Congratulations Shannon O’Donnell, Diane Guerrero, Irina Potapova, and Shannon Doolittle, Student Success Fee Funding Recipients!

SLHS wants to congratulate the following recipients of the 2017-2018 Student Success Fee Academic Related Program.  This program provides students an opportunity to become engaged and involved in their education outside their academic courses.  Successful student proposals focus on academic enhancement, high impact practices, colloquia etc.

Undergraduate:

Shannon O’Donnell (Faculty Sponsor: Peter Torre):  Excellence in SLHS Student Research

The goal for this proposed project is directly in line with the San Diego State University mission to have students, at all levels, be involved in research. This proposal is requesting travel support for students to independently present at a national conference.

MA Program:

Diane Guerrero (Faculty Sponsor: Sonja Pruitt-Lord):  Speech Language Pathology CSHA Convention

Funds are requested to support 20 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students in attending the 2018 CSHA Convention being held in Sacramento, CA, March 22-25, 2018. Funds will be used to pay for student registration, airfare, and hotel costs.

SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Language and Communicative Disorders:

Irina Potapova (Faculty Sponsor: Sonja Pruitt-Lord):  Fourth Annual Speech, Language and Hearing Awareness and Information Day (SAID)

Professional development events for students in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences and peers in related fields (e.g., Education, Public Health, Physical Therapy). The project includes a professional mentoring event and our fourth annual Speech, Language and Hearing Awareness and Information Day.

SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Audiology:

Shannon Doolittle (Faculty Sponsor: Laura Dreisbach-Hawe):  Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Guest Speaker Event

Since 2003, the Student Academy of Audiology has invited internationally-recognized speakers to present their leading research to students of all levels, faculty, and professional members of the community through the generous support of IRA funds provided by the College of Health and Human Sciences.

 

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Congratulations Shannon O’Donnell, Diane Guerrero, Irina Potapova, and Shannon Doolittle, Student Success Fee Funding Recipients!

SLHS wants to congratulate the following recipients of the 2017-2018 Student Success Fee Academic Related Program.  This program provides students an opportunity to become engaged and involved in their education outside their academic courses.  Successful student proposals focus on academic enhancement, high impact practices, colloquia etc.

Undergraduate:

Shannon O’Donnell (Faculty Sponsor: Peter Torre):  Excellence in SLHS Student Research

The goal for this proposed project is directly in line with the San Diego State University mission to have students, at all levels, be involved in research. This proposal is requesting travel support for students to independently present at a national conference.

MA Program:

Diane Guerrero (Faculty Sponsor: Sonja Pruitt-Lord):  Speech Language Pathology CSHA Convention

Funds are requested to support 20 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students in attending the 2018 CSHA Convention being held in Sacramento, CA, March 22-25, 2018. Funds will be used to pay for student registration, airfare, and hotel costs.

SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Language and Communicative Disorders:

Irina Potapova (Faculty Sponsor: Sonja Pruitt-Lord):  Fourth Annual Speech, Language and Hearing Awareness and Information Day (SAID)

Professional development events for students in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences and peers in related fields (e.g., Education, Public Health, Physical Therapy). The project includes a professional mentoring event and our fourth annual Speech, Language and Hearing Awareness and Information Day.

SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Audiology:

Shannon Doolittle (Faculty Sponsor: Laura Dreisbach-Hawe):  Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Guest Speaker Event

Since 2003, the Student Academy of Audiology has invited internationally-recognized speakers to present their leading research to students of all levels, faculty, and professional members of the community through the generous support of IRA funds provided by the College of Health and Human Sciences.

 

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Earwax MD Now Available in Canada

Eosera (https://earcaremd.com/) has made Earwax MD available in Canada through Amazon.ca, the first foreign market the company has brought its product to. On Amazon.ca, the product is available in a kit that includes a 15 mL bottle and rinsing bulb. Amazon Prime members can get Earwax MD with free shipping on Amazon.ca. The topical cerumen-dissolving drop has been stocked in CVS stores across the United States since August, and has been part of the U.S. Amazon Exclusives program since April 2017.

Elyse Dickerson, co-founder and CEO of Eosera, said they founded Eosera to develop solutions for unmet healthcare needs that would have a global impact, and since launching Earwax MD on Amazon.com in April, they have received considerable interest from Canadian consumers, audiologists, ENTs and other health care professionals. "We are thrilled to enter Canada on Amazon.ca, so that from the start, we are available to all Canadians," Dickerson said. "We are working towards a larger distribution channel in Canada, and anticipate availability in retail stores and additional distributors in the future."

Published: 11/30/2017 3:52:00 PM

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Congratulations Shannon O’Donnell, Diane Guerrero, Irina Potapova, and Shannon Doolittle, Student Success Fee Funding Recipients!

SLHS wants to congratulate the following recipients of the 2017-2018 Student Success Fee Academic Related Program.  This program provides students an opportunity to become engaged and involved in their education outside their academic courses.  Successful student proposals focus on academic enhancement, high impact practices, colloquia etc.

