A questionnaire study of the quality of life and quality of family life of individuals complaining of tinnitus pre- and post-attendance at a tinnitus clinic.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study describes characteristics, behaviours and readiness of people who are interested in seeking hearing healthcare (HHC) online. DESIGN:A non-profit clinic was established from which services through a virtual clinic are offered. Most of the patient-audiologist interactions are conducted online. We us...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Ratanjee-Vanmali H,Swanepoel W,Laplante-Lévesque A

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe getting used to hearing aids from the perspective of adult hearing-aid users. DESIGN:Three focus group discussions were carried out. A topic guide and discussion exercises were used to elicit views on getting used to hearing aids. Discussion was audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and subjected...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Dawes P,Maslin M,Munro KJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study explored the psychosocial experiences of adults with hearing loss using the self-regulatory model as a theoretical framework. The primary components of the model, namely cognitive representations, emotional representations, and coping responses, were examined. DESIGN:Individual semi-structured int...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Heffernan E,Coulson NS,Henshaw H,Barry JG,Ferguson MA

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patient-centred care is a term frequently associated with quality health care. Despite extensive literature from a range of health-care professions that provide description and measurement of patient-centred care, a definition of patient-centredness in audiological rehabilitation is lacking. The current study...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Grenness C,Hickson L,Laplante-Lévesque A,Davidson B

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cochlear implantation is effective at restoring partial hearing to profoundly deaf adults, but not all patients receive equal benefit. The present study evaluated the effectiveness of a computer-based self-administered training package that was designed to improve speech perception among adults who had used cochlear i...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Stacey PC,Raine CH,O'Donoghue GM,Tapper L,Twomey T,Summerfield AQ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is growing interest in the concepts of listening effort and fatigue associated with hearing loss. However, the theoretical underpinnings and clinical meaning of these concepts are unclear. This lack of clarity reflects both the relative immaturity of the field and the fact that research studies investig...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： McGarrigle R,Munro KJ,Dawes P,Stewart AJ,Moore DR,Barry JG,Amitay S

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new questionnaire, developed to investigate self-reported hearing difficulties in unilateral deafness, was completed by 221 post-surgical vestibular schwannoma patients. Results were compared to a group of 51 normal hearers and 12 patients with severe unilateral deafness from other causes. The vestibular schwannoma ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： McLeod B,Upfold L,Taylor A

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: This study evaluated the outcomes of the Oticon Medical Neuro Zti cochlear implant and the Neuro 2 sound processor.Design: Neuro One users were upgraded to Neuro 2. Monosyllabic word identification was evaluated in adults with Neuro One after ≥5 months, with Neuro 2 at upgrade, and with Neuro 2 after 3 mont...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Franco-Vidal V,Parietti-Winkler C,Guevara N,Truy E,Loundon N,Bailleux S,Ardoint M,Saaï S,Hoen M,Laplante-Lévesque A,Mosnier I,Bordure P,Vincent C

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Deaf children with cochlear implants (CIs) show poorer verbal working memory compared to normal-hearing (NH) peers, but little is known about their verbal learning and memory (VLM) processes involving multi-trial free recall. DESIGN:Children with CIs were compared to NH peers using the California Verbal Lear...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Kronenberger WG,Henning SC,Ditmars AM,Roman AS,Pisoni DB

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this research was to investigate the congruent/incongruent perceptions of hearing-loss related quality of life between members of couples and to determine how incongruence was affected by individual psychosocial characteristics, specifically measures of mood (negative affect and positive affect), stress...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Preminger JE,Meeks S

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate the hyperacusis questionnaire (HQ) in different strata of emotional exhaustion (EE). DESIGN:HQ-scores and uncomfortable loudness levels (ULLs) were assessed in 348 individuals (140 men and 208 women) with low, intermediate, and high EE-levels. RESULTS:Four individuals (1.1%) met the critical val...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Wallén MB,Hasson D,Theorell T,Canlon B

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tinnitus is poorly reflected by audiometric (cochlear) data, indicating that central nervous system (CNS) components are involved in its development. This study aimed to provide support for the neurophysiological theory of tinnitus as a result of combined peripheral and central nervous dysfunctions. Our main findings ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Attias J,Reshef I,Shemesh Z,Salomon G

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To assess the recognition of lexical tones in Mandarin-speaking bimodal cochlear implant (CI) subjects.Design: Lexical tone recognition in quiet and noise (SNR= +5 dB) was measured with electric stimulation (CI alone) or bimodal stimulation (CI + hearing aid (HA)). The recognition and confusion rates of the...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Zhou Q,Bi J,Song H,Gu X,Liu B

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Labyrinthine concussion due to a postauricular gunshot wound has not been well reported. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review. STUDY SAMPLE:We describe an otherwise healthy 22-year-old male who received a gunshot wound to the left mastoid and subsequently reported hearing loss and rotational vertigo. RESULTS:...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Bogle JM,Barrs D,Wester M,Davis L,Cevette MJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study reports results from the first survey of the genetic causes of nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss (NSHHL) in the Qatari population. DESIGN AND STUDY SAMPLES: Data were collected from 126 Qatari patients (58 males and 68 females) belonging to inbred families (56%), showing an autosomal recessiv...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Khalifa Alkowari M,Girotto G,Abdulhadi K,Dipresa S,Siam R,Najjar N,Badii R,Gasparini P

