Feedback - Academy of Doctors of Audiology
... tinnitus is generated. For example, some researchers are examining the brain’s auditory system for hyperactivity and other abnormalities. On the treatment side,ATA has funded research projects about how to best cover up tinnitus sound, also known as masking, tinnitus therapies such as cognitive beha ...
... tinnitus is generated. For example, some researchers are examining the brain’s auditory system for hyperactivity and other abnormalities. On the treatment side,ATA has funded research projects about how to best cover up tinnitus sound, also known as masking, tinnitus therapies such as cognitive beha ...
Distortion Products Otoacoustic Emissions as Markers of Tinnitus
... Wilson 1992), but it had never been proved sensitive indicators of persistence of tinnitus after AAT. OAEs are known to represent the cochlear mechanical activity of outer hair cells (OHC) and some studies suggest that one source of tinnitus may be related to dysfunctions in cochlear mechanical acti ...
... Wilson 1992), but it had never been proved sensitive indicators of persistence of tinnitus after AAT. OAEs are known to represent the cochlear mechanical activity of outer hair cells (OHC) and some studies suggest that one source of tinnitus may be related to dysfunctions in cochlear mechanical acti ...
2008 - International Hearing Aid Research Conference: IHCON 2016
... Although bone conduction as a means to transmit sound to the hearing organ has been used for diagnose and (re)habilitation of persons with impaired hearing for nearly two centuries, its mechanisms are not fully understood. Because bone conduction hearing thresholds are relatively insensitive to the ...
... Although bone conduction as a means to transmit sound to the hearing organ has been used for diagnose and (re)habilitation of persons with impaired hearing for nearly two centuries, its mechanisms are not fully understood. Because bone conduction hearing thresholds are relatively insensitive to the ...
Tips on hearing aid use - Hearing aids from Widex
... Getting used to hearing aids: The problems we just named can cause the users to give up wearing their hearing aids. Most hearing aid users hear reasonably well in quiet surroundings, often even without their hearing aids. Therefore, it may be tempting to only use the hearing aids in noisier surroun ...
... Getting used to hearing aids: The problems we just named can cause the users to give up wearing their hearing aids. Most hearing aid users hear reasonably well in quiet surroundings, often even without their hearing aids. Therefore, it may be tempting to only use the hearing aids in noisier surroun ...
The Latest Hearing Technologies: Uptake and Evaluation
... problems. The middle ear consists of the eardrum, the middle ear cavity and the ossicles (three tiny bones). Hearing loss of this nature is typically a result of ear infections (otitis media), wax impaction, problems with the ossicles or underdeveloped or absent outer ear. Sensorineural hearing loss ...
... problems. The middle ear consists of the eardrum, the middle ear cavity and the ossicles (three tiny bones). Hearing loss of this nature is typically a result of ear infections (otitis media), wax impaction, problems with the ossicles or underdeveloped or absent outer ear. Sensorineural hearing loss ...
Facts and figures on hearing loss, deafness and tinnitus
... organ in the inner ear) by vibrating the skull and are used by about 15,000 people in the UK. Middle ear implants help to transmit sound information to the inner ear, by mechanically vibrating the ossicles ...
... organ in the inner ear) by vibrating the skull and are used by about 15,000 people in the UK. Middle ear implants help to transmit sound information to the inner ear, by mechanically vibrating the ossicles ...
Hearing aid amplification and tinnitus: 2011 overview
... (i.e., hearing aid amplification), and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Amplification may be useful by itself, but is likely more effective when combined with counseling, they add. Within their category of sound enrichment, Sweetow and Sabes include wearable noise generators, music, hearing aids (prefe ...
... (i.e., hearing aid amplification), and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Amplification may be useful by itself, but is likely more effective when combined with counseling, they add. Within their category of sound enrichment, Sweetow and Sabes include wearable noise generators, music, hearing aids (prefe ...
More about Strategy and brands
... They also benefit from assistance – for instance, if they are using a cochlear implant in one ear but are still wearing a hearing aid in the other. Sonova also embarks in fresh and innovative directions when it comes to sales and marketing. Take the Hearing Planet online platform, for example, which ...
... They also benefit from assistance – for instance, if they are using a cochlear implant in one ear but are still wearing a hearing aid in the other. Sonova also embarks in fresh and innovative directions when it comes to sales and marketing. Take the Hearing Planet online platform, for example, which ...
Clinical practice guideline: Cerumen impaction
... Though generally safe, treatment of cerumen impaction can result in significant complications. Complications such as tympanic membrane perforation, ear canal laceration, infection of the ear, or hearing loss occur at a rate of about one in 1000 ear irrigations.3,19,20 Applying this rate to the appro ...
