Autonomous motivation is associated with hearing aid adoption.

abstract：:This document describes the protocol for the provision of amplification to infants and preschool children registered with the Ontario infant hearing program (OIHP) in Canada. The provision of amplification includes the prescription and dispensing of hearing instruments to infants and preschool children identified with...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Bagatto M,Scollie SD,Hyde M,Seewald R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of severe dual sensory loss (DSL) among older persons (aged ≥65 years) in the Swedish population, to identify the diagnoses that cause severe DSL, and to identify rehabilitation services in which the participants have been involved. DESIGN:A cross-sectional design was applied. Medi...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Lundin E,Widén SE,Wahlqvist M,Anderzén-Carlsson A,Granberg S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: This study evaluated the outcomes of the Oticon Medical Neuro Zti cochlear implant and the Neuro 2 sound processor.Design: Neuro One users were upgraded to Neuro 2. Monosyllabic word identification was evaluated in adults with Neuro One after ≥5 months, with Neuro 2 at upgrade, and with Neuro 2 after 3 mont...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Franco-Vidal V,Parietti-Winkler C,Guevara N,Truy E,Loundon N,Bailleux S,Ardoint M,Saaï S,Hoen M,Laplante-Lévesque A,Mosnier I,Bordure P,Vincent C

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：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：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：: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:The primary aim was to compare the objective and the subjective assessments of hearing aid use among elderly people at a 6-month follow-up after fitting. A secondary aim was to determine whether advanced knowledge of follow-up impacts hearing aid use. DESIGN:Hearing aid use was assessed by datalogging (obje...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Solheim J,Hickson L

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This preliminary study examined the effects of hearing loss and aging on the detection of AV asynchrony in hearing-impaired listeners with cochlear implants. Additionally, the relationship between AV asynchrony detection skills and speech perception was assessed. Individuals with normal-hearing and cochlear implant re...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Hay-McCutcheon MJ,Pisoni DB,Hunt KK

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Establish up-to-date evidence-based guidelines for recommending cochlear implantation for young children. DESIGN:Speech perception results for early-implanted children were compared to children using traditional amplification. Equivalent pure-tone average (PTA) hearing loss for cochlear implant (CI) users wa...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Leigh JR,Dettman SJ,Dowell RC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Confirmation of the conditions of the ossicles is essential for tympanoplasty. However, at present, ossicular mobility is experimentally estimated with palpation by a surgeon, and the results depend on the surgeon's skill. In this study, a new apparatus for quantitatively measuring ossicular mobility was developed. Wi...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Koike T,Murakoshi M,Hamanishi S,Yuasa Y,Yuasa R,Kobayashi T,Wada H

更新日期：2006-02-01 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:Mutations in the GJB2 gene are a major cause of hereditary hearing loss. However, only a few studies have investigated carrier frequencies of GJB2 mutations in the general population. The aim of this study was to estimate the carrier frequencies of three GJB2 mutations, including 235delC, V37I, and G45E, in t...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Kim SY,Lee BY,Lim JH,Ryu HM,Yang JH,Chung JH,Han HW,Park SY

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study, we aimed to explore a variation of the NTT standard protocol that would be more beneficial for those patients with hearing loss >50 dB HL in the worst ear (average hearing thresholds at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 KHz). STUDY SAMPLE:This study involved 26 subjects who had previously undergone NTT at a si...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Távora-Vieira D,Eikelboom RH,Miller S

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：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：:Sensorineurally hearing-impaired (HI) subjects often report difficulties in complex acoustical environments. To investigate whether these problems arise from specific deficits in the frequency selectivity in binaural listening conditions, thresholds were measured for a 500-Hz sinusoid in phase (So) or antiphase (Spi) ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Nitschmann M,Verhey JL,Kollmeier B

更新日期：2010-05-01 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: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: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：: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：OBJECTIVE:This article provides a detailed description and evaluation of the next Nucleus(®) cochlear implant fitting suite. A new fitting methodology is presented that, at its simplest level, requires a single volume adjustment, and at its advanced level, provides access to 22-channel fitting. It is implemented on mul...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Botros A,Banna R,Maruthurkkara S

更新日期：2013-07-01 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：:Audiometric measurements through a hearing aid ('in-situ') may facilitate provision of hearing services where these are limited. This study investigated the validity and reliability of in-situ air conduction hearing thresholds measured with closed and open domes relative to thresholds measured with insert earphones, a...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： O'Brien A,Keidser G,Yeend I,Hartley L,Dillon H

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real-ear measurements using the modified pressure method with concurrent (real-time) equalization can be inaccurate, when amplified sound leaks out of the ear canal and reaches the reference microphone. In such situations the reference microphone will detect an increased sound level and reduce the output of the loudsp...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Lantz J,Jensen OD,Haastrup A,Olsen SØ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This research assessed the reduction of peak levels, equivalent energy and sound power of firearm suppressors. DESIGN:The first study evaluated the effect of three suppressors at four microphone positions around four firearms. The second study assessed the suppressor-related reduction of sound power with a 3...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Murphy WJ,Flamme GA,Campbell AR,Zechmann EL,Tasko SM,Lankford JE,Meinke DK,Finan DS,Stewart M

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:The aim of this study was to compare auditory functions and to analyse the prevalence of hearing impairment and the relationship of self-reported hearing disability with audiometric test results among 75-year-old people in three Nordic localities. The representative samples came from Glostrup, Denmark (n = 571), Göteb...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Hietanen A,Era P,Henrichsen J,Rosenhall U,Sorri M,Heikkinen E

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper focuses on the assessment of communication among deaf and hearing persons within work settings. The paper is organized into two sections. In the first section, findings are presented from an ethnographic study of deaf professionals who have achieved relative success in their employment. The results from thi...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Foster S,MacLeod J

更新日期：2003-07-01 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