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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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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
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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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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, Bates, RA, Perry, M, Wynn, HP   +3 more
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Evaluation of the Hearing Aid Rehabilitation Questionnaire in Dutch: examination of its psychometric properties and potential use as a screening instrument

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, Lucien J.C. Anteunis, Martijn P.F. Berger   +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, Arlinger S, Davis A, Davis W.E, Desjardins J.L, Dixon Woods M., Ehrich K, Erber N.P, Ferguson M., Goggins S., Gopinath B., Gopinath B., Gratton M.A., Heather Fortnum, Hougaard S., Jenstad L., Karpa M.J., Kochkin S, Kochkin S, Kochkin S, Kochkin S, Kochkin S., Meister H., Oberg M., Schumacher D.U., Stalker K., Tomita M., Upfold L.J., Vuorialho A., Weiss C.E   +29 more
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Bilateral cochlear implantation or bimodal listening in the paediatric population : retrospective analysis of decisive criteria [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: In children with bilateral severe to profound hearing loss, bilateral hearing can be achieved by either bimodal stimulation (CIHA) or bilateral cochlear implantation (BICI).
Dhondt, Cleo, Dhooge, Ingeborg, Swinnen, Freya   +2 more
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Impact of hearing aid technology level at first-fit on self-reported outcomes in patients with presbycusis: a randomized controlled trial

Frontiers in Aging, 2023
To provide clinical guidance in hearing aid prescription for older adults with presbycusis, we investigated differences in self-reported hearing abilities and hearing aid effectiveness for premium or basic hearing aid users.
Sabina Storbjerg Houmøller, Sabina Storbjerg Houmøller, Anne Wolff, Li-Tang Tsai, Sreeram Kaithali Narayanan, Dan Dupont Hougaard, Dan Dupont Hougaard, Michael Lyhne Gaihede, Michael Lyhne Gaihede, Tobias Neher, Christian Godballe, Christian Godballe, Jesper Hvass Schmidt, Jesper Hvass Schmidt   +13 more
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Hearing Aids and Music [PDF]

Trends in Amplification, 2004
Historically, the primary concern for hearing aid design and fitting is optimization for speech inputs. However, increasingly other types of inputs are being investigated and this is certainly the case for music. Whether the hearing aid wearer is a musician or merely someone who likes to listen to music, the electronic and electro-acoustic parameters ...
Marshall Chasin, Frank A. Russo
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Motivational engagement in first-time hearing aid users: a feasibility study [PDF]

, 2016
Objective: To assess (1) the feasibility of incorporating the Ida Institute’s Motivation Tools into a UK audiology service, (2) the potential benefits of motivational engagement in first-time hearing aid users, and (3) predictors of hearing aid and ...
Aazh H., AoHL., Babeu L.A., Beck D.L., Beck D.L., British Society of Audiology, Clark J., Clark J., David Maidment, Diclemente C.C., Ferguson M., Gatehouse S., Hickson L., Holm S., Laplante-Lévesque A., Medical Research Council., Melanie Ferguson, Melanie Gregory, Moyers T., Naomi Russell, Picker Institute Europe., Richard Nicholson, Ridgeway J., Rubak S., Sweetow R.   +24 more
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