abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study reports results from the first survey of the genetic causes of nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss (NSHHL) in the Qatari population. DESIGN AND STUDY SAMPLES: Data were collected from 126 Qatari patients (58 males and 68 females) belonging to inbred families (56%), showing an autosomal recessiv...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Khalifa Alkowari M,Girotto G,Abdulhadi K,Dipresa S,Siam R,Najjar N,Badii R,Gasparini P

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A controlled field experiment was conducted to evaluate localization of suprathreshold gunshot reports (from blank cartridges) with four hearing protection-enhancement devices (HPEDs) in comparison to the open ear with ambient outdoor noise and in 82 dBA diesel military heavy truck noise. DESIGN:Five measure...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Talcott KA,Casali JG,Keady JP,Killion MC

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The high energy demand of the auditory and visual pathways render these sensory systems prone to diseases that impair mitochondrial function. Primary open-angle glaucoma, a neurodegenerative disease of the optic nerve, has recently been associated with a spectrum of mitochondrial abnormalities. This study sou...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Rance G,O'Hare F,O'Leary S,Starr A,Ly A,Cheng B,Tomlin D,Graydon K,Chisari D,Trounce I,Crowston J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study, we aimed to explore a variation of the NTT standard protocol that would be more beneficial for those patients with hearing loss >50 dB HL in the worst ear (average hearing thresholds at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 KHz). STUDY SAMPLE:This study involved 26 subjects who had previously undergone NTT at a si...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Távora-Vieira D,Eikelboom RH,Miller S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Using a dual task paradigm, two experiments were conducted to: (1) quantify the listening effort that young and older adults expend to recognize speech in noise when presented under audio-only (Experiment 1) and audiovisual conditions (Experiment 2) and, (2) determine the influence visual cues have on listeni...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Gosselin PA,Gagné JP

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate word recognition in noise in subjects treated in childhood with chemotherapy, study benefits of open-fitting hearing-aids for word recognition, and investigate whether self-reported hearing-handicap corresponded to subjects' word recognition ability. DESIGN:Subjects diagnosed with cancer and t...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Einarsson EJ,Petersen H,Wiebe T,Fransson PA,Magnusson M,Moëll C

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Mutations in the GJB2 gene are a major cause of hereditary hearing loss. However, only a few studies have investigated carrier frequencies of GJB2 mutations in the general population. The aim of this study was to estimate the carrier frequencies of three GJB2 mutations, including 235delC, V37I, and G45E, in t...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Kim SY,Lee BY,Lim JH,Ryu HM,Yang JH,Chung JH,Han HW,Park SY

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent studies have shown that the frequency-following response (FFR) to voice pitch can be a useful method to evaluate the signal-processing mechanisms and neural plasticity in the human brainstem. The purpose of this study was to examine the quantitative properties of the FFR trends with an exponential curv...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Jeng FC,Chung HK,Lin CD,Dickman B,Hu J

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(1) To investigate whether voice gender discrimination (VGD) could be a useful indicator of the spectral and temporal processing abilities of individual cochlear implant (CI) users; (2) To examine the relationship between VGD and speech recognition with CI when comparable acoustic cues are used for both perc...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Li T,Fu QJ

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess factors that contribute to Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) scores in Japan. DESIGN:Case series with chart review. STUDY SAMPLE:Two hundred and eighty-five tinnitus patients at tertiary referral center, who completed the Japanese version of the THI, the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), and the...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Oishi N,Shinden S,Kanzaki S,Saito H,Inoue Y,Ogawa K

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The directivity index (DI) and polar pattern of directional hearing aids are typically measured in an anechoic chamber, which is expensive and not commonly found. This article proposes a quasi-anechoic technique to measure hearing aid directivity in small and reverberant enclosures using the root-mean-square ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Wu YH,Bentler RA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to determine the speech perception abilities for spectrally modified speech signals in individuals with auditory dys-synchrony. STUDY SAMPLE:The speech identification scores of 30 normal hearing and 12 individuals diagnosed as having auditory dys-synchrony were studied. DESIGN...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Prabhu P,Avilala V,Barman A

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to provide guidelines to optimize perception of soft speech and speech in noise for Advanced Bionics cochlear implant (CI) users. DESIGN:Three programs differing in T-levels were created for ten subjects. Using the T-level setting that provided the lowest FM-tone, sound-field threshold level...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Holden LK,Reeder RM,Firszt JB,Finley CC

