• Journal of Audiology & Otology
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.91-98
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• 2020

Background and Objectives: This study aimed to compare functional hearing with the use of a personal sound amplification product (PSAP) or a basic hearing aid (HA) among sensorineural hearing impaired listeners. Subjects and Methods: Nineteen participants with mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) (26-55 dB HL; pure-tone average, 0.5-4 kHz) were prospectively included. No participants had prior experience with HAs or PSAPs. Audiograms, speech intelligibility in both quiet and noisy environments, speech quality, and preference were assessed in three different listening conditions: unaided, with the HA, and with the PSAP. Results: The use of PSAP was associated with significant improvement in pure-tone thresholds at 1, 2, and 4 kHz compared to the unaided condition (all p<0.01). In the quiet environment, speech intelligibility was significantly improved after wearing a PSAP compared to the unaided condition (p<0.001), and this improvement was better than the result obtained with the HA. The PSAP also demonstrated similar improvement in the most comfortable levels compared to those obtained with the HA (p<0.05). However, there was no significant improvement of speech intelligibility in a noisy environment when wearing the PSAP (p=0.160). There was no significant difference in the reported speech quality produced by either device or in participant preference for the PSAP or HA. Conclusions: The current result suggests that PSAPs provide considerable benefits to speech intelligibility in a quiet environment and can be a good alternative to compensate for mild-to-moderate SNHL.

• Journal of Audiology & Otology
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.163-170
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• 2021

Cortical deafness is a clinical rarity whereby a patient is unresponsive to all types of sounds despite the preserved integrity of the peripheral hearing organs. In this study, we present a patient who suddenly lost his hearing following ischaemic infarcts in both temporal lobes with no other neurological deficits. The CT confirmed damage to the primary auditory cortex (Heschl's gyrus) of both hemispheres. Initially, the patient was unresponsive to all sounds, however, he regained some of the auditory abilities during 10 months follow up. Pure tone threshold improvement from complete deafness to the level of moderate hearing loss in the right ear and severe in the left was observed in pure tone audiometry. Otoacoustic emissions, auditory brainstem responses, and acoustic reflex findings showed normal results. The middle and late latency potential results confirmed objectively the improvement of the patient's hearing, however, after 10 months still, they were somewhat compromised on both sides. In speech audiometry, there was no comprehension of spoken words neither at 3 nor at 10 months. The absent mismatch negativity confirmed above mentioned comprehension deficit. The extensive auditory electrophysiological testing presented in this study contributes to the understanding of the neural and functional changes in cortical deafness. It presents the evolution of changes after ischaemic cerebrovascular event expressed as auditory evoked potentials starting from short through middle and long latency and ending with event-related potentials and supported by neuroimaging.

• 대한청각학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.163-170
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• 2021

Cortical deafness is a clinical rarity whereby a patient is unresponsive to all types of sounds despite the preserved integrity of the peripheral hearing organs. In this study, we present a patient who suddenly lost his hearing following ischaemic infarcts in both temporal lobes with no other neurological deficits. The CT confirmed damage to the primary auditory cortex (Heschl's gyrus) of both hemispheres. Initially, the patient was unresponsive to all sounds, however, he regained some of the auditory abilities during 10 months follow up. Pure tone threshold improvement from complete deafness to the level of moderate hearing loss in the right ear and severe in the left was observed in pure tone audiometry. Otoacoustic emissions, auditory brainstem responses, and acoustic reflex findings showed normal results. The middle and late latency potential results confirmed objectively the improvement of the patient's hearing, however, after 10 months still, they were somewhat compromised on both sides. In speech audiometry, there was no comprehension of spoken words neither at 3 nor at 10 months. The absent mismatch negativity confirmed above mentioned comprehension deficit. The extensive auditory electrophysiological testing presented in this study contributes to the understanding of the neural and functional changes in cortical deafness. It presents the evolution of changes after ischaemic cerebrovascular event expressed as auditory evoked potentials starting from short through middle and long latency and ending with event-related potentials and supported by neuroimaging.

