Evaluation of electroacoustic test signals I: comparison with amplified speech.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate a technique for objectively calibrating bone conductors on an individual basis using distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs). DESIGN:Individual calibrations were obtained using DPOAEs recorded from a single ear of 21 normally hearing adults. Validity and robustness of the technique w...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Purcell D,Kunov H,Cleghorn W

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of auditory brain stem response (ABR) represents a new dimension in auditory and neurological pediatric assessment. Because the ABR may be altered by stimulus and procedural variables, the lack of an established standard has reduced its clinical efficiency. This paper describes a suggested ABR protocol for inf...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Jacobson JT,Morehouse CR,Johnson MJ

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:At a minimum, unilateral hearing loss (UHL) impairs sound localization ability and understanding speech in noisy environments, particularly if the loss is severe to profound. Accompanying the numerous negative consequences of UHL is considerable unexplained individual variability in the magnitude of its effe...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Firszt JB,Reeder RM,Holden LK

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This systematic review aimed to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of vestibular adverse effects of aminoglycoside (AG) therapy in humans and to analyze objective vestibular tests for the detection of AG-induced vestibulotoxicity. DESIGN:PubMed, Cochrane Database, Web of Science, and reference l...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Van Hecke R,Van Rompaey V,Wuyts FL,Leyssens L,Maes L

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A moderate-bandwidth master hearing aid was used to study the relationships among low-frequency response, syllable recognition scores, and perceived speech quality. As measured on KEMAR, this hearing aid provided true high-frequency emphasis in all conditions, with three degrees of relative low-frequency de-emphasis. ...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Punch JL,Beck LB

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Watching a talker's mouth is beneficial for speech reception (SR) in many communication settings, especially in noise and when hearing is impaired. Measures for audiovisual (AV) SR can be valuable in the framework of diagnosing or treating hearing disorders. This study addresses the lack of standardized meth...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Schreitmüller S,Frenken M,Bentz L,Ortmann M,Walger M,Meister H

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The auditory steady state potentials may be an important technique in objective audiometry. The effects of stimulus rate, intensity, and tonal frequency on these potentials were investigated using both signal averaging and on-line Fourier analysis. Stimulus presentation rates of 40 to 45/sec result in a 40 Hz sinusoid...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Stapells DR,Linden D,Suffield JB,Hamel G,Picton TW

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors undertook a review of the literature, focussing on publications describing the following: (1) Pure tone threshold data for adolescents/young adults; (2) Measurements/estimates of noise exposure from leisure activities; and (3) The relationship between hearing threshold levels (HTLs) and leisure-noise expos...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Carter L,Williams W,Black D,Bundy A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The test-retest reliability of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults (HHIA) was assessed on a sample of 28 hearing-impaired adults. Reliability estimates were obtained to set the stage for using the HHIA as an outcome measure in aural rehabilitation. The test-retest reliability was quite high (r = 0.97) and the st...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Newman CW,Weinstein BE,Jacobson GP,Hug GA

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:While the cochlear implant provides many deaf patients with good speech understanding in quiet, music perception and appreciation with the cochlear implant remains a major challenge for most cochlear implant users. The present study investigated whether a closed-set melodic contour identification (MCI) task c...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Galvin JJ 3rd,Fu QJ,Nogaki G

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Inability to understand speech in noise has been cited repeatedly as the principal complaint of hearing aid users. While data exist documenting the benefit provided by hearing aids with directional microphones when listening to speech in noise, little work has been done to develop a standard clinical protocol...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Dhar S,Humes LE,Calandruccio L,Barlow NN,Hipskind N

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to evaluate streamlined programming procedures for the Nucleus cochlear implant system with the Contour electrode array. DESIGN:Phase 1 involved an examination of the clinical MAPs for the first 103 recipients implanted with the Contour electrode array in the Melbourne Cochlea...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Plant K,Law MA,Whitford L,Knight M,Tari S,Leigh J,Pedley K,Nel E

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the annual cost of Ménière's disease and the cost per person in the UK population and to investigate the direct and indirect costs of the condition. DESIGN:The authors utilized a multidata approach to provide the first estimate of the cost of Ménière's. Data from the UK Biobank (a study of 500,0...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Tyrrell J,Whinney DJ,Taylor T

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Early-deafened, late-implanted adolescents and adults constitute a unique group of cochlear implant (CI) users, showing a large variability in outcomes. The current systematic review aimed to determine which preimplantation factors are relevant in predicting postoperative outcomes in this patient group. DES...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Debruyne JA,Janssen AM,Brokx JPL

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amount of acoustic radiation produced by two samples of a Radioear B-71, B-72, and Pracitronic KH 70 bone vibrator was determined for 30 normal-hearing subjects at 4000 Hz. The mean amount of acoustic radiation was very similar for both samples of each vibrator type but significantly (p less than 0.05) different b...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Frank T,Crandell CC

