Publication date: Available online 16 March 2017
Source:Gait & Posture
Author(s): Vincentius J.A. Verlinden, Marjolein de Kruijf, Sita M.A. Bierma-Zeinstra, Albert Hofman, André G. Uitterlinden, M. Arfan Ikram, Joyce B.J. van Meurs, Jos N. van der Geest
BackgroundHip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are debilitating diseases that impair gait at severe stages. Although associations between OA and gait are established for normal walking, little is known on its relation with turning and tandem (heel-to-toe) walking. Furthermore, it is unknown how asymptomatic OA associates with gait, and whether associations differ by sex. We investigated how symptomatic and asymptomatic hip and knee OA associate with gait in community-dwelling individuals.MethodsIn 2706 participants of a population-based cohort study, gait was assessed by electronic walkway and summarised into seven gait domains. Hip and knee radiographs were graded for radiographic OA (ROA) using the Kellgren and Lawrence (KResultsIn total, 177 participants (6.5%) had hip ROA and 441 (16.3%) knee ROA. We found no associations of knee ROA with gait. Hip ROA associated with Rhythm, Tandem, and Turning. Furthermore, unilateral hip ROA associated with larger gait asymmetry and gait differences in osteoarthritic and non-osteoarthritic leg, when compared to people without hip ROA. Associations between hip ROA and gait were generally stronger for women than men. Associations for hip ROA remained after restricting to asymptomatic ROA.ConclusionHip ROA, but not knee ROA, associates with gait differences in normal walking, turning, and tandem walking in community-dwelling individuals. These associations differ between the sexes, and are already present for asymptomatic ROA.
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2nsY9b9
via IFTTT
Πέμπτη 16 Μαρτίου 2017
Asymptomatic radiographic hip osteoarthritis is associated with gait differences, especially in women: A population-based study
Publication date: Available online 16 March 2017
Source:Gait & Posture
Author(s): Vincentius J.A. Verlinden, Marjolein de Kruijf, Sita M.A. Bierma-Zeinstra, Albert Hofman, André G. Uitterlinden, M. Arfan Ikram, Joyce B.J. van Meurs, Jos N. van der Geest
BackgroundHip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are debilitating diseases that impair gait at severe stages. Although associations between OA and gait are established for normal walking, little is known on its relation with turning and tandem (heel-to-toe) walking. Furthermore, it is unknown how asymptomatic OA associates with gait, and whether associations differ by sex. We investigated how symptomatic and asymptomatic hip and knee OA associate with gait in community-dwelling individuals.MethodsIn 2706 participants of a population-based cohort study, gait was assessed by electronic walkway and summarised into seven gait domains. Hip and knee radiographs were graded for radiographic OA (ROA) using the Kellgren and Lawrence (KResultsIn total, 177 participants (6.5%) had hip ROA and 441 (16.3%) knee ROA. We found no associations of knee ROA with gait. Hip ROA associated with Rhythm, Tandem, and Turning. Furthermore, unilateral hip ROA associated with larger gait asymmetry and gait differences in osteoarthritic and non-osteoarthritic leg, when compared to people without hip ROA. Associations between hip ROA and gait were generally stronger for women than men. Associations for hip ROA remained after restricting to asymptomatic ROA.ConclusionHip ROA, but not knee ROA, associates with gait differences in normal walking, turning, and tandem walking in community-dwelling individuals. These associations differ between the sexes, and are already present for asymptomatic ROA.
from #Audiology via ola Kala on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2nsY9b9
via IFTTT
Source:Gait & Posture
Author(s): Vincentius J.A. Verlinden, Marjolein de Kruijf, Sita M.A. Bierma-Zeinstra, Albert Hofman, André G. Uitterlinden, M. Arfan Ikram, Joyce B.J. van Meurs, Jos N. van der Geest
BackgroundHip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are debilitating diseases that impair gait at severe stages. Although associations between OA and gait are established for normal walking, little is known on its relation with turning and tandem (heel-to-toe) walking. Furthermore, it is unknown how asymptomatic OA associates with gait, and whether associations differ by sex. We investigated how symptomatic and asymptomatic hip and knee OA associate with gait in community-dwelling individuals.MethodsIn 2706 participants of a population-based cohort study, gait was assessed by electronic walkway and summarised into seven gait domains. Hip and knee radiographs were graded for radiographic OA (ROA) using the Kellgren and Lawrence (KResultsIn total, 177 participants (6.5%) had hip ROA and 441 (16.3%) knee ROA. We found no associations of knee ROA with gait. Hip ROA associated with Rhythm, Tandem, and Turning. Furthermore, unilateral hip ROA associated with larger gait asymmetry and gait differences in osteoarthritic and non-osteoarthritic leg, when compared to people without hip ROA. Associations between hip ROA and gait were generally stronger for women than men. Associations for hip ROA remained after restricting to asymptomatic ROA.ConclusionHip ROA, but not knee ROA, associates with gait differences in normal walking, turning, and tandem walking in community-dwelling individuals. These associations differ between the sexes, and are already present for asymptomatic ROA.
