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Remote hearing aid fitting
Hearing aid fitting is a costly process due to the cost of hearing aids, audiologists' hourly rates, and large travelling distances caused by regionally sparse audiologist populations. This dissertation is focused on the development of a system which aims at reducing the severity of this problem.
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An Exploration of Audiologists' Readiness to Adopt Connected Hearing Healthcare for Remote Hearing Aid Fitting
… Globally, the increasing prevalence of hearing loss and need for improved access to hearing healthcare services, highlights the growing need for alternative service delivery models. A Connected Health model emerges as a solution for this need, focusing on the use of telecommunication …
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Beyond hearing aid fitting: Investigating the feasibility of providing tele-rehabilitation for adult hearing aid users in a South African public health context
Introduction: Disabling hearing loss is one of the most common sensory deficits; affecting approximately 466 million people worldwide. In the South African context, public health facilities have an uneven ratio between audiologists and patients in need and thus audiological services are often …
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An Analysis of Time Spent with Patients During the First Year of a Hearing Aid Fitting and Possible Predictors of the Need for More Time
Being fit with a hearing aid takes time in the clinic with the audiologist. How much time impacts clinic pricing and programming, however, there has been minimal research thus far on this topic. Our study intended to fill this gap and identify any variables that might be predictive of the need for …
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Targeted Re-Instruction for Hearing Aid Use and Care Skills
<p>Purpose: Approximately 30% of hearing aid owners do not wear their hearing aids. One of the main reasons reported for hearing aid non-use is that hearing aid owners cannot successfully use and/or care for their hearing aids (Lupsakko, Kautiainen, & Sulkava 2005; Popelka et al. 1998; Vuorialho, …
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Improving hearing aid access, use and outcomes in adults
… delivery model including the community based hearing aid fitting model can be employed to improve access to hearing loss treatment. This overall promotes hearing healthcare wellness to broader communities, regardless of affordability.
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Collaborative audiological and psychological intervention where tinnitus and hearing loss co-exist
… of tinnitus patients present with some form of hearing loss and intervention aimed at reducing the effects of auditory pathology is indicated in tinnitus management. A significant number of tinnitus patients are also suffering from psychological distress. Psychological interventions aimed at …
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A theory of speech perception in normal and hearing-impaired ears
… Our research with a large number of normal hearing (NH) listeners shows that NH speech perception is deterministic and the error is essentially zero when the main perceptual feature (or event) of the utterance is audible. With the perceptual CV cues precisely known, one can predict how an …
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Factors Related to Self-Identification of Candidacy, Device Selection, and Self-Fitting of Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids
<p>Purpose: The Over-The-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aid Act was introduced in an effort to make hearing aids more accessible and affordable. Implementation of this law will go into effect in 2020. It is assumed that the average consumer will be able to self-navigate an OTC hearing aid fitting. In the …
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Methods for robust characterization of consonant perception in hearing-impaired listeners
Individuals with {\it sensorineural hearing loss} (SNHL) are prescribed hearing aids and/or a cochlear implant, based on their pure-tone threshold and speech perception scores. Although these assistive listening devices do help these individuals communicate in quiet surroundings, many still have …