Lack of contralateral suppression in transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions in multiple chemical sensitivity: a clinical correlation study.

Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a chronic disorder characterized by a variety of symptoms associated with the exposure to chemicals at a concentration below the toxic level. Previous studies have demonstrated peculiar responses in brain activity in these patients with respect to sensory stimu...

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Publicado en:Noise & Health Vol. 18; no. 82; pp. 143 - 150
Autores principales: Micarelli, Alessandro, Viziano, Andrea, Genovesi, Giuseppe, Bruno, Ernesto, Ottaviani, Fabrizio, Alessandrini, Marco
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd May/Jun2016
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          Micarelli, Alessandro
          Viziano, Andrea
          Genovesi, Giuseppe
          Bruno, Ernesto
          Ottaviani, Fabrizio
          Alessandrini, Marco
        affil: Departments of Clinical Sciences and Traslational Medicine Rome, Italy
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          Auditory Perception Physiology
          Neural Pathways Physiology
          Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Physiopathology
          Evoked Potentials, Auditory Physiology
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          Audiometry, Pure-Tone
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          Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous Physiology
          Reflex, Acoustic Physiology
          Middle Age
          Case Control Studies
          Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Complications
          Adult
          Human
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Female
          Male
      ab: Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a chronic disorder characterized by a variety of symptoms associated with the exposure to chemicals at a concentration below the toxic level. Previous studies have demonstrated peculiar responses in brain activity in these patients with respect to sensory stimuli while the association between chemical sensitivity and other environmental intolerances such as noise sensitivity has been questioned by researchers. In this study, a cohort of 18 MCS patients underwent transient-evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) testing with and without contralateral suppression to evaluate the functionality of the medial olivocochlear (MOC) reflex involved in speech-in-noise sensitivity. Results were compared with an age- and gender-matched control group (n = 20) and correlation analysis with disease onset and quick environmental exposure sensitivity inventory (qEESI) symptom severity scale was performed. Subjects affected by MCS showed statistically significant impairment of MOC reflex, and the onset of the disease and several symptom subscales showed to be correlated to such reduction in some of the frequencies tested. These data suggest that alterations of MOC reflex could be part of the complex features of this disease although more studies are needed to further explore auditory perception disorders in environmental intolerances.
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