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A Comparison Study of the Auditory P300 Results of Elderly Patients with Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2019
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the auditory P300 results of elderly patients with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) before and after hearing aid use.
Noppamont Mongkalanantakul, Krisna Lertsukprasert, Montip Tiensuwan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) in a Patient With Compound Heterozygous OPA1 Variants: Case Report and Literature Review

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) is a rare, life‐threatening neurological emergency with unclear etiology in many cases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, often due to disease‐causing genetic variants, is increasingly recognized as a cause, with each gene producing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.
Pouria Mohammadi, Lara Basovic, Christopher Michael McGraw   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does educational level predict hearing aid self-efficacy in experienced older adult hearing aid users from Latin America? Validation process of the Spanish version of the MARS-HA questionnaire.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Hearing aids are the most common rehabilitation strategy for age-related hearing loss. However, 25% to 50% of older adults fitted with hearing aids do not wear them post-fitting. Hearing aid self-efficacy has been suggested as one of the key factors that
Eduardo Fuentes-López, Adrian Fuente, Gonzalo Valdivia, Manuel Luna-Monsalve   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hearing Aid Amplification Reduces Communication Effort of People With Hearing Impairment and Their Conversation Partners

, 2020
ObjectivesThis study investigates the hypothesis that hearing aid amplification reduces effort within conversation for both hearing aid wearers and their communication partners.
Keidser, Gitte,, Beechey, Timothy,, Buchholz, Jörg M.,   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluating hearing aid management: development of the Hearing Aid Skills and Knowledge Inventory (HASKI) [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose: Although hearing health care clinicians provide training on hearing aid handling and management as part of the rehabilitation program, clinical studies suggest that the level of management skill demonstrated by hearing aid owners is low.
Meyer, Carly J., Eikelboom, Robert H., Atlas, Marcus D., Bennett, Rebecca J.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Diffusion Spectrum Imaging Maps Early Axonal Loss and a Unique Progressive Signal in Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To delineate specific in vivo white matter pathology in neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID) using diffusion spectrum imaging (DSI) and define its clinical relevance. Methods DSI was performed on 42 NIID patients and 38 matched controls.
Kaiyan Jiang, Yixiu Pei, Xiaobao Hu, Ying Xiong, Fang Wang, Yanyan Yu, Min Zhu, Dandan Tan, Meihong Zhou, Daojun Hong, Fuqing Zhou   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a music perception test for adult hearing-aid users

South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2011
The purpose of this research was two-fold. Firstly to develop a music perception test for hearing aid users and secondly to evaluate the influence of non-linear frequency compression (NFC) on music perception with the use of the self-compiled test.
Marinda Uys, Catherine van Dijk
doaj   +1 more source

Factors influencing the choice of prescribed hearing aid [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2012
In our paper we would like to emphasize the complexity of hearing aid prescription process. It is connected to a series of factors which impact the choice of hearing aid; type of hearing loss, degree of hearing loss according to the average hearing ...
Živić Ljubica, Živić Danijela
doaj   +1 more source

Vestibular Patient Journey: Insights From Vestibular Disorders Association (VeDA) Registry

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Vestibular symptoms impose a high burden of disability. Understanding real‐world diagnostic and treatment pathways can identify care gaps and guide interventions. We aimed to characterize symptom profiles, diagnostic trends, provider involvement, and treatment patterns in vestibular disorders.
Ali Rafati, Sami I. Nassar, Shaun A. Nguyen, Patricia L. Gerend, Michael C. Schubert, Michael T. Teixido, Frederick A. Godley, Joel A. Goebel, Cynthia A. Ryan, Habib G. Rizk, Amir Kheradmand   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of auditory and socio-demographic variables on discontinuation of hearing aid use among older adults with hearing loss fitted in the Chilean public health sector

BMC Geriatrics, 2019
Background The percentage of older adults with hearing loss who stop using their hearing aids and the variables associated with this phenomenon have not been systematically investigated in South America.
Eduardo Fuentes-López, Adrian Fuente, Gonzalo Valdivia, Manuel Luna-Monsalve   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source