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Opportunistic hearing screening in elderly inpatients [PDF]

SAGE Open Medicine, 2014
Objective: To determine the prevalence of occult hearing loss in elderly inpatients, to evaluate feasibility of opportunistic hearing screening and to determine subsequent provision of hearing aids.
Krishan Ramdoo, Jordan Bowen, Oliver T Dale, Rogan Corbridge, Apurba Chatterjee, Margot A Gosney   +5 more
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Changes in attitudes toward hearing loss and hearing aids and their association with hearing‑aid abandonment among experienced older adults hearing‑aid users [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics
Background Hearing aids are the standard intervention for age‑related hearing loss; however, abandonment rates remain high, exposing individuals to the adverse consequences of untreated hearing loss.
Daniel Tapia-Mora, Magdalena Rosende, Manuel Luna-Monsalve, Dominique Terán-Tapia, Eduardo Fuentes-López   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Hearing Loss, Hearing Aids, and Cognition.

JAMA Netw Open
ImportanceMost observational studies examining the association between hearing loss (HL) and cognitive impairment used subjective measures of hearing and addressed only one dimension of cognition, and very few investigated the potential benefit of hearing aids (HAs).ObjectiveTo evaluate objectively measured HL and several dimensions of cognition and ...
Grenier B, Berr C, Goldberg M, Jouven X, Zins M, Empana JP, Lisan Q.   +6 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Using the phase inversion method and loudness comparisons for the evaluation of noise reduction algorithms in hearing aids

Acta Acustica, 2021
The phase inversion method, a technical measurement procedure, is often used to evaluate the performance of noise reduction algorithms in hearing aids. However, a detailed comparison of these technical measurements with the perceived loudness is missing.
Husstedt Hendrik, Kreyenhagen Jannine, Langhof Laura, Kreikemeier Steffen, Denk Florian, Wollermann Simone, Frenz Marlitt   +6 more
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Evaluation of impulse noise reduction in hearing aids with technical measurements and ratings of discomfort

Acta Acustica, 2023
Short, impulse-like sounds such as slamming of a door or rattle of dishes can be uncomfortable for hearing aid users. Therefore, many hearing aids provide impulse (or transient) noise reduction (INR) that should reduce loud and short sounds without ...
Husstedt Hendrik, Hilgerdenaar Wiebke, Frenz Marlitt, Denk Florian, Tchorz Jürgen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prioritizing research on over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids for age-related hearing loss

Frontiers in Aging, 2023
Hearing aids are the most commonly used treatment for people with age-related hearing loss, however, hearing aid uptake is low, primarily due to high cost of the device, stigma, and a lack of perceived need.
Vinaya Manchaiah, Vinaya Manchaiah, Vinaya Manchaiah, Vinaya Manchaiah, Vinaya Manchaiah, De Wet Swanepoel, De Wet Swanepoel, De Wet Swanepoel, De Wet Swanepoel, Anu Sharma   +9 more
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Hearing aids utilization, effect factors, and its benefit in the association between hearing and cognition decline: A longitudinal follow-up in Shanghai, China

Experimental Gerontology, 2023
Objective: To explore the rate and effect factors of hearing aids utilization in Chinese community elderly people, as well as the benefit role of hearing aids in the association of hearing loss and cognition decline.
Yunwei Zhang, Hua Wang, Lihua Wang, Jing Zhang, Yifan Cao, Lingshan Wan, Changying Wang, Hongyun Xin, Hansheng Ding   +8 more
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National Survey of Pharmacist Awareness, Interest, and Readiness for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

Pharmacy, 2022
Hearing loss is a major public health concern, affecting over 30 million Americans. Few adults who could benefit from hearing aids use them. Hearing aids are now available over-the-counter (OTC) for persons with perceived mild-to-moderate hearing loss ...
Elizabeth S. Midey, Alexis Gaggini, Elaine Mormer, Lucas A. Berenbrok   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Online distributed waveform-synchronization for acoustic sensor networks with dynamic topology

EURASIP Journal on Audio, Speech, and Music Processing, 2023
Acoustic sensing by multiple devices connected in a wireless acoustic sensor network (WASN) creates new opportunities for multichannel signal processing. However, the autonomy of agents in such a network still necessitates the alignment of sensor signals
Aleksej Chinaev, Niklas Knaepper, Gerald Enzner   +2 more
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Assessing the Quality of Hearing Aids-Related Videos on TikTok

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Hearing aids are effective at improving listening ability and health-related quality of life. Recently, we observed that there are many hearing aids-related videos published on TikTok. However, the quality of the information they offer remains unstudied.
Kai Chen, Kai Chen, Li Zhou, Rui Zhao, Yuedi Tang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source