Pure tone audiometry and cerebral pathology in healthy older adults [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Hearing impairment may be a modifiable risk factor for dementia. However, it is unclear how hearing associates with pathologies relevant to dementia in preclinical populations.
Bamiou, D-E+19 more
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An artificial patient for pure-tone audiometry [PDF]
The successful treatment of hearing loss depends on the individual practitioner's experience and skill. So far, there is no standard available to evaluate the practitioner's testing skills. To assess every practitioner equally, the paper proposes a first
Alexander Kocian+3 more
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The efficiency of otoacoustic emissions and pure-tone audiometry in the detection of temporary auditory changes after exposure to high sound pressure levels [PDF]
Exposure to noise has a harmful effect on the auditory health of workers. AIM: The main goal of this paper was to establish the role of pure-tone audiometry and evoked transient otoacoustic emissions in the detection of small temporary auditory changes ...
Atherino, Ciríaco Cristovão Tavares+3 more
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Influence of headphone position in pure-tone audiometry
International audiencePure-tone audiometry (measurement of absolute thresholds using pure tones) is the main test for the diagnosis of hearing loss. It can be achieved by using either air conduction (with headphones or loudspeakers) or bone conduction ...
Jantzem, Brice+2 more
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Frequency Characteristics of AEPs in Normal Young Adults and Comparison of Their Response Threshold and Pure Tone Audiometry Threshold [PDF]
Objective The tests of three types of auditory evoked potentials (AEPs) were performed on normal young adults, to understand the frequency characteristics of different testing methods and the relationship between response threshold and pure tone ...
CHENG Long-long*, LUO Fang-liang*, XIONG Yan-he, et al
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A directly comparative two-gate case–control diagnostic accuracy study of the pure tone screen and HearCheck screener tests for identifying hearing impairment in school children [PDF]
Objectives: This study directly compared the accuracy of two audiometry-based tests for screening school children for hearing impairment: the currently used test, pure tone screen and a device newly applied to children, HearCheck Screener. Design: Two-
Benton, Claire+10 more
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Audiological manifestations in HIV-positive adults [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To characterize the findings of behavioral hearing assessment in HIV-positive individuals who received and did not receive antiretroviral treatment. METHODS: This research was a cross-sectional study.
Angrisani, Rosanna Giaffredo+3 more
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Assessment of Hearing Loss by Audiometry - Our Experience at Tertiary Care Hospital [PDF]
Objective: To analyze the results of pure tone audiometry in the terms of age, sex, and type of hearing loss attending the hospital with the complaint of hearing loss.
Mehboob Khan Yazdani , Ahmed Hasan Ashfaq , Muhammad Arshad , Umair Ashfaq , Salman Aslam , Jawad Faisal Malik, Mehboob Khan Yazdani , Ahmed Hasan Ashfaq , Muhammad Arshad , Umair Ashfaq , Salman Aslam , Jawad Faisal Malik
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Pure tone audiometry and cerebral pathology in healthy older adults. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Hearing impairment may be a modifiable risk factor for dementia. However, it is unclear how hearing associates with pathologies relevant to dementia in preclinical populations.
Bamiou, Doris-Eva+19 more
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Longitudinal analysis of the audiological phenotype in osteogenesis imperfecta : a follow-up study [PDF]
Objective. This prospective study involved a longitudinal analysis of the progression of hearing thresholds in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta. Methods.
Dhooge, Ingeborg+2 more
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