abstract：:A cognitive test battery sensitive to processes important for speech understanding was developed and investigated. Test stimuli are presented as text or in an auditory or audiovisual modality. The tests investigate phonologic processing and verbal information processing. Four subject groups, young/elderly with normal-...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Hällgren M,Larsby B,Lyxell B,Arlinger S

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A digital, wireless telephone system, the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), was introduced in Australia in 1993. Studies were conducted at the National Acoustic Laboratories to determine how the use of GSM mobile telephones (i.e., wireless telephones) causes interference in hearing aids and how hearing ai...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Byrne D,Burwood E

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature suggests that directional microphone hearing aids (DMHAs) are a viable means for improving the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for hearing-impaired listeners. The amount of directional advantage they provide, however, remains relatively unclear because of variability observed among individual studies. The p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Amlani AM

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Three-Clinic Hearing Aid Selection Profile (HASP) was developed to assess a patient's beliefs about a number of basic considerations felt to be critical to the hearing aid selection (HAS) process. These characteristics are felt to be key to the acceptance of amplification and include motivation, expectations, cost...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Jacobson GP,Newman CW,Fabry DA,Sandridge SA

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the influence of technology, demographic factors, and prefitting expectations, attitudes, and adjustment to hearing loss on hearing aid outcome. Clients obtaining new hearing aids completed questionnaires measuring personal adjustment to hearing loss, expectations of and attitudes toward hearing ai...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Jerram JC,Purdy SC

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Turner syndrome is among the more common but less familiar syndromes that include sensorineural hearing loss and middle ear disease. This article provides a review of the syndrome, an illustrative case, and a review of specific issues relevant to audiologic management of patients with Turner syndrome. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Roush J,Davenport ML,Carlson-Smith C

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the listening habits and musical enjoyment of postlingually deafened adults who use cochlear implants. Sixty-five implant recipients (35 females, 30 males) participated in a survey containing questions about musical background, prior involvement in music, and audiologic success with the implant in...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Gfeller K,Christ A,Knutson JF,Witt S,Murray KT,Tyler RS

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 52-year-old male was evaluated by the authors after initially reporting fullness in his left ear while traveling on an airplane. A unique feature of the patient's complaint was the development of severe bilateral hyperacusis (loudness discomfort levels of between 20-34 dB HL) in spite of the fact that the hearing lo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Valente M,Goebel J,Duddy D,Sinks B,Peterein J

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report reviews research from the 1930s to the present that has extended our understanding by investigating the characteristics of tinnitus that can be studied using psychoacoustic techniques. Studies of tinnitus masking and residual inhibition began in the 1970s, leading to the therapeutic use of tinnitus masking...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Henry JA,Meikle MB

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The central auditory test results for three normal-hearing children who were initially diagnosed as having a central auditory processing disorder and learning disability are presented. They were referred to the authors for second-opinion consultations. Central auditory processing retesting was performed by the authors...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Silman S,Silverman CA,Emmer MB

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of a digital hearing aid with a directional microphone was examined in a school-aged population. Twenty children (9 with a mild-to-moderately-severe hearing loss and 11 with a moderate-to-severe hearing loss) between 7 1/2 and 13 2/3 years of age wore the study hearing aids binaurally for 30 days prior to...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Kuk FK,Kollofski C,Brown S,Melum A,Rosenthal A

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This multisite investigation assessed subjective, behavioral, and objective balance function in 30 blast survivors. Subjects with vertigo, dizziness, or imbalance were screened (n = 6) or evaluated (n = 27) during 1 year. Tests included a questionnaire, electronystagmography (ENG), and computerized dynamic posturograp...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Van Campen LE,Dennis JM,King SB,Hanlin RC,Velderman AM

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A speech test evaluation and presentation system is described. The test presentation subsystem has the flexibility and speed of live-voice testing while using recorded test materials. The speech test evaluation subsystem compares an individual subject's test performance on a monosyllabic word test with that of an aver...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Studebaker GA,Gray GA,Branch WE

