Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on audiology services in South Africa: A preliminary study
Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2023 Background: Hygiene-, work practices, travel, personal interactions and access to healthcare services changed for the majority of the world during the pandemic.
Katerina Ehlert
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Hearing health-care delivery in sub-Saharan Africa – a role for tele-audiology [PDF]
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 2009 Hearing loss is the most prevalent chronic disability and a major contributor to the global burden of disease. Its effects are far-reaching and can lead to severely restricted developmental outcomes for children and limited vocational prospects for adults.
Swanepoel, De Wet +2 more
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How does auditory training work? Joined up thinking and listening [PDF]
, 2015 Auditory training aims to compensate for degradation in the auditory signal and is offered as an intervention to help alleviate the most common complaint in people with hearing loss, understanding speech in a background noise.
Ferguson, Melanie A., Henshaw, Helen
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EHealth and Its Role in Supporting Audiological Rehabilitation: Patient Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators of Using a Personal Hearing Support System With Mobile Application as Part of the EVOTION Study [PDF]
, 2021 BACKGROUND: Hearing loss is a major public health challenge. Audiology services need to utilise a range of rehabilitative services and maximise innovative practice afforded by technology to actively promote personalized, participatory, preventative and
Bamiou, Doris-Eva +9 more
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F1000Research, 2020 Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world in an unprecedented manner. It has aggravated psychological distress in parents of children with cochlear implants.
Mohammed Ayas +3 more
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Experiential Learning Through Participatory Action Research in an Interdisciplinary Leadership Training Program [PDF]
, 2022 Background: Experience in multidisciplinary collaboration among healthcare providers, leaders in public health, and educators is essential to effectively address the diverse needs of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and ...
Baumann, Stephanie D +8 more
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Validated Smartphone-Based Apps for Ear and Hearing Assessments: A Review. [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: An estimated 360 million people have a disabling hearing impairment globally, the vast majority of whom live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Bright, Tess, Pallawela, Danuk
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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 +4 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 ...
Markle, Kali +3 more
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Frontiers in EducationBackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic precipitated a global shift in education and healthcare delivery, including the field of audiology. In South Africa, the sudden transition to remote learning and tele-healthcare posed unique challenges, particularly given ...
Katijah Khoza-Shangase
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