Quality of insertion in cochlear implants : a clinical and temporal
... The cochlear implantation represents the standard technique to restore the hearing in totally deafened persons, and the indications during the last years are widening also to patients with residual hearing or presenting single sided deafness. Despite the overall good to very good results after cochl ...
... The cochlear implantation represents the standard technique to restore the hearing in totally deafened persons, and the indications during the last years are widening also to patients with residual hearing or presenting single sided deafness. Despite the overall good to very good results after cochl ...
Research Article Temporary Suppression of Tinnitus by Modulated
... In the univariate model, Type III analysis with Wald statistic was used to examine the significance of the stimulus type effect after controlling for the effects of stimulus frequency in the model, or vice versa (SAS 1999). The Type III analysis was used for its independence of the order of effects ...
... In the univariate model, Type III analysis with Wald statistic was used to examine the significance of the stimulus type effect after controlling for the effects of stimulus frequency in the model, or vice versa (SAS 1999). The Type III analysis was used for its independence of the order of effects ...
Auditory Imagery: Empirical Findings
... stimuli along that dimension increases; Moyer, 1973; Moyer & Bayer, 1976) based on the preservation of pitch distance within auditory imagery. For judgments of high pitch, response time decreased when participants judged high pitches relative to when participants judged low pitches, but an equivalen ...
... stimuli along that dimension increases; Moyer, 1973; Moyer & Bayer, 1976) based on the preservation of pitch distance within auditory imagery. For judgments of high pitch, response time decreased when participants judged high pitches relative to when participants judged low pitches, but an equivalen ...
Hearing Screening - Alberta College of Speech
... Hearing loss can be expressed in one or both ears with a range of severities and types. Severity labels range from “slight” to “profound” and even a so-called “minimal” hearing loss (1640 dB) causes difficulty understanding speech at normal conversational levels in children (DoddMurphy, Murphy & Be ...
... Hearing loss can be expressed in one or both ears with a range of severities and types. Severity labels range from “slight” to “profound” and even a so-called “minimal” hearing loss (1640 dB) causes difficulty understanding speech at normal conversational levels in children (DoddMurphy, Murphy & Be ...
View/Open
... Temporary threshold shift (TTS) or temporary hearing loss: Temporary increase in the threshold of audibility for an ear caused by exposure to high intensity acoustic stimuli. Such a shift may be caused by other means such as use of aspirin or other drugs, Unit, dBs (ANSI S3.20-1995). ...
... Temporary threshold shift (TTS) or temporary hearing loss: Temporary increase in the threshold of audibility for an ear caused by exposure to high intensity acoustic stimuli. Such a shift may be caused by other means such as use of aspirin or other drugs, Unit, dBs (ANSI S3.20-1995). ...
Wind Turbine Noise - Council of Canadian Academies
... can be referred to the Council by foundations, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, or any level of government. The Council is also supported by its three founding Member Academies: The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scholars, artis ...
... can be referred to the Council by foundations, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, or any level of government. The Council is also supported by its three founding Member Academies: The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scholars, artis ...
Facing the music: musicianship`s effect on the brain
... control over all aspects of compressionattack, release time, and compression ratio. He has control over gain and output, and his equalization is similar (but more frequency specific) than those found in my hearing aid clinics. It can be said that an audiologist is simply a recording and production e ...
... control over all aspects of compressionattack, release time, and compression ratio. He has control over gain and output, and his equalization is similar (but more frequency specific) than those found in my hearing aid clinics. It can be said that an audiologist is simply a recording and production e ...
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... wearing custom-moulded protectors. However they are more likely to use this type of protector when listening to other musicians. Musicians are reluctant to wear any type of hearing protection when playing solo or exposed pieces of music, which require them to play at the highest possible standard. ...
... wearing custom-moulded protectors. However they are more likely to use this type of protector when listening to other musicians. Musicians are reluctant to wear any type of hearing protection when playing solo or exposed pieces of music, which require them to play at the highest possible standard. ...
Awareness of hyperacusis management among hearing health care
... patients with decreased sound tolerance have misophonia, but only some of them are phonophobic. Phonophobia and misophonia both carry a suggestion that the intolerance may be specific to certain sounds with emotional associations. However, neither hyperacusis, nor misophonia nor phonophobia have any ...
... patients with decreased sound tolerance have misophonia, but only some of them are phonophobic. Phonophobia and misophonia both carry a suggestion that the intolerance may be specific to certain sounds with emotional associations. However, neither hyperacusis, nor misophonia nor phonophobia have any ...
