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Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Follow-up: A University Clinic Perspective.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The findings provide further evidence of the challenges of early intervention programs as stated by the JCIH (2007) and emphasize the importance of communication between practitioners and implementation of monitoring systems and checks and balances to improve the efficacy of early intervention programs. PMID: 19704112 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - August 24, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Krishnan LA Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Measuring tinnitus loudness using constrained psychophysical scaling.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Our 14 trained subjects judged loudness similarly to normal-hearing subjects for pure tones at normal-hearing, non-tinnitus frequencies, implying that their judgments of tinnitus loudness were valid. Constrained scaling of tinnitus loudness yielded measurements that were substantially greater than the SL of sounds matched to tinnitus loudness. Our total of 16 subjects fell into two groups based on hearing loss and/or extent of abnormal loudness growth at the tinnitus frequency, and several aspects of tinnitus experience. Finally, as previously found, there was little correlation between tinnitus loudness, no ma...
Source: American Journal of Audiology - July 28, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Ward LM, Baumann M Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Pediatricians' knowledge of, experience with, and comfort levels for cochlear implants in children.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: These Peds demonstrated deficits in current, accurate knowledge about EHDIPs and CIs in children. Audiologists should help them obtain needed information. PMID: 19564435 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - June 29, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Mathews MR, Johnson CE, Danhauer JL Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Patient-centered tinnitus management tool: a clinical audit.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The PCTMT reduced the number of patients who would otherwise have been referred for tinnitus counseling by 58%. This reduced the length of the waiting list and increased the time available for counseling of those patients who wanted it. PMID: 19380508 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - June 1, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Aazh H, Moore BC, Roberts P Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Do experienced hearing aid users know how to use their hearing AIDS correctly?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Results from this study suggest that experienced hearing aid users range from having an excellent understanding of how to use their hearing aids to a poor understanding. The variability in performance among experienced hearing aid users highlights the importance of directly assessing a client's ability to use his or her hearing aids. PMID: 19380509 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - June 1, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Desjardins JL, Doherty KA Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

The more things change.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19493878 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - June 1, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Pratt SR Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Screening for Hearing Loss in the Elderly Using DPOAEs, Pure-Tones, and a Self-Assessment Tool.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: DPOAEs can be used to screen the elderly, with the advantage that individuals do not have to voluntarily respond to the test. PMID: 19474453 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - May 27, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Jupiter T Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Familial Aggregation of Age-Related Hearing Loss in an Epidemiological Study of Older Adults.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: There is evidence that genetic factors contribute to age-related hearing loss in this population-based sample. The familial aggregation is stronger in women than in men. PMID: 19474454 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - May 27, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Raynor LA, Pankow JS, Miller MB, Huang GH, Dalton D, Klein R, Klein BE, Cruickshanks KJ Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Analysis of Distortion-Product Otoacoustic Emission (DPOAE) Spectra in Normal-Hearing Adults.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Although spectral peaks are evident in DP-grams acquired with low resolution of the primary tones, DPOAE levels are more effective in distinguishing ears with greater hearing sensitivity from less sensitive ears. PMID: 19307288 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - March 23, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Bhagat S Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Test order effects of computerized dynamic posturography and calorics.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION Results indicate that there are minimal test order effects of calorics on the SOT. Results confirm that a significant improvement in score for more challenging test conditions occurs between SOT sessions one and two as a result of learning. Therefore, clinicians must be cautious when using posturography to monitor patient improvement. PMID: 19307289 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - March 23, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Bernstein J, Burkard R Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Head-Shake Computerized Dynamic Posturography in Peripheral Vestibular Lesions.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The head shake modification to standard SOT increased the test sensitivity to identification of patients with unilateral peripheral vestibular hypofunction function and those with head movement provoked symptoms. However, this occurred with low specificity resulting in no significant improvement in overall performance with this head shake protocol. Suggestions for further research to improve the performance of the head shake modification of SOT for clinical application are discussed. PMID: 19307290 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - March 23, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Mishra A, Davis S, Speers R, Shepard NT Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Hearing Aid Outcomes for Listeners with High-Frequency Hearing Loss.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Results of the present study indicate that listeners with high-frequency SNHL perceived benefit and satisfaction from amplification with CIC hearing aids. Individuals with SNHL limited to the high frequencies should be considered candidates for amplification. PMID: 19307291 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - March 23, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Roup CM, Noe CM Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Identifying Tinnitus Subgroups With Cluster Analysis.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Subgroups of tinnitus patients can be identified by using statistical approaches. The subgroups we identify here represent a preliminary attempt at identifying such patients. One next step would be to explore clinical trials of tinnitus treatments based on subgroup analyses or on using subgroups in the selection criteria. PMID: 19056922 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - December 1, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Tyler R, Coelho C, Tao P, Ji H, Noble W, Gehringer A, Gogel S Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Cross-Modal Interactions of Auditory and Somatic Inputs in the Brainstem and Midbrain and Their Imbalance in Tinnitus and Deafness.