Hearing impairment

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• System to Simulate and Reproduce Audio-Visual Environments for Spatial Hearing Research

  
  COMD News — Authority: 154
  The article reports the experience gained from two implementations of the “Simulated Open-Field Environment” (SOFE), a setup that allows sounds to be played at calibrated levels over a wide frequency range from multiple loudspeakers in an anechoic chamber. Playing sounds from loudspeakers in the free-field has the ...
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• Mouse Study Sheds Light On Hearing Loss In Older Adults

  
  disabilityresourcelinks.com — Authority: 140
    Mouse Study Sheds Light On Hearing Loss In Older Adults
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• Genotype-Phenotype Correlation for DFNA22: Characterization of Non-Syndromic, Autosomal Dominant, Progressive Sensorineural Hearing Loss due to MYO6 Mutations

  
  COMD News — Authority: 154
  Clinical and audiological examination was done in 2 Belgian families with autosomal dominant sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) linked to DFNA22. Nineteen subjects in family 1 had mild to moderate SNHL starting in the third decade. The hearing loss was characterized by a flat audiogram affecting all tested frequencies ...
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• India’s deaf may get licence to drive

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 706
  By Kanu SardaNew Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) India is one of the few countries in the world where the hearing impaired are not allowed to drive. But this may change soon, with the government informing the Delhi High Court it is considering changing its rules.“We are considering issuing driving licences to hearing impaired ...
  5 days ago

• Parents’ views on the quality of life of their children 2–3 years after cochlear implantation

  
  COMD News — Authority: 154
  Conclusions Parents report that cochlear implants affect their children in a wide variety of ways that cannot be summarized by a single scale. A broader descriptive framework is required to capture their experiences adequately. from the International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
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• Education, Occupation, Noise Exposure History and the 10-yr Cumulative Incidence of Hearing Impairment in Older Adults

  
  COMD News — Authority: 154
  The purpose of this study was to determine the 10-yr cumulative incidence of hearing impairment and associations of education, occupation and noise exposure history with the incidence of hearing impairment in a population-based cohort study of 3753 adults ages 48-92 years at the baseline examinations during 1993-1995 ...
  2 weeks ago

• What are the causes of hearing loss?

  
  Health Information Plus — Authority: 110
  We love to listen to music, I think everybody has their own type of genre, But, does loud music can cause loss of our sense of hear? But we all know that sounds are obviously tolerated for many years. Now the sounds are very much acceptable, but of course the sound should also be in an acceptable or reasonable range. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Gaming headphones from Able Planet [Review]

  
  GamingAngels — Authority: 494
  I was recently approached about reviewing Abel Planet’s new gaming headphones, and after reading about the PS500MM I was intrigued to check them out! Abel Planet traditionally has made products for people with disabilities, and they have expanded their product line to address the concern of younger people ...
  3 weeks ago

• Hearing status, need for recovery after work, and psychosocial work characteristics: Results from an internet-based national survey on hearing

  
  COMD News — Authority: 154
  The main aim of the study is to address the relationship between hearing status and need for recovery. In addition, the role of hearing status in the relationship between psychosocial work characteristics (i.e. job demands and job control) and need for recovery was assessed. The sample comprised 925 normally-hearing ...
  6 weeks ago

• The effect of hearing impairment in older people on the spouse: Development and psychometric testing of The Significant Other Scale for Hearing Disability (SOS-HEAR)

  
  COMD News — Authority: 154
  The effects of hearing impairment on the person with the impairment and on their significant others are pervasive and affect the quality of life for all involved. The effect of hearing impairment on significant others is known as a third-party disability. This study aimed to develop and psychometrically test a scale ...
  6 weeks ago

• ENT visit update

  
  Jazzie and Tahlia — Authority: 125
  We saw Jazzies ENT about the lump behind her ear and he was baffled. He wasnt quite sure what to make of it. He did say it was not infected, he wasnt able to move the implant around with his finger (that is good) and he was able to touch it without hurting Jazzie. The lump is not bothering her at all. The doctor said ...
  8 weeks ago

• Jazzies medical issues continue (updated)

  
  Jazzie and Tahlia — Authority: 125
  Sigh... the scar behind Jazzies left ear is not looking right to me. We noticed on Friday that it looked a little red and a bit swollen. Jazzie was not complaining about it all, I just happened to notice it as I was putting her cochlear implant processors on. I called the ENT and we were told to let the area rest ...
  8 weeks ago

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