Super Power Hearing Aid
... reduced dynamic range for those with severe-toprofound hearing losses. However, the benefit and acceptance of any type of compression processing is dependent on the interrelationship between improved audibility and distortion. As pointed out by Kates, 2010 [3], this is a complex relationship that in ...
... reduced dynamic range for those with severe-toprofound hearing losses. However, the benefit and acceptance of any type of compression processing is dependent on the interrelationship between improved audibility and distortion. As pointed out by Kates, 2010 [3], this is a complex relationship that in ...
Cochlear Implant - The Regence Group
... speech. Speech intelligibility and localization of sound or spatial hearing may also be improved with head shadow and squelch effects, i.e., the ear that is closest to the noise will be received at a different frequency and with different intensity, allowing one to sort out noise and identify the di ...
... speech. Speech intelligibility and localization of sound or spatial hearing may also be improved with head shadow and squelch effects, i.e., the ear that is closest to the noise will be received at a different frequency and with different intensity, allowing one to sort out noise and identify the di ...
THE OUTCOMES OF BILATERAL COCHLEAR IMPLANTS IN ADULT RECIPIENTS TANIA SWART
... question originated, but also to evaluate recent research and to identify shortcomings as well as possible discrepancies regarding the topic. This allows the researcher to formulate a rationale for conducting the current research study and to compose a legitimate research question. This chapter also ...
... question originated, but also to evaluate recent research and to identify shortcomings as well as possible discrepancies regarding the topic. This allows the researcher to formulate a rationale for conducting the current research study and to compose a legitimate research question. This chapter also ...
Hearing Protection Solutions Catalog
... regulations, or helping to provide the motivation workers need to comply, 3M certified trainers are available to help you achieve your hearing conservation program objectives. They’re experts in hearing conservation training and will work with your team to help you ensure your workers are protected ...
... regulations, or helping to provide the motivation workers need to comply, 3M certified trainers are available to help you achieve your hearing conservation program objectives. They’re experts in hearing conservation training and will work with your team to help you ensure your workers are protected ...
Effect of Prolonged Contralateral Acoustic Stimulation on TEOAE Suppression Altelani van Zyl
... without attenuation, that they could be reflected and reversed by non-linear processes and thereafter could reverberate along with distortions inside the cochlea for a notable period of time (Kemp, 1978). Kemp discovered that sound could be recovered from the cochlea by means of an ear canal microph ...
... without attenuation, that they could be reflected and reversed by non-linear processes and thereafter could reverberate along with distortions inside the cochlea for a notable period of time (Kemp, 1978). Kemp discovered that sound could be recovered from the cochlea by means of an ear canal microph ...
Frequency-Specific ABR and ASSR Threshold Assessment in
... 2008; BCEHP 2008; OIHP 2008), with the most common methods being: (i) application of a regression formula (e.g., Rance et al. 2005; Stapells, Gravel and Martin 1995) or (ii) subtraction of a correction factor (BCEHP 2008; OIHP 2008). Recording variables, such as averaging time and residual EEG noise ...
... 2008; BCEHP 2008; OIHP 2008), with the most common methods being: (i) application of a regression formula (e.g., Rance et al. 2005; Stapells, Gravel and Martin 1995) or (ii) subtraction of a correction factor (BCEHP 2008; OIHP 2008). Recording variables, such as averaging time and residual EEG noise ...
threshold assessment in young infants. In
... 2008; BCEHP 2008; OIHP 2008), with the most common methods being: (i) application of a regression formula (e.g., Rance et al. 2005; Stapells, Gravel and Martin 1995) or (ii) subtraction of a correction factor (BCEHP 2008; OIHP 2008). Recording variables, such as averaging time and residual EEG noise ...
... 2008; BCEHP 2008; OIHP 2008), with the most common methods being: (i) application of a regression formula (e.g., Rance et al. 2005; Stapells, Gravel and Martin 1995) or (ii) subtraction of a correction factor (BCEHP 2008; OIHP 2008). Recording variables, such as averaging time and residual EEG noise ...
Boone S., Trychin S., Battat B., Conway P., Tomlinson P., Hamlin L
... The Eustachian tube travels from the middle ear space to nasopharynx (throat) and is lined with mucosa. The Eustachian tube has three functions: equalize pressure with that outside of head; provide oxygen to the middle ear space so the tissue can function; and clear fluids out of the middle ear spac ...
