Van der Merwe, Janushca; Biagio-de Jager, Leigh; Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema; Hall, James W., III(Hogrefe, 2023)
t: A critical review was conducted to examine whether the peripheral hearing status of participants with neurological and psychological disorders was documented in published clinical studies of the auditory P300 response. ...
PURPOSE : Numerous patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are available to measure hearing aid benefit and satisfaction. It is unclear to what extent currently available PROMs on hearing aid outcomes, often developed ...
Veerabudren, Sattiavany; Alta M. (Aletta Margaretha); Graham, Marien Alet; Geertsema, Salome; Le Roux, Mia(AOSIS, 2023-03-03)
BACKGROUND : Learners with reading and writing difficulties (RWD) are accommodated in
Mauritian government schools without formal curriculum adjustment and teacher support.
Little is known about their RWD. The aim was ...
BACKGROUND : Despite extensive research on the specific learning disorder (developmental
dyslexia) – SLD (DD), many fallacies still cause confusion amongst professionals worldwide.
These myths involve the characteristics, ...
Van der Mescht, Pauli; Geertsema, Salome; Graham, Marien Alet; Le Roux, Mia; Johnson, Ensa(University of Johannesburg, 2023-05-25)
BACKGROUND : Physical, financial, social and emotional demands placed on caregivers caring
for their children with severe intellectual disabilities (CWSID) could lead to high levels of
burden.
AIM : This study aimed to ...
BACKGROUND : Stuttering support groups (SSGs) have been a long-standing invaluable resource
for people who stutter (PWS) but research into SSGs is only emerging. Speech-language
therapists (SLTs) need further insight to ...
BACKGROUND : The degree of mastoid pneumatization of the temporal bone (TB) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of TB diseases and surgical implications, and planning of a few otologic surgeries. However, there is lack ...
Karlsson, Elin; Maki-Torkko, Elina; Granberg, Sarah; Widen, Stephen; Manchaiah, Vinaya; Swarnalatha Nagaraj, Vinay; Pichora-Fuller, Kathleen M.; Selb, Melissa; Swanepoel, De Wet; Yerraguntla, Krishna; Gustafsson, Johanna(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2023-11)
OBJECTIVES :
Self-assessment instruments are commonly used in audiological rehabilitation. However, several studies highlight the lack of multidimensionality in existing outcome measures, with the consequence that they ...
PURPOSE :
This study aims to identify and describe factors that influence hearing aid outcomes including social networks, self-reported mental health, and service delivery models.
METHOD :
A prospective cross-sectional ...
PURPOSE :
The aim of this study was to describe extended high-frequency (EHF) pure-tone audiometry monitoring of ototoxicity in a longitudinal treatment program for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DRTB).
METHOD :
This ...
Frisby, Caitlin; De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Moore, David R.; Swanepoel, De Wet(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2023-11)
Millions of individuals worldwide are affected by hearing loss, with a global estimate of 2.5 billion projected by 2050. Hearing loss has a profound effect on individuals’ overall quality of life, including communication, ...
Swanepoel, De Wet; Clark, Jackie L.(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2023-05)
Hearing loss is a widespread health condition affecting millions of people worldwide. Unfortunately, there is a severe shortage of formally trained hearing professionals to identify and treat the increasing needs. Audiologists ...
Meerschman, Iris; D'haeseleer, Evelien; Kissel, Imke; De Vriese, Casper; Tomassen, Peter; Dochy, Frederick; Pieters, Kaat; Claeys, Sofie; Sataloff, Robert T.; Van Lierde, K.M. (Kristiane)(Wiley, 2023-05)
BACKGROUND : A promising way to obtain vocal economy and efficiency is by semi-occluding the vocal tract while phonating. Current knowledge about the immediate effects of semi-occluded vocal tract (SOVT) phonation on the ...
This systematic review examined the audiological and nonaudiological factors that influence hearing help-seeking and hearing
aid uptake in adults with hearing loss based on the literature published during the last decade. ...
BACKGROUND : Tinnitus affects around 15% of the population and can be a debilitating condition for a sizeable part of them. However, effective evidence-based treatments are scarce. One recommended treatment for tinnitus ...
Knoetze, Megan Clarissa; Manchaiah, Vinaya; Swanepoel, De Wet(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2023-02)
Despite the prevalence of hearing loss, people often delay seeking hearing help and taking up hearing aids. This is partly due to limited access to hearing health care services and the high cost of hearing devices. Newer ...
Swanepoel, De Wet; Manchaiah, Vinaya; Wasmann, Jan-Willem A.(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2023-04)
One of the most exciting recent technological innovations has been the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots based on large language models (LLMs). AI chatbots are a type of generative AI that can generate ...