• 대한청각학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.91-98
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• 2020

Background and Objectives: This study aimed to compare functional hearing with the use of a personal sound amplification product (PSAP) or a basic hearing aid (HA) among sensorineural hearing impaired listeners. Subjects and Methods: Nineteen participants with mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) (26-55 dB HL; pure-tone average, 0.5-4 kHz) were prospectively included. No participants had prior experience with HAs or PSAPs. Audiograms, speech intelligibility in both quiet and noisy environments, speech quality, and preference were assessed in three different listening conditions: unaided, with the HA, and with the PSAP. Results: The use of PSAP was associated with significant improvement in pure-tone thresholds at 1, 2, and 4 kHz compared to the unaided condition (all p<0.01). In the quiet environment, speech intelligibility was significantly improved after wearing a PSAP compared to the unaided condition (p<0.001), and this improvement was better than the result obtained with the HA. The PSAP also demonstrated similar improvement in the most comfortable levels compared to those obtained with the HA (p<0.05). However, there was no significant improvement of speech intelligibility in a noisy environment when wearing the PSAP (p=0.160). There was no significant difference in the reported speech quality produced by either device or in participant preference for the PSAP or HA. Conclusions: The current result suggests that PSAPs provide considerable benefits to speech intelligibility in a quiet environment and can be a good alternative to compensate for mild-to-moderate SNHL.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.332-345
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• 2023

Objectives: We examined the association of hearing with cardio-metabolic diseases, dyslipidemia, hypertension and diabetes mellitus according to the personal and occupational characteristics of workers exposed to noise. Methods: The subjects of the study were 237,028 workers who underwent 2, 3, and 4 kHz airway pure tone audiometry in 2015 and who underwent clinical tests to diagnose cardiovascular-metabolic diseases. Cardiovascular-metabolic diseases were defined using reference values for respective items including blood pressure (systolic/diastolic), fasting blood glucose, cholesterol, and triglycerides. The airway pure tone hearing threshold of 2, 3, and 4 kHz, the average threshold of 2-3-4 kHz, and the hearing loss by the average threshold of the primary examination were distinguished. Results: Workers with cardiovascular-metabolic disease had significantly higher average hearing thresholds and higher rates of hearing loss. Logistic regression analysis, which adjusted for demographic variables of gender and age and occupational variables such as workplace size, industry, and type of work, and cardiovascular-metabolic disease as independent variables, showed that the odds ratio of hypertension to hearing loss in the mid-frequency was 1.239 (95% confidence interval: 1.118-1.374). For hypertension was 1.159 (1.107-1.214) and for diabetes it was 1.166 (1.104-1.230) for hearing loss in the high-frequency. Hearing loss measured by mean hearing was 1.178 (1.105-1.256) for hypertension and 1.181 (1.097-1.271) for diabetes. Conclusions: Cardiovascular-metabolic diseases in noise-exposed workers are associated with an increased risk of hearing loss and should be accompanied by bio-monitoring of cardiovascular-metabolic diseases in addition to auditory surveillance.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.184-190
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• 2010

최근 노화현상 외에도 소음으로 인한 청력저하를 호소하는 사례가 늘어나고 있다. 특히 멀티미디어의 보급과 휴대용 정보기기의 발달로 지속적인 소음에 장시간 노출되어 청각 세포의 손상이 발생하여 청력 손실이 발생하는 소음성 난청 인구가 증가하고 있는 실정이다. 현재 병원에서 실시하고 있는 순음청력검사는 8000 Hz까지의 주파수대역을 수동으로 조절하며 검사하므로 8,000 Hz 이상의 확장 고주파수에서도 손실을 가져오는 소음성 난청의 경우 회화 영역에 직접적인 영향을 미치지 않아 조기에 청력저하를 파악하여 예방하기에는 부적합한 단점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 12,000 Hz∼20,000 Hz 고주파 대역을 이용하여 소음성 난청을 조기에 파악하여 예방하기 위한 청력측정법을 제안하였다. 휴대용 정보기기를 통해 이어폰을 많이 사용하는20대 남녀 50명을 대상으로 제안한 측정법으로 청력을 측정한 결과 36 %가 소음으로 인한 청력 저하를 보였다. 그 중 2 %는 청력의 손실정도가 심각함을 보였다.

