rhythmicity,Biological Rhythms,Bioperiodicity,Biorhythms,Biological Rhythm,Bioperiodicities,Biorhythm,Cyclicities,Periodicities,Rhythm, Biological,Rhythmicities,Rhythms, Biological
D003638 Deafness A general term for the complete loss of the ability to hear from both ears. Deafness Permanent,Hearing Loss Permanent,Prelingual Deafness,Deaf Mutism,Deaf-Mutism,Deafness, Acquired,Hearing Loss, Complete,Hearing Loss, Extreme,Acquired Deafness,Complete Hearing Loss,Deafness, Prelingual,Extreme Hearing Loss,Permanent, Deafness,Permanent, Hearing Loss,Permanents, Deafness
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000755 Anemia, Sickle Cell A disease characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia, episodic painful crises, and pathologic involvement of many organs. It is the clinical expression of homozygosity for hemoglobin S. Hemoglobin S Disease,HbS Disease,Sickle Cell Anemia,Sickle Cell Disease,Sickle Cell Disorders,Sickling Disorder Due to Hemoglobin S,Anemias, Sickle Cell,Cell Disease, Sickle,Cell Diseases, Sickle,Cell Disorder, Sickle,Cell Disorders, Sickle,Disease, Hemoglobin S,Hemoglobin S Diseases,Sickle Cell Anemias,Sickle Cell Diseases,Sickle Cell Disorder
D001309 Auditory Threshold The audibility limit of discriminating sound intensity and pitch. Auditory Thresholds,Threshold, Auditory,Thresholds, Auditory
D013060 Speech Communication through a system of conventional vocal symbols. Public Speaking,Speaking, Public

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