'Getting used to' hearing aids from the perspective of adult hearing-aid users.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the effect of motivational interviewing (MI) on hearing-aid use. DESIGN:This was a pilot single-blind, randomized parallel-group study conducted in the UK. STUDY SAMPLE:Thirty-seven adult patients who...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Aazh H

更新日期：2016-01-01 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:The purpose of this study was to explore the use of virtual visits to monitor hearing aid use with data logging measurements and provide parent support for hearing aid management. DESIGN:A 6-month longitudinal case study design was used. STUDY SAMPLE:Four families and two providers participated. RESULTS:Av...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Muñoz K,Kibbe K,Preston E,Caballero A,Nelson L,White K,Twohig M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: This article aims to estimate the global and regional needs, unmet needs and access to hearing aids, as well as the morbidity that can be averted by their use.Design: The study was based on Global Burden of Disease data. Study sample: Hearing impaired individuals "in need" of a hearing aid were defined as ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Orji A,Kamenov K,Dirac M,Davis A,Chadha S,Vos T

更新日期：2020-03-01 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: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 poorly reflected by audiometric (cochlear) data, indicating that central nervous system (CNS) components are involved in its development. This study aimed to provide support for the neurophysiological theory of tinnitus as a result of combined peripheral and central nervous dysfunctions. Our main findings ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Attias J,Reshef I,Shemesh Z,Salomon G

更新日期：2002-07-01 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：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：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：:Objective: To obtain a parental perspective on how audiological tests, including recording cortical auditory-evoked potentials (CAEP) to speech sounds, influenced their uptake of hearing devices for their infant. Design: A focus group was established by parents of hearing-impaired children. A facilitator explored how ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Mehta K,Mahon M,Watkin P,Marriage J,Vickers D

更新日期：2019-07-01 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: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：:Objective: Develop valid and defensible hearing standards for Ontario constables to ensure safe and efficient operations. Design: Research involved three steps: (1) identification of hearing critical (HC) tasks, (2) characterisation of real-world noise environments where these tasks are performed (3) and establishment...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Giguère C,Laroche C,Vaillancourt V,Soli SD

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noise is a significant risk factor in aviation, especially in military aviation. Even though our earlier studies have shown that the risk of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) among military pilots is small and the monitoring of their hearing is effective, we still need to develop methods of assessing the risk of NIHL ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Kuronen P,Toppila E,Starck J,Pääkkönen R,Sorri MJ

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a laboratory study, we found that normal-hearing and hearing-impaired listeners preferred less than normal overall calculated loudness (according to a loudness model of Moore & Glasberg, 1997). The current study verified those results using a research hearing aid. Fifteen hearing-impaired and eight normal-hearing p...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Smeds K,Keidser G,Zakis J,Dillon H,Leijon A,Grant F,Convery E,Brew C

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) is characterized by a rapid loss of hearing, most often of cochlear origin. Very little attention has been paid in the literature to quality of life (QoL), psychosocial consequences and audiological rehabilitation after SSHL. DESIGN:We studied how level of hearing los...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Carlsson PI,Hall M,Lind KJ,Danermark B

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the benefits of fast-acting WDRC, slow-acting AVC, and linear reference fittings for speech intelligibility and reported disability, in a within-subject within-device masked crossover design on 50 listeners with SNHL. Five hearing aid fittings were implemented having two compression channels and seven fre...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Gatehouse S,Naylor G,Elberling C

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：:Children with listening difficulties, but normal audiometry, may be diagnosed with APD. The diagnosis is typically based on poor performance on tests of perception of both non-speech and speech stimuli. However, non-speech test results correlate only weakly with evaluations of speech-in-noise processing, cognitive ski...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Moore DR,Rosen S,Bamiou DE,Campbell NG,Sirimanna T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of prevalence and aetiology was performed on 63 children and 127 adults in Denmark with congenital deafblindness. Using a Scandinavian definition of deafblindness, the prevalence of congenital deafblindness was found to be 1:29 000. Thirty-five different aetiological causes of deafblindness were found. Causes ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Dammeyer J

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：:Objective: To create a language independent version of the Listening in Spatialised Noise - Sentences test (LiSN-S) and evaluate it in an English-speaking population.Design: Test development and normative data collection. LiSN-Universal (LiSN-U) targets consisted of CVCV pseudo-words (e.g. /mupa/). Two looped distract...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Cameron S,Mealings KT,Chong-White N,Young T,Dillon H

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：: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：: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：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: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