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Auditory-somatosensory bimodal integration is already present in 1st-order auditory nuclei. The balance of excitation and inhibition elicited by somatosensory input is altered following deafness. The increase in somatosensory influence on auditory neurons when their auditory input is diminished could be due to cross-modal reinnervation or increased synaptic strength, and may contribute to mechanisms underlying somatic tinnitus. PMID: 19056923 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - December 1, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Dehmel S, Cui YL, Shore SE Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Advancing Tinnitus Research: Tales From a Grand Meeting at Grand Island, NY.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19056924 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - December 1, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Cacace AT Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Summary Publication Statistics for 2005-2007.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 19056925 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - December 1, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Consistency of Hearing Aid Use in Infants with Early-Identified Hearing Loss.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Families may benefit from audiological counseling that acknowledges the multi-faceted challenges that arise. Audiologists can work in partnership with families to promote consistent device use across a variety of daily situations. PMID: 19029531 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - November 24, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Moeller MP, Hoover B, Peterson B, Stelmachowicz P Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Newborn Hearing Screening Follow-up: Factors Affecting Hearing Aid Fitting by Six Months of Age.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: High return rate for follow-up does not ensure hearing aid fitting by six months of age. Infants with unilateral hearing loss are at particular risk of being lost to follow-up. PMID: 19029532 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - November 24, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Spivak L, Sokol H, Auerbach C, Gershkovich S Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity in the Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus: Plasticity-induced Changes that could Underlie Tinnitus.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Here we review recent findings on cellular mechanisms observed in the DCN that can lead to long-term changes on the synaptic strength between different neurons in the DCN. These cellular mechanisms could provide candidate signaling pathways underlying the induction (ignition) and/or the expression (maintenance) of tinnitus. PMID: 18978197 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - October 31, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Tzounopoulos T Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Dorsal cochlear nucleus hyperactivity and tinnitus: Are they related?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Over the past decade, numerous studies have converged to support the hypothesis that the dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN) may be an important brain center in the generation and modulation of tinnitus. Although other auditory centers have been similarly implicated (Melcher et al., 2000; Lockwood et al., 1998; Eggermont and Roberts, 2004; Gerken et al., 1984), the DCN deserves special emphasis because, as a primary acoustic nucleus, it occupies a potentially pivotal position in the hierarchy of functional processes leading to the emergence of tinnitus percepts. Moreover, because a great deal is known about the unde...
Source: American Journal of Audiology - October 31, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Kaltenbach JA, Godfrey DA Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Laryngologist Leon Zamenhof-Brother of Dr Esperanto.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: With similar aims to Ludwik, Leon Zamenhof strived to enhance and broaden communication among people who could not hear whether due to deafness or to prejudice. PMID: 18978199 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - October 31, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Wincewicz A, Sulkowska M, Musiatowicz M, Sulkowski S Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Gap Detection Methods for Assessing Salicylate-Induced Tinnitus and Hyperacusis in Rats.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Gap detection procedures efficiently measured salicylate-induced changes in behavior that were consistent with the presence of tinnitus. In addition, the reliable, stronger responses at many frequencies after salicylate injections suggest the possibility of measuring a hyperacusis-like phenomenon using these methods. PMID: 18978200 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - October 31, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Turner JG, Parrish J Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

A Selective Annotated Bibliography for Clinical Audiology (1988-2008)--Part 1: Reference Works.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Audiologists and librarians can use these lists as a guide when seeking clinical audiology literature. PMID: 18978201 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - October 31, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Ferrer-Vinent ST, Ferrer-Vinent IJ Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Role of auditory cortex in noise and drug-induced tinnitus.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: It is unlikely that tinnitus is the expression of a set of independently firing neurons, and more likely that it is the result of a pathologically increased synchrony between sets of neurons. There is clear evidence for this from both evoked potentials and from neuron-pair synchrony measures. PMID: 18978202 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - October 31, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Eggermont JJ Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Exposure to Disability and Hearing Loss Narratives in Undergraduate Audiology Curriculum.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Narratives appear to be effective in increasing affective elements to students' technical/informational responses, may have a place, and be of value in undergraduate CSD curriculum. PMID: 18840702 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - October 7, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Berg AL, Canellas M, Salbod S, Velayo R Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Automated Pure-Tone Audiometry: An Analysis of Capacity, Need, and Benefit.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Although certain jobs could be affected, the gap between capacity and need is so great that automated audiometry will not significantly impact employment. Automation could increase the number of hearing-impaired patients that can be served. The reallocation of personnel time would be a positive change for our patients and our profession. PMID: 18840703 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - October 7, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Margolis RH, Morgan DE Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Long-term usage of modern signal processing by listeners with severe or profound hearing loss: A retrospective survey.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The less frequent and more varied use of the program with directional microphones and speech enhancement activated in combination suggests that these features may best be offered in a second listening program for listeners with severe and profound hearing loss. PMID: 18840704 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - October 7, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Keidser G, Hartley D, Carter L Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Remote Hearing Screenings Via Telehealth in a Rural Elementary School.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that school hearing screenings may be provided using telehealth technology. This study did find that five students performed differently to pure tone screenings administered by the telehealth protocol in contrast to onsite hearing screening services. Further research is necessary to identify factors leading to false responses to pure tone hearing screening when telehealth technology is used. In addition, telehealth hearing screening protocols should be conducted with subjects of different age groups and experiencing a wide range of hearing loss to further clarify the value of t...