from #Audiology via ola Kala on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2nsY9b9
via IFTTT
Asymptomatic radiographic hip osteoarthritis is associated with gait differences, especially in women: A population-based study
Publication date: Available online 16 March 2017
Source:Gait & Posture
Author(s): Vincentius J.A. Verlinden, Marjolein de Kruijf, Sita M.A. Bierma-Zeinstra, Albert Hofman, André G. Uitterlinden, M. Arfan Ikram, Joyce B.J. van Meurs, Jos N. van der Geest
BackgroundHip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are debilitating diseases that impair gait at severe stages. Although associations between OA and gait are established for normal walking, little is known on its relation with turning and tandem (heel-to-toe) walking. Furthermore, it is unknown how asymptomatic OA associates with gait, and whether associations differ by sex. We investigated how symptomatic and asymptomatic hip and knee OA associate with gait in community-dwelling individuals.MethodsIn 2706 participants of a population-based cohort study, gait was assessed by electronic walkway and summarised into seven gait domains. Hip and knee radiographs were graded for radiographic OA (ROA) using the Kellgren and Lawrence (KResultsIn total, 177 participants (6.5%) had hip ROA and 441 (16.3%) knee ROA. We found no associations of knee ROA with gait. Hip ROA associated with Rhythm, Tandem, and Turning. Furthermore, unilateral hip ROA associated with larger gait asymmetry and gait differences in osteoarthritic and non-osteoarthritic leg, when compared to people without hip ROA. Associations between hip ROA and gait were generally stronger for women than men. Associations for hip ROA remained after restricting to asymptomatic ROA.ConclusionHip ROA, but not knee ROA, associates with gait differences in normal walking, turning, and tandem walking in community-dwelling individuals. These associations differ between the sexes, and are already present for asymptomatic ROA.
from #Audiology via ola Kala on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2nsY9b9
via IFTTT
Source:Gait & Posture
Author(s): Vincentius J.A. Verlinden, Marjolein de Kruijf, Sita M.A. Bierma-Zeinstra, Albert Hofman, André G. Uitterlinden, M. Arfan Ikram, Joyce B.J. van Meurs, Jos N. van der Geest
BackgroundHip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are debilitating diseases that impair gait at severe stages. Although associations between OA and gait are established for normal walking, little is known on its relation with turning and tandem (heel-to-toe) walking. Furthermore, it is unknown how asymptomatic OA associates with gait, and whether associations differ by sex. We investigated how symptomatic and asymptomatic hip and knee OA associate with gait in community-dwelling individuals.MethodsIn 2706 participants of a population-based cohort study, gait was assessed by electronic walkway and summarised into seven gait domains. Hip and knee radiographs were graded for radiographic OA (ROA) using the Kellgren and Lawrence (KResultsIn total, 177 participants (6.5%) had hip ROA and 441 (16.3%) knee ROA. We found no associations of knee ROA with gait. Hip ROA associated with Rhythm, Tandem, and Turning. Furthermore, unilateral hip ROA associated with larger gait asymmetry and gait differences in osteoarthritic and non-osteoarthritic leg, when compared to people without hip ROA. Associations between hip ROA and gait were generally stronger for women than men. Associations for hip ROA remained after restricting to asymptomatic ROA.ConclusionHip ROA, but not knee ROA, associates with gait differences in normal walking, turning, and tandem walking in community-dwelling individuals. These associations differ between the sexes, and are already present for asymptomatic ROA.
from #Audiology via ola Kala on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2nsY9b9
via IFTTT
Itunes Tinnitus
What Is Tinnitus?
Tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, is a condition in which you hear phantom sounds that other people do not hear. The sounds are a result of age-related hearing loss, an injury to your ear or circulatory system disorders. This perception of sound in the ears is a common frustration and affects up to one in every five adults in the United States. Treatments such as iTunes tinnitus melodies aim to mask the ringing in your ears so that the tinnitus does not annoy you or cause negative impacts on your life.
How Our Itunes Tinnitus Sounds Work
Each person experiences a different frequency of tinnitus sounds. If you want to use masking audio to get rid of the tinnitus, you will need to detect the frequency of the sounds you perceive. You can do this on the Audio Notch website or with a participating audiologist. Once you know the frequency of your tinnitus, you will then visit the Audio Notch website and create a masking audio file. The online software is easy to use and simple to navigate through. Your customized notched sound therapy will be produced online. You can then stream or download your personalized audio file and play it on your desktop or laptop computer for up to 1.5 hours per day as a form of tinnitus therapy. You can also download your file to any device with MP3 capability.
