?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=DPOAE+in+HIV+infected+adults&rft.creator=Ranjan%2C+Rajesh&rft.creator=Bhat%2C+Jayashree+S&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=HIV+infection+is+associated+with+impairment+of+hearing+function%2C+at+any+stage+of+disease+causing+complication+to+the+external%2C+middle%2C+inner+ear+and+CNS.+Audiological+manifestation+of+HIV+is+a+direct+consequence+of+virus+or+secondary+to+the+pharmacological+treatment+or+viral+complication.+%0D%0AObjectives%3A+There+is+paucity+of+information+pertaining+to+hearing+status+in+HIV.+As+the+deafness+can+occur+at+any+stage+of+HIV+with+varying+degree+and+people+with+HIV+live+longer%2C+there+is+need+to+address+the+hearing+problems+in+these+individuals.+So+this+study+aimed+detecting+the+outer+hair+cell+functioning+by+doing+DPOAE+in+normal+hearing+HIV+infected+adults.%0D%0AMethod%3A++The+experimental+group+comprised+of+12+HIV+infected+(24+ears)+within+20+to+40+years.+The+age+matched+control+group+comprised+of+15+subjects+(30+ears).+All+the+subjects+had+normal+hearing+sensitivity.+Initially+puretone+audiometry+and+immittance+was+performed+for+the+subject+selection.+Subsequently+DPOAE+procedure+was+done.+%0D%0AResults%3A+The+DPOAE+was+abnormal+in+50%25+of+the+subjects.%0D%0AConclusion%3A+It+can+be+concluded+that+the+cochlear+involvement+is+a+common+observation+in+HIV+infected+individuals.+DPOAE+test+can+be+used+as+a+tool+for+early+identification+of+cochlear+pathology+in+HIV+infected.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.date=2008-04-10&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6090%2F1%2F2008-1-9.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ranjan%2C+Rajesh+and+Bhat%2C+Jayashree+S++(2008)+DPOAE+in+HIV+infected+adults.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6090%2F