Journal of Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies & Hearing Aids
Open Access
ISSN: 2375-4427
+44-77-2385-9429
ISSN: 2375-4427
+44-77-2385-9429
Department of Ear Nose and Throat, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria
Dr. Vincent A. Adekoya is an Associate professor in the Department of Ear Nose and Throat, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos located in Nigeria. His study interests majorly on topics related to ar Nose and Throat. Currently , Dr. Vincent A. Adekoya is the author/editors/reviewer in several international journals. Author published more than 2 articles in many journals and the articles are informative and got good citations. Author skills and expertise in Otology and otolaryngology.
Case Report
Nicotine-Induced Hearing Loss among Young Saudi Male Students
Author(s): Wahab O. Owolawi* and Vincent A. Adekoya
Background: Cigarette smoking and its physiologic effect is well documented in clinical literature. Other audiologic
studies have equally established a link between smoking and auditory disorders.
Aim and objective: This paper aims to draw a simple audiometric comparison between two groups of young adultssmoking
and non-smoking young Saudi male students.
Materials and methods: A total of forty (40) healthy male university students of age range 18-24 and mean of 21
voluntarily participated in the study. Audiometric findings of seven smokers age-matched with thirty-three nonsmokers
were examined in the study. A researcher designed questionnaire, ‘Audiological Profile of Chronic Cigarette
Smokers Questionnaire’ (APCCSQ) was administered on all the volunteer participants after its face and conte.. View More»
DOI:
10.37421/2375-4427.2021.9.216