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The auditory brainstem response (ABR) recorded while wearing a hearing aid may supply supplemental information about the benefit and appropriateness of the hearing aid for certain infants. The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the effects of different output limiting circuits on the acoustics of tone-pip st...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Brown E,Klein AJ,Snydee KA

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survivors of extracorporeal membraneous oxygenation (ECMO) treatment are at risk for serious neurodevelopmental disorders or neurologic sequelae, but little has been reported about the prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss in these patients. Of 123 ECMO survivors born between 1987 and 1996, at least 30 survivors ha...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Mann T,Adams K

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to report the audiologic and central auditory processing abilities of a 34-year-old male with a right temporal lobe tumor and a history of bilateral tumors of the temporal lobes. The patient was evaluated presurgical re-exploration and again at 2.5 months and 4 months postoperatively. Te...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Fallis-Cunningham R,Keith RW,Warnick RE

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fusion at Inferred Threshold (FIT) test is a clinically useful procedure for assessing air-conduction pure-tone thresholds in any ear that may not be tested by conventional procedures with masking. It has not been widely reported in the literature. This article describes the FIT test procedure and provides four ca...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Pope ML

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present investigation was conducted to help determine whether source activity of the direct recorded N1 response differed from that of the gamma band response (GBR). Auditory evoked cortical potential data from two patients with intractable epilepsy undergoing prolonged video EEG monitoring after implantation of s...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Jacobson GP,Henderson J,Smith BJ,Elisevich KV

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acoustic otoscope, originally called the acoustic reflectometer, was developed and produced by John and David Teele in the early 1980s. Since initial production, two different instrument versions have been developed by two separate companies. During the period of time in which the acoustic otoscope has been in pro...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Walsh FP,Cox LC,MacDonald CB

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in endoscopic optics and miniature video camera technology have made video otoscopy (VO) accessible to audiologists in a practical way. Seven categories of VO applications are presented with clinical examples: (1) general examination of the earcanal and tympanic membrane, (2) physician communication/te...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Sullivan RF

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it has been reported that smoking has deleterious effects on the middle ears of smokers, including their eustachian tubes, investigators have failed to find differences in the tympanometric characteristics of smokers and nonsmokers. In the present study, however, we found that the Valsalva-induced tympanometr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Steiger JR,Champon TA

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve children, ranging in age from 8.9 to 12.4 years, with histories of severe otitis media with effusion (OME) before age 3, were compared to age-matched cohorts in their ability to discriminate the frequency of tone pulses of 20-, 50-, and 200-msec duration. An adaptive procedure was used in combination with a two...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Cranford JL,Thompson N,Hoyer E,Faires W

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loudness discomfort levels (LDLs) were measured in dB HL and SPL at discrete frequencies between 500 to 4000 Hz on 31 hearing-impaired ears using TDH-50P and ER-3A earphones. The results revealed no significant differences in the measured sound pressure level (SPL) between the two earphones at all test frequencies. Ho...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Valente M,Potts LG,Valente M

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses trends and issues in selecting amplification for new, mainly nonlinear, types of hearing aids. Some-concerns are that nonvalidated prescription formulae may proliferate; that, through concentration on loudness normalization, alternative rationales are not being evaluated; and that most new fitting...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Byrne D

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research has reported reduced otoacoustic emission amplitude as a function of age. In each study, however, interpretation of findings was confounded by age-related hearing loss. The present study was designed to re-evaluate the contribution of age and peripheral hearing loss on the prevalence and amplitude of...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Strouse AL,Ochs MT,Hall JW 3rd

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tympanometric measures were obtained in 1240 adults (2147 ears) ranging in age from 48 to 90 years. All subjects reported a negative history of otic disease, passed an otoscopic examination, and did not present a significant air-bone gap based on pure-tone audiometry. Relative to findings for younger adults, tympanome...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Wiley TL,Cruickshanks KJ,Nondahl DM,Tweed TS,Klein R,Klein BE

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes several techniques used to explore the role of cognitive factors in auditory performance in elderly adults. Two factors, cognitive slowing and age-related memory constraints, receive special attention. Assessing listeners' ability to report the content of time-compressed speech shows elderly adult...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Wingfield A

