Characteristics of Auditory Brainstem Response in Night-shift Health Workers.

With technological advancement and economic competitiveness there is an exponential rise in the number of shift workers. Worldwide, healthcare workers constitute the single largest proportion of workers who work on shift duty in order to provide round-the-clock healthcare services to patients. Various studies have demonstrated an association between circadian cycle disturbance due to shift work and adverse health impacts.

Assessing the Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials in Subjects with Family History of Hypertension.

Background: Hypertension (HTN) has a genetic predisposition and it also impairs microcirculation, thereby, affecting the well vascularized structures like the brainstem and causing changes in Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials (BAEPs).

Purpose: To find out the usefulness of BAEPs as a screening tool in apparently healthy individuals with a family history of HTN.

Methods: One hundred and ten volunteers, aged 17 to 23 years, were enrolled in the study as participants with proper consent.