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The psychophysics of absolute threshold and signal duration: A probabilistic approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The absolute threshold for a tone depends on its duration; longer tones have lower thresholds. This effect has traditionally been explained in terms of ?temporal integration? involving the summation of energy or perceptual information over time.
Heil P.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Audiological findings in aphasic patients after stroke

open access: yesEinstein (São Paulo)
Objective To outline the audiological findings of aphasic patients after cerebrovascular accidents.Methods This is a cross-sectional study performed between March 2011 and August 2012 in the Speech, Language, and Hearing Pathology Department of ...
Solange Satie Onoue   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vocal Audiometry in Hearing Aid Outcome Measurements [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Single word repetition in quiet differs drastically from everyday conversation, raising validity issues when quality-of-life-type predictions are made starting from classic vocal audiometry.
Corthals, Paul   +2 more
core  

Changes in the audiometric patterns in presbycusis with ongoing medical upgradation

open access: yesApollo Medicine, 2022
Background: Presbycusis or age-related hearing loss. Nowadays, age-related hearing impairment is recognized as a disorder with environmental and genetic factors, use of ototoxic medication, hypertension with increasing age, i.e., longevity of life the ...
Sugandha Sharma   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can older people remember medication reminders presented using synthetic speech? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Reminders are often part of interventions to help older people adhere to complicated medication regimes. Computer-generated (synthetic) speech is ideal for tailoring reminders to different medication regimes.
Al-Awar Smither   +49 more
core   +3 more sources

Speech recognition in noise with active and passive hearing protectors: a comparative study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The perceived negative influence of standard hearing protectors on communication is a common argument for not wearing them. Thus, augmented protectors have been developed to improve speech intelligibility.
Annelies Bockstael   +19 more
core   +1 more source

Comparison of Perioperative Electrophysiological Measurements and Postoperative Results in Cochlear Implantation with a Slim Straight Electrode

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
This research aims to determine whether a neural response telemetry (NRT) threshold determines the success of surgery. Furthermore, we examined whether the patient’s age, the etiology of their hearing loss, the depth of the electrode insertion, and a ...
Tina Gabrovec   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hearing with a cochlear implant: from bionic to bimodal listening [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Introduction: Currently, cochlear implantation (CI) is the standard procedure for bilateral severe hearing loss in both children and adults. However, a considerable number of hearing-impaired patients, who are candidates for CI, have residual hearing in ...
Dhooge, Ingeborg   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Auditory and cognitive performance in elderly musicians and nonmusicians [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Musicians represent a model for examining brain and behavioral plasticity in terms of cognitive and auditory profile, but few studies have investigated whether elderly musicians have better auditory and cognitive abilities than nonmusicians.
Borella, Erika   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

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