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed speech perception benefits for three congenitally deaf adolescents who used an electrotactile speech processor (Tickle Talker(TM)) and subsequently went on to use a Nucleus Minisystem 22 cochlear implant. Both devices provided significant and comparable benefits for all children in the device plus ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Sarant J,Cowan R,Blamey P,Galvin K,Clark G

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real-ear sound pressure levels (SPLs) were compared among three methods used for positioning a probe microphone in the ear canal. The probe insertion techniques included (1) an acoustic method that incorporates use of the quarter-wave anti-resonance property of the ear to determine acoustically the location of the pro...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Dirks DD,Ahlstrom JB,Eisenberg LS

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Draft American National Standard "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Hearing Conservation Programs" identifies potentially important links between audiometric threshold variability outcomes and occupational hearing conservation program (HCP) practices. Unacceptable threshold variability in annual audiograms may identify ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Amos NE,Simpson TH

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, we have observed causes of congenital or early onset hearing disorders that had not been recognized or known to exist before. These include drugs passed to an as-yet unborn child. Principal among them is alcohol, but others, such as cocaine, are now also occupying our attention. This article reviews t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Gerber SE,Epstein L,Mencher LS

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of audiometric database analysis (ADBA) procedures for evaluating the effectiveness of hearing conservation programs (HCPs) was studied in a population of 82,195 workers. We rated the HCP using four ADBA procedures. Results showed that the HCP ratings ran the gamut from "unacceptable" to "acceptable" from ye...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Adera T,Gullickson GM,Helfer T,Wang L,Gardner JW

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this single-subject pilot study was to examine the efficacy of FM amplification for enhancing the discourse skills of a 4-year-old girl with a history of speech-language impairments, otitis media with effusion (OME), and motoric delays. Over a period of several weeks, language treatment sessions were co...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Clarke-Klein SM,Roush J,Roberts JE,Davis K,Medley L

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As humans, we hear the way we do because of at least three major forces. The first is phylogeny, the evolutionary changes in the auditory system since its beginnings. The second is embryology, the formation of the system in each individual. Finally, there is the interaction between the biologically determined mechanis...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Peck JE

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review of the literature on Alport syndrome (AS) places emphasis on genetic and clinical issues related to the sensorineural hearing loss in type III and type IV X-linked AS. The review covers prevalence, medical issues, genetic issues, audiologic findings, vestibular findings, the pathophysiology of hearing loss...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Wester DC,Atkin CL,Gregory MC

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measures of the sound pressure level (SPL) near the eardrum were determined at discrete frequencies between 500 and 4000 Hz on 50 ears using TDH-39P and ER-3A earphones with the attenuator of an audiometer fixed at 90 dB HL. Results revealed significant differences in the measured SPL between the two earphones at all ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Valente M,Potts LG,Valente M,Vass W,Goebel J

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tolerability of aided impulsive-type stimuli was investigated in a group of 13 hearing-impaired listeners. Two linear circuits (one with a class A and one with a class D output stage) and one adaptive frequency response (AFR) circuit (with a class D output stage) were investigated. In a three-way paired-comparison...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Fortune TW,Preves DA

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compact disc versions of the frequency (pitch) and duration pattern tests are reported. Results are similar to previous reports on these tests using taped materials. Mean performance of normal-hearing young adults for both pattern perception tests was approximately 90 percent. There was no effect of the two presentati...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Musiek FE

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Probe-microphone measurements are typically made with behind-the-ear (BTE) and in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aids with the loudspeaker located at 0-degrees or 45-degrees azimuth at head level and the reference microphone positioned on the head near the hearing aid microphone. With body-worn instruments, these conditions ma...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Nelson JA,Hawkins DB

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of tone-burst stimuli for electrocochleography (ECochG) may offer certain advantages over conventional broad-band clicks. Namely, the summating potential (SP) component can be examined at different frequencies and may be easier to define and measure. To apply these findings clinically, it would first be necess...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

authors： Ferraro JA,Blackwell WL,Mediavilla SJ,Thedinger BS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00