Distortion product otoacoustic emission input/output functions in
... stimuli, and showed a more linear pattern at high levels. 共Whitehead et al., 1992b; Norton and Rubel, 1990; Mills and Rubel, 1994; Ruggero and Rich, 1991兲. Systematic changes in these DPOAE I/O functions were observed following the administration of ototoxic drugs or soon after the animal was sacrif ...
... stimuli, and showed a more linear pattern at high levels. 共Whitehead et al., 1992b; Norton and Rubel, 1990; Mills and Rubel, 1994; Ruggero and Rich, 1991兲. Systematic changes in these DPOAE I/O functions were observed following the administration of ototoxic drugs or soon after the animal was sacrif ...
High-Frequency Amplification and Sound Quality in Listeners With
... change in average preference in 20 listeners with hearing loss. The results of that study were interpreted as evidence that extended bandwidth does not affect sound quality in listeners with mild-to-moderate hearing loss. However, it is unclear whether this conclusion can be broadly generalized beca ...
... change in average preference in 20 listeners with hearing loss. The results of that study were interpreted as evidence that extended bandwidth does not affect sound quality in listeners with mild-to-moderate hearing loss. However, it is unclear whether this conclusion can be broadly generalized beca ...
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... The role of implantable hearing aids as a treatment for hearing loss is increasing. Besides visual advantages, they provide the benefit of a free ear canal and a more natural signal acquisition. Several active implants for the treatment of intermediate hearing loss have been developed to serve as an ...
... The role of implantable hearing aids as a treatment for hearing loss is increasing. Besides visual advantages, they provide the benefit of a free ear canal and a more natural signal acquisition. Several active implants for the treatment of intermediate hearing loss have been developed to serve as an ...
prevention of hearing loss from noise
... hearing loss (presbycusis) is “lifetime wear and tear” on hearing. Noise serves to speed up the “wear and tear” process. When the hearing system is exposed to excessive noise, mechanical and metabolic changes can occur from this stress. Scientific research, based on studies of industrial workers, as ...
... hearing loss (presbycusis) is “lifetime wear and tear” on hearing. Noise serves to speed up the “wear and tear” process. When the hearing system is exposed to excessive noise, mechanical and metabolic changes can occur from this stress. Scientific research, based on studies of industrial workers, as ...
Disorders of Hearing and Vestibular Function
... Otitis media (OM) is an infection of the middle ear that is associated with a collection of fluid. Although OM may occur in any age group, it is the most common diagnosis made by health care providers who care for children.6–10 Infants and young children are at highest risk for OM, with the peak occ ...
... Otitis media (OM) is an infection of the middle ear that is associated with a collection of fluid. Although OM may occur in any age group, it is the most common diagnosis made by health care providers who care for children.6–10 Infants and young children are at highest risk for OM, with the peak occ ...
to hear - St. Thomas Hearing Clinic
... and otolaryngologist to ensure patients receive all benefits and options in their hearing health care. Jennifer Allen, M. Cl. Sc. is a registered audiologist with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO). She completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees at ...
... and otolaryngologist to ensure patients receive all benefits and options in their hearing health care. Jennifer Allen, M. Cl. Sc. is a registered audiologist with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO). She completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees at ...
Reflex Measurements
... patients will present with typical retrocochlear indicators (unilateral tinnitus, asymmetrical hearing loss, dizziness/vertigo) and you will have enough information to warrant a referral to an ENT specialist without needing to do this test. This test may be useful though when the audiogram and case ...
... patients will present with typical retrocochlear indicators (unilateral tinnitus, asymmetrical hearing loss, dizziness/vertigo) and you will have enough information to warrant a referral to an ENT specialist without needing to do this test. This test may be useful though when the audiogram and case ...
Ecology and Echolocation of Bats and Toothed Whales
... Echolocation in bats is used for orientation, navigation and recognition of prey. Sonar pulses are produced in microchiropteran species by the larynx and emitted through the nose, which can be highly evolved to focus sonar pulses, or the mouth. Returning echoes are received in the ears, and pinna ca ...
