scholarly journals A simple masking method using earplugs and earmuffs for hearing aid fitting in patients with unilateral hearing loss

2016 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 232-237
Author(s):  
Takanori Nishiyama ◽  
Seiichi Shinden ◽  
Daisuke Suzuki ◽  
Hiroshi Okazaki ◽  
Koji Sakamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Unilateral Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Aid Fitting ◽  
Fitting In

scholarly journals Unilateral hearing loss and the use of hearing aid: speech recognition, benefit, self-perception of functional performance and satisfaction

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidiéli Dalla Costa ◽  
Sinéia Neujahr dos Santos ◽  
Maristela Julio Costa
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Speech Recognition ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Functional Performance ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Unilateral Hearing Loss ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Sound Amplification

ABSTRACT Purpose: to investigate speech recognition in silence and in noise in subjects with unilateral hearing loss with and without hearing aids, and to analyze the benefit, self-perception of functional performance, satisfaction and the use of hearing aids in these subjects. Methods: eleven adults with unilateral, mixed and sensorineural, mild to severe hearing loss participated in this study. Speech recognition was evaluated by the Brazilian Portuguese sentences lists test; functional performance of the hearing was assessed by using the Speech Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale questionnaire; satisfaction was assessed by the Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily Life questionnaire, both in Brazilian Portuguese; and to assess the use of hearing aids, the patient's report was analyzed. Results: the adaptation of hearing aids provided benefits in speech recognition in all positions evaluated, both in silence and in noise. The subjects did not report major limitations in communication activities with the use of hearing aids. They were satisfied with the use of sound amplification. Most of the subjects did not use hearing aids, effectively. The discontinuity of hearing aids use can be justified by the difficulty on perceiving participation’s restriction caused by hearing loss, as well as the benefit of the hearing aid, besides the concern with batteries’ costs and aesthetic aspects. Conclusion: although showing benefits in speech recognition, in silence and in noise, and satisfaction with sound amplification, most subjects with unilateral hearing loss do not effectively use hearing aids.

scholarly journals Reabilitação com prótese auditiva em indivíduos com perda auditiva unilateral: revisão sistemática

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 386-393
Author(s):  
Lidiéli Dalla Costa ◽  
Maryndia Diehl Müller ◽  
Maristela Julio Costa
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Unilateral Hearing Loss

Objetivo: Determinar, por meio de uma revisão sistemática, os resultados auditivos da reabilitação por meio de prótese auditiva em indivíduos com Perda Auditiva Unilateral (PAUn), no que se refere às habilidades de reconhecimento de fala na presença de ruído competitivo, localização da fonte sonora, satisfação e tempo de uso da prótese auditiva. Método: O levantamento bibliográfico foi realizado nas bases de dados Cochrane, Lilacs, Medline, Pubmed e Scielo, buscando triar estudos publicados entre 1997 e 2017, com os seguintes descritores em português: perda auditiva unilateral e auxiliares de audição; e em inglês: unilateral hearing loss e hearing aid. Os critérios de seleção dos estudos foram, amostra de indivíduos com PAUn, com idade mínima de 18 anos, que tivessem sido submetidos a avaliações de resultados voltados para a investigação do reconhecimento de fala na presença de ruído e/ou localização da fonte sonora e/ou satisfação e/ou tempo de uso da prótese auditiva, pré e pós-adaptação de prótese auditiva. Resultados: Após o levantamento bibliográfico, seis artigos foram analisados. Conclusão: Observou-se escassez de estudos voltados para a investigação da reabilitação por meio de prótese auditiva em indivíduos com PAUn. Apesar da maioria dos estudos demonstrarem benefício e satisfação com a adaptação de prótese auditiva, parte desta população não faz uso da mesma. A adaptação de prótese auditiva nesta população deve ser incentivada, levando em consideração a avaliação da demanda comunicativa de cada indivíduo, sua restrição de participação, principais queixas auditivas deste indivíduo pré e pós-adaptação e do ajuste de programação da prótese auditiva.

scholarly journals Cochlear Implants as a Treatment Option for Unilateral Hearing Loss, Severe Tinnitus and Hyperacusis