Undergraduate:

Shannon O’Donnell (Faculty Sponsor: Peter Torre):  Excellence in SLHS Student Research

The goal for this proposed project is directly in line with the San Diego State University mission to have students, at all levels, be involved in research. This proposal is requesting travel support for students to independently present at a national conference.

MA Program:

Diane Guerrero (Faculty Sponsor: Sonja Pruitt-Lord):  Speech Language Pathology CSHA Convention

Funds are requested to support 20 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students in attending the 2018 CSHA Convention being held in Sacramento, CA, March 22-25, 2018. Funds will be used to pay for student registration, airfare, and hotel costs.

SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Language and Communicative Disorders:

Irina Potapova (Faculty Sponsor: Sonja Pruitt-Lord):  Fourth Annual Speech, Language and Hearing Awareness and Information Day (SAID)

Professional development events for students in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences and peers in related fields (e.g., Education, Public Health, Physical Therapy). The project includes a professional mentoring event and our fourth annual Speech, Language and Hearing Awareness and Information Day.

SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Audiology:

Shannon Doolittle (Faculty Sponsor: Laura Dreisbach-Hawe):  Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Guest Speaker Event

Since 2003, the Student Academy of Audiology has invited internationally-recognized speakers to present their leading research to students of all levels, faculty, and professional members of the community through the generous support of IRA funds provided by the College of Health and Human Sciences.

 

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Earwax MD Now Available in Canada

Eosera (https://earcaremd.com/) has made Earwax MD available in Canada through Amazon.ca, the first foreign market the company has brought its product to. On Amazon.ca, the product is available in a kit that includes a 15 mL bottle and rinsing bulb. Amazon Prime members can get Earwax MD with free shipping on Amazon.ca. The topical cerumen-dissolving drop has been stocked in CVS stores across the United States since August, and has been part of the U.S. Amazon Exclusives program since April 2017.

Elyse Dickerson, co-founder and CEO of Eosera, said they founded Eosera to develop solutions for unmet healthcare needs that would have a global impact, and since launching Earwax MD on Amazon.com in April, they have received considerable interest from Canadian consumers, audiologists, ENTs and other health care professionals. "We are thrilled to enter Canada on Amazon.ca, so that from the start, we are available to all Canadians," Dickerson said. "We are working towards a larger distribution channel in Canada, and anticipate availability in retail stores and additional distributors in the future."

Published: 11/30/2017 3:52:00 PM

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Earwax MD Now Available in Canada

Eosera (https://earcaremd.com/) has made Earwax MD available in Canada through Amazon.ca, the first foreign market the company has brought its product to. On Amazon.ca, the product is available in a kit that includes a 15 mL bottle and rinsing bulb. Amazon Prime members can get Earwax MD with free shipping on Amazon.ca. The topical cerumen-dissolving drop has been stocked in CVS stores across the United States since August, and has been part of the U.S. Amazon Exclusives program since April 2017.

Elyse Dickerson, co-founder and CEO of Eosera, said they founded Eosera to develop solutions for unmet healthcare needs that would have a global impact, and since launching Earwax MD on Amazon.com in April, they have received considerable interest from Canadian consumers, audiologists, ENTs and other health care professionals. "We are thrilled to enter Canada on Amazon.ca, so that from the start, we are available to all Canadians," Dickerson said. "We are working towards a larger distribution channel in Canada, and anticipate availability in retail stores and additional distributors in the future."

Published: 11/30/2017 3:52:00 PM

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Earwax MD Now Available in Canada

Eosera (https://earcaremd.com/) has made Earwax MD available in Canada through Amazon.ca, the first foreign market the company has brought its product to. On Amazon.ca, the product is available in a kit that includes a 15 mL bottle and rinsing bulb. Amazon Prime members can get Earwax MD with free shipping on Amazon.ca. The topical cerumen-dissolving drop has been stocked in CVS stores across the United States since August, and has been part of the U.S. Amazon Exclusives program since April 2017.

Elyse Dickerson, co-founder and CEO of Eosera, said they founded Eosera to develop solutions for unmet healthcare needs that would have a global impact, and since launching Earwax MD on Amazon.com in April, they have received considerable interest from Canadian consumers, audiologists, ENTs and other health care professionals. "We are thrilled to enter Canada on Amazon.ca, so that from the start, we are available to all Canadians," Dickerson said. "We are working towards a larger distribution channel in Canada, and anticipate availability in retail stores and additional distributors in the future."

Published: 11/30/2017 3:52:00 PM

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Audiology answers for otolaryngologists

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Audiology answers for otolaryngologists

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Double tinnitus in a single ear

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Audiology answers for otolaryngologists

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Detection and reaction thresholds for reverse alarms in noise with and without passive hearing protection

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Examining the noisy life of the college musician: weeklong noise dosimetry of music and non-music activities

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Use of beta blockers is associated with hearing loss

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Optimal gain control step sizes for bimodal stimulation

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Corrigendum

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Applying U.S. national guidelines for ototoxicity monitoring in adult patients: perspectives on patient populations, service gaps, barriers and solutions

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Optimal gain control step sizes for bimodal stimulation.

