Chronic Conductive Hearing Loss Is Associated With Speech Intelligibility Deficits in Patients With Normal Bone Conduction Thresholds.

abstract：:A case is presented of a patient with lateral pontine stroke which resulted in a moderate unilateral sensorineural hearing loss. ABR, word recognition scores, acoustic reflexes, neurological evaluation, and CT scan were consistent with brain stem lesion. Recovery of hearing, including acoustic reflexes and word recogn...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Bales JD

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To undertake a systematic review of available evidence on the effect of hearing impairment and hearing aid amplification on listening effort. Two research questions were addressed: Q1) does hearing impairment affect listening effort? and Q2) can hearing aid amplification affect listening effort during speech...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Ohlenforst B,Zekveld AA,Jansma EP,Wang Y,Naylor G,Lorens A,Lunner T,Kramer SE

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 430 individuals with adult onset hearing loss, relationships were explored between definitions of handicap based on a number of arithmetic formulas applied to audiometric data and definitions of handicap based on two self-report questionnaires (the Denver Scale of Communication Function and the Social Hearing Handi...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Brainerd SH,Frankel BG

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The link between nonaudiological variables and outcomes measurement is explored. Hearing impairment can affect an individual's everyday communication in numerous ways. Both audiological and nonaudiological variables interact with each other to produce a unique predicament for each individual with hearing impairment. T...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Kricos PB

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computer-automated, threshold-tracking procedure was developed for measuring evoked response thresholds on-line. The procedure utilizes an objective detection criterion (correlation) to evaluate whether a response is absent or present. Sound intensity is adjusted according to a modified PEST (parameter estimation by...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Salvi RJ,Ahroon W,Saunders SS,Arnold SA

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to develop a method for acoustically measuring the ipsilateral acoustic stapedius reflex threshold by using wideband shifts in energy reflectance and admittance. DESIGN:A group of 27 young adult subjects with normal hearing participated in the study. Contralateral reflex thresho...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Feeney MP,Keefe DH,Sanford CA

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nature of functional hearing loss was retrospectively studied with respect to hearing sensitivity after resolution of the nonorganic components in 63 adults with bilateral exaggerated losses (126 ears). The configuration of the functional components (difference between the functional and resolved thresholds) was f...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Gelfand SA,Silman S

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A common element of the psychophysiological research on listening effort is the focus on listening demand as determinant of effort. The article discusses preceding studies and theorizing on effort to show that the link between listening demand and listening effort is moderated by various variables. Moreover, I will pr...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Richter M

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Using a longitudinal design, the present study sought to substantiate indications from two previous cross-sectional studies that hearing aid (HA) experience leads to improved speech processing abilities as quantified using eye-gaze measurements. Another aim was to explore potential concomitant changes in eve...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Habicht J,Finke M,Neher T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The first objective was to examine factors that could be predictive of postoperative unilateral (cochlear implant alone) speech recognition ability in a group of subjects with greater degrees of preoperative acoustic hearing than has been previously examined. Second, the study aimed to identify factors predi...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Plant K,McDermott H,van Hoesel R,Dawson P,Cowan R

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:With broadening candidacy criteria for cochlear implantation, a greater number of pediatric candidates have usable residual hearing in their nonimplanted ears. This population potentially stands to benefit from continued use of conventional amplification in their nonimplanted ears. The purposes of this invest...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Holt RF,Kirk KI,Eisenberg LS,Martinez AS,Campbell W

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A measurement of noise exposure levels of players of electronic games was made in two small arcades using a noise dosimeter. Two different measurements were made, at normal operating levels and maximum possible levels. The results showed that excessive exposure levels were possible on arcade games and that these level...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Plakke BL

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to analyze distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) level and signal to noise ratio in a group of infants from birth to 4 months of age to optimize prediction of hearing status. DPOAEs from infants with normal hearing (NH) and hearing loss (HL) were used to predict the pr...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Blankenship CM,Hunter LL,Keefe DH,Feeney MP,Brown DK,McCune A,Fitzpatrick DF,Lin L

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ipsilateral and contralateral auditory brain stem responses were recorded from both ears of 10 neonates between 37 and 43 weeks from conception with normal auditory brain stem function. The most prominent component of the contralateral response was a forehead positive deflection occurring 0.3 millisecond before the ip...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Edwards CG,Durieux-Smith A,Picton TW

更新日期：1985-07-01 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：: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：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：:Auditory brain stem response waveforms, derived from normal ears, were analyzed with a computer-based digital filtering program as a means of systematically evaluating the effects of phase-shift distortion. Off-line analysis involved the stimulated responses of a Butterworth-type filter at five high-pass and four low-...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Domico WD,Kavanagh KT

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to characterize horizontal plane sound localization in interfering noise at different signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) and to compare performance across normal-hearing listeners and users of unilateral and bilateral cochlear implants (CIs). CI users report difficulties with listening in noisy e...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Kerber S,Seeber BU

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Botulism poisoning results in a presynaptic failure of neuromuscular transmission, and may be expected to impair Eustachian tube and stapedius reflex function. The audiologic findings in five normal-hearing patients with type A botulism poisoning are presented. Results were varied. Two patients demonstrated type B or ...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Pijl S

更新日期：1991-08-01 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:The primary goal of this study was to examine changes that may occur in electrode impedance, electrically evoked compound action potential (EAP) threshold and slope of the EAP growth function, and behavioral measures of threshold T-level) and maximum comfort (C-level) over time in both adult and child cochlea...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Hughes ML,Vander Werff KR,Brown CJ,Abbas PJ,Kelsay DM,Teagle HF,Lowder MW

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retest stability of the Communication Profile for the Hearing Impaired (CPHI) was assessed in a sample of 101 active-duty military personnel who attended the Aural Rehabilitation Program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Pretests were administered by referring audiologists; retests were administered from 6 to 40 wee...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Demorest ME,Erdman SA

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(1) To present hearing threshold data from a recent nationally representative survey in the United States (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004) in a distributional format that might be appropriate to replace Annex B in international (ISO-1999) and national (ANSI S3.44) standards and (...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Hoffman HJ,Dobie RA,Ko CW,Themann CL,Murphy WJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reviews audiologic findings on cases of hearing-impaired elderly adults who were matched on the basis of peripheral hearing loss and who were divided into cochlear and retrocochlear groups on the basis of auditory brain stem response (ABR) test results. ABR test results were compared to other audiologic tes...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Rizzo SR Jr,Gutnick HN

更新日期：1991-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Recent studies indicate that high-frequency amplification may provide little benefit for listeners with moderate-to-severe high-frequency hearing loss, and may even reduce speech recognition. Moore and colleagues have proposed a direct link between this lack of benefit and the presence of regions of nonfuncti...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Summers V,Molis MR,Müsch H,Walden BE,Surr RK,Cord MT

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous studies have documented the benefits of bimodal hearing as compared with a cochlear implant alone, but most have focused on the importance of bottom-up, low-frequency cues. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the role of top-down processing in bimodal hearing by measuring the effect of ...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Oh SH,Donaldson GS,Kong YY

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hearing conservation programs (HCPs) mandated by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cost about $350/worker/year. Are they cost-effective? A cross-sectional model of the US adult population with and without HCPs incorporates (1) the American Medical Association's method for estimating binaural ...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Dobie RA

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00