National Acoustic Laboratories
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Papers and reports2024-03-28T12:38:26ZThe Parents’ Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children (PEACH) Rating Scale in Chinese: Normative Data
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The Parents’ Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children (PEACH) Rating Scale in Chinese: Normative Data
Zhang, Vicky; Xu, Tianqiu; Ching, Teresa; Chen, Zueqing
Objective: This study was to establish Chinese norms of Parent’s Evaluation of Aural/Oral of
Children (PEACH) rating scale, and to investigate the test-retest reliability and validity for
this adapted version.
Design: The PEACH scores were collected from parents whose children have normal
hearing. The test-retest reliability of the PEACH scale was evaluated in a subgroup of
parents. Correlation analysis was used to explore the relationship between the PEACH ratings
and language scores.
Study sample: A total of 198 parents participated in the present study, of whom 34 parents
completed the questionnaire twice within 1-3 weeks, and another 27 parents also filled out a
language questionnaire.
Results: The normative curve of the total score was established using a logit regression
function. The test-retest analyses showed high reliability for all subscales, with all the
correlation coefficients values exceeding 0.9 (p<0.01). The 90% and 95% confidence
intervals were provided to facilitate evaluation of differences between scores obtained under
different conditions. A significant correlation was found between the PEACH total score and
language expressive outcome (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: Normative data from the Chinese population was provided to enable
performance of an individual child to be related to their normally hearing peers.
2020-01-01T00:00:00ZDetermining Unilateral or Bilateral Hearing Aid Preference in Adults: A prospective study
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Determining Unilateral or Bilateral Hearing Aid Preference in Adults: A prospective study
Glyde, Helen; Dillon, Harvey; Seeto, Mark; Young, Taegan; Roup, Christina
2020-01-01T00:00:00ZHEARING LOSS PREVENTION: APPROACHING THE CHALLENGE FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES
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HEARING LOSS PREVENTION: APPROACHING THE CHALLENGE FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES
Beach, Elizabeth
2020-01-01T00:00:00ZDiscovering the unmet needs of people with difficulties understanding speech in noise 1 and a normal or near-normal audiogram
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Discovering the unmet needs of people with difficulties understanding speech in noise 1 and a normal or near-normal audiogram
Mealings, Kiri; Yeend, Ingrid; Valerrama, Joaquin; Gilliver, Megan; Pang, Jermy; Heeris, Jason; Jackson, Pamela
Purpose: A proportion of people with a normal audiogram or mild hearing loss (NA-MHL) 24 experience greater than expected difficulty hearing speech in noise. This preliminary 25 exploratory study employed a design thinking approach to better understand the clinical 26 pathway and treatment options experienced by this population. 27
Method: Exploratory survey data was analysed from 233 people with NA-MHL who had 28 consulted a clinician and 47 clinicians. Qualitative analysis was performed on interview data 29 from 21 people with NA-MHL and 7 clinicians. 30
Results: Results revealed that noisy environments, such as restaurants, were where many 31 people experienced listening difficulties. Most people with NA-MHL were not offered a 32 treatment option at their audiology appointment and their satisfaction with the appointment 33 was diverse. Many clients reported frustration at being told that their hearing was “normal”. 34 Data from clinicians showed that there is no standard test protocol for this population, and 35 most felt that they did not have adequate training or resources to help NA-MHL clients.
Conclusions: This study discusses the research needs regarding the experience of those with 37 NA-MHL, their help-seeking behaviours, and treatment options. Understanding these needs 38 is the first step to designing projects to improve the quality of life of this population.
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