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Optimal gain control step sizes for bimodal stimulation.

Int J Audiol. 2017 Nov 24;:1-11

Authors: Spirrov D, van Dijk B, Francart T

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Cochlear implants (CI) and hearing aids (HA) have a gain control that allows the bimodal user to change the loudness. Due to differences in dynamic range between CI and HA, an equal change of the gains of the two devices results in different changes in loudness. The objective was to relate and individualise the step sizes of the loudness controls to obtain a similar perceptual effect in the two ears.
DESIGN: We used loudness models parametrised for individual users to find a relation between the controls of the CI and the HA such that each step resulted in an equal change in loudness. We conducted loudness balancing experiments to validate the results.
STUDY SAMPLE: Eleven bimodal users of whom six were tested in a prior study.
RESULTS: The difference between the optimal gain from the loudness balancing procedure and actual gain was 3.3 dB when the new relation was applied. In contrast, the difference was 8 dB if equal step sized were applied at both sides.
CONCLUSION: We can relate the controls such that each step results in a similar loudness difference.

PMID: 29172895 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Use of beta blockers is associated with hearing loss.

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Use of beta blockers is associated with hearing loss.

Int J Audiol. 2017 Nov 24;:1-8

Authors: Al-Ghamdi BS, Rohra DK, Abuharb GAI, Alkofide HA, AlRuwaili NS, Shoukri MM, Cahusac PMB

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to investigate the hypothesis that patients using β-blockers will develop hearing loss.
DESIGN: A cross-sectional study.
STUDY SAMPLE: A total of 125 patients completed the study. A total of 63 patients were on β-blockers and 62 were not on β-blockers.
RESULTS: Carvedilol was significantly associated with hearing loss. Other beta-blockers including metoprolol and atenolol showed no association with hearing loss. Linear multiple regression analysis was run including variables of gender, age, ischaemic heart disease, cardiac failure/dilated cardiomyopathy, frusemide and carvedilol use as predictors for total hearing loss severity at all frequencies. Age and gender, as well as carvedilol, were found to be the only statistically significant predictors for hearing loss severity.
CONCLUSION: Chronic use of carvedilol was associated with significant hearing loss. This may need to be taken into account when prescribing the drug. Further randomised controlled studies with baseline audiometric hearing tests before starting treatment, and periodic follow-up tests, would provide a better assessment of the effect of carvedilol on hearing.

PMID: 29172846 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Detection and reaction thresholds for reverse alarms in noise with and without passive hearing protection.

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Detection and reaction thresholds for reverse alarms in noise with and without passive hearing protection.

Int J Audiol. 2017 Nov 26;:1-10

Authors: Laroche C, Giguère C, Vaillancourt V, Roy K, Pageot LP, Nélisse H, Ellaham N, Nassrallah F

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To measure masked detection and reaction thresholds for two reverse alarms (tonal and broadband) and compare results to available standards and psychoacoustic criteria for setting alarm levels.
DESIGN: Alarm detection and reaction thresholds were adaptively measured in 80-dBA background noises without hearing protection (Experiment 1), and with a passive earmuff-style hearing protection device (HPD) (Experiment 2).
STUDY SAMPLE: Twenty-four young adults with normal hearing in each experimental group.
RESULTS: Reverse alarms remained audible at levels well-below background noises [thresholds: -11 to -25 dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)], with and without the selected HPD. Detection was more influenced by alarm and noise type, while reaction was more susceptible to HPD use. HPD use resulted in lower detection thresholds by up to 2.5 dB compared to unprotected listening but increased reaction thresholds by 5-10 dB depending on the alarm.
CONCLUSIONS: Since noise type appears to have a more limited effect on reaction thresholds, adjusting alarms based on a global dBA method appears preferable to methods based on masked detection thresholds. However, while the >0 dB SNR recommended in ISO 9533 seems adequate for unprotected listening, an additional 5-10 dB may be warranted to elicit the same reaction when the selected HPD is used.

PMID: 29172790 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Examining the noisy life of the college musician: weeklong noise dosimetry of music and non-music activities.

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Examining the noisy life of the college musician: weeklong noise dosimetry of music and non-music activities.

Int J Audiol. 2017 Nov 24;:1-8

Authors: Tufts JB, Skoe E

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the contribution of all daily activities, including non-music activities, to the overall noise exposure of college student musicians, and to compare their "noise lives" with those of non-musician college students.
DESIGN: Continuous week-long dosimetry measurements were collected on student musicians and non-musicians. During the measurement period, participants recorded their daily activities in journals.
STUDY SAMPLE: 22 musicians and 40 non-musicians, all students (aged 18-24 years) at the University of Connecticut.
RESULTS: On every day of the week, musicians experienced significantly higher average exposure levels than did non-musicians. Nearly half (47%) of the musicians' days exceeded a daily dose of 100%, compared with 10% of the non-musicians' days. When the exposure due to music activities was removed, musicians still led noisier lives, largely due to participation in noisier social activities. For some musicians, non-music activities contributed a larger share of their total weekly noise exposure than did their music activities.
CONCLUSIONS: Compared with their non-musician peers, college student musicians are at higher risk for noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). On a weekly basis, non-music activities may pose a greater risk to some musicians than music activities. Thus, hearing health education for musicians should include information about the contribution of lifestyle factors outside of music to NIHL risk.

