Discriminating and responsiveness abilities of two hearing handicap scales.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether a predictable relationship existed between self-reported dizziness handicap and video Head Impulse Test (vHIT) results in a large sample of patients reporting to a dizziness clinic. Secondary objectives included describing the characteristics of the ...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： McCaslin DL,Jacobson GP,Bennett ML,Gruenwald JM,Green AP

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluating the effect of anxiety and depression on clinical measures of general health, tinnitus-specific quality of life, and coping abilities. DESIGN:Two hundred sixty-five chronic, subjective tinnitus sufferers were divided into four psychological symptom groups according to cut-off scores on anxiety and ...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Bartels H,Middel BL,van der Laan BF,Staal MJ,Albers FW

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although directional microphones on a hearing aid provide a signal-to-noise ratio benefit in a noisy background, the amount of benefit is dependent on how close the signal of interest is to the front of the user. It is assumed that when the signal of interest is off-axis, users can reorient themselves to the...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Brimijoin WO,Whitmer WM,McShefferty D,Akeroyd MA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objectives of this study were to characterize the effects of presentation level on speech recognition in quiet by cochlear implant users with the Nucleus 22 SPEAK and Clarion v1.2 CIS speech-processing strategies, and to relate speech recognition at low presentation levels to stimulus audibility as measur...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Donaldson GS,Allen SL

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The main objective of this study was to assess the correlation of auditory event related potential (ERP) measures with behavioral assessment data to identify if ERPs including mismatch negativity (MMN) can be used to categorize cochlear implant patients into good and poor performers. DESIGN:We investigated a...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Singh S,Liasis A,Rajput K,Towell A,Luxon L

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report population-based prevalence of hearing impairment based on speech recognition in noise testing in a large and inclusive sample of U.K. adults aged 40 to 69 years. The present study is the first to report such data. Prevalence of tinnitus and use of hearing aids is also reported. DESIGN:The researc...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Dawes P,Fortnum H,Moore DR,Emsley R,Norman P,Cruickshanks K,Davis A,Edmondson-Jones M,McCormack A,Lutman M,Munro K

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent animal studies suggest that noise-induced synaptopathy may underlie a phenomenon that has been labeled hidden hearing loss (HHL). Noise exposure preferentially damages low spontaneous-rate auditory nerve fibers, which are involved in the processing of moderate- to high-level sounds and are more resist...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Ridley CL,Kopun JG,Neely ST,Gorga MP,Rasetshwane DM

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous research has demonstrated the feasibility of programming cochlear implants (CIs) via telepractice. To effectively use telepractice in a comprehensive manner, all components of a clinical CI visit should be validated using remote technology. Speech-perception testing is important for monitoring outco...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Sevier JD,Choi S,Hughes ML

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The failure to include only relevant observations in the assessment of laterality has resulted in a proliferation of post hoc attempts to "correct" laterality measures influenced by "overall performance level." The inclusion of information from trials in which both ears were either correct or in error contaminates the...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Hughes LF,Miller CJ

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between noise exposure history, type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM), and suprathreshold measures of auditory function. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study was conducted; 20 normal-hearing participants without type 1 DM were matched on age and sex to 20 normal-h...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Spankovich C,Le Prell CG,Lobarinas E,Hood LJ

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Audiologists regularly use serial monitoring to evaluate changes in a patient's auditory function over time. Observed changes are compared with reference standards to determine whether further clinical action is necessary. Reference standards are established in a control sample of otherwise healthy subjects ...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： McMillan GP,Reavis KM,Konrad-Martin D,Dille MF

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Progress has been made in recent years in the provision of amplification and early intervention for children who are hard of hearing. However, children who use hearing aids (HAs) may have inconsistent access to their auditory environment due to limitations in speech audibility through their HAs or limited HA...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： McCreery RW,Walker EA,Spratford M,Oleson J,Bentler R,Holte L,Roush P

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of aural acoustic immittance measures and validated pneumatic otoscopy to identify middle ear effusion (MEE) was determined for a group of children with chronic or recurrent otitis media. The measures were made immediately prior to surgery for placement of tympanostomy tubes, with the validating diagnosis ...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Nozza RJ,Bluestone CD,Kardatzke D,Bachman R

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The most commonly employed speech processing strategies in cochlear implants (CIs) only extract and encode amplitude modulation (AM) in a limited number of frequency channels. proposed a novel speech processing strategy that encodes both frequency modulation (FM) and AM to improve CI performance. Using behav...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Suresh CH,Krishnan A,Luo X

