Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology) by Supervisor "Soer, Maggi E. (Magdalena Elizabeth)"
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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology) by Supervisor "Soer, Maggi E. (Magdalena Elizabeth)"
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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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(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, 2015)Background: In future, the South African Department of Health aims to purchase services from accredited private service providers. Successful private audiology practices can assist to address issues of access, equity and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-05-26)The characteristics of Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) in gold miners of different ages and occupation types were examined and the incidence of tinnitus, vertigo/balance problems and nausea were determined. The results ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-09-11)Ménière’s disease is the third most common inner ear disorder. The individual course of Ménière’s disease in different patients makes it difficult to diagnose on the basis of symptomatology alone. The impact of Ménière’s ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-10-18)This study was conducted to determine the clinical value of immittance testing in the identification of middle ear pathology among South African mineworkers. Case histories, pure tone audiometric screening, otoscopy, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)INTRODUCTION. The Central Institute for the Deaf published Auditory Tests W-1 (CID W-1) spondaic wordlist was developed in the USA in 1947 and 1952. Certain American-English words contained in the wordlist are unfamiliar ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)The aim of the research was to describe the status of early intervention services provided to families of children with hearing loss in two main state hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from the parent’s perspective. As ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-07-17)AFRIKAANS: Hierdie studie het die eerste fase van die ontwikkeling van toetsmateriaal vir die evaluasie van gehoorgestremde Xhosa-sprekendes behels. In die Iig van die Suid¬Afrikaanse klimaat van kulturele- en taaldiversiteit ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006)With the introduction of universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) the need for quality early hearing intervention (EHI) services became critical. Screening is but the avenue to EHI services. Without appropriate intervention ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)ABSTRACT Extended-high frequency (EHF) audiometry has been recommended for early identification and monitoring of cochlear damage. The main reason is that cochlear damage occurs at frequencies higher than 8000 Hz before ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)The study aimed to determine the relationship between the medial olivocochlear (MOC) efferent reflex strength and susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). This was evaluated by measuring the efferent suppression ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The item consists of an introduction (chapter 1), methodology (chapter 2), an article (chapter 3), the discussion (chapter 4), the references (chapter 5), and the appendices (chapter 6). The aim of this study was to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-08-19)With the worldwide increase in numbers of individuals infected with the human-immune deficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), the need for more information became essential. The devastating ...
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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, 2006)Rapid implementation of universal newborn hearing screening programs has exposed a need for a reliable test of middle ear function for timely identification of middle ear pathology and for differentiation between true ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-08-01)This study focused on designing a training programme for audiometricians, using the principles of instructional design. Instructional design is the continuing, systematic development of instructional specifications, utilizing ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-10-18)This study assessed the role of otoacoustic emission screening for the early identification of noise-induced hearing loss in South African mineworkers. Transient otoacoustic emissions and distortion product otoacoustic ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-12-07)Although unilateral cochlear implants generally provide good speech understanding under quiet conditions, patients with unilateral cochlear implants frequently report difficulty in understanding speech in the presence of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)This research focused on the identification and description of predictors of pediatric and adult cochlear implantation outcomes in a South African cohort and the depiction of profound childhood hearing loss in terms of ...
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