abstract：OBJECTIVES:The impact of social distancing on communication and psychosocial variables among individuals with hearing impairment during COVID-19 pandemic. It was our concern that patients who already found themselves socially isolated (Wie et al. 2010) as a result of their hearing loss would be perhaps more susceptible...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Dunn CC,Stangl E,Oleson J,Smith M,Chipara O,Wu YH

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans have evolved the unique capacity to efficiently communicate using the spoken word. Hearing plays a key role as a receiver in this process and dysfunction leads to difficulties in listening and communication. It is widely accepted that effective communication is not adequately captured with current behavioral sp...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Carlile S,Keidser G

更新日期：2020-11-01 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:Binaural pitch fusion is the perceptual integration of stimuli that evoke different pitches between the ears into a single auditory image. Adults who use hearing aids (HAs) or cochlear implants (CIs) often experience abnormally broad binaural pitch fusion, such that sounds differing in pitch by as much as 3 ...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Hartling CL,Fowler JR,Stark GN,Glickman B,Eddolls M,Oh Y,Ramsey K,Reiss LAJ

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the ability of single-sided deaf listeners implanted with a cochlear implant (SSD-CI) to (1) determine the front-back and left-right location of sound sources presented from loudspeakers surrounding the listener and (2) use small head rotations to further improve their localization performanc...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Pastore MT,Natale SJ,Clayton C,Dorman MF,Yost WA,Zhou Y

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Vestibular reflexes have traditionally formed the cornerstone of vestibular evaluation, but perceptual tests have recently gained attention for use in research studies and potential clinical applications. However, the unknown reliability of perceptual thresholds limits their current importance. This is addre...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Lee TL,Shayman CS,Oh Y,Peterka RJ,Hullar TE

更新日期：2020-11-01 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: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:To compare the sound-source localization, discrimination, and tracking performance of bilateral cochlear implant users with omnidirectional (OMNI) and pinna-imitating (PI) microphone directionality modes. DESIGN:Twelve experienced bilateral cochlear implant users participated in the study. Their audio proce...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Fischer T,Schmid C,Kompis M,Mantokoudis G,Caversaccio M,Wimmer W

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent studies in animals indicate that even moderate levels of exposure to noise can damage synaptic ribbons between the inner hair cells and auditory nerve fibers without affecting audiometric thresholds, giving rise to the use of the term "hidden hearing loss" (HHL). Despite evidence across several animal...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Suresh CH,Krishnan A

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine differences in family environment and associations between family environment and key speech, language, and cognitive outcomes in samples of children with normal hearing and deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children who use hearing aids and cochlear implants. DESIGN:Thirty families of children with...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Holt RF,Beer J,Kronenberger WG,Pisoni DB,Lalonde K,Mulinaro L

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study tested the hypothesis that undetected peripheral hearing impairment occurs in children with idiopathic listening difficulties (LiDs), as reported by caregivers using the Evaluation of Children"s Listening and Processing Skills (ECLiPS) validated questionnaire, compared with children with typically...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Hunter LL,Blankenship CM,Lin L,Sloat NT,Perdew A,Stewart H,Moore DR

更新日期：2020-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Lexical tone information provides redundant cues for the recognition of Mandarin sentences in listeners with normal hearing in quiet conditions. The contribution of lexical tones to Mandarin sentence recognition in listeners with hearing aids (HAs) is unclear. This study aimed to remove lexical tone informat...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Chen Y,Wong LLN,Qian J,Kuehnel V,Christina Voss S,Chen F

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with a variety of sensory complications. Very little attention has been given to auditory neuropathic complications in DM. The aim of this study was to determine whether type 1 DM (T1DM) affects neural coding of the rapid temporal fluctuations of sounds, and how any defic...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： AlJasser A,Uus K,Prendergast G,Plack CJ

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The main objective of this study is to determine whether chronic sound deprivation leads to poorer speech discrimination in humans. DESIGN:We reviewed the audiologic profile of 240 patients presenting normal and symmetrical bone conduction thresholds bilaterally, associated with either an acute or chronic u...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Okada M,Welling DB,Liberman MC,Maison SF

更新日期：2020-05-01 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:Diet may affect susceptibility of the inner ear to noise and age-related effects that lead to tinnitus and hearing loss. This study used complementary single nutrient and dietary pattern analysis based on statistical grouping of usual dietary intake in a cross-sectional analysis of tinnitus and hearing diffi...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Dawes P,Cruickshanks KJ,Marsden A,Moore DR,Munro KJ