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans use several cues to determine the position of sound sources in space. Here we provide a review of the literature on how practice influences sound-localization performance in human adults. We divided this literature into two categories: adaptation to alterations in sound-localization cues and learning with norma...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Wright BA,Zhang Y

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to review the scientific literature to determine if a set of stimulus parameters can be described to elicit distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) of higher absolute level and/or greater reliability in healthy adult humans and higher sensitivity and specificity in adu...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Petersen L,Wilson WJ,Kathard H

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose was to investigate the relationship between noise exposure and tinnitus among workers with normal hearing and hearing loss, respectively. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 752 workers employed at 91 workplaces, that were investigated by means of full work-shift noise levels, questionnaire data, and ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Rubak T,Kock S,Koefoed-Nielsen B,Lund SP,Bonde JP,Kolstad HA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The aim of this study was to examine how background noise and hearing aid experience affect the robust relationship between working memory and speech recognition.Design: Matrix sentences were used to measure speech recognition in noise. Three measures of working memory were administered. Study sample: 148 p...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Ng EHN,Rönnberg J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the influence of choice of prescription and other child-, family- and intervention-related factors on speech, language, and functional performance of hearing-impaired children by three years of age. DESIGN AND STUDY SAMPLE:A randomized controlled design was implemented as part of a population-ba...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Ching TY,Dillon H,Hou S,Zhang V,Day J,Crowe K,Marnane V,Street L,Burns L,Van Buynder P,Flynn C,Thomson J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary aim of this study was to examine the effects of frequency-modulated (FM) settings on speech-recognition performance in noise of listeners using two different cochlear implant speech processors. Participants included eight users of ESPrit 3G speech processors and nine users of Auria speech processors. A mod...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Schafer EC,Wolfe J,Lawless T,Stout B

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the usage and knowledge of safe limits on personal listening devices (PLD) among college students. DESIGN:First, information on health history was collected. Second, microphone in real ear techniques determined eardrum to free-field correction factors. Third, hearing levels were evaluated and in...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Hutchinson Marron K,Marchiondo K,Stephenson S,Wagner S,Cramer I,Wharton T,Hughes M,Sproat B,Alessio H

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to investigate whether frequency compression (FC) hearing aids provide additional benefit to that conferred by conventional amplification. DESIGN:Participants wore the same hearing aid with FC enabled and disabled for six weeks (ABA design) in each condition. Speech recognition tests (in both qui...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Ellis RJ,Munro KJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess factors that contribute to Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) scores in Japan. DESIGN:Case series with chart review. STUDY SAMPLE:Two hundred and eighty-five tinnitus patients at tertiary referral center, who completed the Japanese version of the THI, the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), and the...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Oishi N,Shinden S,Kanzaki S,Saito H,Inoue Y,Ogawa K

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The primary aim was to compare the objective and the subjective assessments of hearing aid use among elderly people at a 6-month follow-up after fitting. A secondary aim was to determine whether advanced knowledge of follow-up impacts hearing aid use. DESIGN:Hearing aid use was assessed by datalogging (obje...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Solheim J,Hickson L

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The directivity index (DI) and polar pattern of directional hearing aids are typically measured in an anechoic chamber, which is expensive and not commonly found. This article proposes a quasi-anechoic technique to measure hearing aid directivity in small and reverberant enclosures using the root-mean-square ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Wu YH,Bentler RA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hearing-aid use in the elderly population is problematic since not all people who would benefit from hearing aids actually obtain one. In this study, the relationship between pre-fitting expectations and willingness to use hearing aids is addressed. One hundred adult hearing aid candidates (mean age 68.6 years) were r...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Meister H,Walger M,Brehmer D,von Wedel UC,von Wedel H

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the factors influencing 5-year language, speech and everyday functioning of children with congenital hearing loss. DESIGN:Standardised tests including PLS-4, PPVT-4 and DEAP were directly administered to children. Parent reports on language (CDI) and everyday functioning (PEACH) were ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Cupples L,Ching TY,Button L,Seeto M,Zhang V,Whitfield J,Gunnourie M,Martin L,Marnane V

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-auricular muscle responses (PAMRs) were recorded in sixteen adults with normal hearing and twenty adults with sensorineural hearing loss. Click stimuli were presented at 20 to 80 dB nHL via insert earphones. Only one ear was tested in hearing-impaired subjects, but normal-hearing subjects were tested monaurally a...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Purdy SC,Agung KB,Hartley D,Patuzzi RB,O'Beirne GA

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare auditory functions and to analyse the prevalence of hearing impairment and the relationship of self-reported hearing disability with audiometric test results among 75-year-old people in three Nordic localities. The representative samples came from Glostrup, Denmark (n = 571), Göteb...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Hietanen A,Era P,Henrichsen J,Rosenhall U,Sorri M,Heikkinen E

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00