This review explores the potential role of hormones in modulating the auditory function. The
review describes four groups of hormones (the hormones of the circadian cycle …

Sex-steroid hormones are well-known regulators of vocal motor behavior in several
organisms. A large body of evidence now indicates that these same hormones modulate …

Background There are several physiological changes found in pregnant women and
amongst them, otological changes are quite important. The otological manifestations in …

Bone resorption, which can occur after the menopause, has long been considered to due to
the decrease of estrogen and so estrogen and estrogen/progestin treatment in women has …

Maternal–fetal attachment (MFA) describes the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of a
pregnant woman toward her unborn baby. With MFA increasingly seen as an important …

Objective. The objective of this clinical review is to highlight the otolaryngological symptoms
that occur in pregnancy. Where available, the authors discuss the current evidence of the …

Purpose During pregnancy a woman's body undergoes many physiological changes that
involve all systems and organs, including sensory ones. We conducted this systematic …

This study investigated the trajectory of physiological and psychological functioning during
the second half of pregnancy and compared responsiveness to a laboratory stressor …

Aims First, to discuss sex differences in auditory function between women and men, and
whether cyclic fluctuations in levels of female sex hormones (ie, estradiol and progesterone) …

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is a relatively rare, but distressing, disease in
pregnant women. Little is known about the causes, clinical manifestations, treatments, and …