Browsing National Acoustic Laboratories by Title
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Development and preliminary evaluation of a new test of ongoing speech comprehension
(2015)Objective: The overall goal of this work is to create new speech perception tests that more closely resemble real world communication and offer an alternative or complement to the commonly used sentence recall test. Design: ... -
The development of a speech hearing test using recorded sentences
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Development of a standardised test for comparing pool isolation systems
(2017)Pools in apartments and hotels are commonly isolated from the building structure to ensure noise and vibration from a pool is not transmitted to surrounding spaces. Currently no standardised test exists to compare the ... -
The development of an mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: combining theoretical and ecologically valid approaches.
(National Acoustics Laboratories, 2019)ACT Objective. This paper describes the development of a novel mobile health (mHealth) educational intervention designed for first-time hearing aid users based on previously developed educational multimedia videos, or ... -
The development of an mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: combining theoretical and ecologically valid approaches.
(2020)This paper describes the development of a novel mobile health (mHealth) educational intervention designed for first-time hearing aid users. We have previously developed and evaluated a series of educational multimedia ... -
Development of Frontal EEG Differences Between Eyes-Closed and Eyes-Open Resting Conditions in Children: Data From a Single-Channel Dry-Sensor Portable Device
(Clinical EEG & Neuroscience, 2020)Changes in EEG when moving from an eyes-closed to an eyes-open resting condition result from bottom-up sensory processing and have been referred to as activation. In children, activation is characterised by a global reduction ... -
Development of Telscreen: a telephone-based speech-in-noise hearing screening test with a novel masking noise and scoring procedure
(International Journal of Audiology, 2016)Objective: In 2006 the National Acoustic Laboratories was commissioned to create a telephone-based hearing screening test. Design: NAL developed ‘Telscreen’, a speech-in-noise test modelled on the Dutch and UK telephone ... -
The Development of the Listening in Spatialized Noise – Universal Test (LiSN-U) and Preliminary Evaluation in English-Speaking Listeners
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The Dichotic Digits difference Test (DDdT): Development, Normative Data and Retest Reliability Studies
(2015-08)Background: The dichotic digits test is one of the most widely used assessment tools for central auditory processing disorder (CAPD). However, questions remain concerning the impact of cognitive factors on test ... -
The Dichotic Digits difference Test (DDdT): Development, Normative Data and Test-Retest Reliability Studies
(2014)Background: The dichotic digits test is one of the most widely used assessment tools for central auditory processing disorder (CAPD). However, questions remain concerning the impact of cognitive factors on test results. Purpose: ... -
Difficulties understanding speech in noise with a normal or near-normal audiogram
(Hearing Matters, 2019)Approximately 5 to 15% of people who visit a hearing clinic report difficulty understanding speech in noise, but have a 'normal' audiogram, that is, have no difficulty hearing soft tones in a quiet environment.Traditional ... -
Discovering the unmet needs of people with difficulties understanding speech in noise 1 and a normal or near-normal audiogram
(AJA, 2020)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 ... -
Do new hearing aid users prefer less low- frequency, high-frequency, or overall gain than experienced users?
(2006)There seems to be a widespread belief among clinicians that new hearing aid users prefer less gain than experienced hearing aid users, and therefore that new users will acclimatize to more gain over time. This belief is ... -
Does musical training protect noise-exposed musicians from the consequences of ‘hidden hearing loss’?
(2016)"Hidden hearing loss": noise-induced cochlear synaptopathy involving the selective loss of high-threshold auditory nerve fibres without affecting auditory thresholds, but resulting in perceptual deficits such as difficulty ... -
Does probe-tube verification of real-ear hearing aid amplification 1 characteristics improve outcomes in adult hearing aid users? A protocol for 2 a systematic review
(International Journal of Audiology, 2020)Using a probe-tube microphone to measure and adjust the real-ear 2 performance of the hearing aid to match the prescription target is recommended and widely 3 used in clinical practice. Hearing aid fitting software can ... -
Does the current Outreach program meet hearing-service needs in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations?
(National Acoustics Laboratories, 2018)Key findings Of the 77,162 estimated to have a hearing loss, 10,669 (13.8%) received hearing services through the funded program administered by Australian Hearing in 2017-18. Eligibility criteria for Australian Hearing ... -
A dual-task paradigm sensitive to listening effort in a realistic scenario
(43 rd ARO Annual Midwinter Meeting, January 25 ARO Annual Midwinter Meeting, January 25 ARO Annual Midwinter Meeting,, 2020)