abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined the subjective psychological and social effects of highly asymmetric hearing loss (single-sided deafness [SSD]) in adults. DESIGN:Three group interviews were conducted using the critical incident technique and analysed using an inductive thematic analysis. STUDY SAMPLE:Eight adults with...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Lucas L,Katiri R,Kitterick PT

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe, in terms of functional gain and word recognition, the audiological results of patients under 18 years of age implanted with the active bone conduction implant, Bonebridge™. DESIGN:Retrospective case studies conducted by reviewing the medical records of patients receiving implants between 2014 an...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Bravo-Torres S,Der-Mussa C,Fuentes-López E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the prevalence of hearing loss (HL) and associated factors in a nationwide study. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. STUDY SAMPLE:We investigated the prevalence of HL in 10,845 participants ≥12 years of age and analysed the associated factors with HL from 7434 participants ≥40 years of age. RESULTS:Th...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Park HJ,Yoo MH,Woo SY,Kim SW,Cho YS

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated categorical loudness scaling in a large group of cochlear implant (CI) recipients. DESIGN:Categorical loudness was measured for individually determined sets of current amplitudes on apical, mid and basal electrodes of the Nucleus array. STUDY SAMPLE:Thirty adult subjects implanted wi...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Busby PA,Au A

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine safe output sound pressure levels (SPL) for sound amplification devices to preserve hearing sensitivity after usage. DESIGN:A mathematical model consisting of the Modified Power Law (MPL) (Humes & Jesteadt, 1991 ) combined with equations for predicting temporary threshold shift (TTS) and subsequ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Johnson EE

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The primary aim was to compare the objective and the subjective assessments of hearing aid use among elderly people at a 6-month follow-up after fitting. A secondary aim was to determine whether advanced knowledge of follow-up impacts hearing aid use. DESIGN:Hearing aid use was assessed by datalogging (obje...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Solheim J,Hickson L

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In a clinical setting, theories of health behaviour change could help audiologists and other hearing health care professionals understand the barriers that prevent people with hearing problems to seek audiological help. The transtheoretical (stages of change) model of health behaviour change is one of these t...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Ingo E,Brännström KJ,Andersson G,Lunner T,Laplante-Lévesque A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to review the scientific literature to determine if a set of stimulus parameters can be described to elicit distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) of higher absolute level and/or greater reliability in healthy adult humans and higher sensitivity and specificity in adu...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Petersen L,Wilson WJ,Kathard H

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In many low- and middle-income countries, the availability of hearing technology is limited, with few options for hearing aid repairs. Minimising moisture damage to hearing aid electronics improves function and longevity; however, desiccants that absorb moisture from hearing aid components are unavailable in ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Nelson LH,White KR,Baker DV,Hayden A,Bird S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to explore the use of virtual visits to monitor hearing aid use with data logging measurements and provide parent support for hearing aid management. DESIGN:A 6-month longitudinal case study design was used. STUDY SAMPLE:Four families and two providers participated. RESULTS:Av...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Muñoz K,Kibbe K,Preston E,Caballero A,Nelson L,White K,Twohig M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To design a test battery and conduct a proof-of-concept experiment of a test method that can be used to measure the detection performance afforded by military advanced hearing protection devices (HPDs) and tactical communication and protective systems (TCAPS). DESIGN:The detection test was conducted with eac...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Lee K,Casali JG

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Clients' perspective on the quality of audiology care has not been investigated thoroughly. Research has focused primarily on satisfaction with, and limitations of hearing aids. We developed a Consumer Quality Index (CQI) questionnaire 'Audiology Care' to systematically assess client experiences with audiolog...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Hendriks M,Dahlhaus-Booij J,Plass AM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We assessed the reliability of a hearing risk factor screening survey used by hearing conservation programmes for noise-exposed workers. DESIGN:We compared workers' answers from the screening survey to their answers to a confidential research questionnaire regarding hearing loss risk factors. We calculated k...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Mosites E,Neitzel R,Galusha D,Trufan S,Dixon-Ernst C,Rabinowitz P

