Objectives: A large number of congenitally deaf children are born annually. If not treated, this will have destructive effects on their language and speech development, educational achievements and future occupation. In this study it has been tried to determine the level of language skills in children with Cochlear Implants (CI) in comparison with Normal Hearing (NH) age-mates. Methods: Test...

BACKGROUND Hearing impairment is a prevalent and chronic condition in older people. This study investigated the relationship between cognitive function and hearing impairment in a Japanese population. METHODS A pure-tone average (0.5-2.0 kHz) was used to evaluate hearing impairment in 846 participants of the Iwaki Health Promotion Project who were aged at least 50 years old (310 men and 536 w...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To propose an evidence-based strategy for the management of patients with advanced otosclerosis accompanied by severe to profound hearing loss. STUDY DESIGN Systematic review of the literature and development of treatment guidelines. METHODS A systematic review was conducted on (advanced) otosclerosis and cochlear implantation or stapedotomy. We focused on hearing resu...

OBJECTIVE To systematically investigate the combined effects of sensorineural hearing loss and prescribed personal hearing aid(s) on cortical event-related potentials (ERPs) (waves N1, MMN, N2b, and P3b) and their related behavioral measures of discrimination (d-prime sensitivity and reaction time) to the speech sounds /ba/ and /da/ presented at 65 and 80 dB peak-to-peak equivalent SPL. DESIG...

Auditory steady-state response (ASSR) audiometry is a commercially available tool that is used to predict behavioral auditory threshold levels. Its particular value stems from the technology’s ability to measure frequency-specific responses in the background electroencephalogram to auditory stimuli presented across a broad range of frequencies and sound pressure levels. It is clearly of benefit...

Providing audible amplified signals for listeners with severe high frequency hearing loss is somewhat controversial. Various strategies have been proposed for use in assessing hearing thresholds, and for providing full, limited, or no audibility for hearing levels in the severe to profound range. This chapter will review current knowledge on the efficacy of audibility in the high frequencies, t...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of life skills training on decreasing social phobia (SP) disorder in students with hearing impairment. Methods: The sample included 30 male students, age range from 8 to 18 years with hearing impairment recruited from exceptional schools. Their age and IQ were matched. They were randomly assigned into experimental and co...

Genetic factors are thought to account for approximately one half of cases of childhood hearing loss, the majority of which is non-syndromic and not associated with other abnormalities. Seventy-seven percent of hereditary, non-syndromic, prelingual deafness is autosomal recessive, 22% is autosomal dominant, and 1% is transmitted as a matrilineal or X linked trait. So far, more than 30 distinct ...