Cochlear Implantation Improves Localization Ability in Patients With
... setup on a semicircle, at 10-degree intervals. Using this setup, 11 loudspeakers were “sham” loudspeakers, which were numbered from −5 to 5, and were placed in between two real loudspeakers, which were numbered as −6 and 6 (Fig. 1). Testing was performed in a soundproof booth. The subject sat direc ...
... setup on a semicircle, at 10-degree intervals. Using this setup, 11 loudspeakers were “sham” loudspeakers, which were numbered from −5 to 5, and were placed in between two real loudspeakers, which were numbered as −6 and 6 (Fig. 1). Testing was performed in a soundproof booth. The subject sat direc ...
Aging - Hearing Loss Association of America
... People with hearing loss are less satisfied with their “life as a whole” than people without hearing loss. In particular, people with hearing loss express greater dissatisfaction with their friendships, family life, health, and financial situation than people without hearing loss (see Figure 3). Dis ...
... People with hearing loss are less satisfied with their “life as a whole” than people without hearing loss. In particular, people with hearing loss express greater dissatisfaction with their friendships, family life, health, and financial situation than people without hearing loss (see Figure 3). Dis ...
childhood hearing loss - World Health Organization
... Too much earwax (impacted cerumen), which is very common, especially in many low-resource countries (39, 45, 46); ...
... Too much earwax (impacted cerumen), which is very common, especially in many low-resource countries (39, 45, 46); ...
Implantable Bone-Conduction and Bone
... controlled trials (RCTs) have compared implantable bone-conduction hearing aids to other hearing augmentation devices or sham devices. However, given the objectively measured outcomes and the largely invariable natural history of hearing loss in individuals who would be eligible for an implantable b ...
... controlled trials (RCTs) have compared implantable bone-conduction hearing aids to other hearing augmentation devices or sham devices. However, given the objectively measured outcomes and the largely invariable natural history of hearing loss in individuals who would be eligible for an implantable b ...
Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (EVAS)
... often challenged to find a middle ground between allowing their children to enjoy the typical physical activities of childhood and preventing future losses to hearing and function. Each person must negotiate his or her own decisions about risk management. With significant hearing loss, a hearing aid ...
... often challenged to find a middle ground between allowing their children to enjoy the typical physical activities of childhood and preventing future losses to hearing and function. Each person must negotiate his or her own decisions about risk management. With significant hearing loss, a hearing aid ...
Sound Classification in Hearing Instruments
... million people in Sweden have a moderate hearing loss. The number of people with mild hearing loss is 1.3 million. It is estimated that there are 560 000 people who would benefit from using a hearing aid, in addition to the 270 000 who already use hearing aids. These relatively high numbers are esti ...
... million people in Sweden have a moderate hearing loss. The number of people with mild hearing loss is 1.3 million. It is estimated that there are 560 000 people who would benefit from using a hearing aid, in addition to the 270 000 who already use hearing aids. These relatively high numbers are esti ...
Middle Ear Pathologies in Different Types of Cleft Palate
... demonstrated that the prevalence of middle ear pathologies (including chronic and acute middle ear effusion) in cleft palate is high and are observed in about 75-90% of patients [2,14] and even in more than 90 % of them [11, 15]. These findings are in contrast to what we observed. On the other hand, ...
... demonstrated that the prevalence of middle ear pathologies (including chronic and acute middle ear effusion) in cleft palate is high and are observed in about 75-90% of patients [2,14] and even in more than 90 % of them [11, 15]. These findings are in contrast to what we observed. On the other hand, ...
An evaluation of the benefits of swimming pools for the hearing and
... Research into strategies for reducing the prevalence of middle ear disease (otitis media) and related hearing loss in Indigenous children is vitally important because of the extraordinarily high prevalence of otitis media and disabling levels of hearing loss experienced by young Indigenous Australia ...
... Research into strategies for reducing the prevalence of middle ear disease (otitis media) and related hearing loss in Indigenous children is vitally important because of the extraordinarily high prevalence of otitis media and disabling levels of hearing loss experienced by young Indigenous Australia ...
MyOticon
... and the ability to connect so easily to my iPod and to answer my cell phone handsfree,” she says. “I have a ConnectLine Microphone that I use in situations where I need extra help to hear speakers such as in the classroom or at state band competition. I like that the microphone is so small and discr ...
... and the ability to connect so easily to my iPod and to answer my cell phone handsfree,” she says. “I have a ConnectLine Microphone that I use in situations where I need extra help to hear speakers such as in the classroom or at state band competition. I like that the microphone is so small and discr ...
Preferred Low- and High-Frequency Compression Ratios among
... Ringdahl et al, 2000; Barker et al, 2001; Marriage et al, 2005). For example, Kam and Wong (1999) measured the subjective preference for WDRC or linear amplification with respect to loudness, sound clarity, pleasantness, and speech intelligibility in quiet and in noise for low, medium, and high spee ...
... Ringdahl et al, 2000; Barker et al, 2001; Marriage et al, 2005). For example, Kam and Wong (1999) measured the subjective preference for WDRC or linear amplification with respect to loudness, sound clarity, pleasantness, and speech intelligibility in quiet and in noise for low, medium, and high spee ...
1 - Max Stanley Chartrand, Ph.D.
... Despite unprecedented progress in hearing aid and assistive technology, manufacturers and clinicians have continued to lose ground in penetrating an otherwise rapidly growing hearing impaired market (Chartrand & Chartrand, 2004). To make matters worse, the industry has continued to experience a retu ...
... Despite unprecedented progress in hearing aid and assistive technology, manufacturers and clinicians have continued to lose ground in penetrating an otherwise rapidly growing hearing impaired market (Chartrand & Chartrand, 2004). To make matters worse, the industry has continued to experience a retu ...
May 2011 - Canadian Academy of Audiology
... gloves on, which is great,” says Hodgetts, assistant professor of speech pathology and audiology at the University of Alberta, and program director of bone conduction amplification at the Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine, a joint initiative of the University of Alberta, Caritas Heal ...
... gloves on, which is great,” says Hodgetts, assistant professor of speech pathology and audiology at the University of Alberta, and program director of bone conduction amplification at the Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine, a joint initiative of the University of Alberta, Caritas Heal ...
Objective measurements of skull vibration during bone conduction
... cochlea via the ear canal, eardrum, and middle-ear ossicles, while BC bypasses the Pinna, the external auditory canal and the middle ear. The transmission pathway by BC has not been fully understood and many aspects still remain questionable. The aim of this study is to characterize two ways of dire ...
... cochlea via the ear canal, eardrum, and middle-ear ossicles, while BC bypasses the Pinna, the external auditory canal and the middle ear. The transmission pathway by BC has not been fully understood and many aspects still remain questionable. The aim of this study is to characterize two ways of dire ...
Hearing LOSS ReSOurce Guide
... And with the potential for increased isolation, the emotional well-being of those with hearing loss could be impacted as well. Research also shows that hearing loss can impact independence. In a 1998 study reported in the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, hearing loss did not have ...
... And with the potential for increased isolation, the emotional well-being of those with hearing loss could be impacted as well. Research also shows that hearing loss can impact independence. In a 1998 study reported in the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, hearing loss did not have ...
Earplug
An earplug is a device that is meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the user's ears from loud noises or the intrusion of water, foreign bodies, dust or excessive wind.