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Browsing Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology by UP Author "De Sousa, K.C. (Karina)"
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Smits, Cas; De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Swanepoel, De Wet (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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Schonborn, Danielle; Asmail, Faheema Mahomed; De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Laplante-Levesque, Ariane; Moore, David R.; Smits, Cas; Swanepoel, De Wet (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2020-09)PURPOSE : This study investigated user characteristics, help-seeking behavior, and follow-up actions of people who failed an app-based digits-in-noise hearing screening test, considering their stage of change. METHOD : ...
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Knoetze, Megan Clarissa; Manchaiah, Vinaya; De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Moore, David R.; Swanepoel, De Wet (American Medical Association, 2024)KEY POINTS : QUESTION - Can self-fitting strategies—self-adjustment and in situ audiometry—provide similar outcomes for adults with self-perceived mild to moderate hearing difficulties using self-fitting over-the-counter ...
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Digital technology for remote hearing assessment—current status and future directions for consumers De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Moore, David R.; Smits, Cas; Swanepoel, De Wet (MDPI, 2021-09-10)Globally, more than 1.5 billion people have hearing loss. Unfortunately, most people with hearing loss reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where traditional face-to-face services rendered by trained health ...
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De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Smits, Cas; Moore, David R.; Myburgh, Hermanus C.; Swanepoel, De Wet (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2022-05)OBJECTIVES : The digits-in-noise test (DIN) is a popular self-test measure that has traditionally been used to screen for hearing loss by providing either a pass or refer result. Standard approaches either tested each ear ...
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De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Moore, David R.; Motlagh-Zadeh, Lina; Myburgh, Hermanus Carel; Swanepoel, De Wet (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2019-11)Hearing aids are a central part of managing adults with hearing loss. Despite evidence supporting improved listening abilities and quality of life as a result of hearing aid use, device uptake remains poor. People with ...
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De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Manchaiah, Vinaya; Moore, David R.; Graham, Marien Alet; Swanepoel, De Wet (American Medical Association, 2023-06)IMPORTANCE : Hearing loss is a highly prevalent condition, with numerous debilitating consequences when left untreated. However, less than 20% of US adults with hearing loss use hearing aids. Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing ...
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Ceccato, Jean-Charles; Duran, Marie-Josee; Swanepoel, De Wet; Smits, Cas; De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Gledhill, Lewis; Venail, Frederic; Puel, Jean-Luc (Frontiers Media, 2021-10-14)In France 58% of persons with hearing loss still do not wear hearing aids. Pure-tone audiometry is the traditional gold standard in assessment and screening of hearing impairment, but it requires the use of calibrated ...
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De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Smits, Cas; Moore, David R.; Chada, Shelly; Myburgh, Hermanus Carel; Swanepoel, De Wet (Sage, 2022-09)OBJECTIVES : The objective of this study was to examine the uptake, user characteristics, and performance of the free WHO smartphone hearing screening test (hearWHO) as a global hearing health promotion initiative. METHOD ...
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Manchaiah, Vinaya; Sharma, Anu; Rodrigo, Hansapani; Bailey, Abram; De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Swanepoel, De Wet (MDPI, 2023-03-01)Over-the-counter hearing aids have been available to consumers in the US since 17 October 2022 following a ruling by the Food and Drug Administration. However, their reception by hearing healthcare professionals (HHP) ...
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De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Swanepoel, De Wet; Moore, David R.; Myburgh, Hermanus Carel; Smits, Cas (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2020-03)Please read the abstract in the article.
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Dambha, Tasneem; Swanepoel, De Wet; Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema; De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Graham, Marien Alet; Smits, Cas (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2022-01)PURPOSE : This study compared the test characteristics, test-retest reliability, and test efficiency of three novel digits-in-noise (DIN) test procedures to a conventional antiphasic 23-trial adaptive DIN (D23). METHOD ...
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Swanepoel, De Wet; De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Smits, Cas; Moore, David R. (World Health Organization, 2019-10)Hearing loss affects close to 1.3 billion people and is a growing global health concern as the fourth leading contributor to years lived with disability.1 The global economic cost associated with hearing loss is ...
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Brown, Lisa; Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema; De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Swanepoel, De Wet (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2019-10)PURPOSE : This study compared the speech reception thresholds (SRTs) and test–retest reliability of the smartphone digits-in-noise (DIN) test coupled to various sound-field transducers. METHOD : Fifty normal-hearing ...
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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, ...
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De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Smits, Cas; Moore, David R.; Myburgh, Hermanus Carel; Swanepoel, De Wet (Taylor and Francis, 2020)OBJECTIVE: COVID-19 has been prohibitive to traditional audiological services. No- or low-touch audiological assessment outside a sound-booth precludes test batteries including bone conduction audiometry. This study ...
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Van der Mescht, Lize; Le Roux, Talita; Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema; De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Swanepoel, De Wet (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2022-09)PURPOSE : The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the uptake and scope of telehealth. This study determined the accuracy and reliability of a smartphone digits-in-noise (DIN) test when conducted by adult cochlear implant ...
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Nell, Louise A.; Asmail, Faheema Mahomed; De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Graham, Marien Alet; Swanepoel, De Wet (Taylor and Francis, 2023)OBJECTIVE : To determine the perceived satisfaction and understanding of hearing assessment feedback, using the Ida My Hearing Explained Tool (IMHET), compared to the standard audiogram reported by adult clients and ...
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De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Swanepoel, De Wet; Moore, David R.; Smits, Cas (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2018-11-19)PURPOSE : The smartphone digits-in-noise hearing test, called hearZA, was made available as a self-test in South Africa in March 2016. This study determined characteristics and test performance of the listeners who took ...
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Frisby, Caitlin; De Sousa, K.C. (Karina); Eikelboom, Robert H.; Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema; Moore, David R.; De Kock, Tersia; Manchaiah, Vinaya; Swanepoel, De Wet (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2024-07)OBJECTIVES : Hearing loss prevalence is increasing, with an estimated 2.5 billion people affected globally by 2050. Scalable service delivery models using innovative technologies and task-shifting are World Health Organization ...
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