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (Suppl. 1) ◽  
pp. 60-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angel Ramos Macías ◽  
Juan Carlos Falcón González ◽  
Manuel Manrique ◽  
Constantino Morera ◽  
Luis García-Ibáñez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Cochlear Implants ◽  
Sudden Hearing Loss ◽  
Unilateral Hearing Loss ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Activation Data ◽  
Fitting In ◽  
Severe Tinnitus

Tinnitus is an incapacitating condition commonly affecting cochlear implant (CI) candidates. The aim of this clinical study is to assess the long-term effects of CI treatment in patients with severe-to-profound, sensorineural, unilateral hearing loss (UHL) and incapacitating tinnitus. We performed a prospective Cochlear™ company-sponsored multicentre study in five Spanish centres. Sixteen patients with UHL and incapacitating tinnitus, which was indicated by a Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) score >58%, received a Nucleus® CI in their deaf ear. The study design includes repeated within-subject measures on hearing, tinnitus, hyperacusis and quality of life up to 12 months after initial CI fitting. In addition to hearing loss and tinnitus, all patients suffered from hyperacusis. Most patients had a sudden hearing loss and received a CI within 2 years after their hearing loss. Preliminary 6-month, post-CI activation data of 13 subjects showed that the majority of patients perceived a subjective benefit from CI treatment, which was assessed using the THI, a Visual Analogue Scale of tinnitus loudness/annoyance and the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale. Preliminary 12-month data of 7 subjects showed that most patients also perceived a degree of relief from their hyperacusis. One patient showed no improvements in any of the applied scales, which could be explained by partial insertion of the electrode due to obstruction of the cochlea by otosclerosis. In conclusion, CI can successfully be used in the treatment of UHL patients with accompanying severe tinnitus and hyperacusis. Implantation resulted in hearing benefits and a durable relief from tinnitus and hyperacusis in the majority of patients. These findings support the hypothesis that pathophysiological mechanisms after peripheral sensorineural hearing loss are at least partly reversible when hearing is restored with a CI.

scholarly journals The Cost-effectiveness of Hearing-Aid Fitting in the Netherlands

2003 ◽  
Vol 129 (3) ◽  
pp. 297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela A. Joore ◽  
Hans van der Stel ◽  
Hans J. M. Peters ◽  
Gijs M. Boas ◽  
Lucien J. C. Anteunis
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Hearing Aid Fitting ◽  
Fitting In ◽  
The Cost

Management of tinnitus induced by brainstem and cerebellar infarction associated with complications of cerebello-pontine angle surgery

2007 ◽  
Vol 121 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Brewis ◽  
D M Baguley
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Cerebellar Infarction ◽  
Hearing Aid Fitting ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Digital Hearing Aid ◽  
The Right ◽  
Severe Tinnitus

Following surgery in the USA in 1992 to remove a large right cerebello-pontine angle tumour, a 39-year-old woman developed severe brainstem and cerebellar infarction. This left her with severe visual impairment and ataxia. She became able to communicate by means of an adapted finger-spelling alphabet. She had total hearing loss in the right ear and a mild to moderately severe sensorineural hearing loss in the left ear, and severe tinnitus heard throughout the head. Additionally, she experienced hypersensitivity to sound above normal conversational levels, which evoked a synaesthetic feeling of coldness across her upper torso. Previous linear analogue hearing aid fitting had not been beneficial for either hearing or tinnitus. Careful fitting of a digital hearing aid, together with tinnitus counselling, inhibited the patient's tinnitus to 25 per cent of its former intensity after a six month acclimatisation period, and improved communication.

Predicted Gain and Functional Gain With Transcranial Routing of Signal Completely-in-the-Canal Hearing Aids

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc A. Fagelson ◽  
Colleen M. Noe ◽  
Owen D. Murnane ◽  
Jennifer S. Blevins
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Mechanical Vibration ◽  
Signal Frequency ◽  
Unilateral Hearing Loss ◽  
External Canal ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Acoustic Output ◽  
Functional Gain

Transcranial routing of signal (TCROS) was accomplished using completely-in-the-canal (CIC) hearing aids in 5 profoundly unilaterally hearing-impaired individuals. The functional gain realized by the participants far exceeded the gain predicted by measuring the acoustic output and real ear aided response of the hearing aids. The difference between predicted and functional gain increased with signal frequency and was attributed at least in part to mechanical vibration of the hearing aid in the external canal. Implications for fitting unilateral hearing loss using TCROS amplifying systems are discussed.

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