Publications by authors named "Mohammed Bello Fufore"
Background: World Health Organisation estimates that 1.1 billion young people worldwide could be at risk of hearing loss due to unsafe listening practises and nearly half of the teenagers and young adults are exposed to unsafe levels of sound from the use of personal audio devices.
Aim: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and pattern of hearing loss among students with habitual use of headphone/earphone in tertiary institutions in Kaduna.
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- - The study investigates middle ear function in prison inmates at Kaduna convict prison, Nigeria, highlighting the lack of prior research in this area.
- - Conducted with ethical approval, the study compared 430 inmates aged 18-55 with an equal number of age and sex-matched controls from the community, utilizing tympanometry to measure ear function.
- - Results show a higher prevalence of middle ear abnormalities in inmates (11.6% on the right and 12.4% on the left) compared to controls (3.5% and 3.8%, respectively), indicating significant ear health issues among this population.
Background: Studies have shown that hearing loss increases in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) with decreasing glomerular filtration rate. The hearing loss in CKD patients may worsen over time which in turn will negatively affect the patient's ability to effectively communicate with people, resulting in low self-esteem, social isolation, anger and depression. We aimed to assess the relationship between stage of CKD and hearing threshold in patients with CKD in Kaduna.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hearing loss in paediatric age group may be inherited, developmental or caused by maternal rubella. It may also be due to complications at birth or certain infections such as meningitis and measles. Ototoxicity and exposure to excessive noise also contribute significantly.
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