Can adolescents and young adults with prelingual hearing loss benefit from a second, sequential cochlear implant?

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate word recognition in noise in subjects treated in childhood with chemotherapy, study benefits of open-fitting hearing-aids for word recognition, and investigate whether self-reported hearing-handicap corresponded to subjects' word recognition ability. DESIGN:Subjects diagnosed with cancer and t...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Einarsson EJ,Petersen H,Wiebe T,Fransson PA,Magnusson M,Moëll C

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Working memory refers to a cognitive system that manages information processing and temporary storage. Recent work has demonstrated that individual differences in working memory capacity measured using a reading span task are related to ability to recognize speech in noise. In this project, we investigated wh...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Souza P,Arehart K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hearing loss (HL) affects the everyday functioning of millions of people worldwide. The Brief International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) core sets for HL was developed to meet the complex health care needs of adults with HL. Because the brief core set for HL has not yet been valid...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Karlsson E,Mäki-Torkko E,Widén S,Gustafsson J,Manchaiah V,Mahomed-Asmail F,Swanepoel W,Yerraguntla K,Granberg S

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate methods for estimating thresholds of vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) and ocular VEMPs (OVEMPs) produced by impulsive transmastoid acceleration (ITA). DESIGN:VEMPs and OVEMPs were obtained simultaneously from subjects in supine posture with both head and eyes elevated. Thresholds to ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Paillard AC,Kluk K,Todd NP

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：: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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To consider the evolving concept of auditory processing disorder (APD). DESIGN:Narrative review and opinion piece. STUDY SAMPLE:Eight approaches to APD described in the literature and its definitions by ten societies or groups from around the world. RESULTS:The dominant conceptualisation of APD remains one...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Wilson WJ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The current study investigates the extent to which the linguistic complexity of three commonly employed speech recognition tests and second language proficiency influence speech recognition thresholds (SRTs) in noise in non-native listeners. DESIGN:SRTs were measured for non-natives and natives using three G...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Warzybok A,Brand T,Wagener KC,Kollmeier B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if the gaps-in-noise (GIN(©)) test could differentiate children with dyslexia and significant phonological awareness deficits from a group of children with normal reading skills. DESIGN:A prospective study of GIN test performance in two groups of children. Participants were administered routine ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Zaidan E,Baran JA

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1997, Don and his co-workers described a new method for evaluating the auditory brainstem response (ABR)--yielding the stacked-wave-V ABR--which may permit the reliable detection of even small vestibular schwannomas (VSs). However, this method requires a masking technique that may not be readily available to the cl...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Philibert B,Durrant JD,Ferber-Viart C,Duclaux R,Veuillet E,Collet L

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was to analyse the role of sound avoidance and anxiety in tinnitus subjects with hyperacusis, defined as hypersensitivity to low to moderate intensity sounds. DESIGN:A group of tinnitus subjects with hyperacusis was compared to tinnitus subjects without hyperacusis, and healthy contr...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Blaesing L,Kroener-Herwig B

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Inflammaging, a state of chronic inflammation in the elderly, is now thought to be a key element of the ageing process and contributor to age-related disease. In a previously published study, we identified a significant association between inflammation levels and severity of presbycusis among individuals aged...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Verschuur C,Agyemang-Prempeh A,Newman TA

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To use the self-determination theory of motivation to investigate whether different forms of motivation were associated with adults' decisions whether or not to adopt hearing aids. DESIGN:A quantitative approach was used in this cohort study. Participants completed the treatment self-regulation questionnaire...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Ridgway J,Hickson L,Lind C

更新日期：2015-07-01 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:To determine whether children aged 7 to 12 years with listening difficulties show objective evidence for efferent auditory function based on measurements of medial olivo-cochlear and middle ear muscle reflexes. DESIGN:Click-evoked otoacoustic emissions recorded with and without contralateral broadband noise ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Smart JL,Kuruvilla-Mathew A,Kelly AS,Purdy SC

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to determine the speech perception abilities for spectrally modified speech signals in individuals with auditory dys-synchrony. STUDY SAMPLE:The speech identification scores of 30 normal hearing and 12 individuals diagnosed as having auditory dys-synchrony were studied. DESIGN...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Prabhu P,Avilala V,Barman A

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：: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:To examine parents' recollections of and their experiences with bringing up a child diagnosed with hearing loss at a very young age. DESIGN:Based on the analysis of informal parent discussion groups, four open-ended questions were formulated to solicit information about parents' expectations following diagno...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Gilliver M,Ching TY,Sjahalam-King J

更新日期：2013-12-01 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:Despite the use of hearing protection devices (HPDs), noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) remains one of the most prevalent occupational conditions. A new technology allows for daily monitoring of noise exposures under HPDs. We report on an intervention employing the voluntary use of this technology in a worksi...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： McTague MF,Galusha D,Dixon-Ernst C,Kirsche SR,Slade MD,Cullen MR,Rabinowitz PM

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical procedures related to patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) largely fail to address the patient's hearing. Given the challenges of this population, unconventional indicators of treatment efficacy may be required. Palmer et al (1999) reported on caregiver-tracked behaviors as outcome measures for hearing aid ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Durrant JD,Palmer CV,Lunner T

更新日期：2005-01-01 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: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 evaluate self-reported outcomes among hearing aid users (age 16-89 years; mean 45.8 years) to determine the effectiveness of aural rehabilitation in Nigeria based on the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA). The responses were evaluated with descriptive statistics, fac...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Olusanya B

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trust, ontological security, and social recognition are discussed in relation to self-identity among people with acquired deafblindness. To date the phenomenon has not been elaborated in the context of deafblindness. When a person with deafblindness interacts with the social and material environment, the reliability, ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Danermark BD,Möller K

更新日期：2008-11-01 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:This study aimed to provide guidelines to optimize perception of soft speech and speech in noise for Advanced Bionics cochlear implant (CI) users. DESIGN:Three programs differing in T-levels were created for ten subjects. Using the T-level setting that provided the lowest FM-tone, sound-field threshold level...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Holden LK,Reeder RM,Firszt JB,Finley CC

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00