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A prospective study of vitamin intake and the risk of hearing loss in menJosef Shargorodsky
Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 181 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 142:231-6. 2010..Hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder in the United States, afflicting more than 36 million people. Higher intakes of vitamins C, E, beta carotene, B12, and folate have been proposed to reduce the risk of hearing loss...
A prospective study of cardiovascular risk factors and incident hearing loss in menJosef Shargorodsky
Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Laryngoscope 120:1887-91. 2010..Cardiovascular risk factors have been associated with the risk of hearing loss in cross-sectional studies, but prospective data are currently lacking...
Dexamethasone and postoperative bleeding after tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy in children: A meta-analysis of prospective studiesJosef Shargorodsky
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Laryngoscope 122:1158-64. 2012..Although perioperative administration of dexamethasone is common, recent data indicate a possible association between dexamethasone and increased risk of postoperative hemorrhage...
Change in prevalence of hearing loss in US adolescentsJosef Shargorodsky
Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
JAMA 304:772-8. 2010..Hearing loss is common and, in young persons, can compromise social development, communication skills, and educational achievement...
Heavy metals exposure and hearing loss in US adolescentsJosef Shargorodsky
Channing Laboratory, 181 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 137:1183-9. 2011..Hearing loss is common and, in young persons, can compromise social development and educational achievement. Exposure to heavy metals has been proposed as an important risk factor for hearing loss...
Bacterial tracheitis: a therapeutic approachJosef Shargorodsky
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and the Department of Otology and Laryngology Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Laryngoscope 120:2498-501. 2010..Historically, patients have often required urgent invasive airway support, and have been treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics, often combined with direct laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy...
Analgesic use and the risk of hearing loss in womenSharon G Curhan
Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Am J Epidemiol 176:544-54. 2012..07, 1.37), and 1.08 (95% CI: 0.95, 1.22), respectively (P-trend = 0.0007). In this study, use of ibuprofen or acetaminophen (but not aspirin) 2 or more days per week was associated with an increased risk of hearing loss in women...
Prevalence and characteristics of tinnitus among US adultsJosef Shargorodsky
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Mass, USA
Am J Med 123:711-8. 2010..Tinnitus is common; however, few risk factors for tinnitus are known...
Prospective study of alcohol use and hearing loss in menSharon G Curhan
Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Ear Hear 32:46-52. 2011..The purpose of this study was to prospectively examine the relation between alcohol use and hearing loss in men...
Analgesic use and the risk of hearing loss in menSharon G Curhan
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Am J Med 123:231-7. 2010..Hearing loss is a common sensory disorder, yet prospective data on potentially modifiable risk factors are limited. Regularly used analgesics, the most commonly used drugs in the US, may be ototoxic and contribute to hearing loss...
A meta-analysis of Th2 pathway genetic variants and risk for allergic rhinitisSupinda Bunyavanich
Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 22:378-87. 2011..We conclude that there is evidence for an overall association between IL13 SNP rs20541 and increased risk of AR, especially in mixed-age populations...
Clinical strategies for the management of acute mastoiditis in the pediatric populationHarrison W Lin
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 49:110-5. 2010..This review presents an overview of the anatomical and pathophysiological considerations in acute mastoiditis and offers pediatricians a practical, evidence-based algorithm for the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to this disease...
