Effects of FM-receiver gain on speech-recognition performance of adults with cochlear implants.

abstract：:The objective of the study was to examine the effects of stimulus duration on vowel perception in normal-hearing and hearing-impaired children. For this purpose, 80 semisynthetic vowel stimuli consisting of eight different Turkish vowels with ten different durations were presented to 14 normal-hearing and 15 hearing i...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Kiliç MA,Yildirim I,Okur E,Oğüt F,Serbetçioğlu B

更新日期：2006-11-01 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：:Salicylate, a common drug frequently used long term in the clinic, is well known for causing reversible hearing loss and tinnitus. Our previous study, however, demonstrated that chronic administration of salicylate progressively raised the amplitude of distortion product of otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs), which are ma...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Yang K,Huang ZW,Liu ZQ,Xiao BK,Peng JH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Music perception and appraisal are generally poor in cochlear implant recipients. Simple musical structures, lyrics that are easy to follow, and clear rhythm/beat have been reported among the top factors to enhance music enjoyment. The present study investigated the preference for modified relative instrument...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Buyens W,van Dijk B,Moonen M,Wouters J

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous studies show that intracochlear electrical stimulation independent of environmental sounds appears to suppress tinnitus, even long-term. In order to assess the viability of this potential treatment option it is essential to study the effects of this tinnitus specific electrical stimulation on speech...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Arts RAGJ,George ELJ,Janssen MAML,Griessner A,Zierhofer C,Stokroos RJ

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the second paper in a series of two papers comparing auditory measures in depressed and non-depressed individuals. In this paper, we describe the auditory brainstem responses (ABRs), auditory late responses (ALRs) and behavioral speech measures obtained from the same set of 36 individuals as in our previous pa...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Gopal KV,Bishop CE,Carney L

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To adapt the Active Communication Education (ACE) programme into Spanish. In addition, this study aimed at determining the effects of the adapted ACE programme on the social/emotional impacts of hearing loss and hearing functioning in a group of older adults with hearing loss who do not wear hearing aids.De...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Rivera S,Marcotti A,Fuente A,Fuentes-López E,Hickson L

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate, in 20 young volunteer subjects, the effects of supra-physiological vitamin B12 administration on noise-induced temporary threshold shift (TTS). All subjects had hearing thresholds within 15 dBHL and type A tympanograms. The subjects were randomly assigned to two different groups....

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Quaranta A,Scaringi A,Bartoli R,Margarito MA,Quaranta N

更新日期：2004-03-01 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:To measure masked detection and reaction thresholds for two reverse alarms (tonal and broadband) and compare results to available standards and psychoacoustic criteria for setting alarm levels. DESIGN:Alarm detection and reaction thresholds were adaptively measured in 80-dBA background noises without hearing...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Laroche C,Giguère C,Vaillancourt V,Roy K,Pageot LP,Nélisse H,Ellaham N,Nassrallah F

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we present a new method to derive a single-number measure of the directivity of hearing aids. The method is an extension of the conventional directivity index (DI), and is called overall directivity index (ODI). The directivities of five different hearing aid styles were compared with that of the open e...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Olsen HL,Hagerman B

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study investigated the mental health and other characteristics of people with acquired profound hearing loss (APHL) and contrasted this group with acquired hearing loss (AHL) in general. A survey was completed over the internet by 95 adults and by 27 people who had attended a one-week course of rehabilitation. The...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Hallam R,Ashton P,Sherbourne K,Gailey L

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Word recognition is a basic component in a comprehensive hearing evaluation, but data are lacking for listeners speaking two languages. This study obtained such data for Russian natives in the US and analysed the data using the perceptual assimilation model (PAM) and speech learning model (SLM). DESIGN:Liste...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Shi LF,Morozova N

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The speech intelligibility benefit of visual speech cues during oral communication is well-established. Therefore, an ecologically valid approach of auditory assessment should include the processing of both auditory and visual speech cues. This study describes the development and evaluation of a virtual human speaker ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Devesse A,Dudek A,van Wieringen A,Wouters J

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the consequences of chronic otitis media on inner ear function. Retrospective analysis of conventional pure-tone audiometry tests was carried out on 344 patients who were scheduled for surgical treatment of unilateral chronic otitis media without other risk factors for s...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Redaelli de Zinis LO,Campovecchi C,Parrinello G,Antonelli AR

