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Vowel production of Mandarin-speaking hearing aid users with different types of hearing loss.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
In contrast with previous research focusing on cochlear implants, this study examined the speech performance of hearing aid users with conductive (n = 11), mixed (n = 10), and sensorineural hearing loss (n = 7) and compared it with the speech of hearing ...
Yu-Chen Hung, Ya-Jung Lee, Li-Chiun Tsai
doaj   +1 more source

Audiometric evaluation in individuals with mucopolysaccharidosis

open access: yesClinics, 2018
OBJECTIVES: To characterize the audiometric evaluation and acoustic immittance measures in different types of mucopolysaccharidosis. METHOD: Fifty-three mucopolysaccharidosis patients were evaluated.
Marcela Rosana Maia da Silveira   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bone conductive implants in single sided deafness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Conclusion: The Bone Conductive Implants (BCI) showed to partly restore some of the functions lost when the binaural hearing is missing, such as in the single-sided deafness (SSD) subjects.
ATTURO, FRANCESCA   +4 more
core   +1 more source

The validity of an isiZulu speech reception threshold test for use with adult isiZulu speakers

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: This study continued the development of an isiZulu speech reception threshold (zSRT) test for use with first language, adult speakers of isiZulu. Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the convergent and concurrent validity
Seema Panday   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Audiologic Assessment of Preschool Children with Hearing Loss in a Secondary Health Care Setting [PDF]

open access: yesHuman Research in Rehabilitation
The study aimed to evaluate the audiologic profile of preschool children with hearing loss, i.e., to determine the type, degree, and configuration of hearing loss, amplitude of otoacoustic emissions, and word recognition performance. This retrospective
Lidija Ristovska   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hearing Loss in Mucopolysaccharidoses: Current Knowledge and Future Directions

open access: yesDiagnostics, 2020
Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a group of lysosomal storage disorders caused by a deficiency of one of the enzymes involved in the degradation of glycosaminoglycans. Hearing loss is a common clinical presentation in MPS.
Jeremy Wolfberg   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decision support system for the selection of an ITE or a BTE hearing aid [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +2 more sources

Conductive Hearing Loss Aggravates Memory Decline in Alzheimer Model Mice

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2020
The study of cognitive impairment associated with hearing loss has recently garnered considerable interest. Epidemiological data have demonstrated that hearing loss is a risk factor for cognitive decline as a result of aging.
Jin Su Kim   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Audiological Performance of ADHEAR Systems in Simulated Conductive Hearing Loss: A Case Series with a Review of the Existing Literature

open access: yesAudiology Research, 2021
A new non-invasive adhesive bone conduction hearing device (ABCD) has been proposed as an alternative solution for reversible bilateral conductive hearing loss in recurrent or long-lasting forms of otitis media with effusion (OME) in children that cannot
Enrico Muzzi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Turner syndrome and associated problems in turkish children: A multicenter study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Objective: Turner syndrome (TS) is a chromosomal disorder caused by complete or partial X chromosome monosomy that manifests various clinical features depending on the karyotype and on the genetic background of affected girls.
Abacı, A.   +73 more
core   +1 more source

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