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined the phases of auditory steady state responses (ASSRs) evoked by exponentially amplitude-modulated (AM) tones in 44 newborn infants (within 3 days of birth) and in 15 older infants (within 3 to 15 wks of birth). Our hypothesis was that the phases of the ASSRs would show orderly changes wit...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Choi JM,Purcell DW,John MS

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess discrimination of lexical stress pattern in infants with cochlear implant (CI) compared with infants with normal hearing (NH). While criteria for cochlear implantation have expanded to infants as young as 6 months, little is known regarding infants' processing of suprasegmental-prosodic cues which ...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Segal O,Houston D,Kishon-Rabin L

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this research were to develop and evaluate a self-report questionnaire (the Emotional Communication in Hearing Questionnaire or EMO-CHeQ) designed to assess experiences of hearing and handicap when listening to signals that contain vocal emotion information. DESIGN:Study 1 involved interne...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Singh G,Liskovoi L,Launer S,Russo F

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of artifacts on the impulse and response recordings with the video head impulse test (VHIT) and determine how many stimuli are necessary for obtaining acceptably efficient measurements. METHODS:One hundred fifty patients were examined using VHIT and their registries searched for artifa...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Trinidad-Ruiz G,Rey-Martinez J,Matiño-Soler E,Batuecas-Caletrio A,Martin-Sanz E,Perez-Fernandez N

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Speech intelligibility is strongly influenced by the ability to process temporal modulations. It is hypothesized that in dyslexia, deficient processing of rapidly changing auditory information underlies a deficient development of phonological representations, causing reading and spelling problems. Low-freque...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Poelmans H,Luts H,Vandermosten M,Boets B,Ghesquière P,Wouters J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the effects of intensity on hearing-impaired adults' performance on the Staggered Spondaic Word (SSW) test. Fifteen adults having mild-to-moderate cochlear hearing losses were administered the 40-item SSW test which was subdivided into four groups of ten items each, and presented at diff...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Flynn PA,Danhauer JL,Gerber SE,Goller MC,Arnst DJ

更新日期：1984-11-01 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：:A follow-up study of two groups of tinnitus patients was conducted in an attempt to evaluate the tinnitus masking program. Results are discussed separately for a group of patients seen during the first three years of the program (1976 through 1978) and during the last year (1979). These results suggest an improvement ...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Schleuning AJ,Johnson RM,Vernon JA

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper includes an overview of the research on late-onset auditory deprivation, an evaluation of the evidence from retrospective and prospective studies, recommendations for future research, and a consideration of the theoretical and clinical implications of the research. The studies reviewed offer convincing evid...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Neuman AC

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(1) To determine the ototoxicity detection rate (sensitivity) for distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) testing in adults who received ototoxic medications and experienced pure-tone threshold changes during the course of treatment; (2) to determine the extent to which DPOAE sensitivity to ototoxi...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Reavis KM,Phillips DS,Fausti SA,Gordon JS,Helt WJ,Wilmington D,Bratt GW,Konrad-Martin D

更新日期：2008-12-01 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:The aim of this study was to perform a cross-language comparison of two commonly used sentence-recognition materials (i.e., Hearing in Noise Test [HINT] and AzBio) in American English (AE) and Mandarin Chinese (MC). DESIGNS:Sixty normal-hearing, native English-speaking and 60 normal-hearing, native Chinese-...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Xu L,Xi X,Patton A,Wang X,Qi B,Johnson L

更新日期：2020-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although it has been well established that the prevalence of and severity of hearing loss increase with age, the contribution of familial factors to age-related hearing loss cannot be quantified. This is largely because hearing loss in older people has both genetic and environmental contributions. As environ...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： McMahon CM,Kifley A,Rochtchina E,Newall P,Mitchell P

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In this four-site clinical trial, we evaluated whether tinnitus masking (TM) and tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) decreased tinnitus severity more than the two control groups: an attention-control group that received tinnitus educational counseling (and hearing aids if needed; TED), and a 6-month-wait-list ...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Henry JA,Stewart BJ,Griest S,Kaelin C,Zaugg TL,Carlson K

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We report on the ability of patients fit with bilateral cochlear implants (CIs) to distinguish the front-back location of sound sources both with and without head movements. At issue was (i) whether CI patients are more prone to front-back confusions than normal hearing listeners for wideband, high-frequency...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Pastore MT,Natale SJ,Yost WA,Dorman MF

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Establishing methods for topical administration of drugs to the inner ear have great clinical relevance and potential even in a relatively short perspective. To evaluate the efficacy of sodium hyaluronate (HYA) as a vehicle for drugs that could be used for treatment of inner ear disorders. METHODS:The cochle...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Saber A,Laurell G,Bramer T,Edsman K,Engmér C,Ulfendahl M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00