Impact of daily noise exposure monitoring on occupational noise exposures in manufacturing workers.

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：: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 obtain clinicians' views on the use of cortical auditory evoked potentials (CAEP) in the clinical pathway.Design: A questionnaire aimed at clinicians who use the HEARLab system with the Aided Cortical Assessment (ACA) Module. Results compared for Australians (where HEARLab produced) to other countries.Sa...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Mehta K,Mahon M,Van Dun B,Marriage J,Vickers D

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Endolymphatic sac tumours (ELSTs) of the inner ear occur in 16% of patients with the hereditary tumor syndrome von Hippel-Lindau disease (vHL). ELSTs of all sizes can cause irreversible hearing loss which can, however, be prevented through early diagnosis and treatment. We aim to emphasize the challenges of p...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Binderup ML,Gimsing S,Kosteljanetz M,Thomsen C,Bisgaard ML

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to develop Polish sentence tests for accurate measuring of speech intelligibility in masking interfering noise. Two sets of sentence lists have been developed. The first set was composed of 25 lists and was used for sentence intelligibility scoring. The second set was composed of 22 lists and...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Ozimek E,Kutzner D,Sek A,Wicher A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between occupational exposures and hearing among elderly Latino Americans. DESIGN:A descriptive, correlational design used for this secondary analysis with the data from the Sacramento Area Latino Study of Aging (SALSA). STUDY SAMPLE:A total of 547 ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Hong O,Chin DL,Kerr MJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the prevalence of hearing loss (HL) and associated factors in a nationwide study. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. STUDY SAMPLE:We investigated the prevalence of HL in 10,845 participants ≥12 years of age and analysed the associated factors with HL from 7434 participants ≥40 years of age. RESULTS:Th...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Park HJ,Yoo MH,Woo SY,Kim SW,Cho YS

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:The paper describes the outcomes of an ongoing universal hearing screening program in Tirana, Albania. The main objectives of the project were the evaluation of the feasibility of a neonatal hearing screening program in Albania, and an evaluation of the prevalence of risk factors in the NICU environment. One thousand ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Hatzopoulos S,Qirjazi B,Martini A

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To understand the impact of face coverings on hearing and communication. DESIGN:An online survey consisting of closed-set and open-ended questions distributed within the UK to gain insights into experiences of interactions involving face coverings, and of the impact of face coverings on communication. SAMPL...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Saunders GH,Jackson IR,Visram AS

更新日期：2020-11-27 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：:Information regarding typical changes in electrical stimulation levels during different stages post-implantation in children is scarce. Clinically, this information can serve as a general guideline to the nature and frequency of these changes, and consequently help to determine programming schedules that would optimiz...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Henkin Y,Kaplan-Neeman R,Muchnik C,Kronenberg J,Hildesheimer M

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：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：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 this scoping review was two-fold, (1) to provide information about the characteristics, type of service delivery, participant information and outcomes related to tele-audiology in clinical popluations, and (2) to describe documented facilitators and barriers to tele-audiology delivery from the ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Muñoz K,Nagaraj NK,Nichols N

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Tinnitus is a condition that is difficult to treat, and treatment outcomes are difficult to measure The majority of people who experience tinnitus are not troubled by it; however, the troubled minority are referred by an otorhinolaryngologist for specialist clinic help. The aim of this study was to investigate how the...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： El Refaie A,Davis A,Kayan A,Baskill J,Lovell E,Owen V

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamics of contralateral acoustic suppression were studied using real time (millisecond resolution) distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) in chinchillas and humans. Latency of DPOAE suppression onset is 26 ms in chinchillas and 45 ms in humans. After onset, suppression builds over time before tending ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： James AL,Harrison RV,Pienkowski M,Dajani HR,Mount RJ

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effectiveness of targeted surveillance for the identification of moderate-profound PCHI in babies who pass the newborn hearing screen in England and have risk factors. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. STUDY SAMPLE:2,307,880 children born 01/04/06-30/09/09 in England. RESULTS:Overall the preval...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Wood SA,Davis AC,Sutton GJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：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 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:To assess the accuracy and stability of the Synapsys VNG Ulmer calibration system when the goggles and infrared camera are repositioned, and the accuracy of the equipment's geometric calibration system. DESIGN:Prospective data collection involved participants conducting the system's horizontal calibration te...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Corless N,Goggins S

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：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: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: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：: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：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:To assess the American Medical Association (AMA) guide to the evaluation of binaural hearing impairment (BHI) as a procedure for estimating severity of hearing loss from audiograms. DESIGN:The BHIs of Australian war veterans were calculated from their hearing threshold levels (HTLs) and compared with their s...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Macrae JH

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00