PMID: 29172785 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Biomechanical Analysis of Dance for Parkinson's Disease: A Paradoxical Case Study of Balance and Gait Effects?

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Biomechanical Analysis of Dance for Parkinson's Disease: A Paradoxical Case Study of Balance and Gait Effects?

Explore (NY). 2017 Nov - Dec;13(6):409-413

Authors: Sowalsky KL, Sonke J, Altmann LJP, Almeida L, Hass CJ

Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to measure the effects of a dance training program on subjective and objective balance and gait measures in a person with Parkinson's disease.
DESIGN AND SETTING: The participant was measured via clinical scales and biomechanical balance and gait analyses pre- and post-16 weeks of dance participation at the University Center for Arts in Medicine. The dance program consisted of 75 minute sessions three days a week.
RESULTS: Improved clinical scales included the Schwab and England scale (+10%), falls efficacy scale (-11 points), six-minute walk (+15.54m), and timed up and go (1.38s). Balance measures during three conditions (eyes open, eyes closed, and narrow stance) all demonstrated an increase (24-112%) in center of pressure path length, velocity (anteroposterior and mediolateral), sway area, and approximate entropy (anteroposterior and mediolateral). Spatiotemporal gait parameters improved during forward walking: velocity (+0.12m/s), cadence (+3.89steps/min), double support time (-2.02%), stride length (+0.07m), stride time (-0.03s), and backward walking: single support (+3.47%), double support (-7.0%), swing time (+3.4%), and stance time (-3.4%).
CONCLUSIONS: Classic interpretation of the above measures may indicate a detriment in biomechanical balance effects concomitant with an improvement in gait. Alternative explanations explored suggest this paradox to be illusory.

PMID: 29179887 [PubMed - in process]

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Outcomes of bacterial meningitis in children.

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Outcomes of bacterial meningitis in children.

Med Mal Infect. 2016 Jun;46(4):177-87

Authors: Briand C, Levy C, Baumie F, Joao L, Béchet S, Carbonnelle E, Grimprel E, Cohen R, Gaudelus J, de Pontual L

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Pediatricians are well aware of the immediate risks of bacterial meningitis in children. However, the long-term outcome of the disease has not been extensively studied. We aimed: (i) to evaluate the duration and quality of the long-term follow-up of children diagnosed with bacterial meningitis in a general pediatric department, (ii) to estimate the incidence of sequelae at the various stages of follow-up, and (iii) to compare our data with that of other studies.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study and included 34 children (3 months-15 years) who had been hospitalized for bacterial meningitis in the pediatric department of a University Hospital between January 1st, 2001 and December 31st, 2013.
RESULTS: Overall, 32% of patients presented with sequelae and 15% with seizures. Only one patient presented with hearing loss, but 23.5% of patients did not have any hearing test performed. Seven patients had a neuropsychological assessment performed and no severe neuropsychological sequela was observed in this group. The average follow-up duration increased during the study period (from 23 to 49months). The long-term follow-up modalities observed in other studies were highly variable. Assessing the incidence and severity of sequelae was therefore difficult.
CONCLUSION: A standardized follow-up should be implemented by way of a national surveillance network of children presenting with bacterial meningitis.

PMID: 27020729 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Optimal gain control step sizes for bimodal stimulation.

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Optimal gain control step sizes for bimodal stimulation.

Int J Audiol. 2017 Nov 24;:1-11

Authors: Spirrov D, van Dijk B, Francart T

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Cochlear implants (CI) and hearing aids (HA) have a gain control that allows the bimodal user to change the loudness. Due to differences in dynamic range between CI and HA, an equal change of the gains of the two devices results in different changes in loudness. The objective was to relate and individualise the step sizes of the loudness controls to obtain a similar perceptual effect in the two ears.
DESIGN: We used loudness models parametrised for individual users to find a relation between the controls of the CI and the HA such that each step resulted in an equal change in loudness. We conducted loudness balancing experiments to validate the results.
STUDY SAMPLE: Eleven bimodal users of whom six were tested in a prior study.
RESULTS: The difference between the optimal gain from the loudness balancing procedure and actual gain was 3.3 dB when the new relation was applied. In contrast, the difference was 8 dB if equal step sized were applied at both sides.
CONCLUSION: We can relate the controls such that each step results in a similar loudness difference.

PMID: 29172895 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Use of beta blockers is associated with hearing loss.

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Use of beta blockers is associated with hearing loss.