... Though generally safe, treatment of cerumen impaction can result in significant complications. Complications such as tympanic membrane perforation, ear canal laceration, infection of the ear, or hearing loss occur at a rate of about one in 1000 ear irrigations.3,19,20 Applying this rate to the appro ...
Clinical practice guideline: Cerumen impaction
... Though generally safe, treatment of cerumen impaction can result in significant complications. Complications such as tympanic membrane perforation, ear canal laceration, infection of the ear, or hearing loss occur at a rate of about one in 1000 ear irrigations.3,19,20 Applying this rate to the appro ...
... Though generally safe, treatment of cerumen impaction can result in significant complications. Complications such as tympanic membrane perforation, ear canal laceration, infection of the ear, or hearing loss occur at a rate of about one in 1000 ear irrigations.3,19,20 Applying this rate to the appro ...
Aalborg Universitet Effects of noise overexposure on distortion
... not enough systematic data to demonstrate its validity –nor to determine whether all types of impulse noise must be penalized. The evaluation of hearing ability and diagnosis of hearing loss is typically performed with standardized pure-tone audiometries. However, otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) may pr ...
... not enough systematic data to demonstrate its validity –nor to determine whether all types of impulse noise must be penalized. The evaluation of hearing ability and diagnosis of hearing loss is typically performed with standardized pure-tone audiometries. However, otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) may pr ...
The Association of Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery in Internal
... between groups. TE: ear with tinnitus of patient group, NTE: ear without tinnitusr of patient group, CE: control ears, AICA: anterior inferior cerebellar artery. ...
... between groups. TE: ear with tinnitus of patient group, NTE: ear without tinnitusr of patient group, CE: control ears, AICA: anterior inferior cerebellar artery. ...
Hearing Loss in Children and Adults: Audiometric Configuration
... fitting strategies that have been largely developed for the adult population are routinely used to fit hearing aids on children, particularly when advanced signal processing devices are used. At an even more basic level, differences between adults and children may exist in terms of the audiometric p ...
... fitting strategies that have been largely developed for the adult population are routinely used to fit hearing aids on children, particularly when advanced signal processing devices are used. At an even more basic level, differences between adults and children may exist in terms of the audiometric p ...
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention
... There were significant changes in the UNHSEIP protocol in 2015 that reduced the number of risk factors that require ongoing surveillance. The term ‘targeted follow-up’ was replaced with ‘hearing surveillance’. It is important to note that paediatricians, special care nurses and midwives are responsi ...
... There were significant changes in the UNHSEIP protocol in 2015 that reduced the number of risk factors that require ongoing surveillance. The term ‘targeted follow-up’ was replaced with ‘hearing surveillance’. It is important to note that paediatricians, special care nurses and midwives are responsi ...
Tinnitus Handbook 1
... A tinnitus sound generator is a hearing instrument-like device that delivers sound at the ear level to help ‘cover up’ the perceived tinnitus. TSG products come in a variety of shapes and sizes, including instruments that sit over the ear, called behind-the-ear (BTE), as well as custom-made options ...
... A tinnitus sound generator is a hearing instrument-like device that delivers sound at the ear level to help ‘cover up’ the perceived tinnitus. TSG products come in a variety of shapes and sizes, including instruments that sit over the ear, called behind-the-ear (BTE), as well as custom-made options ...
A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 5% and
... of variance models. At baseline, comparisons of treatment means were done using the 1-way analysis of variance model with treatment group as the independent variable. After baseline, the 2-factor, fixed effect analysis of variance model was used, including effects of treatment group, investigator, a ...
... of variance models. At baseline, comparisons of treatment means were done using the 1-way analysis of variance model with treatment group as the independent variable. After baseline, the 2-factor, fixed effect analysis of variance model was used, including effects of treatment group, investigator, a ...
Nursing Management of Hearing Impairment in Nursing Facility
... The purpose of this evidencebased practice guideline is to provide guidelines for the nursing care of nursing facility residents with hearing impairment. The guideline is intended for frontline nursing staff (RNs, LPNs, and CNAs) caring for older adults who are hearing impaired. This guideline will ...
... The purpose of this evidencebased practice guideline is to provide guidelines for the nursing care of nursing facility residents with hearing impairment. The guideline is intended for frontline nursing staff (RNs, LPNs, and CNAs) caring for older adults who are hearing impaired. This guideline will ...
Auditory system
The auditory system is the sensory system for the sense of hearing. It includes both the sensory organs (the ears) and the auditory parts of the sensory system.