Prevalence and predictors of problematic tinnitus.

Objective: To determine the prevalence and characteristics of problematic tinnitus in a representative United States (US) sample.

Design: Cross-sectional study of the NHANES database from 2011-2012 and 2015-2016.

Study Sample: 8029 records were included for analysis.

Achieving Cochlear Therapeutic Hypothermia through Irrigation of the Mastoid and Tympanic Cavities.

Introduction: Mild therapeutic hypothermia (MTH) is an exciting nonpharmaceutical otoprotection strategy. In this study, we applied simple irrigation of the tympanic and mastoid cavities to understand the timing of both achieving MTH and recovery back to euthermic temperatures for application in the clinical setting.

Methods: Three human temporal bones were used in this study in the temporal bone laboratory.

Defining Hearing Loss Severity Based on Pure-Tone Audiometry and Self-Reported Perceived Hearing Difficulty: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Background:  There is a well-known metric to describe average/normal vision, 20/20, but the same agreed-upon standard does not exist for hearing. The pure-tone average has been advocated for such a metric.

Purpose:  We aimed to use a data-driven approach to inform a universal metric for hearing status based on pure-tone audiometry and perceived hearing difficulty (PHD).

Jackson Heart Study: Aggregate cardiovascular disease risk and auditory profiles.

Objectives: Evaluate the relationship between cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and cochlear function in African Americans.

Methods: Relationships between hearing loss, cochlear function, and CVD risk factors were assessed in a cross-sectional analysis of 1106 Jackson Heart Study participants. Hearing loss was defined as puretone average (PTA) > 15 dB HL.

Achieving Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Human Cochlea.

Objective: To determine temperature and duration of cooling necessary for achieving cochlear mild therapeutic hypothermia (MTH) via ear canal cooling using cool water and earmold attached to a Peltier device.

Study Design And Setting: Human temporal bone lab study performed at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Interventions: Cochlear cooling via the ear canal using water irrigation and an earmold attached to a Peltier device.