Community health workers and mHealth systems for hearing screening in rural Nicaraguan schoolchildren [PDF]
Background: We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of using minimally trained community health workers (CHW) to screen schoolchildren in rural Nicaragua for hearing loss using a tablet-based audiometric system integrated with asynchronous telehealth ...
Bessen, Sarah+10 more
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Audiological manifestations in HIV-positive adults [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To characterize the findings of behavioral hearing assessment in HIV-positive individuals who received and did not receive antiretroviral treatment. METHODS: This research was a cross-sectional study.
Angrisani, Rosanna Giaffredo+3 more
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Tone-in-noise detection deficits in elderly patients with clinically normal hearing [PDF]
One of the most common complaints among the elderly is the inability to understand speech in noisy environments. In many cases, these deficits are due to age-related hearing loss; however, some of the elderly that have difficulty hearing in noise have ...
Cappelli, Giampietro+6 more
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Characteristics of Mid-Frequency Sensorineural Hearing Loss Progression. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES:To characterize the progression of mid-frequency sensorineural hearing loss (MFSNHL) over time. METHODS:A retrospective chart review spanning 2012 to 2017 was performed at a tertiary care audiology and neurotology center.
Abouzari, Mehdi+9 more
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Development of the Listening in Spatialized Noise-Sentences (LiSN-S) Test in Brazilian Portuguese: Presentation Software, Speech Stimuli, and Sentence Equivalence [PDF]
The Listening in Spatialized Noise Sentences (LiSN-S) is a test to evaluate auditory spatial processing currently only available in the English language. It produces a three-dimensional auditory environment under headphones and uses a simple repetition response protocol to determine speech reception thresholds (SRTs) for sentences presented in ...
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Correlation between Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery and Hearing Threshold Changes [PDF]
Introduction: Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a probable complication of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) Surgery, that may be due to embolism, perfusion failure and consumption of ototoxic drugs.
M.A Damghani, M Khodarahmi, A Shahidi
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Hearing status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Background: Previous studies showed that one of the complications of rheumatoid arthritis disease was auditory disorder. The goal of the present study was to compare the auditory status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and healthy individuals ...
Keyvan Kiakojuri+3 more
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Perceptual and electrophysiological masking of the auditory brainstem response : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University [PDF]
Effective masking levels of the auditory brainstem response (ABR) to tonepips were established on 10 normal-hearing subjects at 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 Hz, using white noise.
Houghton, Janene M
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RISIKO GANGGUAN PENDENGARAN PADA NEONATUS HIPERBILIRUBINEMIA [PDF]
Background. The prevalence of hearing impairment on the Indonesian population according to 2007 WHO data is estimated at 4.2 %, and one of the cause is neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.
Susanto, Susanto
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