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Decision support system for the selection of an ITE or a BTE hearing aid [PDF]

, 2013
The purpose of this research is to mine a large set of heterogeneous audiology data to create a decision support system (DSS) to choose between two hearing aid types (ITE and BTE aid).
Anwar, Muhammad Naveed, Oakes, Michael Philip   +1 more
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Item response theory applied to factors affecting the patient journey towards hearing rehabilitation

Audiology Research, 2016
To develop a tool for use in hearing screening and to evaluate the patient journey towards hearing rehabilitation, responses to the hearing aid rehabilitation questionnaire scales aid stigma, pressure, and aid unwanted addressing respectively hearing aid
Michelene Chenault, Martijn Berger, Bernd Kremer, Lucien Anteunis   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Study of Affecting Factors on Attitude Toward Hearing Loss in Hearing Aid Users and Hearing Aid Non-users

Journal of Modern Rehabilitation, 2019
Introduction: Attitudes and aptitudes play an important role in the acceptance of hearing aids. We can objectively and subjectively examine the attitude of individuals toward hearing loss and hearing aids, using Attitudes towards Loss of Hearing ...
Parisa Heidari, Farzaneh Fatahi, Reza Hoseinabadi, Nematollah Rouhbakhsh   +3 more
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Towards Auditory Profile-Based Hearing-Aid Fitting: Fitting Rationale and Pilot Evaluation

Audiology Research, 2021
Background—The clinical characterization of hearing deficits for hearing-aid fitting purposes is typically based on the pure-tone audiogram only. In a previous study, a group of hearing-impaired listeners completed a comprehensive test battery that was ...
Raul Sanchez-Lopez, Michal Fereczkowski, Sébastien Santurette, Torsten Dau, Tobias Neher   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Level discrimination of speech sounds by hearing-impaired individuals with and without hearing amplification [PDF]

, 2011
Objectives: The current study was designed to see how hearing-impaired individuals judge level differences between speech sounds with and without hearing amplification.
Akeroyd, Michael A., Whitmer, William M.
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Socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle factors and burden of morbidity associated with self-reported hearing and vision impairments in older British community-dwelling men: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Hearing and vision problems are common in older adults. We investigated the association of self-reported sensory impairment with lifestyle factors, chronic conditions, physical functioning, quality of life and social interaction.
Carvalho, LA, Iliffe, S, Lennon, LT, Liljas, AEM, Papacosta, O, Ramsay, SE, Walters, K, Wannamethee, SG, Whincup, PH   +8 more
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Mining and analysis of audiology data to find significant factors associated with tinnitus masker [PDF]

, 2013
Objectives: The objective of this research is to find the factors associated with tinnitus masker from the literature, and by using the large amount of audiology data available from a large NHS (National Health Services, UK) hearing aid clinic.
AC Davis, AH Lockwood, AR Moller, AS Gelfand, AT Beck, B Langguth, C Ordonez, CA Kirsch, CW Newman, D Lucy, Deafness Research UK, DG Altman, DM Baguley, E Brunnberg, G Andersson, G Andersson, J Han, J Vernon, J Vernon, JA Henry, JA Henry, JA Vernon, JB Snow, JL Stouffer, JWP Hazell, JWP Hazell, M Bramer, M Landgrebe, M Oakes, MB Meikle, MB Meikle, MF Heller, MF Porter, MM Vio, MN Anwar, PE Gander, PJ Jastreboff, PJ Jastreboff, PJ Jastreboff, PJ Jastreboff, R Dineen, RL Folmer, RL Folmer, RRA Coles, RS Tyler, RS Tyler, RW Crummer, S Jakes, SDG Stephens, X Zhang   +49 more
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National representative analysis of unilateral hearing loss and hearing aid usage in South Korea.

PLoS ONE, 2020
A definitive study on the prevalence of adult unilateral hearing loss and hearing aid rehabilitation is lacking in Korea. The purpose of our study was to investigate the prevalence of adult unilateral hearing loss and the factors associated with hearing ...
Se A Lee, Hyun Tag Kang, Yun Ji Lee, Jong Dae Lee, Bo Gyung Kim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of self-efficacy, expectations, and readiness on hearing aid outcomes [PDF]

, 2016
Objective: To examine the impact of self-efficacy and expectations for hearing aids, and readiness to improve hearing, on hearing aid outcome measures in first-time adult hearing aid users Design: A prospective, single centre design.
Annie Woolley, Bandura A., Barker F., Carson A.J., Clark J., Cox R.M., Gatehouse S., Glasgow R.E., Kevin J. Munro, Melanie A. Ferguson   +9 more
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Application of Big Data to Support Evidence-Based Public Health Policy Decision-Making for Hearing [PDF]

, 2020
Ideally, public health policies are formulated from scientific data; however, policy-specific data are often unavailable. Big data can generate ecologically-valid, high-quality scientific evidence, and therefore has the potential to change how public ...
Andermann, Barker, Basu, Benke, Choi, Christensen, Deiner, Dritsakis, Ferguson, Gatehouse, Greer, Gutenberg, Hernandez, Horsman, Howell, Katrakazas, Kehler, Konstantopoulos, Larsen, Lee, Livingston, Luo, Mahmoudi, Mellor, Michopoulos, Mooney, Moyer, Murdoch, Nasreddine, Obermeyer, Oliver, Orton, Polanczyk, Raghupathi, Reavis, Salathé, Schilder, Shardell, Shiffrin, Topol, Tu, Ullah, van de Goor, Vos, Willink, Yaffe, Young, Zigmond   +47 more
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