Uni- and bilateral spectral loudness summation and binaural loudness summation with loudness matching and categorical loudness scaling.

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:This paper reports a consanguineous deaf family with three different mutations in the GJB2 gene. DESIGN:Four members of an Iranian deaf family were recruited in this study. The GJB2 coding region and exon-intron boundaries were investigated using direct sequencing. STUDY SAMPLE:The proposita was a 12-year-o...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Davoudi-Dehaghani E,Fallah MS,Shirzad T,Tavakkoly-Bazzaz J,Bagherian H,Zeinali S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluation of the effectiveness of imaging and genetic testing, and establishment of a cost-effective diagnostic protocol for the etiologic diagnosis of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in Brazil. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. STUDY SAMPLE:Analysis of 100 unrelated Brazilian patients with severe to prof...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Ramos PZ,de Moraes VC,Svidnicki MC,Soki MN,Castilho AM,Sartorato EL

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：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 investigate the relationship between hearing loss (HL) and general quality of life (QoL) in adults seeking hearing aids (HAs). Design: The patients completed the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire's general part and a questionnaire measuring s...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Nordvik Ø,Heggdal POL,Brännström JK,Hjermstad MJ,Aarstad AK,Aarstad HJ

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(1) To investigate whether voice gender discrimination (VGD) could be a useful indicator of the spectral and temporal processing abilities of individual cochlear implant (CI) users; (2) To examine the relationship between VGD and speech recognition with CI when comparable acoustic cues are used for both perc...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Li T,Fu QJ

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：:The fitting of a cochlear implant together with aided residual hearing was evaluated by means of matching frequency and/or perceived pitch between acoustic and electric modalities. Five cochlear implant users with the Nucleus Freedom electrode array with residual acoustic hearing participated. Psychophysical procedure...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Simpson A,McDermott HJ,Dowell RC,Sucher C,Briggs RJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess factors that contribute to Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) scores in Japan. DESIGN:Case series with chart review. STUDY SAMPLE:Two hundred and eighty-five tinnitus patients at tertiary referral center, who completed the Japanese version of the THI, the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), and the...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Oishi N,Shinden S,Kanzaki S,Saito H,Inoue Y,Ogawa K

更新日期：2011-07-01 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：:Objective: This clinical note describes the Individualised - Active Communication Education (I-ACE) programme designed to improve problem solving and self-management in adults with hearing impairment. Design: The I-ACE was offered to adult clients seeking help for the first time and effects were measured for participa...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Hickson L,Worrall L,Scarinci N,Laplante-Lévesque A

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：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: To compare the temporal processing skills and speech in noise perception of hearing-impaired individuals through channel free and multichannel hearing aids.Design: A quasi-experimental study.Study sample: Twenty-one participants with sensory neural hearing loss were involved in the study. They were subjecte...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Mohan KM,Rajashekhar B

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：: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：:The effect of contralateral acoustic stimulation on transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) was used to investigate the activity of the medial olivocochlear bundle in neonates. TEOAEs were bilaterally recorded, with and without contralateral noise, in 120 full-term neonates without risk for hearing loss. Otoac...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Durante AS,Carvalho RM

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1997, Don and his co-workers described a new method for evaluating the auditory brainstem response (ABR)--yielding the stacked-wave-V ABR--which may permit the reliable detection of even small vestibular schwannomas (VSs). However, this method requires a masking technique that may not be readily available to the cl...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Philibert B,Durrant JD,Ferber-Viart C,Duclaux R,Veuillet E,Collet L

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：: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: To clarify the distinction between Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) using the CHC Model.Design: A cross-sectional study compared responses of caregivers about their children's behaviour to identify characteristics of APD (CHC Model) and ADD (DSM-5).Study Sample: Caregi...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Bench J,Jacobs K,Furlonger B

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To use the self-determination theory of motivation to investigate whether different forms of motivation were associated with adults' decisions whether or not to adopt hearing aids. DESIGN:A quantitative approach was used in this cohort study. Participants completed the treatment self-regulation questionnaire...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Ridgway J,Hickson L,Lind C

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The aim of this study was to examine how background noise and hearing aid experience affect the robust relationship between working memory and speech recognition.Design: Matrix sentences were used to measure speech recognition in noise. Three measures of working memory were administered. Study sample: 148 p...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Ng EHN,Rönnberg J

更新日期：2020-03-01 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:To investigate total leisure noise exposure among adolescents and to assess its association with hearing. DESIGN:Based on self-reported time spent on 19 leisure activities and associated mean sound pressure levels reported in the literature, total leisure noise exposure was evaluated and compared to noise at...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Dehnert K,Raab U,Perez-Alvarez C,Steffens T,Bolte G,Fromme H,Twardella D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To link outcome measures used in audiological research to the ICF classification and thereby describe audiological research from the ICF perspective. DESIGN:Through a peer-reviewed or a joint linking procedure, link outcome measures to the ICF classification system using standardized ICF linking rules. Addit...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Granberg S,Möller K,Skagerstrand A,Möller C,Danermark B

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To re-evaluate the current BSA recommendation that the test ear should be occluded during the bone-conduction procedure at frequencies above 2 kHz to prevent audible air-borne radiation. DESIGN:Pure-tone audiometry was undertaken during routine hearing tests. The audiograms of fifty-two ears met the criteria...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Tate Maltby M,Gaszczyk D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the current status of newborn/infant hearing screening programs in public sector hospitals in South Africa by means of a descriptive survey. Data was gathered using a self-administered postal questionnaire, which included questions on screening resources and protocols, follow-u...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Theunissen M,Swanepoel D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00