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluation of the Sennheiser HD 202 II supra-aural headphones as an alternative headphone to enable more affordable hearing screening. DESIGN:Study 1 measured the equivalent threshold sound pressure levels (ETSPL) of the Sennheiser HD 202 II. Study 2 evaluated the attenuation of the headphones. Study 3 deter...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Van der Aerschot M,Swanepoel de W,Mahomed-Asmail F,Myburgh HC,Eikelboom RH

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study explores the influence of stimulation position on bone conduction (BC) hearing sensitivity with a BC transducer attached using a headband. DESIGN:(1) The cochlear promontory motion was measured in cadaver heads using laser Doppler vibrometry while seven different positions around the pinna were st...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Dobrev I,Stenfelt S,Röösli C,Bolt L,Pfiffner F,Gerig R,Huber A,Sim JH

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study explored the psychosocial experiences of adults with hearing loss using the self-regulatory model as a theoretical framework. The primary components of the model, namely cognitive representations, emotional representations, and coping responses, were examined. DESIGN:Individual semi-structured int...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Heffernan E,Coulson NS,Henshaw H,Barry JG,Ferguson MA

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the explanatory power of a self-determination theory (SDT) model of health behaviour change for hearing aid adoption decisions and fitting outcomes. DESIGN:A quantitative approach was taken for this longitudinal cohort study. Participants completed questionnaires adapted from SDT that measured aut...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Ridgway J,Hickson L,Lind C

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the contemporary surgical issues in paediatric cochlear implantation (CI) based on published evidence. DESIGN:Narrative literature review. RESULTS:Surgical challenges in paediatric CI are discussed, with respect to post meningitic labyrinthitis ossificans; cochlear malformation; cochlear implantat...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Wasson JD,Briggs RJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children (n = 141) referred to 5 clinical sites for auditory processing disorder assessment were tested with two dichotic listening tests, one with word pairs and the other with pairs of digits, as part of a comprehensive diagnostic battery. Scores from the Randomized Dichotic Digits Test and the Dichotic Words Test w...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Moncrieff D,Keith W,Abramson M,Swann A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the effect of motivational interviewing (MI) on hearing-aid use. DESIGN:This was a pilot single-blind, randomized parallel-group study conducted in the UK. STUDY SAMPLE:Thirty-seven adult patients who...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Aazh H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To introduce the Italian adaptation of the STARR test based on a roving-level adaptive method to mimic challenging real-life listening conditions for use in people with auditory prostheses. DESIGN:Normative data were collected and interlist-variability, as well as learning effects, were investigated using a...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Dincer D'Alessandro H,Ballantyne D,De Seta E,Musacchio A,Mancini P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Establish up-to-date evidence-based guidelines for recommending cochlear implantation for young children. DESIGN:Speech perception results for early-implanted children were compared to children using traditional amplification. Equivalent pure-tone average (PTA) hearing loss for cochlear implant (CI) users wa...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Leigh JR,Dettman SJ,Dowell RC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the audiological journey of a group of infants with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) following the fitting of hearing aids, and to investigate the potential benefits of including cortical auditory-evoked potentials (CAEPs) and a measure of functional auditory behaviour during early aud...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Gardner-Berry K,Purdy SC,Ching TY,Dillon H

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To use the self-determination theory of motivation to investigate whether different forms of motivation were associated with adults' decisions whether or not to adopt hearing aids. DESIGN:A quantitative approach was used in this cohort study. Participants completed the treatment self-regulation questionnaire...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Ridgway J,Hickson L,Lind C

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Labyrinthine concussion due to a postauricular gunshot wound has not been well reported. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review. STUDY SAMPLE:We describe an otherwise healthy 22-year-old male who received a gunshot wound to the left mastoid and subsequently reported hearing loss and rotational vertigo. RESULTS:...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Bogle JM,Barrs D,Wester M,Davis L,Cevette MJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A study was conducted to determine whether modifications to input compression and input frequency response characteristics can improve music-listening satisfaction in cochlear implant users. DESIGN:Experiment 1 compared three pre-processed versions of music and speech stimuli in a laboratory setting: origina...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Halliwell ER,Jones LL,Fraser M,Lockley M,Hill-Feltham P,McKay CM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the usage and knowledge of safe limits on personal listening devices (PLD) among college students. DESIGN:First, information on health history was collected. Second, microphone in real ear techniques determined eardrum to free-field correction factors. Third, hearing levels were evaluated and in...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Hutchinson Marron K,Marchiondo K,Stephenson S,Wagner S,Cramer I,Wharton T,Hughes M,Sproat B,Alessio H

