Objective This review article presents an overview of all Digit Triplet Tests (DTT) and digits- in-noise tests (DIN) and their variations in language, speech material, masking noise, test …
Young healthy adults can hear tones up to at least 20 kHz. However, clinical audiometry, by which hearing loss is diagnosed, is limited at high frequencies to 8 kHz. Evidence suggests …
Background Healthy hearing depends on sensitive ears and adequate brain processing. Essential aspects of both hearing and cognition decline with advancing age, but it is largely …
Hearing loss is one of the top contributors to years lived with disability and is a risk factor for dementia. Molecular evidence on the cellular origins of hearing loss in humans is growing …
Objectives: Humans can hear up to 20 kHz. Emerging evidence suggests that hearing in the extended high frequencies (EHFs;> 8 kHz) contributes to speech perception in noise. The …
JM Potgieter, DW Swanepoel, HC Myburgh… - … journal of audiology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The objective of this study was to develop and validate a smartphone-based digits- in-noise hearing test for South African English. Design: Single digits (0–9) were recorded …
Objective To determine the attitudes of audiologists towards telehealth and use of telehealth for the delivery of ear and hearing services pre-, during-and post-the COVID-19 pandemic …
Listening in a noisy environment is challenging for individuals with normal hearing and can be a significant burden for those with hearing impairment. The extent to which this burden is …
Objectives: The digits-in-noise test (DIN) has become increasingly popular as a consumer- based method to screen for hearing loss. Current versions of all DINs either test ears …