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) is characterized by a rapid loss of hearing, most often of cochlear origin. Very little attention has been paid in the literature to quality of life (QoL), psychosocial consequences and audiological rehabilitation after SSHL. DESIGN:We studied how level of hearing los...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Carlsson PI,Hall M,Lind KJ,Danermark B

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The SCAN-A ( Keith, 1994 ) is a test for auditory processing disorders in adolescents aged 11+ and adults developed in the USA. It was previously found that the children's version (the SCAN-C) over diagnoses auditory processing disorder in UK children. This study was conducted to assess the use of the SCAN-A ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Dawes P

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Audiometric measurements through a hearing aid ('in-situ') may facilitate provision of hearing services where these are limited. This study investigated the validity and reliability of in-situ air conduction hearing thresholds measured with closed and open domes relative to thresholds measured with insert earphones, a...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： O'Brien A,Keidser G,Yeend I,Hartley L,Dillon H

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are stigmas associated with many chronic health conditions that emerge in adulthood. People who present manifestations of hearing loss are often perceived by others to be cognitively diminished, less able, and socially incompetent. In order to avoid being identified as a member of a stigmatized group, individual...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Southall K,Gagné JP,Jennings MB

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate long-term development of hearing in subjects who had received platinum-based chemotherapy in childhood or adolescence. Another aim was to assess the self-reported hearing loss handicap and compare it to audiometric measurements. Medical records from individuals diagnosed with c...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Einarsson EJ,Petersen H,Wiebe T,Fransson PA,Grenner J,Magnusson M,Moëll C

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:This study evaluated how closely the DSL v5.0 a prescription could be approximated with hearing aids, its relationship to preferred listening levels (PLLs) of adults with acquired hearing loss, and the self-reported outcomes of the resulting fittings. PARTICIPANTS:Thirty adults with varying degrees and...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Polonenko MJ,Scollie SD,Moodie S,Seewald RC,Laurnagaray D,Shantz J,Richards A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensorineurally hearing-impaired (HI) subjects often report difficulties in complex acoustical environments. To investigate whether these problems arise from specific deficits in the frequency selectivity in binaural listening conditions, thresholds were measured for a 500-Hz sinusoid in phase (So) or antiphase (Spi) ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Nitschmann M,Verhey JL,Kollmeier B

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cochlear implantation is effective at restoring partial hearing to profoundly deaf adults, but not all patients receive equal benefit. The present study evaluated the effectiveness of a computer-based self-administered training package that was designed to improve speech perception among adults who had used cochlear i...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Stacey PC,Raine CH,O'Donoghue GM,Tapper L,Twomey T,Summerfield AQ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine if adolescents/young adults gained additional perceptual benefit from sequential bilateral cochlear implants within 12 months, and to document adaptation to the second implant. Assessments comprised a pediatric version of The Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ), anecdotal...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Galvin KL,Hughes KC,Mok M

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this research was to investigate the congruent/incongruent perceptions of hearing-loss related quality of life between members of couples and to determine how incongruence was affected by individual psychosocial characteristics, specifically measures of mood (negative affect and positive affect), stress...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Preminger JE,Meeks S

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moore et al (1999b) described a procedure, CAMEQ, for the initial fitting of multi-channel compression hearing aids. The procedure was derived using a model of loudness perception for impaired hearing. We describe here the development of a new fitting method, CAMEQ2-HF, which differs from CAMEQ in the following ways: ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Moore BC,Glasberg BR,Stone MA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of prevalence and aetiology was performed on 63 children and 127 adults in Denmark with congenital deafblindness. Using a Scandinavian definition of deafblindness, the prevalence of congenital deafblindness was found to be 1:29 000. Thirty-five different aetiological causes of deafblindness were found. Causes ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Dammeyer J

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This document describes the protocol for the provision of amplification to infants and preschool children registered with the Ontario infant hearing program (OIHP) in Canada. The provision of amplification includes the prescription and dispensing of hearing instruments to infants and preschool children identified with...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Bagatto M,Scollie SD,Hyde M,Seewald R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of adult cortical auditory evoked potentials (CAEPs) can be challenging when the stimulus is just audible. The effectiveness of a statistic compared with expert examiners in (1) detecting the presence of CAEPs when stimuli were present, and (2) reporting the absence of CAEPs when no stimuli were present,...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Golding M,Dillon H,Seymour J,Carter L

