Online Arabic and English Digits-in-Noise Tests: Effects of Test Language and At-Home Testing.

Purpose: The Digits-in-Noise (DIN) test is used widely in research and, increasingly, in remote hearing screening. The reported study aimed to provide basic evaluation data for browser-based DIN software, which allows remote testing without installation of an app. It investigated the effects of test language (Arabic vs.

Establishing the reliability and the validity of the Arabic translated versions of the Effort Assessment Scale and the Fatigue Assessment Scale.

Objective: The aim was to establish the reliability and the validity of Arabic translated versions of the Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) and the Effort Assessment Scale (EAS).

Design: The FAS and the EAS were translated from the original English following a recommended six-step approach for translating hearing-related questionnaires for different languages. The reliability of the scales was investigated using Cronbach's alpha, item-total correlation, and inter-item correlation.

Is COVID-19 associated with self-reported audio-vestibular symptoms?

Objective: To determine if a positive test for COVID-19 is associated with self-reported audio-vestibular symptoms.

Design: Self-reported changes in hearing, tinnitus, hyperacusis, and dizziness/rotatory vertigo were assessed in hospitalised and non-hospitalised COVID-19 patients and the acute phase of the disease and compared to non-COVID controls.

Study Sample: There were 150 severe cases of COVID-19 requiring hospital admission and 150 mild cases that were managed at home.

Hypospadias in ring X syndrome.

Ring X is a chromosomal anomaly mainly seen in females with turner syndrome and usually present in mosaic form with 45,X cells (45,X/46,X,r(X)) because of their mitotic instability. In males it is an extremely rare finding because large nullisomy for X chromosome material is likely not compatible with survival. Only two cases of male with ring chromosome X were previously reported.

Subclinical Auditory Neural Deficits in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.

Objectives: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with a variety of sensory complications. Very little attention has been given to auditory neuropathic complications in DM. The aim of this study was to determine whether type 1 DM (T1DM) affects neural coding of the rapid temporal fluctuations of sounds, and how any deficits may impact on behavioral performance.