background hearing loss is the most common congenital disorder the incidence of which is further increased in the presence of risk factors for hearing loss among newborns admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu). the aim of this study was early diagnosis and intervention for hearing loss in newborns discharged from nicu. materials and methods this prospective cohort study was conduct...

There are about 12 million people in this country who could benefit from the use of a hearing aid . At the present time about 3 million people wear hearing aids . Last year, hearing-aid manufacturers sold 600,000 hearing aids . These aids were sold by the manufacturers to their dealers for about $100 each . The dealers in turn sold them to the hearinghandicapped for about $350 each . The fact t...

One of the main issues in hearing-aid fittings is the abnormal perception of the user's own voice as too loud, "boomy," or "hollow." This phenomenon known as the occlusion effect be reduced by large vents in the earmolds or by open-fit hearing aids. This review provides an overview of publications related to open and closed hearing-aid fittings. First, the occlusion effect and its consequences ...

This study evaluates the perceptual effects of single-microphone noise reduction in hearing aids. Twenty subjects with moderate sensorineural hearing loss listened to speech in babble noise processed via noise reduction from three different linearly fitted hearing aids. Subjects performed (a) speech-intelligibility tests, (b) listening-effort ratings, and (c) paired-comparison ratings on noise ...

The development of new hearing aid technology can improve speech understanding in complex listening environments. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the benefit offered by the use of wireless technology applied to hearing aids. Participants were fit with binaural hearing instruments and underwent speech-in-noise tests. The signal was transmitted either by a speaker or wirelessly directly ...

stated that we are in the age of outcome measures; these measures are essential in the assessment of hearing aid efficacy. While numerous efforts have been made to predict hearing aid outcome, an accurate method of predicting how people will utilize their hearing aids does not exist. Furthermore, it is not known why some individuals are better hearing aid users than others. The research we have...

OBJECTIVES Children with hearing loss are at risk of developing psychopathology, which has detrimental consequences for academic and psychosocial functioning later in life. Yet, the causes of the extensive variability in outcomes are not fully understood. Therefore, the authors wanted to objectify symptoms of psychopathology in children with cochlear implants or hearing aids, and in normally he...

With the widespread usage of digital hearing aids and increased demands placed on their performance, advanced speech processing techniques are playing a more important role in modern hearing aid systems. Speech processing for hearing aids encompasses a range of topics including signal acquisition, transfer, amplification, transmission, measurement, filtering, parameter estimation, separation, d...

UNLABELLED It is of paramount importance to install hearing rehabilitation programs for the elderly. AIM To check the efficacy of a forma auditory training program for elderly patients fitted with hearing aids for at least three months, by means of speech recognition tests and self-assessment questionnaires. METHODS Longitudinal contemporary cohort study. We selected 13 elderly hearing aid ...

It is of paramount importance to install hearing rehabilitation programs for the elderly. Aim: to check the efficacy of a forma auditory training program for elderly patients fitted with hearing aids for at least three months, by means of speech recognition tests and self-assessment questionnaires. Methods: longitudinal contemporary cohort study. We selected 13 elderly hearing aid users, using ...