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Audiology Research, Volume 14, Issue 2

2024 April - 14 articles

Cover Story: The assessment of speech perception during clinical interventions for hearing loss is key to rehabilitation. This article introduces a new speech test for the English language, the Chear open-set performance test (COPT), which can be used to assess speech recognition as part of the validation of hearing aid fittings or cochlear implant programming. The test uses a carrier phrase to allow time for the processing parameters of the device to reach stability before the presentation of the keyword. Phoneme and word scores are obtained. No practice effects are apparent, and critical differences are specified. The COPT can provide results that are easy to interpret quickly, which is essential in clinical settings. View this paper
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Articles (14)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,508 Views
15 Pages

Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid Effects on Vestibular Function: A Preliminary Report

  • Federica Pollastri,
  • Beatrice Giannoni,
  • Vincenzo Marcelli,
  • Giulia Spadavecchia and
  • Rudi Pecci

20 April 2024

Objective: Cochlear receptors are sensitive to vibratory stimuli. Based on this sensibility, bone-anchored hearing aids have been introduced to correct unilateral or bilateral conductive or mixed hearing loss and unilateral deafness. The vestibular s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,590 Views
14 Pages

12 April 2024

Introduction: We present a series of six cases whose clinical presentations exhibited audiovestibular manifestations of a third mobile window mechanism, bearing a reasonable resemblance to Ménière’s disease and otosclerosis. The o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5,729 Views
13 Pages

AUDISTIM® Day/Night Alleviates Tinnitus-Related Handicap in Patients with Chronic Tinnitus: A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

  • Didier Portmann,
  • Marie José Esteve-Fraysse,
  • Bruno Frachet,
  • Florent Herpin,
  • Florian Rigaudier and
  • Christine Juhel

10 April 2024

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of taking a daily supplement based on active compounds (AUDISTIM® Day Night: A D/N) in alleviating tinnitus-related disability, as suggested by previous real-life studies. This double-blind random...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,838 Views
17 Pages

Digits-in-Noise Test as an Assessment Tool for Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids

  • Carly Schimmel,
  • Kayla Cormier,
  • Vinaya Manchaiah,
  • De Wet Swanepoel and
  • Anu Sharma

8 April 2024

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between an American English Digits in Noise (DIN) test and commonly used audiological measures to evaluate the DIN test’s ability to detect hearing loss and validate hearing aid fitting. Qui...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,287 Views
9 Pages

Assessing the Effectiveness of Different Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Methods in Patients with Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

  • Paweł Rozbicki,
  • Jacek Usowski,
  • Sandra Krzywdzińska,
  • Dariusz Jurkiewicz and
  • Jacek Siewiera

29 March 2024

Introduction: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is one of the treatment methods in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). It is recommended as an elective treatment in patients undergoing steroid therapy. According to current scienti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,514 Views
17 Pages

Posterior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence with Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Reduction for the Affected Canal at the Video-Head Impulse Test: Considerations to Pathomechanisms

  • Andrea Castellucci,
  • Georges Dumas,
  • Sawsan M. Abuzaid,
  • Enrico Armato,
  • Salvatore Martellucci,
  • Pasquale Malara,
  • Mohamad Alfarghal,
  • Rosanna Rita Ruberto,
  • Pasquale Brizzi and
  • Sébastien Schmerber
  • + 2 authors

24 March 2024

Posterior semicircular canal dehiscence (PSCD) has been demonstrated to result in a third mobile window mechanism (TMWM) in the inner ear similar to superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD). Typical clinical and instrumental features of TMWM, in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,020 Views
13 Pages

Large Vestibular Aqueduct-Associated Symptoms: Endolymphatic Duct Blockage as a Surgical Treatment

  • Issam Saliba,
  • Sarah Alshehri,
  • Isabelle Fournier and
  • Nasser Altamami

18 March 2024

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of endolymphatic duct blockage (EDB) on dizziness control in patients with a large vestibular aqueduct (LVA) and to evaluate its effect on hearing. Study design: This is a prospective nonrando...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,025 Views
11 Pages

12 March 2024

Background: Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids were recently approved for sale in the United States. Research has shown that consumers prefer hearing devices that match their skin color because these devices are less noticeable. Colorism is discrimi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,954 Views
13 Pages

1 March 2024

Background: The subtotal petrosectomy procedure may be useful for cochlear implantation in selected patient groups. Although it is highly effective, complications can arise, which may have economic implications for the patient due to the high cost of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,752 Views
16 Pages

Development of New Open-Set Speech Material for Use in Clinical Audiology with Speakers of British English

  • Mahmoud Keshavarzi,
  • Marina Salorio-Corbetto,
  • Tobias Reichenbach,
  • Josephine Marriage and
  • Brian C. J. Moore

26 February 2024

Background: The Chear open-set performance test (COPT), which uses a carrier phrase followed by a monosyllabic test word, is intended for clinical assessment of speech recognition, evaluation of hearing-device performance, and the fine-tuning of hear...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,311 Views
10 Pages

26 February 2024

Usher syndrome (US) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder that involves three main features: sensorineural hearing loss, retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and vestibular impairment. With a prevalence of 4–17/100,000, it is the most co...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,819 Views
15 Pages

Autosomal Recessive Non-Syndromic Deafness: Is AAV Gene Therapy a Real Chance?

  • Davide Brotto,
  • Marco Greggio,
  • Cosimo De Filippis and
  • Patrizia Trevisi

22 February 2024

The etiology of sensorineural hearing loss is heavily influenced by genetic mutations, with approximately 80% of cases attributed to genetic causes and only 20% to environmental factors. Over 100 non-syndromic deafness genes have been identified in h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,012 Views
12 Pages

Intraoperative Measurement of Insertion Speed in Cochlear Implant Surgery: A Preliminary Experience with Cochlear SmartNav

  • Stefano Concheri,
  • Davide Brotto,
  • Marzia Ariano,
  • Antonio Daloiso,
  • Valerio Maria Di Pasquale Fiasca,
  • Flavia Sorrentino,
  • Beatrice Coppadoro,
  • Patrizia Trevisi,
  • Elisabetta Zanoletti and
  • Sebastiano Franchella

22 February 2024

Objectives: The objectives were to present the real-time estimated values of cochlear implant (CI) electrode insertion speed (IS) during intraoperative sessions using the Cochlear Nucleus SmartNav System to assess whether this measure affected CI out...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,358 Views
10 Pages

Effects of Musical Training in Music Therapy Following Cochlear Implantation—A Case Report

  • Astrid Magele,
  • Bianca Wirthner,
  • Philipp Schoerg and
  • Georg M. Sprinzl

22 February 2024

The most prevalent sensory impairment impacting the elderly is age-related hearing loss (HL), which affects around 65% of individuals over the age of 60 years. This bilateral, symmetrical sensorineural impairment profoundly affects auditory perceptio...

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Audiol. Res. - ISSN 2039-4349