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Implementation and evaluation of a rural community-based pediatric hearing screening program integrating in-person and tele-diagnostic auditory brainstem response (ABR)

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background In an attempt to reach remote rural areas, this study explores a community-based, pediatric hearing screening program in villages, integrating two models of diagnostic ABR testing; one using a tele-medicine approach and the other a traditional
Vidya Ramkumar, Roopa Nagarajan, Vanaja C. Shankarnarayan, Selvakumar Kumaravelu, James W. Hall   +4 more
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From Hearing Aid Uptake to Hearing Aid Effectiveness: Rethinking Dementia Risk Reduction in Adults With Hearing Loss

Sensory Neuroscience, Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Hearing loss is a leading modifiable risk factor for dementia, yet evidence that hearing interventions reduce dementia risk has been mixed and difficult to translate into practice. Jiang and colleagues address this gap by shifting the focus from hearing aid uptake to hearing aid effectiveness in a pooled analysis of 61,089 adults with hearing ...
Bamini Gopinath, Ghazal Shineh, Diana Tang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

eHealth and the hearing aid adult patient journey: a state-of-the-art review

BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2018
The number and variety of eHealth services for adults and older adults who use hearing aids (HAs) are growing rapidly. This area holds promise to increase cost-efficiency, enable better access to care, and improve patient outcomes and satisfaction ...
Alessia Paglialonga, Annette Cleveland Nielsen, Elisabeth Ingo, Caitlin Barr, Ariane Laplante-Lévesque   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Telepractice in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology: Prospects and Challenges

Journal of Indian Speech Language & Hearing Association, 2018
With the advancement in science and technology, the information and communication technology (ICT) mode has been put to best use in the health-care sectors. Unlike health, communication disorders pose special challenges to service delivery.
Prema K. S. Rao, R. Yashaswini
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A scoping review of telehealth in school‐based related health services: Characteristics of telehealth use

Review of Education, Volume 14, Issue 1, April 2026.
Abstract The purpose of the study was to describe the use of telehealth by school‐related service providers. We searched five academic databases, followed by a manual search of the reference lists of included articles. Our inclusion criteria required that articles be peer‐reviewed, in English, involve the use of telehealth by a health professional ...
Erin Knobl, Kari Renahan, Annie Jiang, Hamda Altaf, Chitrini Tandon, Briano Di Rezze, Michelle Phoenix, Wenonah Campbell   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping legislative and regulatory frameworks for preventive audiology in Africa: progress and challenges

Frontiers in Audiology and Otology
BackgroundHearing loss represents a significant and growing public health challenge in Africa, yet the legislative and regulatory frameworks underpinning preventive audiology remain fragmented, inconsistently operationalized, and insufficiently ...
Katijah Khoza-Shangase
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Identifying Gaps and Opportunities to Improve Ototoxicity Management in Veterans With Cancer: Evidence From a Retrospective Cohort and Oncology Provider Survey

Cancer Medicine, Volume 15, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Purpose Identify factors influencing audiological care for chemotherapy‐induced ototoxicity from the perspectives of oncology providers in the Veterans Health Administration (VA), and quantify audiology service use among Veterans receiving ototoxic chemotherapies.
Cecilia Lacey, Khaya Clark, James Riley Debacker, Hunter Stuehm, Michelle Hungerford, Trisha Milnes, Kirsten Johansson, Rosemarie Mannino, Julie N. Graff, Dawn Konrad‐Martin   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the feasibility of a tele-diagnostic auditory brainstem response service in a rural context

South African Journal of Communication Disorders
Background: There is a noticeable gap in access to audiology services in South Africa, and the gap is intensified in rural areas. Often, primary healthcare (PHC) facilities have an unequal ratio of audiologists to patients in need.
Divhanani Sithi, Samantha M. Govender, Thembelihle S. Ntuli   +2 more
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Three Challenging Cases of Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Case‐Series and a Review of the Literature

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT This manuscript highlights the importance of considering autoimmune encephalitis in patients presenting with multisystem symptoms that cannot be explained by a single neurological condition. Early inclusion of autoimmune encephalitis in the differential diagnosis can help avoid unnecessary treatments and reduce overall healthcare costs.
Mohammad Ali Bahramy, Pegah Pedramfard, Reza Shahriarirad   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Complexities and challenges in preventive audiology

, 2022
The success of any preventive healthcare programme is reliant on a functional healthcare system. Within this system of care, healthcare professionals, including audiologists, can only practice safely and effectively if they possess an appreciation of the
Malulekea, Ntsako P., Moola, Najeebah, Ntlhakana, Liepollo, Sebothoma, Ben, Masuku, Khetsiwe P., Serooe, Tshepang, Khoza-Shangase, Katijah, Moroe, Nomfundo F., Casoojee, Aisha, Mophosho, Munyane, Pillay, Dhanashree   +10 more
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