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Understanding hearing health‐care access in Australia: Users' perspectives

Australasian Journal on Ageing, Volume 44, Issue 2, June 2025.
Abstract Objective The aim of this qualitative study was to evaluate the barriers and enablers to current hearing health‐care services in Australia for middle‐aged and older adults who use cochlear implants (CI) and/or hearing aids. Methods Adults aged 40 years and older from the Hearing impairment Adults: a Longitudinal Outcomes Study (HALOS), with ...
Shermin Lim, Jessica Turner, Diana Tang, Kerry Sherman, Kompal Sinha, Sharad Chawla, Simon Carney, Giriraj Singh Shekhawat, Bamini Gopinath   +8 more
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Study on Recovery Strategy of Hearing Loss & SGN Regeneration Under Physical Regulation

Advanced Science, Volume 12, Issue 5, February 3, 2025.
This paper systematically summarizes the development of existing hearing loss (HL) recovery strategies and the latest research of spiralganglion neurons (SGNs) regeneration under physical regulation. The challenges facing physically regulating SGNs are discussed, and the future development are prospected.
Zhe Li, Yijia Gao, Xingyu Chen, Lei Xu, Zhou Li, Renjie Chai   +5 more
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Rural nursing and allied health placements during the latter stage of the COVID‐19 public health emergency: A national study

Australian Journal of Rural Health, Volume 33, Issue 1, February 2025.
Abstract Objective To explore changes to rural nursing and allied health placements during the latter stage of the COVID‐19 public health emergency. Setting Regional, rural and remote Australia. Participants Nursing and allied health students with a scheduled University Department of Rural Health (UDRH) facilitated rural placement between 1 January ...
Belinda Jessup, Anthea Brand, Melissa Kirschbaum, Penny Allen, Lisa Bourke, Jodie Bailie, Susan Heaney, Lyndal Sheepway, Tegan Podubinski, Ha Hoang, Kehinde Obamiro, Santosh Jatrana, Sabina Knight, Robyn Fitzroy, Rohan Rasiah   +14 more
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Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations: Vascular cognitive impairment, 7th edition practice guidelines update, 2024

Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 21, Issue 1, January 2025.
Abstract The Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations (CSPR) 7th edition includes this new module on the diagnosis and management of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) with or without neurodegenerative disease. An expert writing group and people with VCI lived experience (PWLE) reviewed current evidence. Existing recommendations were reviewed and
Richard H. Swartz, R. Stewart Longman, M. Patrice Lindsay, Rebecca Lund, Aravind Ganesh, Gail A. Eskes, Melissa Austin, Lauren E. Bechard, Jaspreet Bhangu, Venera C. Bruto, Sherri Carter, Nelly Chow, Yan Deschaintre, Kathleen Fedorchuk, Lesley Fellows, Norine Foley, Lee‐Anne Greer, Douglas S. Lee, Carol Leonard, Ronak Patel, Sepideh Pooyania, Valerie Poulin, Fatima Quraishi, Pamela Roach, Tricia Shoniker, Carmen Tuchak, Anita Mountain, Chelsy Martin, Eric E. Smith, the Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Advisory Committee, in collaboration with the Canadian Stroke Consortium, Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation, and CanStroke Recovery Trials Platform   +32 more
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Experiences and Challenges of Educational-audiologists and Tele-rehabilitation During COVID-19 [PDF]

Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
Objectives: This study aims to assess the status of hearing rehabilitation services for hearing-impaired students at schools during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.
Ashrafsadat Momeni, Nikta Hatamizadeh, Saeideh Mehrkian, Samaneh Hosseinzadeh   +3 more
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Tele‐otology for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Living in Rural and Remote Areas

The Laryngoscope, Volume 134, Issue 12, Page 5096-5102, December 2024.
Since 2011, a tele‐otology service in Northern Territory, Australia has conducted 13,726 ear exams on 3,950 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals from 93 communities, averaging 759 reviews per year. Approximately 62.2% of patients were identified with ear disease and 62.5% identified with hearing loss.The results of this review confirm that
Al‐Rahim Habib, Graeme Crossland, Raymond Sacks, Narinder Singh, Hemi Patel   +4 more
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‘We know the lack of services': Service lead’s perspective of enablers and barriers to hearing assessment for children in metropolitan, regional and rural Australia: A qualitative study

Australian Journal of Rural Health, Volume 32, Issue 5, Page 918-929, October 2024.
Abstract Objective To explore potential enablers and barriers to accessing paediatric hearing assessment from the perspective of Australian service leads, extending previous studies on this topic from the perspectives of two other stakeholder groups – parents and speech pathologists.
Jenna Zussino, Barbra Zupan, Robyn Preston   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon savings potential of virtual care in obstructive sleep apnea and otitis media with effusion

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, Volume 9, Issue 2, April 2024.
Appropriately conducting up to 50% of clinical encounters virtually for children with obstructive sleep apnea or otitis media with effusion substantially reduced theoretical carbon emissions. Virtual health can offer many benefits to patients, the healthcare system, and the environment, and should be encouraged in situations where in‐person and virtual
Austin Heffernan, Annie Lalande, Rashmi Chadha, Andrea MacNeill, Neil K. Chadha   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Accuracy of Self-Administered Web- and App-Based Tools for Audiometric Tests—A Systematic Review

Audiology Research
Objectives: This systematic review aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of self-administered web- and app-based tools for audiometric testing compared to pure-tone audiometry (PTA), the clinical gold standard.
Sahuur Abdullahi Ahmed Sheikh Hassan, Uffe Kock Wiil, Ali Ebrahimi   +2 more
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The role of Department of Veterans Affairs community‐based outpatient clinics in enhancing rural access to geriatrics telemedicine specialty care

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Volume 72, Issue 2, Page 520-528, February 2024.
Abstract Background Half of the 4.7 M veterans who reside in rural communities and rely on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care are older (≥65). Their rurality presents unique challenges, including a shortage of clinicians skilled in geriatric medicine. Community‐based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) help extend VA's geographic reach but are
Camilla B. Pimentel, Eileen M. Dryden, Kathryn A. Nearing, Laura M. Kernan, Meaghan A. Kennedy, William W. Hung, Jessica Riley, Lauren R. Moo   +7 more
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