Browsing Audiology Capstone Projects by Issue Date
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Privacy and Security in the Clinical Audiology Setting: Ohio Audiologists' Knowledge of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Antalovich, Anne Catherine ( 2016 )The purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge possessed by professionally licensed audiologists regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and its implications for ... -
Frequency Lowering in the Pediatric Population: Outcomes and Considerations for Fitting
Ross, Lauren Virginia ( 2016 )Children with hearing loss are at a disadvantage for language learning because they are unable to hear many of the important, yet subtle, cues necessary for speech and language development. Even when using current digital ... -
Ear-Specific Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Younger and Older Adults
Krygowski, Molly ( 2016 )Auditory information is transmitted from the ear to the brain along an intricate network of structures that comprise the central auditory nervous system. It is well documented that the neural pathway from the ear to the ... -
Oral Bilingualism in Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Strang, Megan Lisbeth ( 2015 ) -
Increasing Adherence: Learning to Counsel Your Patients for Better Outcomes
Cherry, Megan M. ( 2015 )The biomedical conceptual model emphasizes the concept of disease or absence of disease for diagnosis whereas the biopsychosocial model emphasizes social and emotional factors for diagnosis. This concept of incorporating ... -
Hearing Loss and Co-Occurring Developmental Disability: Recommendations for Improved Clinical Practice
Grumm, Mandi ( 2015 )It is well-known that children with developmental disabilities are at greater risk for hearing loss. Although proper audiologic care is imperative for all children with hearing loss, those diagnosed with multiple disabilities ... -
The Development of an Assessment Manual for 4th Grade Oral and Written Narratives
Low, Keri E. ( 2015 )Despite advances in hearing technology, children with hearing loss remain at risk for having oral and written language difficulties. Assessing a child’s narrative ability is one of the most informative methods of measuring ... -
The Use of Mild Gain Hearing Aids for Adults with Auditory Processing Difficulties
Moore, Donna ( 2015 )The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of mild gain hearing aids with directional microphones and noise reduction in adults with auditory processing difficulties. Eleven adults with normal peripheral ... -
Survey on Knowledge and Attitudes of Hearing Loss and Assistive Listening Technology with Children
Hayes, Danyelle Nicole ( 2014 )The aim of this study was to determine the level of experience obtained by classroom teachers located in Columbus, Ohio in the area of the educating children with hearing loss. Other areas of interest in the survey included ... -
The Relationship Between Nonword Repetition, Vocabulary, and Reading in Children with Cochlear Implants
Sansom, Emily ( 2014 )The aim of the present study was to investigate how children with cochlear implants (CI) perform on a nonword repetition (NWR) task compared to their normally-hearing (NH) peers. One hundred and four second-grade children ... -
Noise-Induced Changes in Electrocochleography in the Fischer 344/NHsd Rat
Kobel, Megan Janette ( 2014 )There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that cochlear de-afferentation can occur without accompanying outer hair cell (OHC) loss after noise exposure. Due to the high incidence of noise exposure in the United ... -
Survey of Personal FM Systems in the Classroom: Consistency of Use and Teacher Attitudes
Fry, Anna Catherine ( 2014 )The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current practices and attitudes of teachers towards the use and benefit of personal FM systems in the mainstream classroom for children with hearing loss. A 25-item online ... -
Tinnitus Management in Private Practice
Combs, Lauren Michelle ( 2014 )Tinnitus is defined as the perception of sound in the absence of an external auditory stimulus. Approximately 50 million people in the general population report experiencing some form of tinnitus; however, a very small ... -
The effects of high-pass masking on stimulus rate changes in the auditory brainstem response
Hambley, Ellen R. ( 2014 )The auditory brainstem response (ABR) to tonal stimuli is routinely used in a clinical setting to obtain estimates of hearing sensitivity. The latency and amplitude of ABR waveforms vary with stimulus frequency, intensity, ... -
Patient Preference for Entry, Mid, or Advanced Level Digital Hearing Aid Technology
Alchahal, Nouhad Abdul-Hamid ( 2014 )The motivation of this retrospective study was to determine if patient files indicated preference for advanced level hearing aid technology over mid-level and entry level technology. Fifty participants were selected from ... -
A Comprehensive Review of the Vestibular System
Byerly, Alicia Michelle ( 2014 )The vestibular system is housed within the bony labyrinth of the inner ear and is made up of three semicircular canals, which respond to angular head movements, and two otolithic organs, which respond to linear head ... -
Importance of Motivational Interviewing Therapeutic Techniques in Audiology Clinical Work
Livorno, Kristyn A. ( 2014 )Hearing loss affects individuals, not just in a physical manner but in an emotional one. The beginning of a sensory loss is a form of psychological trauma that may cause shock and confusion. These emotional and psychological ... -
The Effect of a Contract on Patient Compliance in an Auditory Training Program
Tarney, Erin B. ( 2014 )The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of a signed contract on patient compliance rates with the Listening and Communication Enhancement (LACE) aural rehabilitation program. A secondary purpose of this ... -
Parent Experience with a Dual Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Hearing Impairment
Stefanski, Julie ( 2014 )The aim of the present study was to evaluate the experiences of parents raising children with a dual diagnosis of hearing impairment and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Subjects were recruited through outreach to a network ...
