The hunt for hidden hearing loss in humans: From preclinical studies to effective interventions

JT Valderrama, A De la Torre, D McAlpine - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Many individuals experience hearing problems that are hidden under a normal audiogram.
This not only impacts on individual sufferers, but also on clinicians who can offer little in the …

Speech-in-Noise Testing: An Introduction for Audiologists

CJ Billings, TM Olsen, L Charney… - Seminars in …, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Speech-in-noise testing has been proposed as a useful part of the audiometric test battery
dating back to the earliest years of the field of audiology. Many speech-in-noise tests have …

An approach to self-assessed auditory wellness in older adults

LE Humes - Ear and Hearing, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Editor's Note: The following article is based on the 2020 American Auditory Society Carhart
Memorial Lecture and is categorized as a “Point of View” article. As originally described …

Hearing aids reduce self-perceived difficulties in noise for listeners with normal audiograms

K Mealings, JT Valderrama, J Mejia, I Yeend… - Ear and …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: This study assessed hearing aid benefits for people with a normal audiogram but
hearing-in-noise problems in everyday listening situations. Design: Exploratory double …

The value of headphone accommodations in Apple Airpods Pro for managing speech-in-noise hearing difficulties of individuals with normal audiograms

JT Valderrama, J Mejia, A Wong… - … Journal of Audiology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To investigate the extent to which Headphone Accommodations in Apple AirPods
Pro attend to the hearing needs of individuals with normal audiograms who experience …

Hearing help-seeking, hearing device uptake and hearing health outcomes in individuals with subclinical hearing loss: a systematic review

C Frisby, I Oosthuizen, V Manchaiah… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective This systematic review aims to examine the current literature on help-seeking,
hearing device uptake, and hearing health outcomes in individuals with subclinical hearing …

Adults' recollections of discussions with their audiologist: a qualitative study of what was and was not successfully communicated about listening difficulties

Z McNeice, D Tomlin, BHB Timmer… - … Journal of Audiology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Some adults experience challenges in successfully communicating their listening
difficulties to their audiologist, and report feeling that they are not always listened to or …

Extending the high-frequency bandwidth and predicting speech-in-noise recognition: building on the work of Pat Stelmachowicz

BB Monson, A Trine - Seminars in Hearing, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Recent work has demonstrated that high-frequency (> 6 kHz) and extended high-frequency
(EHF;> 8 kHz) hearing is valuable for speech-in-noise recognition. Several studies also …

[HTML][HTML] A Comprehensive Review of Auditory and Non-Auditory Effects of Noise on Human Health

A Mehrotra, SP Shukla, AK Shukla, MK Manar… - Noise and …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Excessive noise is unpleasant and induces several physiological and
psychological effects. Noise pollution is a potential threat to humans, particularly those …

[HTML][HTML] Tribute to Patricia Stelmachowicz: Extending the High-Frequency Bandwidth and Predicting Speech-in-Noise Recognition: Building on the Work of Pat …

BB Monson, A Trine - Seminars in Hearing, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recent work has demonstrated that high-frequency (> 6 kHz) and extended high-frequency
(EHF;> 8 kHz) hearing is valuable for speech-in-noise recognition. Several studies also …