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Browsing Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology by Supervisor "Eikelboom, Robert H."
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Louw, Christine
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
Hearing loss is a serious disability that not only affects the individual and the family
but also places a heavy burden on resources of communities and countries. Access
to hearing care is unfortunately limited and ...
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Lambinon, Ché
(University of Pretoria, 2023-09-03)
The use of cochlear implants (CIs) as a treatment approach for moderate to profound hearing loss in adults has an impact not only on the CI recipients themselves but also on their partners.
Objectives: This study aimed ...
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De Beer, Chané
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
Numerous studies have investigated the effect of permanent childhood hearing loss and cochlear implantation on parents and siblings, but there is limited evidence available regarding the effect of paediatric cochlear ...
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Eksteen, Susan
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
Sensory inputs of hearing and vision during early childhood development support the achievement of language, speech and educational milestones. The early detection of sensory impairment is essential for facilitating early ...
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Visagie, Ansophi
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
The global need for increased hearing health care currently far exceeds the capacity for delivering these services, especially in developing countries where the ratio of audiologists to the population is often less than ...
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Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
Any loss in hearing sensitivity constitutes a major and if unidentified, an
insurmountable barrier to effective learning. Current school-entry hearing screening in
South Africa is unavailable to majority of children due ...
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Opperman, Elmien
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
The objective of this study was to describe the influence of tinnitus distress on quality of life (QoL) outcomes in adult cochlear implant (CI) recipients who experience tinnitus, and to investigate the prognostic significance ...