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An Australian version of the acceptable noise level test and its predictive value for successful hearing-aid use in an older population
(2014)
Objective: The Acceptable Noise Level (ANL), a measure of noise tolerance, has been 2 proposed as a predictor for successful hearing aid use. The aims of this study were to obtain 3 normative data, and to evaluate the ...
Effect of audibility on spatial release from speech-on-speech masking
(Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2015)
This study investigated to what extent spatial release from masking (SRM) deficits in hearingimpaired
adults may be related to reduced audibility of the test stimuli. Sixteen adults with sensorineural
hearing loss and ...
Perception and Use of Trainable Hearing Aids by Clinicians and Hearing Aid Users and Candidates
(2016)
Aims
Trainable hearing aids, which enable users to fine-tune their own settings in real-life environments, have been commercially available since 2006. Currently, there is no information available about their impact. This ...
Medical practitioners’ attitudes to hearing rehabilitation for older adults
(2011)
Objective: Medical practitioners have the potential to play a significant role in older adults’ help seeking behaviour in relation to hearing rehabilitation. The current study aimed to look at attitudinal factors that ...
Parental involvement in the care and intervention of children with hearing loss
(International Journal of Audiology, 2016)
Is the future of hearing aids in a flatpack? Issues of clinical support for self-fitting hearing aids
(2016)
Self-fitting hearing aids (SFHAs) are gaining ground in the online marketplace, where they are often marketed as a low-cost alternative to traditional hearing health care (HHC). A recent evaluation of a commercially available ...
Provision, perception and use of trainable hearing aids in Australia: a survey of clinicians and hearing impaired adults
(International Journal of Audiology, 2016)
Objective. This study set out to obtain information on the impact of trainable hearing aids among clinicians and hearing aid users and candidates.
Design. Two online adaptive surveys were developed to evaluate provision, ...