Importance of otorhinolaryngology and vestibulogy for posture and balance of the human body

Milkov, M.; Stoykov, Miroslav

doi:10.14748/vmf.v10i2.7892

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“…Proper hearing is of immense importance for individual everyday normal social and work communication, psychological condition, gate stability. [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10]…”

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History of the World Hearing Day

Milkov

Stoykov

Baycheva

et al. 2022

International Bulletin of Otorhinolaryngology

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BackgroundAccording to recent data from the World Health Organization from 2019, approximately 466 million people are living with a disabling hearing loss, most of them in low-and middle-income countries. Undiagnosed and untreated hearing disorders are proven to be a leading cause for morbidity and cost annually $750 billion. Hearing disorders and hearing loss are believed to higher their prevalence due to the fact that a wide majority of people are exposed to high noises and lack of timely and adequate hearing diagnostics and treatment of ear conditions. Methods Scientific databases -PubMed, SCOPUS and MEDLINE were used to search for the information targeted. The following keywords -World Hearing Day, history, events, prophylaxis, hearing disorders were used. Information from the official websites of the societies involved in celebrating World Hearing Day was included as well. The aim of the following article is to study the history of the event from its foundation till today, aiming to stress out its usefulness. Results and discussionBack in 1995, World Health Assembly passed a resolution WHA48.9, in which attention of the health impact of hearing loss was put -120 million people worldwide were living with a disabling hearing difficulties. During the World Health Assembly in 2017, with the adoption of the resolution WHA70.13, hearing care and hearing loss were highlighted as a public health issue. Authors claim that most of the causes for hearing loss are preventable. World Hearing Day is an international campaign, organized annually by the Office of Prevention of Blindness and Deafness of the World Health Organization (WHO) on March, 3rd. Organizers claim that World Hearing Day is the largest global awareness event, aiming to bring society's attention to ear and hearing disorders. It addresses hearing loss. First activities, connected with the World Hearing Day, took place in 2007, after the Beijing Declaration during the 1st International Conference on Prevention and Rehabilitation of Hearing Loss. Conclusions Legislative measures are need to be undertaken to stress even further the importance of proper hearing. In the era of COVID-19 pandemic and its proven consequences on the hearing and vestibular system, urgent measures for timely diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation are more than ever needed.

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“…Proper hearing is of immense importance for individual everyday normal social and work communication, psychological condition, gate stability. [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10]…”

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confidence: 99%

History of the World Hearing Day

Milkov

Stoykov

Baycheva

et al. 2022

International Bulletin of Otorhinolaryngology

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“…Nowadays, it is paid special attention. Society is being acquainted with the postural disorders and their connections with vestibular, ocular, stomatognathic, and proprioceptive systems thanks to the large amounts of information in the scientific journals, popular science websites, mass media (4)(5)(6). The age at which these disorders (postural, dental malocclusions, ocular, vestibular-tinnitus, vertigo, dizziness, sleep problems, obstructive sleep apnea) occur tends to become lower (4-10).…”

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Dynamic analysis of the body's balance with the aid of PODATA platform in patients with vestibular disorders and malocclusions

Stoykov

Milkov

Arnautska

2022

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Introduction: Human posture is linked to a certain stable anatomic position between head, body, and upper and lower limbs. Posturology is the science for the human posture. The connections between the vestibular, ocular, stomatognathic, postural, and proprioceptive systems are studied due to their muscular chains interconnections. Aim: The present research aims to study the characteristics of the body's balance in patients with vestibular disorders and orthodontic malocclusions, utilizing the PODATA platform. Materials and Methods: A total of 83 patients in the time period November-July 2022 were included. All patients filled out written informed consent forms in order to participate. The study received approval by the Medical University of Varna's Ethics Committee. Patients were also provided with questionnaires in order to assess their symptoms. An ENT specialist and a dentist examined all patients. Patients were divided into several diagnostic groups. Results: When examined on the platform, patients shifted the center of gravity (CoG) of the body more often backwards and to the right side. Most patients with a shift of CoG backwards and to the right had a temporomandibular disorder (TMD) on the left side. Female patients were more affected than male ones. In patients who also had a vestibular disorder, CoG of the body was more often shifted backwards and to the right. Thirty-one had a malocclusion. Patients with a change of the middle line and deep bite were the most prevalent and they shifted CoG backward and to the right or only backwards. Conclusion: The presented study confirmed that there is a connection between the postural, stomatognathic and vestibular systems. Disorders in either of the systems results in consecutive changes in the others.

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Importance of otorhinolaryngology and vestibulogy for posture and balance of the human body

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History of the World Hearing Day

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Dynamic analysis of the body's balance with the aid of PODATA platform in patients with vestibular disorders and malocclusions

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