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Progress Towards Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening: A World ReviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study reviewed the performance of universal neonatal hearing screening (UNHS) programs in 46 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Oceania and Africa. The review was based on data collected from a 2004 survey of early hearing detection programs; responses to a 2006 survey of audiologists undertaken by the authors; a literature review of 55 articles, reports and internet sources from 1995 to 2007; and one 2006 Market Research Report. This data was compared to the UNHS benchmarks set by the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) in 2007. In the 21 countries where data on national screening cov...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - June 23, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Julie TannWayne J WilsonAndrew P BradleyGeoff Wanless Source Type: journals

High Frequency (1000 HZ) Tympanometry Findings in Newborns: Normative Data Using a Component Compensated Admittance ApproachEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 31(1): 15-24 Abstract Recently clinicians have started to use a new approach, called the component compensation method, to evaluate middle ear function in newborn babies using high frequency (1000 Hz) tympanometry. The present study aimed to establish tympanometric normative data using this new method. Participants were 157 normal, healthy, full-term newborn babies with chronological age between 1 and 8 days. Normative data showing the 90% range for tympanometric peak pressure, admittance at 200 daPa, uncompensated peak admittance, component compensated static admittance (YCC...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - June 23, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Rafidah MazlanJoseph KeiLouise HicksonAsaduzzaman KhanJohn GavranichRon Linning Source Type: journals

Test-Retest Reliability of Acoustic Reflex Test in 6-Week-Old Healthy InfantsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 31(1): 25-32 Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the test-retest reliability of acoustic reflex (AR) test measured from a group of 6-week-old infants who passed a transient evoked otoacoustic emission test and an automated auditory brainstem response screening test. Ipsilateral acoustic reflex thresholds for a 2 kHz pure tone and broadband noise were recorded from 70 infants using a Madsen Otoflex Diagnostic Immittance meter with a probe tone of 1000 Hz. The mean AR thresholds obtained in the first test were 67.3 and 80.9 dB HL for the broadband noise and 2 kHz ...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - June 23, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Rafidah MazlanJoseph KeiLouise HicksonSara CurtainGillian BakerKate JarmanHelen GlydeJohn GavranichRon Linning Source Type: journals

High Frequency Pure Tone Audiometry (8-16 kHz) in Children: A Normative StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 31(1): 33-44 Abstract Establishing normative high frequency pure tone audiometry (HFPTA) threshold data would assist in monitoring ototoxicity in the paediatric oncology population. The present study aimed to acquire HFPTA (8-16 kHz) data from normally hearing children in a common clinical setting. Participants were 129 normally hearing children (63 males and 66 females), aged between 4 and 13 years (mean = 8.4 years; SD = 2.2 years). HFPTA thresholds at 8, 9, 10, 11.2, 12.5, 14, and 16 kHz were measured using an Interacoustics AC40 audiometer with Koss R/80 high frequency he...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - June 23, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Nuala BeahanJoseph KeiCarlie DriscollRebecca FordeMatthew le DillyBruce Charles Source Type: journals

Investigating the Performance of a Questionnaire for Hearing Screening of Schoolchildren in ChinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aimed to develop and evaluate a questionnaire for mass screening of rural school children in China. A total of 154 children, ages ranging from 6-13 years (mean = 9.3 years, SD = 1.7), were screened using the Chinese Hearing Questionnaire for School Children (CHQS-II). The CHQS-II was designed to detect cases at risk of otitis media with effusion and/or at least a moderate hearing loss in one or both ears. The test performance of the questionnaire was determined through comparison with `gold standard' assessments. The diagnostic protocol was failed by 9.7% of participants, whilst the questionnaire was failed by 4...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - June 23, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Xiaolu LiCarlie DriscollNicholas Culbert Source Type: journals

Electronics and Instrumentation for AudiologistsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 31(1): 53-53 Abstract Paul James Moser. Psychology Press, 2009. Available from Elsevier Australia, Customer Service. Email: customerservice@elsevier.com
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - June 23, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Wayne Wilson Source Type: journals

