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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the correlations between hearing handicap, speech recognition, listening effort, and fatigue. DESIGN:Eighty-four adults with hearing loss (65 to 85 years) completed three self-report questionnaires: the Fatigue Assessment Scale, the Effort Assessment Scale, and the Hearing Handicap Inventory ...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Alhanbali S,Dawes P,Lloyd S,Munro KJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The long-term goal of this research is to determine whether the middle ear muscle reflex can be used to predict the number of healthy auditory nerve fibers in hearing-impaired ears. In this study, we develop a high-impedance source and an animal model of the middle ear muscle reflex and explore the influence...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Chertoff ME,Martz A,Sakumura JT,Kamerer AM,Diaz F

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Everyday conversation frequently includes challenges to the clarity of the acoustic speech signal, including hearing impairment, background noise, and foreign accents. Although an obvious problem is the increased risk of making word identification errors, extracting meaning from a degraded acoustic signal is also cogn...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Peelle JE

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A postlingually implanted adult typically develops hearing with an intact auditory system, followed by periods of deafness (or near deafness) and adaptation to the implant. For an early implanted child whose brain is highly plastic, the auditory system matures with consistent input from a cochlear implant. I...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Landsberger DM,Padilla M,Martinez AS,Eisenberg LS

更新日期：2018-01-01 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 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: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：OBJECTIVES:To measure binaural benefit over the shadowed ear alone for young bilateral cochlear implant (CI) users. It was hypothesized that children who received bilateral CIs at a young age (<4 years), and had significant bilateral experience, would demonstrate lower detection thresholds for speech sounds in backgrou...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Galvin KL,Dowell RC,van Hoesel RJ,Mok M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cochlear implants (CIs) are increasingly recommended to individuals with residual bilateral acoustic hearing. Although new hearing-preserving electrode designs and surgical approaches show great promise, CI recipients are still at risk to lose acoustic hearing in the implanted ear, which could prevent the ab...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Sheffield BM,Schuchman G,Bernstein JGW

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The first aim of this study was to examine various aspects of Theory of Mind (ToM) development in young children with moderate hearing loss (MHL) compared with hearing peers. The second aim was to examine the relation between language abilities and ToM in both groups. The third aim was to compare the sequenc...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Netten AP,Rieffe C,Soede W,Dirks E,Korver AMH,Konings S,Briaire JJ,Oudesluys-Murphy AM,Dekker FW,Frijns JHM,DECIBEL Collaborative study group.

更新日期：2017-09-01 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: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：:Many people with difficulties following conversations in noisy settings have "clinically normal" audiograms, that is, tone thresholds better than 20 dB HL from 0.1 to 8 kHz. This review summarizes the possible causes of such difficulties, and examines established as well as promising new psychoacoustic and electrophys...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Pienkowski M

更新日期：2017-03-01 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:It is widely recognized by hearing aid users and audiologists that a period of auditory acclimatization and adjustment is needed for new users to become accustomed to their devices. The aim of the present study was to test the idea that auditory acclimatization and adjustment to hearing aids involves a proces...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Dawes P,Munro KJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Spatial release from masking (SRM) can increase speech intelligibility in complex listening environments. The goal of the present study was to document how speech-in-speech stimuli could be best processed to encourage optimum SRM for listeners who represent a range of ages and amounts of hearing loss. We exam...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Jakien KM,Kampel SD,Gordon SY,Gallun FJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There are no nationally representative hearing loss (HL) prevalence data available for Canadian youth using direct measurements. The present study objectives were to estimate national prevalence of HL using audiometric pure-tone thresholds (0.5 to 8 kHz) and or distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Feder KP,Michaud D,McNamee J,Fitzpatrick E,Ramage-Morin P,Beauregard Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A sum of simultaneous pure tones with harmonic relationships (i.e., simple frequency ratios) is normally heard as a single sound, with a single pitch, even when its components are fully resolved in the auditory periphery. This perceptual phenomenon called "harmonic fusion" is thought to play an important rol...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Bonnard D,Dauman R,Semal C,Demany L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hearing-impaired children are at risk for vestibular damage and delayed motor development. Two major causes of congenital hearing loss are cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and connexin (Cx) 26 mutations. Comparison of the motor performance and vestibular function between these specific groups is still underex...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Maes L,De Kegel A,Van Waelvelde H,De Leenheer E,Van Hoecke H,Goderis J,Dhooge I

