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 +1 more
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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 +8 more
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In-situ hearing threshold estimation using Gaussian process classification
Scientific Reports, 2023 One in six Americans suffers from hearing loss. While treatment with amplification is possible for many, the acceptance rate of hearing aids is low. Poor device fitting is one of the reasons.
Christopher Boven +5 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 +47 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 +49 more
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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 +3 more
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Bond graph based sensitivity and uncertainty analysis modelling for micro-scale multiphysics robust engineering design [PDF]
, 2007 Components within micro-scale engineering systems are often at the limits of commercial miniaturization and this can cause unexpected behavior and variation in performance.
Atherton, MA +3 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 +4 more
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Audiology Research, 2013 Items pertaining to hearing and hearing aids from the Hearing Aid Rehabilitation Questionnaire were applied to a heterogeneous sample of Dutch patients aged 55 years and more to evaluate their potential use in hearing screening.
Michelene N. Chenault +2 more
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Why do people fitted with hearing aids not wear them? [PDF]
, 2013 Objective: Age-related hearing loss is an increasingly important public health problem affecting approximately 40% of 55–74 year olds. The primary clinical management intervention for people with hearing loss is hearing aids, however, the majority (80 ...
Abby McCormack +29 more
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