In a previous study with normal-hearing listeners, we evaluated consonant identification masked by two or more spectrally contiguous bands of noise, with asynchronous square-wave modulation applied to neighboring bands. Speech recognition thresholds were 5.1-8.5 dB better when neighboring bands were presented to different ears (dichotic) than when all bands were presented to one ear (monaural),...

background: noise induced hearing loss (nihl) is the highest reported occupational disease among industrial workers but there is scarcity of data on disease burden in malaysia. this study estimated the risks and burden of nihl in manufacturing industries in malaysia. methods: this cross-sectional industrial survey was conducted by interviewing osh practitioners at 26 industries categorized as f...

OBJECTIVE To study the success results rates and complications of stapedotomy compared to stapedectomy in the operative management of otosclerosis. METHODS This is a retrospective study of 50 patients who were treated surgically for otosclerosis. The medical records of these patients were reviewed for the type of operation performed, complications and the serial pure tune audiometries pre- an...

conclusions the findings of the study indicated a high satisfaction of the elderly with their hearing aids, considering the type of hearing loss. despite all the efforts to improve the audiologic services during verification process, the elderly should be consulted specifically in order to fit their hearing aid as well as their expectations from aid. results the mean satisfaction scores of the ...

Many competing noises in real environments are modulated or fluctuating in level. Listeners with normal hearing are able to take advantage of temporal gaps in fluctuating maskers. Listeners with sensorineural hearing loss show less benefit from modulated maskers. Cochlear implant users may be more adversely affected by modulated maskers because of their limited spectral resolution and by their ...

Introduction: Hearing loss is one of the most common problems in elderly people. Functional side effects of hearing loss are various. Due to the fact that hearing loss is the common impairment in elderly people; the importance of its possible effects on auditory memory is undeniable. This study aims to focus on the hearing loss effects on auditory memory.   Materials and Methods: Dichotic Audi...