Guest EditorialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 31(1): 1-1
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - May 1, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Joseph Kei Source Type: journals

Relationships Between Hearing Disability, Quality of Life and Wellbeing in Older Community-Based AustraliansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 30(2): 99-112 Abstract The aims of this study were to: (1) investigate the relationships between measured hearing impairment and self-reported hearing and communication difficulties (i.e., activity limitations, participation restrictions), health-related quality of life and wellbeing in community-based older Australians; and (2) investigate the influence of age, gender, living situation and hearing aid use on these relationships. Data were collected from 178 older people with hearing impairment. Pure-tone audiometry was used to assess hearing impairment and self-report questi...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - February 3, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Louise HicksonJodie AllenRachael BeswickMegan FultonDayna WolfLinda WorrallNerina Scarinci Source Type: journals

Taking the Pressure Off Bone Conduction Hearing Aid UsersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 30(2): 113-118 Abstract The long-term use of headband-worn bone vibrators has been associated with skin ulceration and, in severe cases, physical depression at the point of contact. The cause for this problem has been poorly understood and a mechanism is suggested for the skin condition. When the pressure applied at the bone vibrator contact area exceeds the capillary closure pressure, blood supply is cut off. This affects skin and underlying tissue. Eleven subjects were tested to measure bone-vibrator pressure on the head. Bone conduction hearing aid fittings result in press...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - February 3, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: George RaicevichEric BurwoodHarvey Dillon Source Type: journals

Rehabilitative Management Strategies in Patients With King-Kopetzky SyndromeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 30(2): 119-128 Abstract King-Kopetzky syndrome (KKS) is defined as the condition in which an individual complains of difficulties understanding speech in background noise, but has normal thresholds on pure tone audiometry. Various studies have claimed that a number of factors, including peripheral and central auditory function, linguistic, speech processes and psychological factors, may be responsible for the condition. Because of the large variety of the causes underlying this condition, the clinical management of such a multifactorial disorder is extremely diverse. The purp...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - February 3, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Fei ZhaoDafydd StephensHelen PryceYun ZhengDanielle Bahgat Source Type: journals

Strategies for the Selection of Music in the Short-Term Management of Mild TinnitusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 30(2): 129-140 Abstract The aims of this pilot study were to determine any difference in short-term tinnitus relief between pieces of music with differing musical element extremes and to establish any possible relationship between musical aptitude and/or subjective response to music and the stimulus perceived to be of the greatest benefit to tinnitus relief. Baroque music pieces, which covered a range of musical elements, were presented to 13 participants with mild tinnitus along with silence and broadband noise. Ratings on visual analogue scales were obtained and correlation...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - February 3, 2009 Category: Audiology Authors: Duncan HannGrant Donald SearchfieldMichael SandersKim Wise Source Type: journals

ErratumEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 30(2): 141-142
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - February 3, 2009 Category: Audiology Source Type: journals

Repeatability of Real-Ear-to-Coupler Differences Measured by an Acoustic Method for Determining Probe Tube Insertion DepthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reports the real-ear-to-coupler differences (RECD) of 24 children (46 ears) and the repeatability of measures for 30 ears. For measuring real-ear sound pressure level (SPL), the probe tube must be positioned close to the eardrum in order to be representative of the SPL at the eardrum. In this study, an acoustic method that used a 6 kHz standing wave minimum in the real ear to place the probe tube tip at 9 mm from the eardrum was used with custom earmoulds for measuring the real-ear portion of the RECD. The results showed a mean insertion depth from the inter-tragal notch of 24.4 mm. Across frequencies between ...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - November 1, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Teresa Y.C ChingLouise Britton Source Type: journals

The Stigma of Wearing Hearing Aids in an Adolescent Aboriginal PopulationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study explored whether a `Hearing Aid Effect' (HAE) (negative stigma attached to the presence of a hearing aid) is a basis for the lack of amplification use. A sample of Northern Territory Indigenous adolescents boarding at high schools in Alice Springs participated and were asked to judge, using a purpose-designed attitude scale, 12 photographs of male and female peers wearing a behind the ear hearing aid, or a bone conductor hearing aid or wearing no hearing aids. The results indicated that the more visible the hearing aid, the more negatively the adolescents viewed the individual. There was also a trend towards a r...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - July 21, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Amanda StrangeApril JohnsonBrigitte-Jane RyanAl Yonovitz Source Type: journals