What to Expect from Our Itunes Tinnitus Sounds
Over time, the volume of your tinnitus sounds will decrease. Once you no longer notice tinnitus, you may decrease the frequency of the therapeutic audio files. If you discover that your frequency of tinnitus changes, you can simply make yourself a new notched audio file and restart your therapy with the new sounds. Most people notice that the volume of their tinnitus decreases within a few weeks. Over the course of a few months, your tinnitus may go away or bother you only intermittently.
How to Access Itunes Tinnitus Sounds and Use Them
Accessing the iTunes Tinnitus therapy system is simple. Just go to your account page and open iTunes. Then choose the file that you want to listen to. If you are importing the file onto an iTunes-compatible device, be sure to sync your device so that it receives the new data. Play your white noise file on a repeat pattern according to your treatment plan.
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2m4q1Ce
via IFTTT
Does Combat Hearing Preservation Equipment Affect Balance?
| Related Articles |
Does Combat Hearing Preservation Equipment Affect Balance?
Mil Med. 2017 Mar;182(S1):230-233
Authors: Ambrosio A, Hoffer AN, Hoffer M
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: (1) To investigate whether the occlusion effect and hearing attenuation produced by 3M Combat Arms Ear Plugs (CAEP) affects balance when compared to no hearing protection and (2) to investigate whether the occlusion effect and noise-canceling capabilities of the Nacre QuietPro system affects balance when compared to no hearing protection.
METHODS: This prospective study collected pilot data for investigation of mechanisms of balance. 20 subjects with normal hearing and no vestibular dysfunction were tested with blackened goggles in three conditions-no hearing protection, CAEP, and with the Nacre QuietPro.
RESULTS: A static posturogrpahy forceplate was used to measure center of gravity angular acceleration for a period of 20 seconds. The order of the conditions tested was randomized for each individual. Mean angular acceleration and standard deviation (degrees/second) of the three conditions were: (1) no hearing protection (control), 0.65 + 0.19, (2) CAEP, 0.69 + 0.23, and (3) QuietPro, 0.70 + 0.20 (one-way analysis of variance [ANOVA], df = 2, F = 0.38, p = 0.706).
CONCLUSIONS: The components of an intact balance system include a variety of neural inputs, to include vesitbuloocular, vestibulospinal, and labyrinthine afferents. Both the CAEP and Nacre QuietPro are hearing preservation devices utilized during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Our pilot data show no decrement in balance with utilization of these combat hearing preservation devices.
PMID: 28291479 [PubMed - in process]
from #Audiology via ola Kala on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mvTekL
via IFTTT
Does Combat Hearing Preservation Equipment Affect Balance?
| Related Articles |
Does Combat Hearing Preservation Equipment Affect Balance?
Mil Med. 2017 Mar;182(S1):230-233
Authors: Ambrosio A, Hoffer AN, Hoffer M
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: (1) To investigate whether the occlusion effect and hearing attenuation produced by 3M Combat Arms Ear Plugs (CAEP) affects balance when compared to no hearing protection and (2) to investigate whether the occlusion effect and noise-canceling capabilities of the Nacre QuietPro system affects balance when compared to no hearing protection.
METHODS: This prospective study collected pilot data for investigation of mechanisms of balance. 20 subjects with normal hearing and no vestibular dysfunction were tested with blackened goggles in three conditions-no hearing protection, CAEP, and with the Nacre QuietPro.
RESULTS: A static posturogrpahy forceplate was used to measure center of gravity angular acceleration for a period of 20 seconds. The order of the conditions tested was randomized for each individual. Mean angular acceleration and standard deviation (degrees/second) of the three conditions were: (1) no hearing protection (control), 0.65 + 0.19, (2) CAEP, 0.69 + 0.23, and (3) QuietPro, 0.70 + 0.20 (one-way analysis of variance [ANOVA], df = 2, F = 0.38, p = 0.706).
CONCLUSIONS: The components of an intact balance system include a variety of neural inputs, to include vesitbuloocular, vestibulospinal, and labyrinthine afferents. Both the CAEP and Nacre QuietPro are hearing preservation devices utilized during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Our pilot data show no decrement in balance with utilization of these combat hearing preservation devices.
PMID: 28291479 [PubMed - in process]
from #Audiology via ola Kala on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mvTekL
via IFTTT
Speech perception in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants: A systematic review.
Speech perception in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants: A systematic review.
Int J Audiol. 2017 Mar 15;:1-10
Authors: Chen Y, Wong LL
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This paper reviewed the literature on the trajectories and the factors significantly affecting post-implantation speech perception development in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants (CIs).
