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(University of Pretoria, 2010-05-17)Access and use of academic information by adolescents with hearing loss is important to assure their academic success. Learners with hearing loss experience problems regarding communication, literacy, and information ...
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(Unisa Press, 2011)This study aimed to determine the ability of a specific group of adolescents with hearing loss to access and use academic information in order to establish the kind of support that might be required for adolescents with ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) have become more prevalent throughout the world. The widespread availability of antiretrovirals (ARV’s) has now shifted the mindset from ...
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(Sage, 2020-06)BACKGROUND : There is a lack of hearing health care globally, and tele-audiology and mobile technologies have been proposed as important strategies to reduce the shortfall. OBJECTIVES : To investigate the accuracy and ...
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(Mary Ann Liebert, 2015-11)BACKGROUND : This study determined the accuracy of pure tone air conduction (AC) thresholds obtained using a synchronous telemedicine approach without a sound booth in a rural South African community. The global need ...
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(South African Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2007-08)The Four-level framework of speech sensorimotor control (van der Merwe, 1997)complicates the traditional view of dysarthria as a purely motor execution disorder. According to this framework, hypokinetic, hyperkinetic and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in worldwide lockdown regulations impacting individuals’ access to, and participation in everyday activities. Individuals with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) face additional barriers to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-02-19)Caregiver access to relevant developmental milestone resources is critical in ECD. In this iterative design study, six members of an expert panel (n=6; female; 5 White, 1 Black) reviewed and adapted the CDC developmental ...
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(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2021-12)PURPOSE : Hearing loss causes emotional distress and can contribute to the development of psychological difficulties, yet emotional and psychological issues are not addressed within current audiology services. The purpose ...
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(Karger, 2023-08)BACKGROUND : Hearing loss is a neglected global health priority affecting 1.5 billion persons. Global access to hearing care is severely limited with management options, like hearing aids, inaccessible to most. The cost ...
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(F1000 Research Ltd, 2022-08-04)BACKGROUND : The association between reporting adverse coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination effects and those with a history of audiovestibular difficulties is unknown. The aim of this research is therefore ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)It is estimated that approximately 360 Million people have a permanent disabling hearing loss (WHO, 2015). The majority of these people live in lower to middle income countries, where screening and follow-up treatment is ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)It is estimated that approximately 360 Million people have a permanent disabling hearing loss (WHO, 2015). The majority of these people live in lower to middle income countries, where screening and follow-up treatment is ...
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(Taylor and Francis, 2016-08)OBJECTIVE : Evaluation of the Sennheiser HD 202 II supra-aural headphones as an alternative headphone to enable more affordable hearing screening. DESIGN : Study 1 measured the equivalent threshold sound pressure levels ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-11-12)People with presbyacusis commonly report difficulties in conversation in everyday settings. Although previous research has focused on self-report inventories concerning conversation difficulties in age related hearing ...
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(Sage, 2022)The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and distress of tinnitus pre- and post-cochlear implantation in patients with bilateral severe to profound hearing loss. In this retrospective study, we included patients ...
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(Acoustical Society of America, 2021-08-24)Speech-in-noise tests use fixed signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) procedures to measure the percentage of correctly recognized speech items at a fixed SNR or use adaptive procedures to measure the SNR corresponding to 50% correct ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Background: Distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) are a promising screening technique for the early detection of subtle noise induced cochlear function changes. Objectives: To determine the applicability of ...
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(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2022-06)PURPOSE : Although experiencing tinnitus can lead to many difficulties, these can be reduced by using techniques derived from cognitive behavioral therapy. Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) has been developed ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019-08)In both clinical practice and the literature, parent reports and poor speech recognition in noise performance are commonly associated with listening difficulty (LiD). However, the relationship between these reports and ...
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