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Comparing outcomes of ultra-low-cost hearing aids to programmable, refurbished hearing aids for adults with high frequency hearing loss in Malawi: a feasibility study

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2023
IntroductionAccess to ear and hearing health services are limited or non-existent in low-income countries, with less than 10% of the global production of hearing aids distributed to this population.
Bhavisha Parmar, Bhavisha Parmar, Bhavisha Parmar, Mwanaisha Phiri, Louis Jailos, Regina Kachapila, Benjamin Saleb, Benjamin Saleb, Wakisa Mulwafu, Vinay Manchaiah, Vinay Manchaiah, Vinay Manchaiah, Vinay Manchaiah, Vinay Manchaiah, M. Saad Bhamla   +14 more
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The Association of Intra-Operative Steroid Administration on Hearing Threshold and Speech Perception Outcomes in Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Audiology Research
Background: Intra-operative steroid administration during cochlear implantation is intended to reduce cochlear inflammation and preserve auditory function, but clinical evidence of benefit remains inconsistent.
Sofia Anastasiadou, Emma Turner, Paris Bruno, Mihaela Gorea, Majed Yousif, Linnea Cheung   +5 more
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The impact of self-efficacy, expectations, and readiness on hearing aid outcomes [PDF]

Objective: To examine the impact of self-efficacy and expectations for hearing aids, and readiness to improve hearing, on hearing aid outcome measures in first-time adult hearing aid users Design: A prospective, single centre design.
Ferguson, Melanie A., Munro, Kevin J., Woolley, Annie   +2 more
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Increasing Pediatric Hearing Aid Use: Considerations for Clinical Practice [PDF]

, 2023
Purpose: Hearing aid use can be variable for young children, and inconsistent wear time can undermine spoken language development. This study explored the effectiveness of hearing aid data logging (DL) awareness and coaching sessions on increasing hours ...
San Miguel, Guadalupe G., Muñoz, Karen, Kali Markle, Twohig, Michael P., Markle, Kali, Guadalupe G. San Miguel, Karen Muñoz, Michael P. Twohig   +7 more
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ChOLE-Based Stratification of Cholesteatoma Surgery: Predictive Value for Recurrence and Hearing Recovery

Biomedicines
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and hearing outcomes of patients with cholesteatomatous chronic otitis media using the ChOLE classification system and to assess its utility in predicting recurrence, guiding surgical approach, and ...
Yusuf Arslanhan, Ismail Aytac, Elif Baysal, Orhan Tunc, Berkay Guzel, Erhan Ciftel   +5 more
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Impact of co-occurring hearing and visual difficulties in childhood on educational outcomes: a longitudinal cohort study

BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2019
Background Mild hearing and visual difficulties are common in childhood, and both may have implications for educational achievement. However, the impact of co-occurring common hearing and visual difficulties in childhood is not known.Objective To ...
Matilda Hill, Amanda Hall, Cathy Williams, Alan M Emond   +3 more
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Predictors of Early Language Outcomes in Children with Connexin 26 Hearing Loss across Three Countries

Children, 2022
GJB2-associated hearing loss (GJB2-HL) is the most common genetic cause of hearing loss in children. However, little is known about the clinical characteristics and early language outcomes in population-oriented samples including children with different ...
Daniel Holzinger, Magdalena Dall, Sandra Kiblböck, Evelien Dirks, Peter Carew, Libby Smith, Lilian Downie, Daisy A. Shepherd, Valerie Sung   +8 more
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Auditory and language outcomes in children with unilateral hearing loss

, 2018
Objectives: Children with unilateral hearing loss (UHL) are being diagnosed at younger ages because of newborn hearing screening. Historically, they have been considered at risk for difficulties in listening and language development.
Flora Nassrallah, Durieux-Smith, A, Coyle, D, Isabelle Gaboury, Gaboury, I, Andrée Durieux-Smith, Fitzpatrick, EM, Elizabeth M. Fitzpatrick, Doug Coyle, Nassrallah, F, Whittingham, JA, JoAnne Whittingham   +11 more
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Patient-reported measures of hearing loss and tinnitus in pediatric cancer and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A systematic review [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose: We identified studies that described use of any patient-reported outcome scale for hearing loss or tinnitus among children and adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients.
Johnston, Donna, Knight, K, Rosenberg, Abby R., Stark, D, Caperon, Lizzie, Johnston, D, Frazier, A. Lindsay, Uleryk, E, Caperon, L, Frazier, AL, Rosenberg, AR, Stark, Daniel, Sung, L, Uleryk, Elizabeth, Knight, Kristin, Sung, Lillian   +15 more
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Speech perception and hearing outcomes following pediatric bilateral cochlear implants: a scoping review of developmental contextual influences

Frontiers in Audiology and Otology
IntroductionBilateral cochlear implantation is the typical intervention for children with severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss, but speech perception and hearing outcomes remain variable.
Fleur Corbett, Nejra Van Zalk
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