• 한국노년학
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.973-992
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• 2010

노년기의 일상생활의 질을 좌우하는 질병으로 청각장애가 대표적이다. 본 연구는 노년기의 청력손실이 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위하여 한국형 청각장애평가지수를 개발하고자 하였다. 이러한 도구는 임상현장에서 접하게 되는 노인성 난청의 어려움을 도울 수 있는 청각재활의 질을 향상시킬 수 있다. 연구대상자는 청각장애를 가진 288명(보청기 착용자:176명, 보청기 미착용자:112명)을 대상으로 평균연령은 67.40세(보청기 착용자: 60.15세, 보청기 미착용자:78.79세)로 남녀의 구성비는 58.0%와 42.0%이고, 외향적인 성격과 내향적인 성격 대상자의 분포는 49.3%와 50.7%로 균형이 맞는 구성을 이루었다. 한국형 청각장애평가지수 시안 설문지 5개척도 30개 문항을 한국인의 정서에 맞는 문항으로 작성하였다. 이러한 시안에 대한 요인분석을 통하여 4개의 척도(1척도: 사회적인 영향, 2척도: 심리·정서적인 영향, 3척도: 대인관계의 영향, 4척도: 보청기에 대한 견해)를 구분하고 각 척도에 대하여 6개 문항씩 구성된 24개 문항의 설문지인 한국형 청각장애평가지수(Korean evaluation scale for hearing handicap, KESHH)를 개발하였다. KESHH에 대한 연구결과는 다음 다섯 가지로 요약할 수 있다. 첫째로 KESHH의 척도별 신뢰도(cronbach alpha 값)는 0.723에서 0.895로 매우 높게 나타났다. 둘째로 설문 점수 비교에서는 최소점수 24점에서 최대 117점으로 보청기 착용자의 평균 점수는 72.06점(SD=15.67)로 보청기 미착용자의 평균 점수 66.98점(SD=20.94)에 비해 5.08점 높게 나타났다. 청력정도별 설문점수에서는 경도난청 이하에서 52.63점, 중도난청에서 67.29점, 중고도난청에서 71.89 그리고 고도난청이상에서 75.57점으로 청력정도가 높아질수록 KESHH의 점수도 유의미하게 높아지는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.001). 셋째로 4개의 척도간의 상관관계는 상관계수가 0.384~0.880((p<0.001)로 유의미한 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 평균청력, 성격, 4개의 척도간 상관분석에서 평균청력과 성격 그리고 평균청력과 보청기에 대한 견해를 제외한 모든 영역에서 상관계수는 0.148~0.880으로 모두 통계적으로 유의미한 상관관계를 나타냈다. 넷째, 각 척도에 대한 단계별 다중회귀분석으로 설명도를 확인하였다. 사회적인 영향의 척도는 순음평균청력, 성격, 보청기 사용상태가 17.4%를 설명하였고, 심리·정서적인 영향 척도는 순음평균청력, 성격, 보청기 사용상태, 연령이 14.4%를 설명하였고 대인관계의 영향은 순음평균청력, 성격, 보청기 사용상태가 11.2%를 설명하였고 보청기에 대한 견해는 성격이 2.2%를 설명하였다. 마지막으로 검사-재검사 신뢰도는 0.791(p<0.001)로 나타났다. 결론적으로 한국인의 정서를 고려하여 개발된 KESHH설문지는 노년기의 청력손실로 느끼게 되는 장애의 정도를 점수로 표현하는 도구로 유용하며, 임상현장의 다양한 상황에서 보청기의 착용 전 후와 청각재활 전 후의 청각장애지수의 변화를 평가 할 수 있는 검사도구로 사용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.257-265
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• 2018