Effect of Early Otitis Media on Speech IdentificationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 30(1): 38-49 Abstract Otitis media (OM) is the most common cause of conductive hearing loss in children in India. Hearing loss secondary to OM has been reported to result in deficits in auditory processing. It was hypothesised that such deficits can be more deleterious if OM occurs in the first year of life as there is maximum development of auditory neural pathways during this period. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to document the effects of reduced auditory experience secondary to OM in the first year of life on speech identification. Another purpose was to study ...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - July 21, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: M SandeepM Jayaram Source Type: journals

Noise Levels, Hearing Disturbances, and Use of Hearing Protection at Entertainment VenuesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 30(1): 50-58 Abstract An investigation of noise levels experienced by patrons and workers at entertainment venues, and a survey of exposure times, experience of adverse effects, attitudes towards noise levels and hearing protection, use of hearing protection, and knowledge of noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) education campaigns were undertaken. Noise level measurements were taken at various points in the venues and a questionnaire was conducted with 303 of the patrons. Mean recorded sound levels exceeded 95 dB (A) and mean exposure time was almost five hours per session. The...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - July 21, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Leigh S GogginRobert H EikelboomGemma S EdwardsVesna MaricJames R AndersonPaul B SanderMathew A JamesPaul M RicciardoCarsten BroezeLucy AtkinsGunesh P RajanMarcus D Atlas Source Type: journals

Hearing Aid Use and Satisfaction in Young Australian Adults With Severe to Profound Hearing LossEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 30(1): 59-72 Abstract The primary aim of the present research was to investigate factors affecting amplification use and satisfaction in young Australian adults with severe to profound hearing impairment. Opinions were gathered from 57 subjects (40 male and 17 female), with a mean age of 23.6 years, through self-administration of the Factors Affecting Hearing Aid Use in Adults (FAHA) questionnaire. A significant difference in opinions between those who wore hearing aids daily and those who did not was noted for 10 of the 49 questionnaire statements. The findings suggested tha...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - July 21, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Brooke CameronEmma CunninghamAnnemarie LindnerLuella NicolLesley ChenowethCarlie Driscoll Source Type: journals

Transitioning Hearing Aid Users With Severe and Profound Hearing Loss From Linear to Nonlinear Amplification: Three Case StudiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 30(1): 73-85 Abstract In a research study conducted at the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL), a group of severely and profoundly hearing-impaired users of amplification was fit with wide dynamic range compression (WDRC) for the first time. Many of the study participants expressed reservations about their initial sound experience with the new devices, prompting the experimenters to develop a set of recommendations for facilitating the transition from linear to nonlinear amplification for long-term, full-time hearing aid users with severe and profound hearing loss. Recommend...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - July 21, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Elizabeth ConveryGitte KeidserLyndal Carter Source Type: journals

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology: Patterns of Publication Since 1979 and Trends Toward the FutureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 30(1): 86-89
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - July 21, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Al YonovitzNancy Dold Source Type: journals

Perceptual Consequences of Conductive Hearing Loss: Speech Perception in Indigenous Students Learning English as a `School' LanguageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aims to consider the effect of hearing loss and native-language phonology on learning English by Australian Indigenous children. Twenty-one standard Australian English consonants were considered in a consonant-vowel (CV) context. Each consonant was paired with each other to yield `same' and `different' consonant pairs. The participants were classified into three groups: (1) English speaking, non-Indigenous children without history of hearing loss and otitis media (three males, four females, mean age 13.7 years); (2) Indigenous children speaking Tiwi as their native language, without history of hearing loss and o...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - May 1, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Sreedevi AithalAl YonovitzVenkatesh Aithal Source Type: journals

