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Anatomic And Genetic Correlates Of The Endocochlear Potential In Recombinant Inbred Mice
Kiener, Anna L. ( 2012 )Since the endocochlear potential (EP) cannot be measured in humans, mouse models offer a useful way to investigate the pathophysiology of strial presbycusis and to potentially identify responsible genes. Two inbred strains ... -
Audiologic consequences of craniofacial abnormalities and the role of the audiologist on the craniofacial interdisciplinary team
Ruwe, Andrea ( 2010 )Craniofacial abnormalities refer to malformations or anomalies of the face or head. When a child is born with a craniofacial abnormality, various aspects of growth and development can be affected. Among these are malformations ... -
The Auditory and Vestibular Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury and the Role of the Audiologist on the Interdisciplinary Management Team
Wintrow, Stacy ( 2013 )Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in disruption of normal brain function and the severity of injury can vary depending on the nature of the brain injury. Individuals who have experienced a TBI may be at increased risk ... -
Autism and hearing loss: Recommendations for improved diagnostic evaluations and interventions
Nejman, Timothy ( 2009 )The goal of this paper is to review the existing literature about hearing loss and autism and make recommendations based upon these findings to improve diagnostic techniques, intervention programs, and hearing aid outcomes. ... -
Beyond hearing aid fitting: Patient-centered aural rehabilitation in adults with acquired sensorineural hearing impairment
Wolfe, Lisa ( 2011-06 )Hearing impairment is one of the most commonly reported chronic health problems in the older adult population, and is associated with psychosocial and quality of life handicaps (Gordon-Salant, 2006; Jennings, 2005; ... -
Binaural Auditory Processing Among Middle-Aged Adults
Miller, Traci A. ( 2013 )Binaural listening, or listening with both ears, allows a listener to better localize and understand speech than with one ear alone. For some aging adults, however, this binaural advantage does not exist, or is reduced ... -
Children with developmental disabilities as candidates for cochlear implantation
MacMeekin Ryan, Alexandra ( 2012 )In recent years, the number of children with multiple disabilities and severe to profound hearing loss are receiving cochlear implants at an increasing rate (Kim et al. 2008). Preliminary research has established anecdotal ... -
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 ... -
The Contribution of Cochlear Region and Stimulation Rate to Speech Perception in Cochlear Implant Users
Bournique, Jennifer L. ( 2013 )The objective determination of an optimal stimulation rate for speech perception for cochlear implant users could save time and take the uncertainty out of choosing a rate based on patient preference. Electrically evoked ... -
Counseling: a vital component to aural rehabilitation across the lifespan for the hearing impaired and their families
Monjot, Mallory ( 2012 )The purpose of this document was to examine the importance of counseling as part of the aural rehabilitation provided to hearing impaired individuals and their families. With counseling techniques set in place, the goal ... -
Current fitting patterns of different hearing aid technologies in school-aged children throughout the state of Ohio
Palumbo, Kimberly ( 2007 )The present study sought to identify the current hearing aid technology fitting patterns of school-aged children throughout the state of Ohio in order to learn what types of hearing aid technology these children are wearing, ... -
Delay estimation of DPOAEs: Is the f1 or f2 sweep more accurate?
Dome, Claudia ( 2007 )Distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) delay estimation has important implications for models of emission generation and cochlear mechanics. However, the DPOAE signal environment makes the accurate estimation of ... -
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 ... -
Disparities in minority healthcare and implications for the field of audiology
Lerch, Michelle ( 2010 )In recent years the minority population in the United States has grown to represent nearly a third of the total population. With this tremendous growth, the healthcare field must be prepared to meet the unique needs of ... -
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 ... -
Education and Training Background of Audiologists in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hyperacusis
Mason, Ashley ( 2013 )The aim of the present study was to determine the academic and clinical training background of practicing audiologists on the assessment and treatment of hyperacusis. Two hundred and sixty-one subjects selected from the ... -
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 ... -
The effect of dialect variation and hearing aid compression type on speech recognition in hearing impaired listeners
Schumacher, Jennifer ( 2011-06 )It is well established that normal hearing listeners presented with speech spoken in an unfamiliar dialect demonstrate a reduction in understanding abilities. Although listeners with hearing-impairment are known to experience ... -
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, ... -
The efficacy of using filtered dichotic words to detect subtle auditory processing issues in young adults
Lamoreau, Katherine ( 2011-06 )The aim of the present study was to determine whether the use of a dichotic speech recognition task was sensitive to the auditory processing complaints of young adults. Subjects were 24 normal-hearing young adults, aged ...