... Echolocation in bats is used for orientation, navigation and recognition of prey. Sonar pulses are produced in microchiropteran species by the larynx and emitted through the nose, which can be highly evolved to focus sonar pulses, or the mouth. Returning echoes are received in the ears, and pinna ca ...
Transmission of bone-conducted sound in the human skull
... transversal waves can have different velocities in the same medium and at the same frequency. Plate waves are also in general dispersive (21). This means that when we stimulate with vibrations on the human skull at a certain frequency, there is a possibility that all of the above mentioned types of ...
... transversal waves can have different velocities in the same medium and at the same frequency. Plate waves are also in general dispersive (21). This means that when we stimulate with vibrations on the human skull at a certain frequency, there is a possibility that all of the above mentioned types of ...
Hearing (Loss) and Related Items: Tinnitus
... like masking or amplification. Before conducting any form of self experimentation, one should consult with an ear, nose, and throat doctor (ENT), who can first determine if tinnitus is caused by a medical condition that requires medical treatment. Although relatively rare, tinnitus can be an indicat ...
... like masking or amplification. Before conducting any form of self experimentation, one should consult with an ear, nose, and throat doctor (ENT), who can first determine if tinnitus is caused by a medical condition that requires medical treatment. Although relatively rare, tinnitus can be an indicat ...
Reverse Transmission along the Ossicular Chain in Gerbil
... piston-like direction. Because our goal is to compare forward and reverse transmission, no correction for the viewing angle was needed or performed. With equal intensity and f2/f1 ratio of 1.05, the DPOAEs 2f1–f2 and 2f2–f1 were similar to each other in size and extended up to 25 to 30 kHz in a heal ...
... piston-like direction. Because our goal is to compare forward and reverse transmission, no correction for the viewing angle was needed or performed. With equal intensity and f2/f1 ratio of 1.05, the DPOAEs 2f1–f2 and 2f2–f1 were similar to each other in size and extended up to 25 to 30 kHz in a heal ...
High-frequency click-evoked otoacoustic emissions and behavioral
... CEOAEs are low-level sounds produced by the healthy cochlea in response to a brief acoustic stimulus 共see Probst et al., 1991 for a review兲. CEOAEs are widely used in newborn screening protocols and are also used to test young children and difficult-to-test patients. By virtue of their short duratio ...
... CEOAEs are low-level sounds produced by the healthy cochlea in response to a brief acoustic stimulus 共see Probst et al., 1991 for a review兲. CEOAEs are widely used in newborn screening protocols and are also used to test young children and difficult-to-test patients. By virtue of their short duratio ...
IOSR Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IOSRJEEE)
... With the implants available in 1981, users could expect to understand approximately 12% of words in sentences without visual information. Original WHO criteria for cochlear implant candidacy required that a patient be post linguistically deafened, be at least age 18 years, have bilateral profound to ...
... With the implants available in 1981, users could expect to understand approximately 12% of words in sentences without visual information. Original WHO criteria for cochlear implant candidacy required that a patient be post linguistically deafened, be at least age 18 years, have bilateral profound to ...
Hearing Protection Training Kit
... and disadvantages and people Cotton doesn’t vary on which they prefer to work!! use. ...
... and disadvantages and people Cotton doesn’t vary on which they prefer to work!! use. ...
Your natural pathway to hearing Cochlear™ Baha®
... This guide is designed to support you and your family as you consider a Cochlear™ Baha® bone conduction implant system. It will help you understand how hearing works and answer some questions you may have about getting, and living with, Baha. The Baha devices Cochlear produces today were pioneered i ...
... This guide is designed to support you and your family as you consider a Cochlear™ Baha® bone conduction implant system. It will help you understand how hearing works and answer some questions you may have about getting, and living with, Baha. The Baha devices Cochlear produces today were pioneered i ...
Microtia: With An Emphasis On Reconstructive
... the frame: the base houses the cymba, cavum, anc conchae; the crus helicis, fossa triangularis, and scapha are located along the second level; and the top level contains the helix, antihelix, tragus, and antitragus. Once collected, the cartilage framework is assembled together with fine-gauge wire s ...