Int J Audiol. 2017 Nov 24;:1-8

Authors: Al-Ghamdi BS, Rohra DK, Abuharb GAI, Alkofide HA, AlRuwaili NS, Shoukri MM, Cahusac PMB

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to investigate the hypothesis that patients using β-blockers will develop hearing loss.
DESIGN: A cross-sectional study.
STUDY SAMPLE: A total of 125 patients completed the study. A total of 63 patients were on β-blockers and 62 were not on β-blockers.
RESULTS: Carvedilol was significantly associated with hearing loss. Other beta-blockers including metoprolol and atenolol showed no association with hearing loss. Linear multiple regression analysis was run including variables of gender, age, ischaemic heart disease, cardiac failure/dilated cardiomyopathy, frusemide and carvedilol use as predictors for total hearing loss severity at all frequencies. Age and gender, as well as carvedilol, were found to be the only statistically significant predictors for hearing loss severity.
CONCLUSION: Chronic use of carvedilol was associated with significant hearing loss. This may need to be taken into account when prescribing the drug. Further randomised controlled studies with baseline audiometric hearing tests before starting treatment, and periodic follow-up tests, would provide a better assessment of the effect of carvedilol on hearing.

PMID: 29172846 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Detection and reaction thresholds for reverse alarms in noise with and without passive hearing protection.

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Detection and reaction thresholds for reverse alarms in noise with and without passive hearing protection.

Int J Audiol. 2017 Nov 26;:1-10

Authors: Laroche C, Giguère C, Vaillancourt V, Roy K, Pageot LP, Nélisse H, Ellaham N, Nassrallah F

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To measure masked detection and reaction thresholds for two reverse alarms (tonal and broadband) and compare results to available standards and psychoacoustic criteria for setting alarm levels.
DESIGN: Alarm detection and reaction thresholds were adaptively measured in 80-dBA background noises without hearing protection (Experiment 1), and with a passive earmuff-style hearing protection device (HPD) (Experiment 2).
STUDY SAMPLE: Twenty-four young adults with normal hearing in each experimental group.
RESULTS: Reverse alarms remained audible at levels well-below background noises [thresholds: -11 to -25 dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)], with and without the selected HPD. Detection was more influenced by alarm and noise type, while reaction was more susceptible to HPD use. HPD use resulted in lower detection thresholds by up to 2.5 dB compared to unprotected listening but increased reaction thresholds by 5-10 dB depending on the alarm.
CONCLUSIONS: Since noise type appears to have a more limited effect on reaction thresholds, adjusting alarms based on a global dBA method appears preferable to methods based on masked detection thresholds. However, while the >0 dB SNR recommended in ISO 9533 seems adequate for unprotected listening, an additional 5-10 dB may be warranted to elicit the same reaction when the selected HPD is used.

PMID: 29172790 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Examining the noisy life of the college musician: weeklong noise dosimetry of music and non-music activities.

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Examining the noisy life of the college musician: weeklong noise dosimetry of music and non-music activities.

Int J Audiol. 2017 Nov 24;:1-8

Authors: Tufts JB, Skoe E

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the contribution of all daily activities, including non-music activities, to the overall noise exposure of college student musicians, and to compare their "noise lives" with those of non-musician college students.
DESIGN: Continuous week-long dosimetry measurements were collected on student musicians and non-musicians. During the measurement period, participants recorded their daily activities in journals.
STUDY SAMPLE: 22 musicians and 40 non-musicians, all students (aged 18-24 years) at the University of Connecticut.
RESULTS: On every day of the week, musicians experienced significantly higher average exposure levels than did non-musicians. Nearly half (47%) of the musicians' days exceeded a daily dose of 100%, compared with 10% of the non-musicians' days. When the exposure due to music activities was removed, musicians still led noisier lives, largely due to participation in noisier social activities. For some musicians, non-music activities contributed a larger share of their total weekly noise exposure than did their music activities.
CONCLUSIONS: Compared with their non-musician peers, college student musicians are at higher risk for noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). On a weekly basis, non-music activities may pose a greater risk to some musicians than music activities. Thus, hearing health education for musicians should include information about the contribution of lifestyle factors outside of music to NIHL risk.

PMID: 29172785 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Sound Quality as the Key to User Acceptance

Sound quality and speech recognition benefit are important to the long term benefit and use of hearing aids. This article examines key features of hearing aid signal processing that contribute to sound quality, as well as studies of sound quality with Signia Nx.

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Hearing Ecosystems: How Hearing Professionals Can Meet the Needs of Today's Hearing Aid Users

Hearing aids have limitations that mean they do not always offer optimum benefit. This article reviews evidence of how hearing aid accessories supplement hearing aid performance, and offers guidance on how to implement them in everyday fittings.

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20Q: Hearing Aid Verification - Can You Afford Not To?

An engaging Q & A with Dr. Gus Mueller that reviews the why and how of hearing aid verification, the negative consequences of not conducting verification, and discusses why this topic is more critical than ever.

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Detection and reaction thresholds for reverse alarms in noise with and without passive hearing protection

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Examining the noisy life of the college musician: weeklong noise dosimetry of music and non-music activities

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Use of beta blockers is associated with hearing loss

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Optimal gain control step sizes for bimodal stimulation

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Corrigendum

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Optimal gain control step sizes for bimodal stimulation.