DESIGN: A systematic literature search of textbooks and peer-reviewed published journal articles in online bibliographic databases was conducted.
STUDY SAMPLE: PubMed, Scopus and Wiley online library were searched for eligible studies based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria.
RESULTS: A total of 14 journal articles were selected for this review. A number of consistent results were found. That is, children with CIs, as a group, exhibited steep improvement in early speech perception, from exhibiting few prelingual auditory behaviours before implantation to identifying sentences in noise after one year of CI use. After one to three years of CI use, children are expected to identify tones above chance and recognition of words in noise. In addition, early age at implantation, longer duration of CI use and higher maternal education level contributed to greater improvements in speech perception.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this review will contribute to the establishment of appropriate short-term developmental goals for Mandarin-speaking children with CIs in mainland China and clinicians could use them to determine whether children have made appropriate progress with CIs.
PMID: 28296526 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
from #Audiology via ola Kala on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mwEUt8
via IFTTT
Selection of test-setup parameters to target specific signal-to-noise regions in speech-on-speech intelligibility testing.
| Related Articles |
Selection of test-setup parameters to target specific signal-to-noise regions in speech-on-speech intelligibility testing.
Int J Audiol. 2017 Mar 14;:1-9
Authors: Rønne FM, Laugesen S, Jensen NS
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the magnitude of the change in speech-reception threshold (SRT) provided by altering four different test-setup parameters. Furthermore, to determine whether these changes in SRT are of a sufficient magnitude, such that they can be used to design a test-setup in future experiments that target a predefined signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) region. This could be particularly important if the test contrast investigated is confounded with test SNR.
DESIGN: The investigated test-setup parameters were: Spatial separation between target (0°) and maskers (±15°, ±30°, ±45°, or ±75°), number of maskers (two, four or six), scoring method (scoring percent-correct words or sentences) and masker gender (same or opposite to target). Twenty SRTs were measured per test subject.
STUDY SAMPLE: Twenty hearing-impaired test subjects participated over two visits.
RESULTS: Alteration of masker gender, spatial separation between target and masker (±15°, ±30°, ± 45°), and scoring method was shown to offer SRT changes of a sufficient magnitude. The different test setups resulted in average SRTs ranging from -4.0 to 3.3 dB.
CONCLUSION: Deliberately selecting test setup parameters can change the overall difficulty of the test by up to 7.3 dB SRT. Thus, a future experiment can, to this extent, be designed to target a specific SNR region.
PMID: 28290709 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
from #Audiology via ola Kala on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2m3P88g
via IFTTT
Constitutional LZTR1 Mutation Presenting with a Unilateral Vestibular Schwannoma in a Teenager.
Constitutional LZTR1 Mutation Presenting with a Unilateral Vestibular Schwannoma in a Teenager.
Clin Genet. 2017 Mar 14;:
Authors: Gripp KW, Baker L, Kandula V, Piatt J, Walter A, Chen Z, Messiaen L
Abstract
Schwannomatosis is a rare neurofibromatosis clinically diagnosed by age-dependent criteria, with bilateral vestibular schwannoma and/or a constitutional NF2 mutation representing exclusion criteria. Following SMARCB1 germline mutations, constitutional mutations in LZTR1 were discovered. We report on the molecular investigation in a patient presenting at 14 years with a unilateral vestibular schwannoma, ultimately causing blindness and unilateral hearing loss, in the absence of other schwannomas or a positive family history. In DNA derived from frozen tumor tissue, a comprehensive NF2, SMARCB1 and LZTR1 analysis showed an NF2 truncating mutation c.1006_1021delins16; an LZTR1 mutation c.791+1G>A; and a partial 22q deletion including NF2, SMARCB1 and LZTR1. Sequence analysis on peripheral blood derived DNA showed the LZTR1 mutation to be constitutional, but the NF2 mutation and partial 22q deletion were not found, indicating them to be somatic events. RNA-based targeted analysis confirmed missplicing of LZTR1 intron 8, predicted to result in a premature stop codon. This LZTR1 mutation was paternally inherited. While isolated vestibular schwannoma or NF2 may be considered in a young individual with a unilateral vestibular schwannoma, this report suggests that LZTR1-related schwannomatosis be added to this differential diagnosis.