Habituation of Auditory Evoked Potentials: The Dynamics of Waveform MorphologyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study presents a unique methodology to elaborate on auditory habituation over time with the acquisition of evoked potentials. Subjects were presented with clicks at a rate of 1 per second for 90 min. Each subject listened to a total of 5400 click stimuli (trials). A time epoch of 500 ms was used and each trial was digitised at a sample rate of 12,800 samples per second. The trials were individually saved and 4401 evoked potentials were obtained offline using a moving average of 1000 trials (1-1000; 2-1001, and so on). A unique paradigm was developed, which allowed the early, middle and late components of the auditory ...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - February 2, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: April JohnsonAl Yonovitz Source Type: journals

Application of ASSR in the Hearing Aid Selection ProcessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 29(2): 89-97 Abstract The present study investigated the possible use of the auditory steady state response (ASSR) technique in hearing aid fitting. The relationship between the real ear insertion gain (REIG) and ASSR gain (unaided ASSR threshold vs. aided ASSR threshold) was examined. Thirty subjects with mild to moderately severe sensorineural hearing loss with age range of 15 years to 50 years (mean age 32 years) participated in the study. Based on the degree, configuration and type of hearing loss, two digital BTE hearing aids were preselected. For each subject insertion ...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - February 2, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Venkata K.S DamarlaP Manjula Source Type: journals

Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials: Clinical Implications of a Normative InvestigationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aimed to develop procedures for ensuring reliable VEMP recordings in the clinical setting and to provide comprehensive normative data. VEMP responses from 30 normal adults were collected using the Biologic Navigator. The factors of stimulus type, frequency and intensity were considered. Only stimulus type had a significant effect on VEMP recordings, with responses from click stimuli having lower thresholds, shorter latencies and higher test-retest correlations than the tone burst stimuli. However, as the maximum click intensity of the system was 90 dB nHL, the click stimulus only elicited responses from 73.3% of...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - February 2, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Carlie DriscollAnna BekessyVi BuiDanielle FoxMcCoy HarveyDeborah Mackenzie 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 ManufacturersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 29(2): 113-114 Abstract This brief article highlights a technical issue with potential for misunderstanding which could affect the design, calibration and use of auditory brainstem response (ABR) systems. The issue is explained and recommendations provided.
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - February 2, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Guy LightfootYvonne SiningerRobert BurkardAndre Lodwig Source Type: journals

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 29(2): 115-116 Abstract HEARING SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS Norman J. Lass and Charles M. Woodford (2007). Mosby, Elsevier. TINNITUS TREATMENT, CLINICAL PROTOCOLS Dr Richard S. Tyler, (Ed.). (2006). New York: Thieme Medical Publishers Inc.
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - February 2, 2008 Category: Audiology Authors: Wayne WilsonRichard Roper Source Type: journals

The Impact of Hearing Loss on Tinnitus SeverityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study related results for two self-report questionnaires, the Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire (THQ) (Kuk, Tyler, Russell, & Jordan, 1990) and the Tinnitus Severity Index (TSI) (Meikle, Griest, Stewart, & Press, 1995) to audiometric results from 79 patients attending a tinnitus clinic. The TSI did not show a statistically significant correlation with any variables obtained from the audiogram. The Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire score was correlated to aspects of the pure tone audiometry -- in particular elevated low frequency thresholds were correlated with greater tinnitus handicap. The relationship between hearing lo...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - November 1, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: G.D SearchfieldC JerramK WiseS Raymond Source Type: journals

Central Auditory Processing (CAP) Abnormalities in Older Adults: A ReviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article will review these differences together with prevalence and risk factors for CAP abnormality in older adults. The impact of this condition on the older adult as well as potential approaches to rehabilitation and (re)training will also be reviewed.
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - October 19, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Maryanne Golding Source Type: journals