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Optimal gain control step sizes for bimodal stimulation.

Int J Audiol. 2017 Nov 24;:1-11

Authors: Spirrov D, van Dijk B, Francart T

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Cochlear implants (CI) and hearing aids (HA) have a gain control that allows the bimodal user to change the loudness. Due to differences in dynamic range between CI and HA, an equal change of the gains of the two devices results in different changes in loudness. The objective was to relate and individualise the step sizes of the loudness controls to obtain a similar perceptual effect in the two ears.
DESIGN: We used loudness models parametrised for individual users to find a relation between the controls of the CI and the HA such that each step resulted in an equal change in loudness. We conducted loudness balancing experiments to validate the results.
STUDY SAMPLE: Eleven bimodal users of whom six were tested in a prior study.
RESULTS: The difference between the optimal gain from the loudness balancing procedure and actual gain was 3.3 dB when the new relation was applied. In contrast, the difference was 8 dB if equal step sized were applied at both sides.
CONCLUSION: We can relate the controls such that each step results in a similar loudness difference.

PMID: 29172895 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Use of beta blockers is associated with hearing loss.

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Use of beta blockers is associated with hearing loss.

Int J Audiol. 2017 Nov 24;:1-8

Authors: Al-Ghamdi BS, Rohra DK, Abuharb GAI, Alkofide HA, AlRuwaili NS, Shoukri MM, Cahusac PMB

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to investigate the hypothesis that patients using β-blockers will develop hearing loss.
DESIGN: A cross-sectional study.
STUDY SAMPLE: A total of 125 patients completed the study. A total of 63 patients were on β-blockers and 62 were not on β-blockers.
RESULTS: Carvedilol was significantly associated with hearing loss. Other beta-blockers including metoprolol and atenolol showed no association with hearing loss. Linear multiple regression analysis was run including variables of gender, age, ischaemic heart disease, cardiac failure/dilated cardiomyopathy, frusemide and carvedilol use as predictors for total hearing loss severity at all frequencies. Age and gender, as well as carvedilol, were found to be the only statistically significant predictors for hearing loss severity.
CONCLUSION: Chronic use of carvedilol was associated with significant hearing loss. This may need to be taken into account when prescribing the drug. Further randomised controlled studies with baseline audiometric hearing tests before starting treatment, and periodic follow-up tests, would provide a better assessment of the effect of carvedilol on hearing.

PMID: 29172846 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Detection and reaction thresholds for reverse alarms in noise with and without passive hearing protection.

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Detection and reaction thresholds for reverse alarms in noise with and without passive hearing protection.

Int J Audiol. 2017 Nov 26;:1-10

Authors: Laroche C, Giguère C, Vaillancourt V, Roy K, Pageot LP, Nélisse H, Ellaham N, Nassrallah F

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To measure masked detection and reaction thresholds for two reverse alarms (tonal and broadband) and compare results to available standards and psychoacoustic criteria for setting alarm levels.
DESIGN: Alarm detection and reaction thresholds were adaptively measured in 80-dBA background noises without hearing protection (Experiment 1), and with a passive earmuff-style hearing protection device (HPD) (Experiment 2).
STUDY SAMPLE: Twenty-four young adults with normal hearing in each experimental group.
RESULTS: Reverse alarms remained audible at levels well-below background noises [thresholds: -11 to -25 dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)], with and without the selected HPD. Detection was more influenced by alarm and noise type, while reaction was more susceptible to HPD use. HPD use resulted in lower detection thresholds by up to 2.5 dB compared to unprotected listening but increased reaction thresholds by 5-10 dB depending on the alarm.
CONCLUSIONS: Since noise type appears to have a more limited effect on reaction thresholds, adjusting alarms based on a global dBA method appears preferable to methods based on masked detection thresholds. However, while the >0 dB SNR recommended in ISO 9533 seems adequate for unprotected listening, an additional 5-10 dB may be warranted to elicit the same reaction when the selected HPD is used.

PMID: 29172790 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Examining the noisy life of the college musician: weeklong noise dosimetry of music and non-music activities.

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Examining the noisy life of the college musician: weeklong noise dosimetry of music and non-music activities.

Int J Audiol. 2017 Nov 24;:1-8

Authors: Tufts JB, Skoe E

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the contribution of all daily activities, including non-music activities, to the overall noise exposure of college student musicians, and to compare their "noise lives" with those of non-musician college students.
DESIGN: Continuous week-long dosimetry measurements were collected on student musicians and non-musicians. During the measurement period, participants recorded their daily activities in journals.
STUDY SAMPLE: 22 musicians and 40 non-musicians, all students (aged 18-24 years) at the University of Connecticut.
RESULTS: On every day of the week, musicians experienced significantly higher average exposure levels than did non-musicians. Nearly half (47%) of the musicians' days exceeded a daily dose of 100%, compared with 10% of the non-musicians' days. When the exposure due to music activities was removed, musicians still led noisier lives, largely due to participation in noisier social activities. For some musicians, non-music activities contributed a larger share of their total weekly noise exposure than did their music activities.
CONCLUSIONS: Compared with their non-musician peers, college student musicians are at higher risk for noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). On a weekly basis, non-music activities may pose a greater risk to some musicians than music activities. Thus, hearing health education for musicians should include information about the contribution of lifestyle factors outside of music to NIHL risk.