PMID: 28295212 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mwHVdb
via IFTTT
Isolated Hearing Impairment Caused by SPATA5 Mutations in a Family with Variable Phenotypic Expression.
| Related Articles |
Isolated Hearing Impairment Caused by SPATA5 Mutations in a Family with Variable Phenotypic Expression.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2017 Mar 15;:
Authors: Szczałuba K, Szymańska K, Kosińska J, Pollak A, Murcia V, Kędra A, Stawiński P, Rydzanicz M, Demkow U, Płoski R
Abstract
Biallelic mutations in the SPATA5 gene, encoding ATPase family protein, are an important cause of newly recognized epileptic encephalopathy classified as epilepsy, hearing loss, and mental retardation syndrome (EHLMRS, OMIM: 616577). Herein we describe a family in which two SPATA5 mutations with established pathogenicity (p.Thr330del and c.1714+1G>A) were found in the proband and her younger sister. The proband had a similar clinical picture to the previous descriptions of EHLMRS. In the sister, the only manifestation was an isolated sensorineural hearing loss. Our findings extend the phenotypic spectrum of SPATA5-associated diseases and indicate that SPATA5 defects may account for a fraction of isolated sensorineural hearing impairment cases.
PMID: 28293831 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2m433uQ
via IFTTT
A novel biallelic splice site mutation of TECTA causes moderate to severe hearing impairment in an Algerian family.
 |
Related Articles |
A novel biallelic splice site mutation of TECTA causes moderate to severe hearing impairment in an Algerian family.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Aug;87:28-33
Authors: Behlouli A, Bonnet C, Abdi S, Hasbellaoui M, Boudjenah F, Hardelin JP, Louha M, Makrelouf M, Ammar-Khodja F, Zenati A, Petit C
Abstract
Congenital deafness is certainly one of the most common monogenic diseases in humans, but it is also one of the most genetically heterogeneous, which makes molecular diagnosis challenging in most cases. Whole-exome sequencing in two out of three Algerian siblings affected by recessively-inherited, moderate to severe sensorineural deafness allowed us to identify a novel splice donor site mutation (c.5272+1G > A) in the gene encoding α-tectorin, a major component of the cochlear tectorial membrane. The mutation was present at the homozygous state in the three affected siblings, and at the heterozygous state in their unaffected, consanguineous parents. To our knowledge, this is the first reported TECTA mutation leading to the DFNB21 form of hearing impairment among Maghrebian individuals suffering from congenital hearing impairment, which further illustrates the diversity of the genes involved in congenital deafness in the Maghreb.
PMID: 27368438 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2m3Rjsm
via IFTTT
Speech perception in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants: A systematic review.
Speech perception in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants: A systematic review.
Int J Audiol. 2017 Mar 15;:1-10
Authors: Chen Y, Wong LL
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This paper reviewed the literature on the trajectories and the factors significantly affecting post-implantation speech perception development in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants (CIs).
DESIGN: A systematic literature search of textbooks and peer-reviewed published journal articles in online bibliographic databases was conducted.
STUDY SAMPLE: PubMed, Scopus and Wiley online library were searched for eligible studies based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria.
RESULTS: A total of 14 journal articles were selected for this review. A number of consistent results were found. That is, children with CIs, as a group, exhibited steep improvement in early speech perception, from exhibiting few prelingual auditory behaviours before implantation to identifying sentences in noise after one year of CI use. After one to three years of CI use, children are expected to identify tones above chance and recognition of words in noise. In addition, early age at implantation, longer duration of CI use and higher maternal education level contributed to greater improvements in speech perception.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this review will contribute to the establishment of appropriate short-term developmental goals for Mandarin-speaking children with CIs in mainland China and clinicians could use them to determine whether children have made appropriate progress with CIs.
PMID: 28296526 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
from #Audiology via ola Kala on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mwEUt8
via IFTTT
Selection of test-setup parameters to target specific signal-to-noise regions in speech-on-speech intelligibility testing.
| Related Articles |
Selection of test-setup parameters to target specific signal-to-noise regions in speech-on-speech intelligibility testing.
Int J Audiol. 2017 Mar 14;:1-9
Authors: Rønne FM, Laugesen S, Jensen NS
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the magnitude of the change in speech-reception threshold (SRT) provided by altering four different test-setup parameters. Furthermore, to determine whether these changes in SRT are of a sufficient magnitude, such that they can be used to design a test-setup in future experiments that target a predefined signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) region. This could be particularly important if the test contrast investigated is confounded with test SNR.
DESIGN: The investigated test-setup parameters were: Spatial separation between target (0°) and maskers (±15°, ±30°, ±45°, or ±75°), number of maskers (two, four or six), scoring method (scoring percent-correct words or sentences) and masker gender (same or opposite to target). Twenty SRTs were measured per test subject.
STUDY SAMPLE: Twenty hearing-impaired test subjects participated over two visits.
RESULTS: Alteration of masker gender, spatial separation between target and masker (±15°, ±30°, ± 45°), and scoring method was shown to offer SRT changes of a sufficient magnitude. The different test setups resulted in average SRTs ranging from -4.0 to 3.3 dB.