The Australian Staggered Spondaic Word Test (ASSW)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 29(1): 14-25 The American English EC recording of the Staggered Spondaic Word Test (EC SSW), first introduced by Katz in 1962, remains one of the most widely used audiological tests for the identification of auditory sites-of-lesion and (central) auditory processing disorder ([C]APD). This use has seen the EC SSW re-recorded into several different languages and dialects, including an Australian English recording produced by Golding, Lilly and Lay in 1996: the Macquarie SSW (MSSW). The MSSW used a ‘peak energy alignment’ method to overlap its competing monosyllables, where...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - October 19, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Wayne J WilsonJack KatzJoyce DalgleishJohn Rix Source Type: journals

Evaluation of Screening Instruments for Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) in a Sample of Referred ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study investigated the sensitivity and specificity of four instruments, audiological and nonaudiological, against diagnostic outcome in a clinical sample of 23 children, aged 7-10 years, referred for assessment of their auditory processing abilities. One instrument, the Competing Sentences Test, which is a subtest of the SCAN-A, met the study's statistical and practicality criteria for a potential screening test. A cut off score for the left ear of four out of 10 gave a sensitivity of 89% and a specificity of 61%. Further research is needed to test the Competing Sentences Test, and other instruments, on larger samples...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - October 19, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Emilie LamLinnett Sanchez Source Type: journals

A Case Study of an 11-Year-Old With Auditory Processing DisorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 29(1): 40-52 The article presents a case study of a child (‘Sally’) with multiple risk factors for auditory processing disorder (APD), including low birth weight and a history of otitis media. Sally presented for auditory processing assessment at age 7 years 9 months due to learning difficulties, despite normal intelligence. Sally had persistent mild hearing loss associated with repeated middle ear infections and hearing aids were trialed at 22 months. Mother reported increased vocalisations and improved listening with hearing aids. Three years later, hearing aids were wi...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - October 19, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Mridula SharmaSuzanne C Purdy Source Type: journals

Rehabilitation of Adults with Auditory Processing Disorder and Normal Peripheral Hearing: Two Case StudiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 29(1): 53-59 The management of auditory processing disorder (APD) is frequently discussed for the school-aged population but management strategies are also needed for adults with APD. The strategies established for rehabilitation of APD are often targeted towards children and may not be appropriate for adults. These two case studies explore the results of utilising low-gain hearing aids coupled to an FM system for adults with APD and normal peripheral hearing. Results suggest that with appropriate management and follow up the utilisation of low-gain hearing aids coupled to an...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - October 19, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Jennifer L SmartAndrea S KellyGrant D SearchfieldApril M LyonsJanene M Houghton Source Type: journals

Normative Data for Behavioural Tests of Auditory Processing for New Zealand School Children Aged 7 to 12 YearsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 29(1): 60-64
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - October 19, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Andrea Kelly Source Type: journals

Book ReviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 29(1): 65-66 RESEARCH METHODS FOR CLINICAL THERAPISTS: APPLIED PROJECT DESIGN AND ANALYSIS (4TH ED.) Carolyn Hicks. (2004). London: Churchill Livingstone.
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - October 19, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Carlie Driscoll Source Type: journals

The Outcomes of Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA) Fitting in a Paediatric CohortEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study involved 8 participants, aged between 12 and 21 years, all of whom had worn a unilateral BAHA for at least 1 year. The aims of the study were to examine audiological, physical and psychosocial outcomes. Evaluation included audiometric testing, a semistructured interview, and two questionnaires (i.e., Glasgow Benefit Inventory and International Outcomes Inventory-Hearing Aids). Results revealed improvements in speech discrimination, sound quality and comfort for all participants. Improvements in confidence, self-image, and socialisation were also experienced. Participants expressed some dissatisfaction with local...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - August 20, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Louise HicksonDeborah MackenzieJuliet GordonVanessa NeallDesmond WuJanice Wu Source Type: journals

DPOAE Changes in Young Children With Confirmed Hearing Loss Due to OtotoxicityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 28(2): 90-105 The aim of this study was to examine the pattern of changes in distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) in children with ototoxic hearing loss during chemotherapy. The participants included a control group of 15 normal hearing children (3-12 years) and an experimental group of 7 paediatric oncology patients (1-13 years). Participants were tested using pure tone audiometry (PTA), tympanometry, and DPOAEs (primaries 65/55 dB SPL). The results revealed no perfect match between PTA and DPOAE results with respect to frequency and pattern of decrease/increase...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - August 20, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Nuala BeahanEmma ReichmanJoseph KeiCarlie DriscollJune YoungRam SuppiahMary-Lou GrohnRavi SockalingamBruce Charles Source Type: journals

