Hearing

Comparing Loudness Tolerance and Acceptable Noise Level in Listeners With Hearing Loss

CA Franklin, LJ White, TC Franklin, LG Livengood - Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2016

Abstract The present study was a follow-up investigation to a previous study exploring the
relationship between listeners' loudness tolerance and listeners' acceptable noise level
among normally hearing adults. The present study compared the same two measures, but ...

Quality of Life and Hearing Eight Years After Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

K Härkönen, I Kivekäs, M Rautiainen, V Kotti… - The Laryngoscope, 2016

Methods We reviewed the audiograms of 680 patients with unilateral ISSNHL on average 8
years after the hearing impairment, and then divided the patients into two study groups
based on whether their ISSNHL had recovered to normal (pure tone average [PTA]≤ 30 ...

Free movement of persons and migration: report of the hearing held on 21st January, 2016

ER Thielemann, D Schade - 2016

This is the report on the fourth hearing of the LSE Commission on the Future of Britain in
Europe which focused on the Freedom of Movement and Immigration and took place on
Tuesday, February 23rd 2016. Participants were invited not for their views on the ...

A novel missense variant in PRKCB segregates low-frequency hearing loss in an autosomal dominant family with Meniere's disease

C Martín-Sierra, T Requena, L Frejo, SD Price… - Human Molecular Genetics, 2016

Abstract Meniere's Disease (MD) is a complex disorder associated with an accumulation of
endolymph in the membranous labyrinth in the inner ear. It is characterized by recurrent
attacks of spontaneous vertigo associated with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and ...

Implications of a Brexit for UK national governance and local government: report of the hearing held on 13th April, 2016

T Travers - 2016

This is the report of a hearing on 13 April 2016 at the LSE. Participants were invited for their
expertise in relation to the governments of Scotland, Wales and English local authorities. In
all cases, they were asked to provide neutral and objective views, rather than any they ...

External perspectives on the UK's membership of the European Union: report of the hearing held on 1st March, 2016

K Featherstone - 2016

This is a report of the hearing that took place on Monday 25th January 2016, from 16.30-
19.00 hrs. This was the fifth session in the 'LSE Commission on the future of Britain in
Europe'series. The hearing began with three keynote presentations:• Joaquin Almunia ( ...

Strengthening HBCU Colleges of Education for the Current Climate: Hearing Multiple Perspectives for Change

KLK Jupiter, AF Hampton, TE Webb, D Greer - Administrative Challenges and …, 2016

Abstract Central to any institution of higher education is its ability to successfully recruit and
graduate students. The low graduation rates at many HBCUs is perplexing given their
historical legacy. To address this woe, these authors suggest that HBCUs now face the ...

Photobiomodulation rescues the cochlea from noise-induced hearing loss via upregulating nuclear factor κB expression in rats

A Tamura, T Matsunobu, R Tamura, S Kawauchi… - Brain Research, 2016

Abstract Photobiomodulation (PBM) is a noninvasive treatment that can be neuroprotective,
although the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In the present study, we assessed the
mechanism of PBM as a novel treatment for noise-induced hearing loss, focusing on the ...

Binaural Sensitivity in Children with Normal Hearing and Children with Bilateral Cochlear Implants

EE Bennett - 2016

Abstract: Binaural hearing provides a listener with access to interaural time and interaural
level differences (ITDs and ILDs). Binaural hearing aids in spatial hearing skills, such as
sound localization or the ability to segregate speech in noisy environments. These spatial ...

The Effects of a Voice Hearing Simulation on Implicit Fear of Voices

C McEnteggart, Y Barnes-Holmes, F Adekuoroye - Journal of Contextual Behavioral …, 2016

Abstract The current study investigated potential changes in implicit negativity of hearing
voices in a non-voice hearing student population (N= 28) subjected to a hearing voices
simulation using the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP). On the Baseline ...