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Comparison of preverbal communication behavior in young children before receiving cochlear implants with outcomes 3 yr after implantation on speech identification and speech production tasks, to assess whether outcomes can be predicted from characteristics inherent to the child before implantation. DESIGN:Vi...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Tait M,Lutman ME,Robinson K

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to the transient (N1-P2) and steady-state (<20 Hz) cortical responses, neither the transient (auditory brain stem response) nor the steady-state (80 Hz) brain stem responses show the binaural masking level difference (BMLD). This study determined behavioral and 40-Hz auditory steady-state response (ASSR) B...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Ishida IM,Stapells DR

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of number of channels and speech-to-noise ratio on connected discourse tracking (CDT) through simulations of cochlear implant speech processing. Previous studies have used citation-form vowel and consonant materials or simple sentences. CDT rates were expected to be less likely to b...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Faulkner A,Rosen S,Wilkinson L

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between two dichotic listening tasks was studied. The two dichotic tests used were the Staggered Spondaic Word (SSW) test and the directed Dichotic Consonant-Vowel (CV) test. These measures were administered to 104 children between the ages of 6.0 and 8.0 yrs. The subjects were divided into two groups...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Harris VL,Keith RW,Novak KK

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The performance of four insert earplugs was evaluated by determining the Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) and the Subject-Fit Noise Reduction Rating [NRR(SF)]. The NRR and NRR(SF) were calculated from real-ear attenuation at threshold (REAT) data collected using the experimenter-fit protocol described in the now-...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Franks JR,Murphy WJ,Johnson JL,Harris DA

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to investigate the perceptual benefits and potential risks of implanting the Nucleus(R) multichannel auditory brainstem implant. DESIGN:Between September 1992 and October 1997 a total of 27 subjects received a Nucleus 20- or 21-channel Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI). All subjects in...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Nevison B,Laszig R,Sollmann WP,Lenarz T,Sterkers O,Ramsden R,Fraysse B,Manrique M,Rask-Andersen H,Garcia-Ibanez E,Colletti V,von Wallenberg E

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study tested listeners with a cochlear implant (CI) in one ear and acoustic hearing in the other ear, to assess their ability to localize sound and to understand speech in collocated or spatially separated noise or speech maskers. DESIGN:Eight CI listeners with contralateral acoustic hearing ranging fr...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Dirks C,Nelson PB,Sladen DP,Oxenham AJ

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to investigate the link between temporal fine structure (TFS) processing, pitch, and speech perception performance in adult cochlear implant (CI) recipients, including bimodal listeners who may benefit better low-frequency (LF) temporal coding in the contralateral ear. DESIGN:The st...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Dincer D'Alessandro H,Ballantyne D,Boyle PJ,De Seta E,DeVincentiis M,Mancini P

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Auditory temporal processing frequently appears more affected in old subjects than would be predicted by the degree of peripheral hearing loss, pointing to an age-dependent central processing deficit. In parallel, an age-dependent decline of inhibitory function has been demonstrated in the auditory pathway, ...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Gleich O,Strutz J

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary purpose of this study was to determine list equivalency of Harris' revision of the CID Everyday Sentence Lists under three signal-to-noise ratios: O dB, --3 dB, and --6 dB. On the basis of list means, nonsignificant groupings of lists were found at each noise level; however, lists were not equivalent at an...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Rippy JV,Dancer JE,Pittenger JB

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to compare binaural performance of auditory localization task and speech perception in babble measure between children who use a cochlear implant (CI) in one ear and a hearing aid (HA) in the other (bimodal fitting) and those who use bilateral CIs. DESIGN:Thirteen children (mean ag...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Choi JE,Moon IJ,Kim EY,Park HS,Kim BK,Chung WH,Cho YS,Brown CJ,Hong SH

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Work in normal-hearing (NH) adults suggests that spoken language processing involves coping with ambiguity. Even a clearly spoken word contains brief periods of ambiguity as it unfolds over time, and early portions will not be sufficient to uniquely identify the word. However, beyond this temporary ambiguity...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： McMurray B,Ellis TP,Apfelbaum KS

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present experiment was to assess the consequences of cochlear implantation at different ages on the development of the human central auditory system. DESIGN:Our measure of the maturity of central auditory pathways was the latency of the P1 cortical auditory evoked potential. Because P1 latenci...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Sharma A,Dorman MF,Spahr AJ

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data concerning hearing aid monitoring practices and hearing aid malfunction were collected for three groups of mainstreamed hearing-impaired children: 248 children receiving services from itinerant teachers of the hearing impaired, 43 who participated in a study involving extensive psychoeducational evaluation, and 1...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Elfenbein JL,Bentler RA,Davis JM,Niebuhr DP

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study was aimed to examine the relationship between psychophysical performance in temporal and spectral resolution and Mandarin tone recognition in noise by cochlear-implant (CI) listeners. DESIGN:Seventeen Nucleus-24 implant users, 10 postlingually deafened and 7 prelingually deafened, participa...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Wei C,Cao K,Jin X,Chen X,Zeng FG

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00