Inflammation is associated with a worsening of presbycusis: evidence from the MRC national study of hearing.

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: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：:There are stigmas associated with many chronic health conditions that emerge in adulthood. People who present manifestations of hearing loss are often perceived by others to be cognitively diminished, less able, and socially incompetent. In order to avoid being identified as a member of a stigmatized group, individual...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Southall K,Gagné JP,Jennings MB

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the effect of self-rated and measured functional hearing on depression, taking age and gender into account. Additionally, the study investigates if hearing-aid usage mitigates the effect, and if other physical health problems and social engagement confound it. DESIGN:Cross-sectional data from th...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Keidser G,Seeto M,Rudner M,Hygge S,Rönnberg J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated categorical loudness scaling in a large group of cochlear implant (CI) recipients. DESIGN:Categorical loudness was measured for individually determined sets of current amplitudes on apical, mid and basal electrodes of the Nucleus array. STUDY SAMPLE:Thirty adult subjects implanted wi...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Busby PA,Au A

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A significant relationship between dietary nutrient intake and susceptibility to acquired hearing loss is emerging. Variability in the outcomes across studies is likely related to differences in the specific metrics used to quantify nutrient intake and hearing status. Most studies have used single nutrient an...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Spankovich C,Le Prell CG

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：: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：: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: To investigate hearing aid owners' decisions to attend or not to attend an annual hearing aid review (HAR) appointment. To investigate the possible factors associated with appointment attendance, including age, gender, transportation, travel time, and hearing aid outcomes.Design: A prospective cohort study....

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Bennett RJ,Zhang M,Mulders WHAM,Stegeman I,Vagg B,Brennan-Jones CG,Eikelboom RH

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of speech processing on articulatory-feature recognition was studied in a group of hearing-impaired listeners with high-frequency sensorineural losses. Individual difference scaling (INDSCAL) and sequential information analysis (SINFA) were applied to a set of consonant-vowel-consonant responses measured un...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Goedegebure A,Goedegebure-Hulshof M,Verschuure H,Dreschler WA

更新日期：2002-10-01 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：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：: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：:The purpose of this study was to understand the parental perspective on paediatric cochlear implantation over time. Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted with 216 families of children who were implanted at the Nottingham Paediatric Cochlear Implant Programme between 1989 and 2002, and who were attendi...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Sach TH,Whynes DK

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To introduce the Italian adaptation of the STARR test based on a roving-level adaptive method to mimic challenging real-life listening conditions for use in people with auditory prostheses. DESIGN:Normative data were collected and interlist-variability, as well as learning effects, were investigated using a...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Dincer D'Alessandro H,Ballantyne D,De Seta E,Musacchio A,Mancini P

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：: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: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：:One limitation with the Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (Baha) is too poor amplification for patients with moderate to severe sensorineural hearing losses. Therefore, we investigated if bone conducted (BC) sound transmission improves when the stimulation approaches the cochlea. Also the influence from the squamosal suture o...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Eeg-Olofsson M,Stenfelt S,Tjellström A,Granström G

更新日期：2008-12-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Current hearing aid prescription rules assume that spectral loudness summation decreases with hearing impairment and that binaural loudness summation is independent of hearing loss and signal bandwidth. Previous studies have shown that these assumptions might be incorrect. Spectral loudness summation was meas...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： van Beurden M,Boymans M,van Geleuken M,Oetting D,Kollmeier B,Dreschler WA

更新日期：2020-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Speech-in-noise audiometry has potential application as a low-cost, self-screening test for sensorineural hearing loss. To realize this potential, the influence of variations in audio equipment and listening environment need assessment. The present study assessed: 1) the frequency response and distortion produced by a...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Culling JF,Zhao F,Stephens D

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

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:This study surveyed youth recreational firearm users (YRFUs) regarding shooting habits, reported use of hearing protection devices (HPDs), self-assessed auditory status, and attitudes about firearm noise and hearing loss. DESIGN:A descriptive study using a 28-item survey administered by personal interview. ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Stewart M,Meinke DK,Snyders JK,Howerton K

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：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：: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：OBJECTIVE:In many low- and middle-income countries, the availability of hearing technology is limited, with few options for hearing aid repairs. Minimising moisture damage to hearing aid electronics improves function and longevity; however, desiccants that absorb moisture from hearing aid components are unavailable in ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Nelson LH,White KR,Baker DV,Hayden A,Bird S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00