[PDF] Using Medicaid Data to Improve New-born Hearing Screening Follow-Up Reporting: Results from a Pilot Study

T Tran, HY Wang, J Webb - J Healthc Commun, 2016

Abstract Objective: The study aimed to determine if newborns received follow-up services by
Medicaid audiologists or physicians after a failed hearing screening but were reported as
loss to follow-up (LTF) or loss to documentation (LTD).

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss with positional vertigo: Initial findings of positional nystagmus and hearing outcomes

CH Kim, JE Shin, YS Yang, D Im - International Journal of Audiology, 2016

Abstract Objectives: To investigate the initial findings of positional nystagmus in patients with
sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) and positional vertigo, and to compare hearing
improvement among patients with different types of positional nystagmus. Design: The ...

[HTML] Hearing thresholds, tinnitus, and headphone listening habits in nine-year-old children

S Båsjö, C Möller, S Widén, G Jutengren, K Kähäri - International Journal of …, 2016

ABSTRACT Objective: Investigate hearing function and headphone listening habits in nine-
year-old Swedish children. Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted and included
otoscopy, tympanometry, pure-tone audiometry, and spontaneous otoacoustic emissions ( ...

Early Postnatal NT‐3 Gene Delivery Enhances Hearing Acquisition in the Developmental Period

Y Jin, AR Lyu, SJ Park, J Xu, J Cui, KC Sohn, GM Hur… - The Laryngoscope, 2016

Methods Adenoviral (Ad) vectors expressing green fluorescence protein (GFP) alone or in
combination with NT3 were injected into the scala tympani through the round window of 5-
postnatal-day-old (P5) rats. Changes in NT3 mRNA level, hearing thresholds, and ...

Association between grainyhead-like 2 gene polymorphisms and noise-induced hearing loss

QY Yang, XR Xu, J Jiao, LH He, SF Yu, GZ Gu… - Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi …, 2016

OBJECTIVE: To investigate association between genetic polymorphism in the grainyhead-
like 2 gene (GRHL2) and noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in the Chinese population.
METHODS: A matched case-control association study was employed, In which, 3 790 ...

The UK's democratic moment on 'Europe'? Report of the hearing held on 22nd March 2016

S Hagemann, S Hobolt, J Hoerner - 2016

This is the report of the 8th Expert Hearing of the LSE Commission on the Future of Britain in
Europe that took place at the LSE on the 22 March 2016. The LSE Commission was initiated
in the autumn 2015 to inform the British referendum debate, and the Commission's Expert ...

Britain as a global actor after Brexit: report of the hearing held on 1st March, 2016

S Economides, M Kleine, J Himmrich - 2016

This is the report of a Hearing of the LSE Commission on the Future of Britain in Europe that
took place at the LSE on the 1 March 2016. Participants were invited based on their
knowledge, expertise and experience of British foreign and security policy (including ...

Ever closer union: report of the hearing held on 15th April, 2016

S Glendinning, R Dunin-Wąsowicz - 2016

This is a report of the hearing that took place on Friday 15th April 2016, from 14.00-16.30
hrs. This was the tenth session in the 'LSE Commission on the future of Britain in
Europe'series. The hearing began with two keynote presentations:• Simon Glendinning ( ...

[HTML] Prevention in a school environment of hearing loss due to leisure noise

BA Santana, KF Alvarenga, PC Cruz, IA Quadros… - Audiology-Communication …, 2016

Objetivo Verificar os hábitos e atitudes de jovens em idade escolar com relação ao uso de
estéreos pessoais e avaliar o nível de conhecimento sobre os efeitos nocivos da exposição
à música amplificada na audição, antes e após uma palestra educativa. Métodos ...

The implications of Brexit for fundamental rights protection in the UK: report of the hearing held on 25th February 2016

JEK Murkens, S Trotter - 2016

This is the report of the sixth session of the LSE Commission on the Future of Britain in
Europe, which took place on Thursday 25 February, from 16.30-19.00 h. The hearing drew
together a number of politicians, academics, practitioners and activists to discuss the ...

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