Active transcutaneous bone conduction implant: audiological results in paediatric patients with bilateral microtia associated with external auditory canal atresia.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:This study evaluated how closely the DSL v5.0 a prescription could be approximated with hearing aids, its relationship to preferred listening levels (PLLs) of adults with acquired hearing loss, and the self-reported outcomes of the resulting fittings. PARTICIPANTS:Thirty adults with varying degrees and...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Polonenko MJ,Scollie SD,Moodie S,Seewald RC,Laurnagaray D,Shantz J,Richards A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study explored tone production, tone perception and intelligibility of produced speech in Mandarin-speaking prelingually deaf children with at least 5 years of cochlear implant (CI) experience. Another focus was on the predictive value of tone perception and tone production as they relate to speech intel...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Li YL,Lin YH,Yang HM,Chen YJ,Wu JL

更新日期：2018-02-01 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 current study investigates the extent to which the linguistic complexity of three commonly employed speech recognition tests and second language proficiency influence speech recognition thresholds (SRTs) in noise in non-native listeners. DESIGN:SRTs were measured for non-natives and natives using three G...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Warzybok A,Brand T,Wagener KC,Kollmeier B

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：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：:This is the second paper in a series of two papers comparing auditory measures in depressed and non-depressed individuals. In this paper, we describe the auditory brainstem responses (ABRs), auditory late responses (ALRs) and behavioral speech measures obtained from the same set of 36 individuals as in our previous pa...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Gopal KV,Bishop CE,Carney L

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate the hyperacusis questionnaire (HQ) in different strata of emotional exhaustion (EE). DESIGN:HQ-scores and uncomfortable loudness levels (ULLs) were assessed in 348 individuals (140 men and 208 women) with low, intermediate, and high EE-levels. RESULTS:Four individuals (1.1%) met the critical val...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Wallén MB,Hasson D,Theorell T,Canlon B

更新日期：2012-10-01 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: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:Auditory processing disorder patients may have deficits in auditory temporal resolution. This study explored: (1) the ear specific norms for young adults using the adaptive tests of temporal resolution (ATTR); (2) the reliability of ATTR using two different modes of stimuli presentation; and (3) the concurren...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Wong AC,McPherson B

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：: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：: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：:The objective of this study was to explore cochlear implant users' speech perception performance in quiet and in noise for low to moderate stimulation rates. Eight postlingually deaf adult users of the Nucleus CI24 cochlear implant (contour electrode array) using the ESPrit 3G speech processor participated in this stu...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Arora K,Dawson P,Dowell R,Vandali A

更新日期：2009-08-01 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: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 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:To review the contemporary surgical issues in paediatric cochlear implantation (CI) based on published evidence. DESIGN:Narrative literature review. RESULTS:Surgical challenges in paediatric CI are discussed, with respect to post meningitic labyrinthitis ossificans; cochlear malformation; cochlear implantat...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Wasson JD,Briggs RJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

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：OBJECTIVE:We assessed the reliability of a hearing risk factor screening survey used by hearing conservation programmes for noise-exposed workers. DESIGN:We compared workers' answers from the screening survey to their answers to a confidential research questionnaire regarding hearing loss risk factors. We calculated k...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Mosites E,Neitzel R,Galusha D,Trufan S,Dixon-Ernst C,Rabinowitz P

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine if adolescents/young adults gained additional perceptual benefit from sequential bilateral cochlear implants within 12 months, and to document adaptation to the second implant. Assessments comprised a pediatric version of The Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ), anecdotal...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Galvin KL,Hughes KC,Mok M

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：: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：: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：: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: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：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:This study investigated the factors influencing 5-year language, speech and everyday functioning of children with congenital hearing loss. DESIGN:Standardised tests including PLS-4, PPVT-4 and DEAP were directly administered to children. Parent reports on language (CDI) and everyday functioning (PEACH) were ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Cupples L,Ching TY,Button L,Seeto M,Zhang V,Whitfield J,Gunnourie M,Martin L,Marnane V

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tympanometry using 226 Hz, 678 Hz, and 1000 Hz probe tones was undertaken on two groups of babies, age 2 to 21 weeks. A group of 104 babies with normal ABR thresholds or TEOAEs were compared with a second group of 107 babies who had evidence of temporary conductive hearing loss based on the findings of a test battery,...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Baldwin M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00