This study investigated the colors of the costumes in the film 'The Handmaiden'. The author categorized and examined the hue and tone of the main character's costume as well as provided an adjective image surveyed from the standpoint of the audience in order find if the intended story of the director is delivered to the audience through costume colors. Study method analyzed 25 set costume colors of the heroine 'Hideko'. The color analysis were analyzed by capturing DVD images that showed the costume of 'Hideko'. The colors of costumes were analyzed by recognition through the eyes based on the IRI, Hue, and Tone 120. In addition, the analysis of the IRI adjectives image were conducted through the survey. Costume hue of the heroine 'Hideko' in the film 'The Handmaiden' were black, yellow, white, green, and purple. There were many colorful costumes in the movie. Tones were very pale, deep, bright, vivid, strong, and pale. Chroma were evenly distributed and brightness were distributed in the order high, middle, and low. They were interpreted as the intention of showing the situation and psychology of 'Hideko' in various scenes of the film through various costume colors. Color images of the film 'The Handmaiden' were classified as feminine, mature, classy, delicate, classic, noble, polished, refined, showy, western, mellow, pure, and decorative.

• Journal of Audiology & Otology
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.209-216
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• 2021

Background and Objectives: We aimed to analyze treatment outcomes following different initial management approaches and confirm treatment regimens for acute low-tone sensorineural hearing loss (ALHL) that would yield the best results. Subjects and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 106 patients with ALHL who visited a university hospital's otology clinic from March 2013 to June 2019. Pure-tone averages at the initial visit and at 2 and 4 weeks after the initial visit were evaluated. Results: Forty-nine patients were enrolled in this study; of them, 41 (83.7%) exhibited complete recovery (CR) at 2 weeks and 43 (87.8%) exhibited CR at 1 month after the initial visit. Regression analysis revealed that CR at 2 weeks after the initial visit was associated with diuretic use [Exp(B): 10.309, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.007-100]. An initial daily low-dose steroid use was marginally significant [Exp(B): 1.042, 95% CI: 0.997-1.092; p=0.066]. Isolated diuretic use [Exp(B): 25.641, 95% CI: 1.121-90.909; p=0.039] was an independent, good prognostic factor at 1 month after the initial visit. However, other treatment regimens did not affect the final results. Conclusions: A combination of initial daily administration of ≤30 mg prednisolone plus diuretics was sufficient as the first-line treatment for ALHL. High-dose steroids and salvage intratympanic steroid injections can be applied as a second choice; however, the predicted outcome would not be good in that case.

• 대한청각학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.209-216
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• 2021

Background and Objectives: We aimed to analyze treatment outcomes following different initial management approaches and confirm treatment regimens for acute low-tone sensorineural hearing loss (ALHL) that would yield the best results. Subjects and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 106 patients with ALHL who visited a university hospital's otology clinic from March 2013 to June 2019. Pure-tone averages at the initial visit and at 2 and 4 weeks after the initial visit were evaluated. Results: Forty-nine patients were enrolled in this study; of them, 41 (83.7%) exhibited complete recovery (CR) at 2 weeks and 43 (87.8%) exhibited CR at 1 month after the initial visit. Regression analysis revealed that CR at 2 weeks after the initial visit was associated with diuretic use [Exp(B): 10.309, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.007-100]. An initial daily low-dose steroid use was marginally significant [Exp(B): 1.042, 95% CI: 0.997-1.092; p=0.066]. Isolated diuretic use [Exp(B): 25.641, 95% CI: 1.121-90.909; p=0.039] was an independent, good prognostic factor at 1 month after the initial visit. However, other treatment regimens did not affect the final results. Conclusions: A combination of initial daily administration of ≤30 mg prednisolone plus diuretics was sufficient as the first-line treatment for ALHL. High-dose steroids and salvage intratympanic steroid injections can be applied as a second choice; however, the predicted outcome would not be good in that case.