CONCLUSION: Deliberately selecting test setup parameters can change the overall difficulty of the test by up to 7.3 dB SRT. Thus, a future experiment can, to this extent, be designed to target a specific SNR region.
PMID: 28290709 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
from #Audiology via ola Kala on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2m3P88g
via IFTTT
Speech perception in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants: A systematic review.
Speech perception in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants: A systematic review.
Int J Audiol. 2017 Mar 15;:1-10
Authors: Chen Y, Wong LL
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This paper reviewed the literature on the trajectories and the factors significantly affecting post-implantation speech perception development in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants (CIs).
DESIGN: A systematic literature search of textbooks and peer-reviewed published journal articles in online bibliographic databases was conducted.
STUDY SAMPLE: PubMed, Scopus and Wiley online library were searched for eligible studies based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria.
RESULTS: A total of 14 journal articles were selected for this review. A number of consistent results were found. That is, children with CIs, as a group, exhibited steep improvement in early speech perception, from exhibiting few prelingual auditory behaviours before implantation to identifying sentences in noise after one year of CI use. After one to three years of CI use, children are expected to identify tones above chance and recognition of words in noise. In addition, early age at implantation, longer duration of CI use and higher maternal education level contributed to greater improvements in speech perception.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this review will contribute to the establishment of appropriate short-term developmental goals for Mandarin-speaking children with CIs in mainland China and clinicians could use them to determine whether children have made appropriate progress with CIs.
PMID: 28296526 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
from #Audiology via ola Kala on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mwEUt8
via IFTTT
Selection of test-setup parameters to target specific signal-to-noise regions in speech-on-speech intelligibility testing.
| Related Articles |
Selection of test-setup parameters to target specific signal-to-noise regions in speech-on-speech intelligibility testing.
Int J Audiol. 2017 Mar 14;:1-9
Authors: Rønne FM, Laugesen S, Jensen NS
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the magnitude of the change in speech-reception threshold (SRT) provided by altering four different test-setup parameters. Furthermore, to determine whether these changes in SRT are of a sufficient magnitude, such that they can be used to design a test-setup in future experiments that target a predefined signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) region. This could be particularly important if the test contrast investigated is confounded with test SNR.
DESIGN: The investigated test-setup parameters were: Spatial separation between target (0°) and maskers (±15°, ±30°, ±45°, or ±75°), number of maskers (two, four or six), scoring method (scoring percent-correct words or sentences) and masker gender (same or opposite to target). Twenty SRTs were measured per test subject.
STUDY SAMPLE: Twenty hearing-impaired test subjects participated over two visits.
RESULTS: Alteration of masker gender, spatial separation between target and masker (±15°, ±30°, ± 45°), and scoring method was shown to offer SRT changes of a sufficient magnitude. The different test setups resulted in average SRTs ranging from -4.0 to 3.3 dB.
CONCLUSION: Deliberately selecting test setup parameters can change the overall difficulty of the test by up to 7.3 dB SRT. Thus, a future experiment can, to this extent, be designed to target a specific SNR region.
PMID: 28290709 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
from #Audiology via ola Kala on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2m3P88g
via IFTTT
Speech perception in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants: A systematic review.
Speech perception in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants: A systematic review.
Int J Audiol. 2017 Mar 15;:1-10
Authors: Chen Y, Wong LL
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This paper reviewed the literature on the trajectories and the factors significantly affecting post-implantation speech perception development in Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants (CIs).
DESIGN: A systematic literature search of textbooks and peer-reviewed published journal articles in online bibliographic databases was conducted.
STUDY SAMPLE: PubMed, Scopus and Wiley online library were searched for eligible studies based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria.
RESULTS: A total of 14 journal articles were selected for this review. A number of consistent results were found. That is, children with CIs, as a group, exhibited steep improvement in early speech perception, from exhibiting few prelingual auditory behaviours before implantation to identifying sentences in noise after one year of CI use. After one to three years of CI use, children are expected to identify tones above chance and recognition of words in noise. In addition, early age at implantation, longer duration of CI use and higher maternal education level contributed to greater improvements in speech perception.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this review will contribute to the establishment of appropriate short-term developmental goals for Mandarin-speaking children with CIs in mainland China and clinicians could use them to determine whether children have made appropriate progress with CIs.
PMID: 28296526 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
from #Audiology via ola Kala on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mwEUt8
via IFTTT
Selection of test-setup parameters to target specific signal-to-noise regions in speech-on-speech intelligibility testing.
| Related Articles |
Selection of test-setup parameters to target specific signal-to-noise regions in speech-on-speech intelligibility testing.