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to explore cochlear implant users' speech perception performance in quiet and in noise for low to moderate stimulation rates. Eight postlingually deaf adult users of the Nucleus CI24 cochlear implant (contour electrode array) using the ESPrit 3G speech processor participated in this stu...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Arora K,Dawson P,Dowell R,Vandali A

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to examine the relationships between scores obtained from measures of speech perception and language in a group of young children with hearing loss (HL). Eighteen children (mean age = 4.3 years) and their mothers participated in this study. Speech perception was measured using the online imi...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Desjardin JL,Ambrose SE,Martinez AS,Eisenberg LS

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary aim of this study was to examine the effects of frequency-modulated (FM) settings on speech-recognition performance in noise of listeners using two different cochlear implant speech processors. Participants included eight users of ESPrit 3G speech processors and nine users of Auria speech processors. A mod...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Schafer EC,Wolfe J,Lawless T,Stout B

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fitting of a cochlear implant together with aided residual hearing was evaluated by means of matching frequency and/or perceived pitch between acoustic and electric modalities. Five cochlear implant users with the Nucleus Freedom electrode array with residual acoustic hearing participated. Psychophysical procedure...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Simpson A,McDermott HJ,Dowell RC,Sucher C,Briggs RJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to develop Polish sentence tests for accurate measuring of speech intelligibility in masking interfering noise. Two sets of sentence lists have been developed. The first set was composed of 25 lists and was used for sentence intelligibility scoring. The second set was composed of 22 lists and...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Ozimek E,Kutzner D,Sek A,Wicher A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This preliminary study examined the effects of hearing loss and aging on the detection of AV asynchrony in hearing-impaired listeners with cochlear implants. Additionally, the relationship between AV asynchrony detection skills and speech perception was assessed. Individuals with normal-hearing and cochlear implant re...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Hay-McCutcheon MJ,Pisoni DB,Hunt KK

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salicylate, a common drug frequently used long term in the clinic, is well known for causing reversible hearing loss and tinnitus. Our previous study, however, demonstrated that chronic administration of salicylate progressively raised the amplitude of distortion product of otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs), which are ma...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Yang K,Huang ZW,Liu ZQ,Xiao BK,Peng JH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One limitation with the Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (Baha) is too poor amplification for patients with moderate to severe sensorineural hearing losses. Therefore, we investigated if bone conducted (BC) sound transmission improves when the stimulation approaches the cochlea. Also the influence from the squamosal suture o...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Eeg-Olofsson M,Stenfelt S,Tjellström A,Granström G

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation examined how age and test condition affect one's ability to comprehend discourse passages, and determined whether age and test condition affect discourse comprehension and closed-set sentence recognition in a similar way. Young and older adults were tested with closed-set sentences from the newly-cr...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Tye-Murray N,Sommers M,Spehar B,Myerson J,Hale S,Rose NS

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trust, ontological security, and social recognition are discussed in relation to self-identity among people with acquired deafblindness. To date the phenomenon has not been elaborated in the context of deafblindness. When a person with deafblindness interacts with the social and material environment, the reliability, ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Danermark BD,Möller K

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of inverting electrode location and stimulus perceptibility on the presence of the mismatch negativity (MMN) evoked response was investigated in 20 normal-hearing adult females. Perceptible and imperceptible frequency contrasts were employed in an oddball paradigm. The perceptible contrast consisted of an 1...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Walker-Black L,Stuart A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new questionnaire, developed to investigate self-reported hearing difficulties in unilateral deafness, was completed by 221 post-surgical vestibular schwannoma patients. Results were compared to a group of 51 normal hearers and 12 patients with severe unilateral deafness from other causes. The vestibular schwannoma ...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： McLeod B,Upfold L,Taylor A

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the change in music perception of adults undergoing cochlear implantation. Nine adults scheduled for a cochlear implant (CI) were assessed on a music test battery both prior to implantation (whilst using hearing aids; HAs), and three months after activation of their CIs. The results were compar...

journal_title：International journal of audiology

authors： Looi V,McDermott H,McKay C,Hickson L

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00