Ear disorders 2009

Research from 13 November 2009

de Oliveira, D. C. and de Lima, M. A. Low and high frequency tonal threshold audiometry: comparing hearing thresholds between smokers and non-smokers. Braz.J.Otorhinolaryngol. 75[5], 738-744. 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19893945

Research from 6 November 2009

Kong, S. K., Chon, K. M., Goh, E. K., Lee, I. W., Lee, J. W., and Wang, S. G. Histologic changes in the auditory tube mucosa of rats after long-term exposure to cigarette smoke. American Journal of Otolaryngology 30[6], 376-382. 2009.
Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19880025
Vinay. Effect of smoking on transient evoked otoacoustic emissions and contralateral suppression. Auris Nasus Larynx . 26-10-2009.
Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19864089

Research from 28 August 2009

Cho JG, Woo JS, Lee HM, Jung HH, Hwang SJ, Chae S. Effects of cigarette smoking on mucin production in human middle ear epithelial cells. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology . 17 August 2009.
Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19692129

Research from 29 Janaury 2009

El Zir E, Mansour S, Salameh P, Chahine R. Environmental noise in Beirut, smoking and age are combined risk factors for hearing impairment. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 14[4], 888-896. July 2008. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19166172

Research from 9 Janaury 2009

Agrawal Y, Platz EA, Niparko JK. Risk Factors for Hearing Loss in US Adults: Data From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999 to 2002. Otol.Neurotol. 16 December 2008. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19092714