This study evaluated prototype multichannel nonlinear frequency compression (NFC) signal processing on listeners with high-frequency hearing loss. This signal processor applies NFC above a cut-off frequency. The participants were hearing-impaired adults (13) and children (11) with sloping, high-frequency hearing loss. Multiple outcome measures were repeated using a modified withdrawal design. T...

Speech understanding deficits are common in older adults. In addition to hearing sensitivity, changes in certain cognitive functions may affect speech recognition. One such change that may impact the ability to follow a rapidly changing speech signal is processing speed. When speakers slow the rate of their speech naturally in order to speak clearly, speech recognition is improved. The acoustic...

BACKGROUND Hearing and vision impairments increase with age and are common risk factors for functional decline reduced social participation and withdrawal. OBJECTIVE Describe the hearing and vision of home care patients older than 80 years. METHODS Ninety-three older adults (80+ years) receiving home care were screened for hearing and vision in their homes. Data were collected using a HEINE...

OBJECTIVE Hearing aids are the principal tool for rehabilitation of hearing loss, one of the most prevalent impairments among elderly adults, but cost-utility ratings for hearing aid use are limited. DESIGN Cost-effectiveness analysis. SETTING AND PATIENTS A multistate Markov model was constructed to model 50- to 80-year-old patients moving between states, including normal hearing, mild, mo...

In recent years, the utility of providing highfrequency amplification to some hearing-impaired individuals has been questioned. Specifically, in some cases, the provision of gain in the high frequencies may fail to improve speech perception or even result in a decrease in performance (Skinner 1980; Murray and Byrne 1986; Rankovic 1991; Ching, Dillon and Byrne 1998; Hogan and Turner 1998; Turner...

Language plays a vital role in the communication of ideas, thoughts, and information to others. Hearing-impaired people also understand our thoughts using language known as sign language. Every country has different which is based on their native In research paper, major focus Indian Sign Language, mostly used by hearing- speaking-impaired communities India. While communicating views with other...

BACKGROUND A large proportion of older adults assessed for cognitive impairment likely have hearing loss, potentially affecting accuracy performance estimations. This study aimed to develop a hearing-impaired version the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-III (HI-ACE-III) and assess whether HI-ACE-III can accurately distinguish people with mild (MCI) dementia from cognitively intact controls. ...

conclusions the assr can accurately predict the degree and configuration of hearing loss and discriminate the normal hearing from mild or moderate hearing loss and mild from moderate hearing loss, except for 500 hz. the air-conducted assr could not define the type of hearing loss. results the assr accurately estimates the behavioral thresholds as well as flat and sloping configurations. there w...

The purpose of this study was to identify and compare the recognition of dysarthric speech by a computerized voice recognition (VR) system and non-hearing-impaired adult listeners. Intelligibility "functions" were obtained for six dysarthric speakers who varied in severity and six age- and gender-matched controls. Speakers produced 70-item word lists over 5 sessions. VR using the IBM VoiceType ...