Int J Audiol. 2017 Mar 14;:1-9
Authors: Rønne FM, Laugesen S, Jensen NS
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the magnitude of the change in speech-reception threshold (SRT) provided by altering four different test-setup parameters. Furthermore, to determine whether these changes in SRT are of a sufficient magnitude, such that they can be used to design a test-setup in future experiments that target a predefined signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) region. This could be particularly important if the test contrast investigated is confounded with test SNR.
DESIGN: The investigated test-setup parameters were: Spatial separation between target (0°) and maskers (±15°, ±30°, ±45°, or ±75°), number of maskers (two, four or six), scoring method (scoring percent-correct words or sentences) and masker gender (same or opposite to target). Twenty SRTs were measured per test subject.
STUDY SAMPLE: Twenty hearing-impaired test subjects participated over two visits.
RESULTS: Alteration of masker gender, spatial separation between target and masker (±15°, ±30°, ± 45°), and scoring method was shown to offer SRT changes of a sufficient magnitude. The different test setups resulted in average SRTs ranging from -4.0 to 3.3 dB.
CONCLUSION: Deliberately selecting test setup parameters can change the overall difficulty of the test by up to 7.3 dB SRT. Thus, a future experiment can, to this extent, be designed to target a specific SNR region.
PMID: 28290709 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
from #Audiology via ola Kala on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2m3P88g
via IFTTT
mHealth Products Made Signia CES 2017 Innovation Awards Honoree
Signia (https://www.signiausa.com/) was chosen as a CES 2017 Innovation Awards Honoree for two of its wireless and mobile hearing health care products, the Cellion hearing aid and the myHearing app. Honoree titles are given to products that a panel of independent industry designers and engineers consider to be the most cutting edge consumer electronics products in a category.
Cellion, a lithium-ion inductive and rechargeable hearing aid, boasts a high-capacity power cell that provides up to 24 hours of continued use. The instrument offers Bluetooth streaming and can be adjusted discretely from smartphones without any intermediary device. Another one of Signia's mHealth products, myHearing app, connects hearing aid patients and hearing health care providers. It allows hearing aid users to ask questions and complete training exercises, while it gives hearing health professionals access to their patients' progress and ability to remotely adjust their patients' hearing aid settings when needed.
The two hearing products were displayed at CES 2017, which took place on Jan. 5 to 8 in Las Vegas. Select honorees will also be displayed at CES Unveiled New York on Nov. 10.
Published: 1/13/2017 9:10:00 AM
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mRJZif
via IFTTT
iHEAR Partners with Ameritas to Expand Access to Low-Cost Hearing Care
iHear Medical Inc. is partnering with insurance company Ameritas to offer next-generation, invisible hearing aids at a lower cost. The details of the partnership are unclear, but the two companies said they hope "to break through persisting barriers preventing people from obtaining clinically effective hearing solutions, including overpricing of hearing aids, the stigma of wearing visible hearing devices, and the cumbersome process of accessing hearing care through traditional channels" in a joint press release announcing the partnership.
The hearing aid products by iHear are priced at $299 before reimbursement and support online self-programming. The venture-backed startup offers two invisible behind-the-ear hearing aids, iHEARHD and iHEARMAX, and an FDA-approved home hearing screener, iHEARTEST, for direct purchase online.
Published: 1/3/2017 10:45:00 AM
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mRBbZL
via IFTTT
mHealth Products Made Signia CES 2017 Innovation Awards Honoree
Signia (https://www.signiausa.com/) was chosen as a CES 2017 Innovation Awards Honoree for two of its wireless and mobile hearing health care products, the Cellion hearing aid and the myHearing app. Honoree titles are given to products that a panel of independent industry designers and engineers consider to be the most cutting edge consumer electronics products in a category.
Cellion, a lithium-ion inductive and rechargeable hearing aid, boasts a high-capacity power cell that provides up to 24 hours of continued use. The instrument offers Bluetooth streaming and can be adjusted discretely from smartphones without any intermediary device. Another one of Signia's mHealth products, myHearing app, connects hearing aid patients and hearing health care providers. It allows hearing aid users to ask questions and complete training exercises, while it gives hearing health professionals access to their patients' progress and ability to remotely adjust their patients' hearing aid settings when needed.
The two hearing products were displayed at CES 2017, which took place on Jan. 5 to 8 in Las Vegas. Select honorees will also be displayed at CES Unveiled New York on Nov. 10.
Published: 1/13/2017 9:10:00 AM
from #Audiology via ola Kala on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mRJZif
via IFTTT
iHEAR Partners with Ameritas to Expand Access to Low-Cost Hearing Care
iHear Medical Inc. is partnering with insurance company Ameritas to offer next-generation, invisible hearing aids at a lower cost. The details of the partnership are unclear, but the two companies said they hope "to break through persisting barriers preventing people from obtaining clinically effective hearing solutions, including overpricing of hearing aids, the stigma of wearing visible hearing devices, and the cumbersome process of accessing hearing care through traditional channels" in a joint press release announcing the partnership.