... The Eustachian tube travels from the middle ear space to nasopharynx (throat) and is lined with mucosa. The Eustachian tube has three functions: equalize pressure with that outside of head; provide oxygen to the middle ear space so the tissue can function; and clear fluids out of the middle ear spac ...
A comparison of auditory brainstem response thresholds in infants
... method that measures the electrical activity of the auditory system that occurs when an acoustic stimulus is presented. There are seven different waves in an ABR response waveform that are marked on the curve generated as a response to the acoustic stimuli. They are marked I-VII and occur within 10m ...
... method that measures the electrical activity of the auditory system that occurs when an acoustic stimulus is presented. There are seven different waves in an ABR response waveform that are marked on the curve generated as a response to the acoustic stimuli. They are marked I-VII and occur within 10m ...
Fading sounds - Eriksholm Research Centre
... particularly aimed at people with hearing loss and their families, friends and colleagues who are hereby given a chance to understand the implications of a hearing loss. With its style and format, the book will hopefully also be an inspiration for specialists in audiology and hearing professionals. ...
... particularly aimed at people with hearing loss and their families, friends and colleagues who are hereby given a chance to understand the implications of a hearing loss. With its style and format, the book will hopefully also be an inspiration for specialists in audiology and hearing professionals. ...
Hearing Disability Assessment
... Noise Induced Hearing Loss is due to loss of hair cells in the cochlear portion of the inner ear. These hair cells vibrate when sounds pass into the cochlea, and thereby send electrical signals to the brain which are perceived as sound. Excessive noise selectively damages some of these hair cells, c ...
... Noise Induced Hearing Loss is due to loss of hair cells in the cochlear portion of the inner ear. These hair cells vibrate when sounds pass into the cochlea, and thereby send electrical signals to the brain which are perceived as sound. Excessive noise selectively damages some of these hair cells, c ...
Amplification for Infants and Children With Hearing Loss
... assessment, it is inadvisable to assume that both ears have equal hearing loss or hearing loss of the same configuration based on behavioral soundfield results alone. Therefore, it is preferable to obtain thresholds using earphones. Insert earphones are recommended because the child’s real-earto-cou ...
... assessment, it is inadvisable to assume that both ears have equal hearing loss or hearing loss of the same configuration based on behavioral soundfield results alone. Therefore, it is preferable to obtain thresholds using earphones. Insert earphones are recommended because the child’s real-earto-cou ...
Congenital sensorineural deafness in client-owned pure
... vibrations are presented to the inner ear via the auditory canals and, subsequently, are interpreted by the nervous system as sound. Several cellular and extracellular specializations within the cochlea function to decompose the mechanical stimulus of sound into its frequency components and to conve ...
... vibrations are presented to the inner ear via the auditory canals and, subsequently, are interpreted by the nervous system as sound. Several cellular and extracellular specializations within the cochlea function to decompose the mechanical stimulus of sound into its frequency components and to conve ...
Distortion Products Otoacoustic Emissions as Markers of Tinnitus
... It is a common thought in the physicians military community that persistence of tinnitus after acute acoustic trauma (AAT) essentially depends on severity of hearing thresholds shifts. Nevertheless it has never been demonstrated scientifically. Here we have looked for predictive factors of tinnitus ...
... It is a common thought in the physicians military community that persistence of tinnitus after acute acoustic trauma (AAT) essentially depends on severity of hearing thresholds shifts. Nevertheless it has never been demonstrated scientifically. Here we have looked for predictive factors of tinnitus ...
2011 Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses
... amplified speech, rather than speech delivered via cochlear implants. In the first portion of this presentation, the results of a recent review by the American Academy of Audiology’s Task Force on Central Presbycusis, chaired by the presenter, will be summarized. Numerous smaller-scale laboratory st ...
... amplified speech, rather than speech delivered via cochlear implants. In the first portion of this presentation, the results of a recent review by the American Academy of Audiology’s Task Force on Central Presbycusis, chaired by the presenter, will be summarized. Numerous smaller-scale laboratory st ...
2011 Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses
... amplified speech, rather than speech delivered via cochlear implants. In the first portion of this presentation, the results of a recent review by the American Academy of Audiology’s Task Force on Central Presbycusis, chaired by the presenter, will be summarized. Numerous smaller-scale laboratory st ...
... amplified speech, rather than speech delivered via cochlear implants. In the first portion of this presentation, the results of a recent review by the American Academy of Audiology’s Task Force on Central Presbycusis, chaired by the presenter, will be summarized. Numerous smaller-scale laboratory st ...