... the frame: the base houses the cymba, cavum, anc conchae; the crus helicis, fossa triangularis, and scapha are located along the second level; and the top level contains the helix, antihelix, tragus, and antitragus. Once collected, the cartilage framework is assembled together with fine-gauge wire s ...
Candidate Selection Guide
... Early access to sound amplification is crucial for a child’s speech, language and educational development. Yoshinaga-Itano reports that children who receive hearing rehabilitation before the age of six months perform significantly better in language tests at the age of three to four years than child ...
... Early access to sound amplification is crucial for a child’s speech, language and educational development. Yoshinaga-Itano reports that children who receive hearing rehabilitation before the age of six months perform significantly better in language tests at the age of three to four years than child ...
Occupational Noise
... When the eardrum vibrates, ossicles conduct vibrations to the cochlea. Tiny hair like cells in cochlea respond to vibrations by generating nerve ...
... When the eardrum vibrates, ossicles conduct vibrations to the cochlea. Tiny hair like cells in cochlea respond to vibrations by generating nerve ...
The Oticon Approach to Care of the Tinnitus Patient
... people with tinnitus also have hearing loss to some degree. Often times, a patient will complain about tinnitus long before they complain about a hearing loss even if it is significant. This illustrates how bothersome and all-consuming tinnitus can be. In the next section, the role of the hearing in ...
... people with tinnitus also have hearing loss to some degree. Often times, a patient will complain about tinnitus long before they complain about a hearing loss even if it is significant. This illustrates how bothersome and all-consuming tinnitus can be. In the next section, the role of the hearing in ...
Questions and Answers for Parents
... Diagnostic Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) - Soft beeping or clicking sounds are played into the baby’s ear through a small earphone which also has a microphone in it. The microphone measures a response in the ear canal like an “echo”. This information can help define the type of hearing loss. AND For ...
... Diagnostic Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) - Soft beeping or clicking sounds are played into the baby’s ear through a small earphone which also has a microphone in it. The microphone measures a response in the ear canal like an “echo”. This information can help define the type of hearing loss. AND For ...
Review article
... a dark room will testify, vision can take several minutes to return to maximum sensitivity after strong stimulation. In contrast, the auditory system recovers its full sensitivity within a fraction of a second from all but the most intense sounds. The auditory system’s frequency selectivity, or abil ...
... a dark room will testify, vision can take several minutes to return to maximum sensitivity after strong stimulation. In contrast, the auditory system recovers its full sensitivity within a fraction of a second from all but the most intense sounds. The auditory system’s frequency selectivity, or abil ...
Meaning in Musical Gesture
... models of reception. When the phonograph was invented about one hundred years ago, music reception was based on the listening model of that time, that is, the listening of a live performance. The main goal of those recording systems was guided by the term fidelity, which in that case would mean that ...
... models of reception. When the phonograph was invented about one hundred years ago, music reception was based on the listening model of that time, that is, the listening of a live performance. The main goal of those recording systems was guided by the term fidelity, which in that case would mean that ...
BAHA 2010 ENT Residents
... Intended for patients with SSD or unilateral sensorineural hearing loss when the other ear is normal Normal hearing is defined as PTA AC threshold equal to or better than 20 dB at .5, 1, 2 and 3kHz For patients who cannot or will not use AC CROS HA Functions by transcranial routing of the si ...
... Intended for patients with SSD or unilateral sensorineural hearing loss when the other ear is normal Normal hearing is defined as PTA AC threshold equal to or better than 20 dB at .5, 1, 2 and 3kHz For patients who cannot or will not use AC CROS HA Functions by transcranial routing of the si ...
PDF Link - Waisman Center
... use bilateral input received despite differences that exist between bilaterally implanted ears. It is unclear, however, how these differences may influence or possibly limit the benefit obtained from bilateral CIs. Last, bimodal recipients also have a complicated integration task because they have a ...
... use bilateral input received despite differences that exist between bilaterally implanted ears. It is unclear, however, how these differences may influence or possibly limit the benefit obtained from bilateral CIs. Last, bimodal recipients also have a complicated integration task because they have a ...