Extended high frequency hearing and speech perception implications in adults and children

LL Hunter, BB Monson, DR Moore, S Dhar, BA Wright… - Hearing research, 2020 - Elsevier
Extended high frequencies (EHF), above 8 kHz, represent a region of the human hearing
spectrum that is generally ignored by clinicians and researchers alike. This article is a …

The digit triplet test: a scoping review

E Van den Borre, S Denys… - … journal of audiology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Extended high-frequency hearing enhances speech perception in noise

L Motlagh Zadeh, NH Silbert… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
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 …

Relation between speech-in-noise threshold, hearing loss and cognition from 40–69 years of age

DR Moore, M Edmondson-Jones, P Dawes, H Fortnum… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies 48 risk variants and highlights the role of the stria vascularis in hearing loss

N Trpchevska, MB Freidin, L Broer… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - cell.com
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 …

Extended high-frequency hearing impairment despite a normal audiogram: Relation to early aging, speech-in-noise perception, cochlear function, and routine …

SK Mishra, U Saxena, H Rodrigo - Ear and hearing, 2022 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Development and validation of a smartphone-based digits-in-noise hearing test in South African English

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 …

International survey of audiologists during the COVID-19 pandemic: Use of and attitudes to telehealth

RH Eikelboom, RJ Bennett, V Manchaiah… - … Journal of Audiology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Neural indices of listening effort in noisy environments

A Dimitrijevic, ML Smith, DS Kadis, DR Moore - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
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 …

Improving sensitivity of the digits-in-noise test using antiphasic stimuli

KC De Sousa, DW Swanepoel, DR Moore… - Ear and …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
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 …