The hearing aid products by iHear are priced at $299 before reimbursement and support online self-programming. The venture-backed startup offers two invisible behind-the-ear hearing aids, iHEARHD and iHEARMAX, and an FDA-approved home hearing screener, iHEARTEST, for direct purchase online.
Published: 1/3/2017 10:45:00 AM
from #Audiology via ola Kala on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mRBbZL
via IFTTT
mHealth Products Made Signia CES 2017 Innovation Awards Honoree
Signia (https://www.signiausa.com/) was chosen as a CES 2017 Innovation Awards Honoree for two of its wireless and mobile hearing health care products, the Cellion hearing aid and the myHearing app. Honoree titles are given to products that a panel of independent industry designers and engineers consider to be the most cutting edge consumer electronics products in a category.
Cellion, a lithium-ion inductive and rechargeable hearing aid, boasts a high-capacity power cell that provides up to 24 hours of continued use. The instrument offers Bluetooth streaming and can be adjusted discretely from smartphones without any intermediary device. Another one of Signia's mHealth products, myHearing app, connects hearing aid patients and hearing health care providers. It allows hearing aid users to ask questions and complete training exercises, while it gives hearing health professionals access to their patients' progress and ability to remotely adjust their patients' hearing aid settings when needed.
The two hearing products were displayed at CES 2017, which took place on Jan. 5 to 8 in Las Vegas. Select honorees will also be displayed at CES Unveiled New York on Nov. 10.
Published: 1/13/2017 9:10:00 AM
from #Audiology via ola Kala on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mRJZif
via IFTTT
iHEAR Partners with Ameritas to Expand Access to Low-Cost Hearing Care
iHear Medical Inc. is partnering with insurance company Ameritas to offer next-generation, invisible hearing aids at a lower cost. The details of the partnership are unclear, but the two companies said they hope "to break through persisting barriers preventing people from obtaining clinically effective hearing solutions, including overpricing of hearing aids, the stigma of wearing visible hearing devices, and the cumbersome process of accessing hearing care through traditional channels" in a joint press release announcing the partnership.
The hearing aid products by iHear are priced at $299 before reimbursement and support online self-programming. The venture-backed startup offers two invisible behind-the-ear hearing aids, iHEARHD and iHEARMAX, and an FDA-approved home hearing screener, iHEARTEST, for direct purchase online.
Published: 1/3/2017 10:45:00 AM
from #Audiology via ola Kala on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mRBbZL
via IFTTT
Efficacy of Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids in Single-Sided Deafness: A Systematic Review
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mvhwv8
via IFTTT
Assessment of Cochlea Endolymphatic Hydrops Using 3-D FLAIR and 3-D Real IR Sequence in Guinea Pigs via 3T MRI After Intratympanic Gadolinium: A Histopathological Comparison
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mvmoQV
via IFTTT
Improvements in Gait With Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2nqfKjZ
via IFTTT
Combined Intratympanic and Systemic Use of Steroids as a First-Line Treatment for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Controlled Trials
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mvaw1t
via IFTTT
Is Serial Electroneuronography Indicated Following Temporal Bone Trauma?
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mviYhp
via IFTTT
Cochlear Implantation in Children With Congenital Single-Sided Deafness
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mv3oSR
via IFTTT
Isosorbide-Induced Decompression Effect on the Scala Media: Participation of Plasma Osmolality and Plasma Arginine Vasopressin
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mv7SsD
via IFTTT
Development and Validation of the Cochlear Implant Surgical Competency Assessment Instrument
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mvavdV
via IFTTT
Long-Term Hearing Results After Ossiculoplasty
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2nqnoLh
via IFTTT
The Role of Rho/Rho-Kinase Pathway in the Pathogenesis of Cholesteatoma
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2nqliuJ
via IFTTT
A Meta-Analysis on the Diagnostic Performance of Non-Echoplanar Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Detecting Middle Ear Cholesteatoma: 10 Years On
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mvjLP5
via IFTTT
Middle-Ear Sound Transmission Under Normal, Damaged, Repaired, and Reconstructed Conditions
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mvjN9F
via IFTTT
Intraoperative Bleeding and the Risk of Residual Cholesteatoma: A Multivariate Analysis
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mvinwd
via IFTTT
Internal Jugular Vein Compression: A Novel Approach to Mitigate Blast Induced Hearing Injury
from #Audiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2mvfJ9F
via IFTTT
Εγγραφή σε:
Αναρτήσεις (Atom)