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Indications for cochlear implantation have extended progressively over the years both from an audiological and clinical point of view, including the introduction of cochlear implants (CI) for hearing rehabilitation following skull base surgeries and neurotological procedures. In the past, cochlear implantatio...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Medina Mdel M,Piccirillo E,D'orazio F,Bacciu A,Guida M,Sanna M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent studies have shown that the frequency-following response (FFR) to voice pitch can be a useful method to evaluate the signal-processing mechanisms and neural plasticity in the human brainstem. The purpose of this study was to examine the quantitative properties of the FFR trends with an exponential curv...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Jeng FC,Chung HK,Lin CD,Dickman B,Hu J

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to outline the psychopathological characteristics of a population of outpatients affected by tinnitus and to consider its impact on their mental state and ability to function in major areas of their lives. Seventy-five consecutive tinnitus patients were enrolled on their first visit to the ou...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Marciano E,Carrabba L,Giannini P,Sementina C,Verde P,Bruno C,Di Pietro G,Ponsillo NG

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two experiments were conducted to investigate possible relationships between cognitive function and hearing aid use. In Experiment 1, 72 first-time hearing aid users were tested for speech recognition in noise (Hagerman sentence test) with and without hearing aids. Cognitive function was assessed by tests of working m...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Lunner T

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recently, the digit triplet test was shown to be a sensitive speech-in-noise test for early high-frequency hearing loss in noise-exposed workers. This study investigates if a further improvement is achieved when using a closed set of consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) speech items with the same vowel, and/or a l...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Jansen S,Luts H,Dejonckere P,van Wieringen A,Wouters J

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine safe output sound pressure levels (SPL) for sound amplification devices to preserve hearing sensitivity after usage. DESIGN:A mathematical model consisting of the Modified Power Law (MPL) (Humes & Jesteadt, 1991 ) combined with equations for predicting temporary threshold shift (TTS) and subsequ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Johnson EE

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined the subjective psychological and social effects of highly asymmetric hearing loss (single-sided deafness [SSD]) in adults. DESIGN:Three group interviews were conducted using the critical incident technique and analysed using an inductive thematic analysis. STUDY SAMPLE:Eight adults with...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Lucas L,Katiri R,Kitterick PT

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate hearing aid fitting from a societal viewpoint, rather than the more traditional patient perspective. The effects of hearing aid fitting on generic quality of life (EuroQol), social functioning (SF36), auditory disability, productivity at paid and unpaid labour, and medical c...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Joore MA,Brunenberg DE,Chenault MN,Anteunis LJ

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents normative data of hearing threshold levels of a population screened with various criteria, as compared to unscreened population data. Computer-controlled pure-tone audiometry was administered to the adult population in Nord-Trøndelag County, Norway, during 1995-1997. The 51975 participants also pro...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Engdahl B,Tambs K,Borchgrevink HM,Hoffman HJ

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Clients' perspective on the quality of audiology care has not been investigated thoroughly. Research has focused primarily on satisfaction with, and limitations of hearing aids. We developed a Consumer Quality Index (CQI) questionnaire 'Audiology Care' to systematically assess client experiences with audiolog...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Hendriks M,Dahlhaus-Booij J,Plass AM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports on an evaluation of a structured group therapy intervention for adult cochlear implant (CI) recipients designed to improve overall communication and coping skills. 33 adult CI recipients (14 males, 19 females; mean age 61; 1-14 years since Cl) participated in a 2-day structured group therapy interve...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Heydebrand G,Mauze E,Tye-Murray N,Binzer S,Skinner M

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe, in terms of functional gain and word recognition, the audiological results of patients under 18 years of age implanted with the active bone conduction implant, Bonebridge™. DESIGN:Retrospective case studies conducted by reviewing the medical records of patients receiving implants between 2014 an...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Bravo-Torres S,Der-Mussa C,Fuentes-López E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This document describes the protocol for the provision of amplification to infants and preschool children registered with the Ontario infant hearing program (OIHP) in Canada. The provision of amplification includes the prescription and dispensing of hearing instruments to infants and preschool children identified with...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Bagatto M,Scollie SD,Hyde M,Seewald R

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:The effect of inverting electrode location and stimulus perceptibility on the presence of the mismatch negativity (MMN) evoked response was investigated in 20 normal-hearing adult females. Perceptible and imperceptible frequency contrasts were employed in an oddball paradigm. The perceptible contrast consisted of an 1...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Walker-Black L,Stuart A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00