Quality of life, psychosocial consequences, and audiological rehabilitation after sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A study was conducted to determine whether modifications to input compression and input frequency response characteristics can improve music-listening satisfaction in cochlear implant users. DESIGN:Experiment 1 compared three pre-processed versions of music and speech stimuli in a laboratory setting: origina...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Halliwell ER,Jones LL,Fraser M,Lockley M,Hill-Feltham P,McKay CM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study is to understand the implications of disclosing the results of connexin26 (Cx26) gene testing to the concerned family with hearing impaired individuals. The department of biotechnology is funding a multicentric multidisciplinary team from Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research (B...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Shekhawat GS,RamShankar M,Jalvi RR,Rangasayee R,Anand A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:For a noise-exposed group of workers, group-averaged and individual changes were compared for pure-tone audiometry, transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs), and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) in order to see if they exhibit the same pattern in time. DESIGN:Baseline and 17-months fo...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Helleman HW,Dreschler WA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Specific computer-based auditory training may be a useful completion in the rehabilitation process for cochlear implant (CI) listeners to achieve sufficient speech intelligibility. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a computerized, phoneme-discrimination training programme. DESIGN:The study employed a...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Schumann A,Serman M,Gefeller O,Hoppe U

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This experiment investigated the effect of small-group versus individual hearing loss prevention (HLP) training on the attenuation performance of passive insert-type hearing protection devices (HPDs). A subject-fit (SF) methodology, which gave naive listeners access only to the instructions printed on the HPD product ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Joseph A,Punch J,Stephenson M,Paneth N,Wolfe E,Murphy W

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: This clinical note describes the Individualised - Active Communication Education (I-ACE) programme designed to improve problem solving and self-management in adults with hearing impairment. Design: The I-ACE was offered to adult clients seeking help for the first time and effects were measured for participa...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Hickson L,Worrall L,Scarinci N,Laplante-Lévesque A

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate cisplatin-induced ototoxicity and the protective effects of tiopronin. Twenty-four adult Wistar rats served as subjects and were divided into three groups. Eight rats receiving only saline (group A) were used as controls. Eight rats received cisplatin (2 mg/kg) injections (gro...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Fetoni AR,Quaranta N,Marchese R,Cadoni G,Paludetti G,Sergi B

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acoustically, a room's boundaries can be thought of as dirty mirrors. By repeated reflections, these mirrors generate multiple sound images whose intensities decrease with increasing distance. The sound energy received from these images (conditioned by the inverse square law and atmospheric absorption) sums with direc...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Boothroyd A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to examine the relationships between scores obtained from measures of speech perception and language in a group of young children with hearing loss (HL). Eighteen children (mean age = 4.3 years) and their mothers participated in this study. Speech perception was measured using the online imi...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Desjardin JL,Ambrose SE,Martinez AS,Eisenberg LS

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyses results from the first Swedish UNHS program. It includes over 33 000 measurement files from 14 287 children at two maternity wards. The screening program uses a two-stage TEOAE test procedure. A database was created in MedLog after data transformation in Word and Excel. The coverage rate was 99.1%....

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Hergils L

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：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：: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：OBJECTIVE:An experiment was conducted to investigate the possibility that speech perception could be improved for some cochlear implant (CI) users by adjustment of the frequency allocation to the electrodes, following assessment of pitch perception along the electrode array. STUDY SAMPLE:Thirteen adult CI users with M...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Grasmeder ML,Verschuur CA,van Besouw RM,Wheatley AMH,Newman TA

更新日期：2019-03-01 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: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:Evaluation of the Sennheiser HD 202 II supra-aural headphones as an alternative headphone to enable more affordable hearing screening. DESIGN:Study 1 measured the equivalent threshold sound pressure levels (ETSPL) of the Sennheiser HD 202 II. Study 2 evaluated the attenuation of the headphones. Study 3 deter...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Van der Aerschot M,Swanepoel de W,Mahomed-Asmail F,Myburgh HC,Eikelboom RH

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluation of the effectiveness of imaging and genetic testing, and establishment of a cost-effective diagnostic protocol for the etiologic diagnosis of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in Brazil. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. STUDY SAMPLE:Analysis of 100 unrelated Brazilian patients with severe to prof...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Ramos PZ,de Moraes VC,Svidnicki MC,Soki MN,Castilho AM,Sartorato EL

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：: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:This study was undertaken to determine the efficacy of the round window (RW) application of the vibrant soundbridge (VSB) in patients with mixed or conductive hearing loss. DESIGN:Speech in quiet and in noise were compared to preoperative data attained with conventional hearing aids so that each subject serv...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Marino R,Linton N,Eikelboom RH,Statham E,Rajan GP

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with dichotic left ear deficits received intensive training in phase I and phase II clinical trials designed to establish the efficacy of directly training dichotic listening. Dichotic verbal material was presented in the sound field with intensity adjusted separately for each speaker. Output from the right-s...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Moncrieff DW,Wertz D

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Recent changes to cochlear implant (CI) candidacy criteria have led to the inclusion of candidates with greater levels of hearing in the contralateral and/or implanted ear. This study assessed the impact of various hearing loss configurations on CI uptake rates (those assessed as eligible for CI, who procee...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Sucher CM,Eikelboom RH,Stegeman I,Jayakody DMP,Atlas MD

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the explanatory power of a self-determination theory (SDT) model of health behaviour change for hearing aid adoption decisions and fitting outcomes. DESIGN:A quantitative approach was taken for this longitudinal cohort study. Participants completed questionnaires adapted from SDT that measured aut...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Ridgway J,Hickson L,Lind C

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efferent auditory pathway is known to alter the cochlear electrical properties, at low stimulus levels. This study aims to identify the effect of activation of the efferent auditory pathway through contralateral wide- and narrow-band noise at high sound levels. Acoustical reflex threshold and acoustical reflex amp...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Kumar A,Barman A

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A controlled field experiment was conducted to evaluate localization of suprathreshold gunshot reports (from blank cartridges) with four hearing protection-enhancement devices (HPEDs) in comparison to the open ear with ambient outdoor noise and in 82 dBA diesel military heavy truck noise. DESIGN:Five measure...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Talcott KA,Casali JG,Keady JP,Killion MC

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：: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:This study explores the influence of stimulation position on bone conduction (BC) hearing sensitivity with a BC transducer attached using a headband. DESIGN:(1) The cochlear promontory motion was measured in cadaver heads using laser Doppler vibrometry while seven different positions around the pinna were st...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Dobrev I,Stenfelt S,Röösli C,Bolt L,Pfiffner F,Gerig R,Huber A,Sim JH

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent retrospective studies report differences in auditory neurophysiology between concussed athletes and uninjured controls using the frequency-following response (FFR). Adopting a prospective design in college football players, we compared FFRs before and after a concussion and evaluated test-retest relia...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Rauterkus G,Moncrieff D,Stewart G,Skoe E

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00