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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (University of Pretoria) by Supervisor "Vinck, Bart M."
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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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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Despite HIV being a global challenge, sub-Saharan Africa continues to sustain the maximum share of the global burden of HIV. Auditory and otological manifestations is a common occurrence in individuals affected with HIV/AIDS ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Diabetes is one of the most prominent health emergencies of the 21st century affecting millions worldwide. Approximately 415 million individuals had diabetes in 2015, more than 10% living in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a universal health problem. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), 425 million people world-wide are affected by DM. With such high incidence of DM, health professionals aim to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)Objective: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis was performed to determine the effect of stimulus type, sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle activation method, transducer type and method to control SCM muscle ...
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Collaborative audiological and psychological intervention where tinnitus and hearing loss co-exist (University of Pretoria, 2017)Tinnitus is the perception of sound in the absence of an external sound source and is estimated to be experienced by 10-15% of the population. The majority of tinnitus patients present with some form of hearing loss and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Background The complex nature of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and the challenges regarding effective treatment methods for this population gave incentive to this research. Despite deficits in auditory processing, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Objective: The aim of this study was to compare cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP and oVEMP) in young gender- and age-matched black African and Caucasian male and female adults. Design: A ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)According to South African Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements, learners’ first language should be the language of learning and teaching in Grade R. However, there is a mismatch between policy and practice since ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Balance is the ability to maintain an individual’s centre of mass over his or her base of support while standing. Ballet dancers have better balance than non-dancer control groups as they presented with better sensory-motor ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)There is a dearth of validated neonatal feeding assessment instruments available for use in clinical practice in resource-constrained developing contexts. The Neonatal Feeding Assessment Scale (NFAS) was developed to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)The study examined developmental screening and communication delays in infants from underserved PHC contexts in South Africa. More specifically the Road to Health Booklet (RTHB) checklist was compared to a standardized ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)The auditory brainstem response is an evoked potential that can be clinically used to estimate hearing sensitivity and to identify auditory nervous system pathology. Recently, there has been an increase in the implementation ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The aim of this study was to describe health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes of school-going pediatric cochlear implant (CI) recipients in a South African cohort from the perspectives of parents and to relate ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013-06-14)Noise induced hearing loss has been extensively researched and commented on, yet it remains prevalent among industrial workers. The real-world attenuation properties of the Noise Clipper® custom-made hearing protection ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)BACKGROUND: The recent development of the ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP) test protocol in addition to the cervical vestibular myogenic potential (cVEMP), can provide clinicians information about the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-10-15)Objective: To date, the main focus in frequency lowering hearing aid studies has been in relation to speech perception abilities. With improvements in hearing aid technology, there is a growing interest in musical perception ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Noise induced hearing loss remains a concern within the employment sector, in spite of the preventability there of. In order to effectively prevent this debilitating disorder the risks need to be fully understood. One such ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Objective: This study aimed to systematically review and analyse the available peer-reviewed literature reporting on the results of distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs), transient evoked otoacoustic emissions ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The aim of this study was to determine parent-perceived challenges related to the paediatric cochlear implantation process and support services received in South Africa (SA). This multicenter survey study involved six ...
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