Decision support system to help choose between an ITE or a BTE hearing aid [PDF]
, 2011 A decision support system (DSS) is used for analysing a situation and making decisions. The goal of this research is to mine a large set of heterogeneous audiology data and create a DSS to help audiology technicians to choose between an ITE or BTE ...
Babi, Douglas, Gani, Kalakul
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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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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 +4 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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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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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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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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Internet competency predicts practical hearing aid knowledge and skills in first-time hearing aid users [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose. The purpose of the study was to assess whether Internet competency predicted practical hearing aid knowledge and handling skills in first-time hearing aid users. Method.
Brassington, William +3 more
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Hearing Aids Reduce Daily-Life Fatigue and Increase Social Activity: A Longitudinal Study
Trends in Hearing, 2021 People with hearing loss experience fatigue, and it is unknown whether this is alleviated by treatment with hearing aids. The objective of this study was to address this issue and to investigate the possible concomitant effect of hearing-aid fitting on ...
Jack A. Holman +2 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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