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of consecutive 1000-Hz tympanometry testing on admittance measures, and examine test-retest reliability. DESIGN:Repeated measures with eight trials of 1000-Hz Y(a) and B(a)/G(a) tympanometry, respectively, in two ears of each subject, followed by repeated 226-Hz tympanometry. STUDY...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Carazo CD,Sun XM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Specific computer-based auditory training may be a useful completion in the rehabilitation process for cochlear implant (CI) listeners to achieve sufficient speech intelligibility. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a computerized, phoneme-discrimination training programme. DESIGN:The study employed a...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Schumann A,Serman M,Gefeller O,Hoppe U

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between occupational exposures and hearing among elderly Latino Americans. DESIGN:A descriptive, correlational design used for this secondary analysis with the data from the Sacramento Area Latino Study of Aging (SALSA). STUDY SAMPLE:A total of 547 ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Hong O,Chin DL,Kerr MJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Indications for cochlear implantation have extended progressively over the years both from an audiological and clinical point of view, including the introduction of cochlear implants (CI) for hearing rehabilitation following skull base surgeries and neurotological procedures. In the past, cochlear implantatio...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Medina Mdel M,Piccirillo E,D'orazio F,Bacciu A,Guida M,Sanna M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Working memory refers to a cognitive system that manages information processing and temporary storage. Recent work has demonstrated that individual differences in working memory capacity measured using a reading span task are related to ability to recognize speech in noise. In this project, we investigated wh...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Souza P,Arehart K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate total leisure noise exposure among adolescents and to assess its association with hearing. DESIGN:Based on self-reported time spent on 19 leisure activities and associated mean sound pressure levels reported in the literature, total leisure noise exposure was evaluated and compared to noise at...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Dehnert K,Raab U,Perez-Alvarez C,Steffens T,Bolte G,Fromme H,Twardella D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the effect of self-rated and measured functional hearing on depression, taking age and gender into account. Additionally, the study investigates if hearing-aid usage mitigates the effect, and if other physical health problems and social engagement confound it. DESIGN:Cross-sectional data from th...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Keidser G,Seeto M,Rudner M,Hygge S,Rönnberg J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Auditory processing disorder patients may have deficits in auditory temporal resolution. This study explored: (1) the ear specific norms for young adults using the adaptive tests of temporal resolution (ATTR); (2) the reliability of ATTR using two different modes of stimuli presentation; and (3) the concurren...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Wong AC,McPherson B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clarify the impact of hearing aids on mental health, social engagement, cognitive function, and physical health outcomes in older adults with hearing impairment. DESIGN:We assessed hearing handicap (hearing handicap inventory for the elderly; HHIE-S), cognition (mini mental state exam, trail making, audit...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Dawes P,Cruickshanks KJ,Fischer ME,Klein BE,Klein R,Nondahl DM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to investigate whether frequency compression (FC) hearing aids provide additional benefit to that conferred by conventional amplification. DESIGN:Participants wore the same hearing aid with FC enabled and disabled for six weeks (ABA design) in each condition. Speech recognition tests (in both qui...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Ellis RJ,Munro KJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The current study investigates the extent to which the linguistic complexity of three commonly employed speech recognition tests and second language proficiency influence speech recognition thresholds (SRTs) in noise in non-native listeners. DESIGN:SRTs were measured for non-natives and natives using three G...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Warzybok A,Brand T,Wagener KC,Kollmeier B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To re-evaluate the current BSA recommendation that the test ear should be occluded during the bone-conduction procedure at frequencies above 2 kHz to prevent audible air-borne radiation. DESIGN:Pure-tone audiometry was undertaken during routine hearing tests. The audiograms of fifty-two ears met the criteria...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Tate Maltby M,Gaszczyk D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe getting used to hearing aids from the perspective of adult hearing-aid users. DESIGN:Three focus group discussions were carried out. A topic guide and discussion exercises were used to elicit views on getting used to hearing aids. Discussion was audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and subjected...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Dawes P,Maslin M,Munro KJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00