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It is reasonable that lack of physical activity would be one thing associated with obesity, but could difficulties hearing and/or seeing also be a factor influencing that relationship? What about gender? Pardhan and colleagues (2021) used data collected from the 2017 Spanish National Health Survey to evaluate the relationship between physical inactivity and obesity by…
Joseph Sauveur and the Science of Acoustics
Do you remember why Joseph Sauveur is important to our profession? If you do, you could have done better than a recent contestant on the legendary gameshow, Jeopardy. The question posed was: “Born hearing-impaired in 1653, Joseph Sauveur studied sound vibrations and coined this word for the science he pioneered.” While I was impressed that…
Relationship Between Vertigo and Vestibular Dysfunction in Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) can occur with or without symptoms of vertigo/vestibular dysfunction. In a recent study, investigators sought to determine the contribution of audiogram classification when evaluating vestibular dysfunction in those with SSNHL. A total of 50 subjects who had experienced SSNHL were divided into two groups, one without vertiginous symptoms and one…