Source: American Journal of Audiology - October 7, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Lancaster P, Krumm M, Ribera J, Klich R Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Acceptance of Noise with Intelligible, Reversed, and Unfamiliar Primary Discourse.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Results indicate that ANL may change as speech intelligibility changes and/or speech recognition ability decreases in normal hearing adults. PMID: 18840706 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - October 7, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Gordon-Hickey S, Moore RE Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Toward developing constructive collaborations.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 18519574 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - June 1, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Cacace AT Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Use of a hearing and balance screening survey with local primary care physicians.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: These PCPs acknowledged the importance of hearing/balance problems in the elderly, but their responses demonstrated insufficiencies in knowledge and potential attitudinal, time, and reimbursement obstacles that could interfere with their screening for hearing/balance problems. Audiologists should partner with PCPs to improve ways of meeting patients' needs but must consider resource/payoff implications for such endeavours. PMID: 18519575 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - June 1, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Danhauer JL, Celani KE, Johnson CE Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

An electroacoustic analysis of over-the-counter hearing aids.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The low-range OTC devices were found to be electroacoustically inadequate to meet the needs of the hearing impaired. Midrange OTC hearing devices are arguably a good solution for the cost-conscious consumer who cannot afford professional audiologic rehabilitation, especially if considered an interim step in the rehabilitation process. PMID: 18519576 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - June 1, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Callaway SL, Punch JL Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Establishing a tinnitus clinic in your practice.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Licensed audiologists generally have the essential training necessary to provide counseling and sound therapy to treat tinnitus patients. We introduce 3 levels of treatment implementation, depending on whether the patient is curious, concerned, or distressed. Follow-up and referrals might be necessary in more severe cases. Finally, the development of a tinnitus clinic centers around establishing a need for individual treatment, creating a treatment plan, estimating the need for additional staff and resources, reimbursement options, and assessing the effectiveness of the program. PMID: 18519577 [PubMed - in...
Source: American Journal of Audiology - June 1, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Tyler RS, Haskell GB, Gogel SA, Gehringer AK Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Parents' needs following identification of childhood hearing loss.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The findings provide insights into the services most valued by families. These findings highlight the importance of eliciting parents' perspectives in designing optimal care models for children and families. PMID: 18519578 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - June 1, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Fitzpatrick E, Angus D, Durieux-Smith A, Graham ID, Coyle D Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

The effect of room acoustics and sound-field amplification on word recognition performance in young adult listeners in suboptimal listening conditions.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate how meeting the ANSI S12.60-2002 standard, which was written for elementary school classrooms, can benefit young adult listeners in postsecondary classrooms. Also, classroom amplification was shown to improve speech recognition for students across the classroom in both acoustically poor and acoustically sound classroom environments. PMID: 18519579 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - June 1, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Larsen JB, Vega A, Ribera JE Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Measures of follow-up in early hearing detection and intervention programs: a need for standardization.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Ensuring that children receive recommended follow-up is challenging. Without complete reporting by audiologists to EHDI programs, accurate calculation of performance measures is impossible. Lack of documentation can lead to the overstatement of "loss to follow-up." Also, standardization of measures is essential for programs to evaluate how many children receive recommended services and assess progress toward national goals. A new survey has been implemented to collect more detailed and standardized information about recommended services. PMID: 18519580 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - June 1, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Mason CA, Gaffney M, Green DR, Grosse SD Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Word recognition materials for native speakers of Taiwan Mandarin.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Digital recordings of the word recognition lists and the associated clinical instructions are available on CD upon request. PMID: 18519581 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - June 1, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Nissen SL, Harris RW, Dukes A Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Can auditory and visual speech perception be trained within a group setting?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Benefits of group audiologic rehabilitation classes may not result from an actual improvement in auditory or visual speech perception abilities, but participants still perceive training in these areas as useful. PMID: 18519582 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - June 1, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Preminger JE, Ziegler CH Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Program for the conservation and promotion of hearing among adolescents.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: We discuss the organization and planning of this program, together with its launching in the first of the selected schools. We also describe the findings on the following topics: (a) the hearing data on adolescents (age 14-15 years); (b) their recreational habits, personality traits, and attitudes; and (c) the sound immision characteristics these individuals are exposed to during recreational activities. PMID: 18056869 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - December 1, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Serra MR, Biassoni EC, Hinalaf M, Pavlik M, Villalobo JP, Curet C, Minoldo G, Abraham S, Barral JM, Reynoso R, Barteik ME, Joekes S, Yacci MR Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Effectiveness of "Dangerous Decibels," a school-based hearing loss prevention program.