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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"hearing screening"”.
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A Comparison of Commercially Available Otoacoustic Emission Newborn Hearing Screening Devices
… regarding the differences between newborn hearing screening devices. The purpose of this study was to compare four such devices, the Bio-Logic AuDX, the Grason-Stadler GSI 70, the Madsen EchoScreen and the Otodynamics ILO 88. Two of the screeners compared were distortion product otoacoustic …
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An Investigation of the Characteristics of Children Referred From a Public School Hearing Screening Program
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Towards the identification of a contextually-relevant school hearing screening protocol in the Western Cape
… the urgent need for a contextually relevant hearing screening protocol to assist the school nurses in improving the current state of the school-based hearing screening service. I therefore embarked on this research process taking on the role of a 'clinician-researcher' who had prior …
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The feasibility of a computer-based hearing-screening programme among school learners in the Western Cape Province
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Harnessing mHealth to improve access to hearing care: Low material-cost, smartphone-based infant hearing screening at Seattle Children’s Hospital
ObjectiveEarly childhood hearing loss is a neglected global health issue, with the largest and fastest growing burden in low- and middle-income countries. Universal screening is essential for early identification of children with disabling hearing loss, yet there is a lack of cost-effective, …
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Supporting hearing health for vulnerable populations affected and infected by HIV/AIDS using mobile technologies
Access to ear and hearing care is a challenge in low-to-middle income countries (LMICs) where the burden of hearing loss is greatest. This study investigated a community-based programme for detection and diagnosis of hearing loss, using smartphone hearing screening operated by community care …
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Hearing loss in the developing world : evaluating the i-Phone mobile device as a screening tool
Background: Hearing loss is a global health burden affecting 360 million people. The highest prevalence is in the Developing World where hearing screening programmes are scarce, and failure to address growing high-risk populations will result in new deaf communities. In resource stretched …
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Developmental outcomes of small infants at a South African high-risk follow-up clinic : a short-term longitudinal study
… monitoring. The study examined developmental and hearing outcomes of small infants at a high-risk clinic in a low-income setting, using developmental and hearing screening tools (PEDS tools and ABR MB11), and a developmental assessment (Vineland-3) at six- and 12-months corrected age (T1 and T2). …
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Systematic review of speech and language intervention for young children with cochlear implants : a guide for speech language pathologists
In the United States, permanent hearing loss affects approximately 3 newborns in 1,000 making it the most common birth defect. Current widespread use of universal newborn hearing screening has resulted in an average age of identification of hearing loss of 2-3 months. As the population of children …
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Visual Processing Ability: Early Predictor Of Inferential Language And Phonemic Awareness Ability
… Model Laboratory school, passed a visual and hearing screening, spoke English as the primary language in their household, possessed no history of disorder or disability as evidenced by passing a developmental screener, and ranged in age from 5;4 to 6;4. The study's 16 participants were …
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Fine structure in distortion product otoacoustic emissions and auditory perception
… emissions is well established as a tool for hearing screening. However, until now OAE measurements allow no precise individual prediction of hearing status. The aim of the current work is to increase the basic understanding of distortion-product-otoacoustic-emission (DPOAE) generation and so …
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Hearing Health in Utah Special Olympics Athletes Compared to Special Olympics Athletes Worldwide: A Prevalence Study in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
… professionals. Healthy Athletes has created a hearing screening program, Healthy Hearing, to help athletes with intellectual disabilities get the otological and audiological care they need. This program promotes a healthy hearing lifestyle and educates medical professionals regarding the need …
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A qualitative analysis of parental coping with an early diagnosis of hearing loss in Ireland
The recent implementation of Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening (UNHS) in all 19 maternity hospitals across Ireland has precipitated early identification of paediatric hearing loss in an Irish context. This qualitative, grounded theory study centres on the issue of parental coping as families …
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The Relationship Between Hospital Construction and High Risk Infant Auditory Function at NICU Discharge: A Retrospective Descriptive Cohort Study
… and year 2015 (exposed) and received a newborn hearing screening by automated auditory brainstem evoked response (ABER) prior to discharge with results reported. Infant cases excluded: infant cases with hearing screen results by ABER unavailable; potentially confounding characteristics …
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Survey of Pediatricians : What are the Criteria Used for Referral to Speech and Language Pathologists?
… a three-part questionnaire to determine what screening instruments are being used in the pediatric office in regard to speech, language, and hearing, and what informal criteria are utilized for making referrals for a speech and language evaluation.</p> <p>The data were tallied from the first …
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Modelling the cochlear origins of distortion product otoacoustic emissions
… and a reflection source.<br/>They are used for hearing screening, but a better understanding of their cochlear origin and<br/>transmission could potentially extend their clinical application to facilitate objective hearing loss<br/>assessment, differential diagnosis of sensorineural hearing …
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Longitudinal outcomes of distortion product otoacoustic emissions and wideband reflectance in infants
… are born with, or develop a temporary conductive hearing loss characterized by the absence of measurable otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) but normal sensorineural hearing. This transient situation interferes with the process of universal newborn hearing screening and identification.</p> <p>The purpose …
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Lingual Function and Articulatory Competence
… as subjects for study. These children had hearing and receptive vocabulary which were within the range of normal limits, as tested by a hearing screening and the revised Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test. They were categorized according to articulatory ability· into one of three groups: …
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