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Extended high-frequency hearing enhances speech perception in noise

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2019
Significance Understanding speech in noisy environments is an essential communication skill that varies widely between individuals and is poorly understood.
Lina Motlagh Zadeh, N. Silbert, Katherine Sternasty, D. Swanepoel, L. Hunter, D. Moore   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Moderators and Mediators of Pain and Function Outcomes in a New Service Delivery Model for Management of Knee Osteoarthritis in Primary Care: Secondary Exploratory Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Our objective was to explore moderators and mediators influenced changes in pain and function in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) receiving a new model of primary care service delivery (Optimizing Primary Care Management of Knee Osteoarthritis [PARTNER]), at 12 months (ACTRN: 12617001595303).
Abdolhay Farivar, Jocelyn L. Bowden, Kim L. Bennell, Andrew M. Briggs, Stephen J. Bunker, Rana S. Hinman, Thorlene Egerton, Simon D. French, Marie Pirotta, Karen Schuck, Venkatesha Venkatesha, Nicholas A. Zwar, David J. Hunter   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Benefit From Directional Microphone Hearing Aids: Objective and Subjective Evaluations [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2015
ObjectivesThe aims of this study were to find and compare the effect of directional (DIR) processing of two different hearing aids via both subjective and objective methods, to determine the association between the results of the subjective and objective
Hee-Sung Park, Il Joon Moon, Sun Hwa Jin, Ji Eun Choi, Yang-Sun Cho, Sung Hwa Hong   +5 more
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Trends in Health Care Costs and Utilization Associated With Untreated Hearing Loss Over 10 Years

JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2019
Importance Nearly 38 million individuals in the United States have untreated hearing loss, which is associated with cognitive and functional decline. National initiatives to address hearing loss are currently under way.
N. Reed, A. Altan, J. Deal, C. Yeh, Alexander D Kravetz, M. Wallhagen, F. Lin   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Smart, Bio‐Inspired Polymers and Bio‐Based Molecules Modified by Zwitterionic Motifs to Design Next‐Generation Materials for Medical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz, Jonas De Breuck, Sahar Salehi, Meike N. Leiske   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vestibular status in partial deafness

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2021
Introduction: The hair cells of the cochlea and the vestibulum are closely connected and may be susceptible to the same noxious factors. The relationship between their function has been a continuing field of investigation.
Magdalena Sosna, Grazyna Tacikowska, Katarzyna Pietrasik, Henryk Skarzynski, Piotr H. Skarzynski   +4 more
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Perspectives towards Communication Options among Parents of Children with Hearing Impairment

Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, 2023
Introduction Intervention and educational approaches ranging from oral language only to oral language combined with various forms of sign language have evolved.
Priyanka Chattarjee, Mahashree V, Anasooya B S, Srividya A, Suresh T   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Mechanoelectric Conversion to Tissue Regeneration: Translational Progress in Piezoelectric Materials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent progress in piezoelectric materials for regenerative medicine, emphasizing their ability to convert mechanical stimuli into bioelectric signals that promote tissue repair. Key discussions cover the intrinsic piezoelectric properties of biological tissues, co‐stimulation cellular mechanisms for tissue regeneration, and ...
Xinyu Wang, Sílvio Terra Stefanello, Victor Shahin, Yun Qian   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Engineering Cellular Self‐Adhesions Inside 3D Printed Micro‐Arches to Enhance Cell:Biomaterial Attachment

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Surprisingly, a cell can bind to itself to make a self‐adhesion, which engineered here to improve how cells attach to biomaterials. Nanoprinting are used to make 3D structures smaller than cells–called Self‐Adhesion‐Tunnels (SATs)–around which cells can wrap and bind to themselves.
Anamika Singh, Hannah E. Kim, Lauren Rawson, Margaret Miao, Daniel J. Cohen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong, You Zhou, Qingxiu Li, Wenyu Zhao, Sunyingyue Geng, Hangfei Li, Yan‐Bing Leng, Shirui Zhu, Guanglong Ding, Yongbiao Zhai, Ziyu Lv, Ye Zhou, Su‐Ting Han   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source