PMID: 29172785 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Biomechanical Analysis of Dance for Parkinson's Disease: A Paradoxical Case Study of Balance and Gait Effects?

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Biomechanical Analysis of Dance for Parkinson's Disease: A Paradoxical Case Study of Balance and Gait Effects?

Explore (NY). 2017 Nov - Dec;13(6):409-413

Authors: Sowalsky KL, Sonke J, Altmann LJP, Almeida L, Hass CJ

Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to measure the effects of a dance training program on subjective and objective balance and gait measures in a person with Parkinson's disease.
DESIGN AND SETTING: The participant was measured via clinical scales and biomechanical balance and gait analyses pre- and post-16 weeks of dance participation at the University Center for Arts in Medicine. The dance program consisted of 75 minute sessions three days a week.
RESULTS: Improved clinical scales included the Schwab and England scale (+10%), falls efficacy scale (-11 points), six-minute walk (+15.54m), and timed up and go (1.38s). Balance measures during three conditions (eyes open, eyes closed, and narrow stance) all demonstrated an increase (24-112%) in center of pressure path length, velocity (anteroposterior and mediolateral), sway area, and approximate entropy (anteroposterior and mediolateral). Spatiotemporal gait parameters improved during forward walking: velocity (+0.12m/s), cadence (+3.89steps/min), double support time (-2.02%), stride length (+0.07m), stride time (-0.03s), and backward walking: single support (+3.47%), double support (-7.0%), swing time (+3.4%), and stance time (-3.4%).
CONCLUSIONS: Classic interpretation of the above measures may indicate a detriment in biomechanical balance effects concomitant with an improvement in gait. Alternative explanations explored suggest this paradox to be illusory.

PMID: 29179887 [PubMed - in process]

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Outcomes of bacterial meningitis in children.

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Outcomes of bacterial meningitis in children.

Med Mal Infect. 2016 Jun;46(4):177-87

Authors: Briand C, Levy C, Baumie F, Joao L, Béchet S, Carbonnelle E, Grimprel E, Cohen R, Gaudelus J, de Pontual L

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Pediatricians are well aware of the immediate risks of bacterial meningitis in children. However, the long-term outcome of the disease has not been extensively studied. We aimed: (i) to evaluate the duration and quality of the long-term follow-up of children diagnosed with bacterial meningitis in a general pediatric department, (ii) to estimate the incidence of sequelae at the various stages of follow-up, and (iii) to compare our data with that of other studies.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study and included 34 children (3 months-15 years) who had been hospitalized for bacterial meningitis in the pediatric department of a University Hospital between January 1st, 2001 and December 31st, 2013.
RESULTS: Overall, 32% of patients presented with sequelae and 15% with seizures. Only one patient presented with hearing loss, but 23.5% of patients did not have any hearing test performed. Seven patients had a neuropsychological assessment performed and no severe neuropsychological sequela was observed in this group. The average follow-up duration increased during the study period (from 23 to 49months). The long-term follow-up modalities observed in other studies were highly variable. Assessing the incidence and severity of sequelae was therefore difficult.
CONCLUSION: A standardized follow-up should be implemented by way of a national surveillance network of children presenting with bacterial meningitis.

PMID: 27020729 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Optimal gain control step sizes for bimodal stimulation.

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Optimal gain control step sizes for bimodal stimulation.

Int J Audiol. 2017 Nov 24;:1-11

Authors: Spirrov D, van Dijk B, Francart T

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Cochlear implants (CI) and hearing aids (HA) have a gain control that allows the bimodal user to change the loudness. Due to differences in dynamic range between CI and HA, an equal change of the gains of the two devices results in different changes in loudness. The objective was to relate and individualise the step sizes of the loudness controls to obtain a similar perceptual effect in the two ears.
DESIGN: We used loudness models parametrised for individual users to find a relation between the controls of the CI and the HA such that each step resulted in an equal change in loudness. We conducted loudness balancing experiments to validate the results.
STUDY SAMPLE: Eleven bimodal users of whom six were tested in a prior study.
RESULTS: The difference between the optimal gain from the loudness balancing procedure and actual gain was 3.3 dB when the new relation was applied. In contrast, the difference was 8 dB if equal step sized were applied at both sides.
CONCLUSION: We can relate the controls such that each step results in a similar loudness difference.

PMID: 29172895 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Use of beta blockers is associated with hearing loss.

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Use of beta blockers is associated with hearing loss.

