Auditory Thresholds and Otoacoustic Emissions in Ex-Drug Users

17 subjects were evaluated to analyze the effects of illicit drug use on the peripheral and central auditory system. The data likely contains results from pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, and transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) for individuals grouped by drug type and duration of use. This dataset was authored by Tainara Milbradt Weich and is available via the Papers with Code platform under an Open Access license.

Use Cases

• Comparing auditory thresholds between cannabis and crack/cocaine users based on the described group analysis.
• Analyzing the relationship between duration of drug use and hearing loss based on the time-of-use subgroups mentioned.
• Investigating the integrity of the medial olivocochlear system based on TEOAE suppression effect results.
• Studying frequency-specific hearing damage (e.g., at 250-8000 Hz) in ex-drug users based on the reported significant differences.

Strengths

• Includes data from 17 clinically evaluated subjects divided into two drug-type groups.
• Reports statistically significant differences in pure tone results at specific frequencies (e.g., 250, 500, 6000, 8000 Hz) for one group.
• Contains results from multiple assessment methods: anamneses, pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, TEOAE, and TEOAE suppression effect.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, which limits suitability assessment.
• Sample size is small (17 subjects), which may affect statistical power and generalizability.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Papers with Code

Collection Method

Clinical evaluation of subjects including anamneses, pure tone audiometry, tympanometry, TEOAE, and TEOAE suppression effect.