Publications by authors named "Bakr M Mahdi"
Objective: Prestin is an outer hair cell (OHC) protein responsible for increasing cochlear sensitivity and has been proposed as a biomarker. We aimed to evaluate whether the serum prestin level is related to the severity of chronic sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL).
Methods: Ninety subjects were recruited from the patient base at Samarra public hospitals and clinics in Iraq from January to October of 2022.