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cochlear implantation (CI) in subjects with unilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss was investigated. The authors of the present study demonstrated the binaural auditory outcomes in a 12- and 36-month prospective cohort outcome study. The present study aimed to do a long-term (LT) evaluation of the ...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Mertens G,De Bodt M,Van de Heyning P

更新日期：2017-01-01 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:The level-dependent growth of distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) provides an indirect metric of cochlear compressive nonlinearity. Recent evidence suggests that aging reduces nonlinear distortion emissions more than those associated with linear reflection. Therefore, in this study, we generate...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Ortmann AJ,Abdala C

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：: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：:The objective of this study was regarding sensory and cognitive interactions in older adults published since 2009, the approximate date of the most recent reviews on this topic. After an electronic database search of articles published in English since 2009 on measures of hearing and cognition or vision and cognition ...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Humes LE,Young LA

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In a cross-sectional study of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults, the authors showed lower distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) in HIV+ individuals compared with controls as well as findings consistent with a central auditory processing deficit in HIV+ adults on antiretroviral th...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Maro II,Fellows AM,Clavier OH,Gui J,Rieke CC,Wilbur JC,Chambers RD,Jastrzembski BG,Mascari JE,Bakari M,Matee M,Musiek FE,Waddell RD,von Reyn CF,Palumbo PE,Moshi N,Buckey JC

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether tympanic membrane (TM) electrodes induce behavioral pure-tone threshold shifts. DESIGN:Pure-tone thresholds (250 to 8000 Hz) were measured twice in test (n = 18) and control (n = 10) groups. TM electrodes were placed between first and second threshold measurements in the test group, wher...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Smith SB,Lichtenhan J,Cone B

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Little is known about the maturational changes in the mechanical properties of the skull and how they might contribute to infant-adult differences in bone conduction hearing sensitivity. The objective of this study was to investigate the mechanical impedance of the skin-covered skull for different skull posi...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Mackey AR,Hodgetts WE,Scott D,Small SA

更新日期：2016-07-01 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:To evaluate whether monothermal caloric screening can reduce the number of caloric irrigations required in the vestibular testing battery while maintaining diagnostic accuracy. DESIGN:Prospective controlled cohort study. Three hundred and ninety patients referred for vestibular testing at this tertiary refe...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Thatcher AL,Beckerman ML,Telian SA,King WM

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although it has been shown previously that changes in temporal coding produce changes in pitch in all cochlear regions, research has suggested that temporal coding might be best encoded in relatively apical locations. The authors hypothesized that although temporal coding may provide useable information at a...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Landsberger DM,Vermeire K,Claes A,Van Rompaey V,Van de Heyning P

更新日期：2016-05-01 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:Clinicians sometimes treat patients with relatively long-duration geotropic direction-changing positional nystagmus (DCPN), without latency. Recently, the concept of a "light cupula" in the lateral canal that reveals persistent geotropic DCPN has been introduced. In the present study, we investigated the imm...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Ban JH,Kim MB,Hong SM

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Preliminary evidence suggests that children with hearing loss experience elevated levels of chronic fatigue compared with children with normal hearing. Chronic fatigue is associated with decreased academic performance in many clinical populations. Children with cochlear implants as a group exhibit deficits i...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Werfel KL,Hendricks AE

更新日期：2016-03-01 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:Cochlear implant patients have difficulty in noisy environments, in part, because of channel interaction. Interleaving the signal by sending every other channel to the opposite ear has the potential to reduce channel interaction by increasing the space between channels in each ear. Interleaving still potentia...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Aronoff JM,Stelmach J,Padilla M,Landsberger DM

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the incidence of tinnitus that burdens the health service in England. DESIGN:This was an observational study of 4.7 million residents of England under 85 years of age who were at risk for developing clinically significant tinnitus (sigT). SigT was defined by a discharge from hospital with a pr...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Martinez C,Wallenhorst C,McFerran D,Hall DA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00