The Effect of Sleep on the Fast and Slow Components of the Auditory Brainstem Response: A Case StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examined the effects of sleep on the slow and fast components of the auditory brainstem response (ABR) in a human subject. ABR waveforms, electroencephalogram and rectal temperature were recorded from 1 adult male during overnight sleep, and the slow and fast components of the ABR were extracted using a six-level over-complete discrete wavelet transform (OCDWT). Initial results suggested ABR wave V, and its corresponding slow and fast components, increased in latency during sleep stages 2 and 4 relative to the awake state, but autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) time series analyses showed these inc...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - August 20, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: L.A HarveyW.J WilsonR DarnellA.P BradleyFiona C Baker Source Type: journals

The Effect of Stimulus Duration and Inter-Stimulus Interval on Cortical Responses in InfantsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 28(2): 122-136 Cortical auditory evoked potentials (CAEP) were recorded from ten normal-hearing infants, aged 3 to 7 months, using the natural speech segments /m/ and /t/. The aim was to investigate the effect of selected stimulus durations and inter-stimulus intervals (ISIs) on infant responses. In the first experiment, various stimulus durations were used but the ISI was fixed. Results showed no significant difference in the latency of the first positive peak (P1) with changes in stimulus duration, but there was a minor increase in amplitude when duration increased from sho...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - August 20, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Maryanne GoldingSuzanne PurdyMridula SharmaHarvey Dillon Source Type: journals

The Ages of Intervention in Regions With and Without Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Prevalence of Childhood Hearing Impairment in AustraliaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article aims to (1) examine the impact of newborn hearing screening on age of hearing aid fitting, and (2) estimate the prevalence of permanent childhood hearing impairment and its profile across age and degree of impairment in Australia. The data were drawn from the Australian Hearing national database on all aided children under 21 years of age as at December 2006. The results indicated that children who were screened and diagnosed soon after birth were fitted by a median age of 3.4 months in New South Wales. The prevalence of moderate and more severe hearing loss (three-frequency average in the better ear of 40 dB ...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - August 20, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Teresa Y.C ChingRon OongEmma van Wanrooy Source Type: journals

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 28(2): 151-153 TRAINING AND RESOURCE PACKAGE HEARING LOSS: THE INVISIBLE HANDICAP: TRAINING AND RESOURCE PACKAGE TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION WITH OLDER HEARING IMPAIRED PEOPLE Dr Jenny Rosen (2006, Rev. Edition) ISBN 0-7316-6569-4 Available from SHHH Australia Inc. 1134 Pacific Highway, Turramurra, NSW, 2074 Ph. (02) 9144 7586 (voice or TTY) Fax (02) 9144 3936 E-mail: shhh@netspace.net.au . For further information www.shhhaust.org
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - August 20, 2007 Category: Audiology Authors: Greg Birtles Source Type: journals

Acknowledgment of Peer Reviewers for 2006Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 28(2): 154-154
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - August 20, 2007 Category: Audiology Source Type: journals

The ‘Hearing Aid Effect’ in Northern Territory Indigenous Australian Children as Perceived by Their PeersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 28(2): 55-74 Otitis media and associated hearing loss is endemic in Northern Territory Indigenous Australian children. While this ear disease is often preventable, it continues at prevalence rates estimated as high as 80%. In many cases, the use of a hearing aid is the best-practice intervention and often allows the wearer to hear family, friends and teachers. Yet, the use of hearing aids among Indigenous Australians is extremely low. This is the first study to investigate the ‘Hearing Aid Effect’ (HAE), which is the stigma associated with wearing a hearing aid, in an Ind...
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology - November 1, 2006 Category: Audiology Authors: Brigitte-Jane RyanApril JohnsonAmanda StrangeA Yonovitz Source Type: journals