Int J Audiol. 2017 Nov 24;:1-8

Authors: Al-Ghamdi BS, Rohra DK, Abuharb GAI, Alkofide HA, AlRuwaili NS, Shoukri MM, Cahusac PMB

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to investigate the hypothesis that patients using β-blockers will develop hearing loss.
DESIGN: A cross-sectional study.
STUDY SAMPLE: A total of 125 patients completed the study. A total of 63 patients were on β-blockers and 62 were not on β-blockers.
RESULTS: Carvedilol was significantly associated with hearing loss. Other beta-blockers including metoprolol and atenolol showed no association with hearing loss. Linear multiple regression analysis was run including variables of gender, age, ischaemic heart disease, cardiac failure/dilated cardiomyopathy, frusemide and carvedilol use as predictors for total hearing loss severity at all frequencies. Age and gender, as well as carvedilol, were found to be the only statistically significant predictors for hearing loss severity.
CONCLUSION: Chronic use of carvedilol was associated with significant hearing loss. This may need to be taken into account when prescribing the drug. Further randomised controlled studies with baseline audiometric hearing tests before starting treatment, and periodic follow-up tests, would provide a better assessment of the effect of carvedilol on hearing.

PMID: 29172846 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Detection and reaction thresholds for reverse alarms in noise with and without passive hearing protection.

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Detection and reaction thresholds for reverse alarms in noise with and without passive hearing protection.

Int J Audiol. 2017 Nov 26;:1-10

Authors: Laroche C, Giguère C, Vaillancourt V, Roy K, Pageot LP, Nélisse H, Ellaham N, Nassrallah F

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To measure masked detection and reaction thresholds for two reverse alarms (tonal and broadband) and compare results to available standards and psychoacoustic criteria for setting alarm levels.
DESIGN: Alarm detection and reaction thresholds were adaptively measured in 80-dBA background noises without hearing protection (Experiment 1), and with a passive earmuff-style hearing protection device (HPD) (Experiment 2).
STUDY SAMPLE: Twenty-four young adults with normal hearing in each experimental group.
RESULTS: Reverse alarms remained audible at levels well-below background noises [thresholds: -11 to -25 dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)], with and without the selected HPD. Detection was more influenced by alarm and noise type, while reaction was more susceptible to HPD use. HPD use resulted in lower detection thresholds by up to 2.5 dB compared to unprotected listening but increased reaction thresholds by 5-10 dB depending on the alarm.
CONCLUSIONS: Since noise type appears to have a more limited effect on reaction thresholds, adjusting alarms based on a global dBA method appears preferable to methods based on masked detection thresholds. However, while the >0 dB SNR recommended in ISO 9533 seems adequate for unprotected listening, an additional 5-10 dB may be warranted to elicit the same reaction when the selected HPD is used.

PMID: 29172790 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Examining the noisy life of the college musician: weeklong noise dosimetry of music and non-music activities.

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Examining the noisy life of the college musician: weeklong noise dosimetry of music and non-music activities.

Int J Audiol. 2017 Nov 24;:1-8

Authors: Tufts JB, Skoe E

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the contribution of all daily activities, including non-music activities, to the overall noise exposure of college student musicians, and to compare their "noise lives" with those of non-musician college students.
DESIGN: Continuous week-long dosimetry measurements were collected on student musicians and non-musicians. During the measurement period, participants recorded their daily activities in journals.
STUDY SAMPLE: 22 musicians and 40 non-musicians, all students (aged 18-24 years) at the University of Connecticut.
RESULTS: On every day of the week, musicians experienced significantly higher average exposure levels than did non-musicians. Nearly half (47%) of the musicians' days exceeded a daily dose of 100%, compared with 10% of the non-musicians' days. When the exposure due to music activities was removed, musicians still led noisier lives, largely due to participation in noisier social activities. For some musicians, non-music activities contributed a larger share of their total weekly noise exposure than did their music activities.
CONCLUSIONS: Compared with their non-musician peers, college student musicians are at higher risk for noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). On a weekly basis, non-music activities may pose a greater risk to some musicians than music activities. Thus, hearing health education for musicians should include information about the contribution of lifestyle factors outside of music to NIHL risk.

PMID: 29172785 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Sound Quality as the Key to User Acceptance

Sound quality and speech recognition benefit are important to the long term benefit and use of hearing aids. This article examines key features of hearing aid signal processing that contribute to sound quality, as well as studies of sound quality with Signia Nx.

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Hearing Ecosystems: How Hearing Professionals Can Meet the Needs of Today's Hearing Aid Users

Hearing aids have limitations that mean they do not always offer optimum benefit. This article reviews evidence of how hearing aid accessories supplement hearing aid performance, and offers guidance on how to implement them in everyday fittings.

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20Q: Hearing Aid Verification - Can You Afford Not To?

An engaging Q & A with Dr. Gus Mueller that reviews the why and how of hearing aid verification, the negative consequences of not conducting verification, and discusses why this topic is more critical than ever.

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Use of beta blockers is associated with hearing loss

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Optimal gain control step sizes for bimodal stimulation

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A good practice guide for translating and adapting hearing-related questionnaires for different languages and cultures

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