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Correct word recognition is generally determined by audibility, but lexical parameters also play a role. The focus of this study was to examine both the impact of audibility and lexical parameters on speech recognition of test words of the clinical German Freiburg monosyllabic speech test, and subsequently on...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Winkler A,Carroll R,Holube I

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Patients suffering from vestibular disorders (VD) often present with impairments in cognitive domains such as visuospatial ability, memory, executive function, attention, and processing speed. These symptoms can be attributed to extensive vestibular projections throughout the cerebral cortex and subcortex on...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Danneels M,Van Hecke R,Keppler H,Degeest S,Cambier D,van de Berg R,Van Rompaey V,Maes L

更新日期：2020-01-01 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:To evaluate the influence of auditory cues on postural sway in normal-hearing (NH) individuals, hearing-impaired individuals with vestibular impairment (HIVL), or hearing-impaired (HI) individuals without vestibular impairment. DESIGN:Thirty-two participants received a hearing and a vestibular evaluation (v...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Maheu M,Behtani L,Nooristani M,Houde MS,Delcenserie A,Leroux T,Champoux F

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cochlear implant (CI) users suffer from a range of speech impairments, such as stuttering and vocal control of pitch and intensity. Though little research has focused on the role of auditory feedback in the speech of CI users, these speech impairments could be due in part to limited access to low-frequency c...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Caldwell MT,Jiradejvong P,Limb CJ

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Cochlear implants (CIs) restore a sense of hearing in deaf individuals. However, they do not transmit the acoustic signal with sufficient fidelity, leading to difficulties in recognizing emotions in voice and in music. The study aimed to explore the neurophysiological bases of these limitations. DESIGN:Twent...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Deroche MLD,Felezeu M,Paquette S,Zeitouni A,Lehmann A

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous studies strongly suggest that declines in auditory threshold can lead to impaired cognition. The aim of this study was to expand that picture by investigating how the relationships between age, auditory function, and cognitive function vary with the types of auditory and cognitive function considere...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Danielsson H,Humes LE,Rönnberg J

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cochlear reflectance (CR) is the cochlear contribution to ear-canal reflectance. CR is a type of otoacoustic emission (OAE) that is calculated as a transfer function between forward pressure and reflected pressure. The purpose of this study was to compare wideband CR to distortion-product (DP) OAEs in two wa...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Neely ST,Fultz SE,Kopun JG,Lenzen NM,Rasetshwane DM

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：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：OBJECTIVES:Increased listening effort in school-age children with hearing loss (CHL) could compromise learning and academic achievement. Identifying a sensitive behavioral measure of listening effort for this group could have both clinical and research value. This study examined the effects of signal-to-noise ratio (SN...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： McGarrigle R,Gustafson SJ,Hornsby BWY,Bess FH

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Channel interaction, the stimulation of overlapping populations of auditory neurons by distinct cochlear implant (CI) channels, likely limits the speech perception performance of CI users. This study examined the role of vocoder-simulated channel interaction in the ability of children with normal hearing (cN...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Jahn KN,DiNino M,Arenberg JG

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined joint engagement and emotional availability of parent-child interactions for toddlers with moderate hearing loss (MHL) compared with toddlers with normal hearing (NH) and in relation to children's language abilities. DESIGN:The participants in this study were 25 children with MHL (40 to ...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Dirks E,Rieffe C

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pediatric vestibular evaluations incorporate cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential (c- and oVEMP, respectively) testing; however, in children, c- and oVEMP thresholds have been minimally investigated and frequency tuning is unknown. Children are also at risk for unsafe sound exposure secon...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Rodriguez AI,Thomas MLA,Janky KL

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The first objective of this study was to compare the predicted audiometric thresholds obtained by auditory steady state response (ASSR) and auditory brainstem response (ABR) in infants and toddlers when both techniques use optimal stimuli and detection algorithms. This information will aid in determining the...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Sininger YS,Hunter LL,Hayes D,Roush PA,Uhler KM

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：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:The purpose of this study was to describe normal characteristics of distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) signal and noise level in a group of newborns and infants with normal hearing followed longitudinally from birth to 15 months of age. DESIGN:This is a prospective, longitudinal study of 231 in...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

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

更新日期：2018-09-01 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:Normalizing perceived loudness is an important rationale for gain adjustments in hearing aids. It has been demonstrated that gains required for restoring normal loudness perception for monaural narrowband signals can lead to higher-than-normal loudness in listeners with hearing loss, particularly for binaura...

journal_title：Ear and hearing

authors： Oetting D,Hohmann V,Appell JE,Kollmeier B,Ewert SD

更新日期：2018-07-01 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