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The Dangerous Decibels hearing loss prevention program was effective at producing long-term improvements in the knowledge base of 4th- and 7th-grade students. Future studies should include components on peer pressure and should incorporate repeated, multimodality interventions to increase the likelihood of long-term improvement in adolescents. PMID: 18056870 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - December 1, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Griest SE, Folmer RL, Martin WH Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Perceived hearing status and attitudes toward noise in young adults.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Approximately 6% of respondents reported perceived hearing loss, and 13.5% reported prolonged tinnitus. In general, participants had neutral attitudes toward noise. Over 20% of participants reported ear pain, tinnitus, and/or TTS after noise exposure at least sometimes. Coincidentally, few participants reported consistent use of hearing protection. PMID: 18056871 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - December 1, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Holmes AE, Widén SE, Erlandsson S, Carver CL, White LL Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Comparison of audiometric screening criteria for the identification of noise-induced hearing loss in adolescents.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Currently implemented school-based hearing screening guidelines are nonstandardized and inadequate for the early identification of NIHL. This denies the majority of students the opportunity to receive early intervention and to prevent further progression of NIHL. It is necessary to identify, standardize, and implement effective and efficient screening or monitoring programs for the early detection and prevention of NIHL in adolescents. PMID: 18056872 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - December 1, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Meinke DK, Dice N Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Selection strategies for binaural and monaural cochlear implantation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Our general recommendation is to provide the patient with the best opportunity for binaural hearing. Since the guidelines put forth in this article are theoretically based, future efforts should be aimed at examining the validity of these guidelines. PMID: 18056875 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - December 1, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Perreau AE, Tyler RS, Witt S, Dunn C Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Stimulus repetition rate and the reference levels for clicks and short tone bursts: a warning to audiologists, researchers, calibration laboratories, and equipment manufacturers.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Users of ABR systems should, if possible, use the stimulus reference levels now available in an international standard rather than establish local values. No adjustment of level should be made to account for different stimulus repetition rates. Users of ABR systems should check their systems to ensure that no automatic level adjustment is made; if necessary, equipment manufacturers should be consulted. PMID: 18056876 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - December 1, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Lightfoot G, Sininger Y, Burkard R, Lodwig A Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Incidence of responses at the lower audiometric limits.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The overall rate of responses at the audiometric limits was low, as expected. However, these responses were primarily seen in the age group from 4 to 15 years, and at least one such response occurred in 26% of cases in that age range. PMID: 18056877 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - December 1, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Halpin C Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Applicability of central auditory processing disorder models.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The 2 models provide a conceptual framework for (C)APD, but they must be further refined to be fully applicable in clinical settings. PMID: 18056878 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - December 1, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Jutras B, Loubert M, Dupuis JL, Marcoux C, Dumont V, Baril M Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

The association between tinnitus and posttraumatic stress disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Several neural mechanisms linked to both tinnitus and PTSD affect auditory behaviors. Audiologists should be aware that patients with tinnitus and PTSD will require test protocols and referrals that address these powerful responses. PMID: 18056879 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - December 1, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Fagelson MA Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Objective and subjective hearing aid assessment outcomes.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Objective documentation of subjective impressions is essential for determining the efficacy of treatment outcomes in hearing aid fitting. The findings reported here more clearly define the relationship between objective and subjective outcome measures in an attempt to better define true hearing aid benefit. PMID: 18056880 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - December 1, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Mendel LL Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Directional benefit in simulated classroom environments.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Although these data support the use of directional hearing aids in some noisy school environments, they also suggest that use of the directional mode should be limited to situations in which all talkers of interest are located in the front hemisphere. These results highlight the importance of appropriate switching between microphone modes in the school-age population. PMID: 18056881 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - December 1, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Ricketts T, Galster J, Tharpe AM Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

Response method in audiometry.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: This study supports the use of the response button when measuring auditory thresholds for young adults with normal hearing. PMID: 18056882 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - December 1, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: DiGiovanni JJ, Repka JN Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals