Hearing Aids
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Age-related use and benefit of the bone-anchored hearing aid compact.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To study age-related patient satisfaction with the bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) compact. METHODS: A retrospective postal questionnaire, the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA), was sent to 211 BAHA Compact users. ... Read more...

Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid: patient satisfaction with the Cordelle device.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To assess patient satisfaction with the Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA) Cordelle device and to identify any user- and device-related issues. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective, anonymized, cross-sectional postal survey using the Entific Medical ... Read more...

Observations on hearing aid users' strategies for controlling the level of their own voice.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that hearing-aid users have difficulties with own-voice level control, most likely because their auditory feedback is affected by hearing-aid amplification. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate how ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hearing Aids'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Age-related use and benefit of the bone-anchored hearing aid compact. 30 Aug 2009
• Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid: patient satisfaction with the Cordelle device. 30 Aug 2009
• Observations on hearing aid users' strategies for controlling the level of their own voice. 30 Aug 2009
• Comparison of vent effects between a solid earmold and a hollow earmold. 30 Aug 2009
• Efficacy of linear frequency transposition on consonant identification in quiet and in noise. 30 Aug 2009
• The other side of the coin. 30 Aug 2009
• Filtering to match hearing aid insertion gain to individual ear acoustics. 24 Aug 2009
• Delayed recognition of profound hearing loss in a 7-year-old girl with a neurological condition. 30 Jul 2009
• Surgical management of otitis media with effusion in children--NICE guideline: what paediatricians need to know. 30 Jul 2009
• The benefits of hearing aids and closed captioning for television viewing by older adults with hearing loss. 30 Jul 2009
• Bone-anchored hearing aid implant location in relation to skin reactions. 30 Jul 2009
• Quality of life improvement in hearing-impaired elderly people after wearing a hearing aid. 29 Jun 2009
• [Direct hearing aid provision by ENT specialists: Recommendations for prevention and treatment of complications after taking ear impressions] 29 Jun 2009
• Use of forward pressure level to minimize the influence of acoustic standing waves during probe-microphone hearing-aid verification. 29 Jun 2009
• Bone-anchored hearing aid surgery in older adults: implant loss and skin reactions. 29 Jun 2009
• Hear well in a noisy world: hearing aids, hearing protection & more. 29 Jun 2009
• Directional effects on infants and young children in real life: implications for amplification. 27 Jun 2009
• [Baha: a new longitudinal incision with fixture out of the incision] 16 Jun 2009
• Two-stage BAHA with one general anaesthetic in children. 30 May 2009
• [Presbyacusis: pathogenesis and treatment] 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Hearing Aids'

Definition: Wearable sound-amplifying devices that are intended to compensate for impaired hearing. These generic devices include air-conduction hearing aids and bone-conduction hearing aids. (UMDNS, 1999)

Descriptor UI: D006310

Alternative terms: Hearing Aids; Aid, Hearing; Aids, Hearing; Hearing Aid; Ear Molds; Ear Mold; Mold, Ear; Molds, Ear;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; microbiology; parasitology; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; virology; ethics; psychology;

Tree Number: E07.814.458;

Technical Notes: "hearing aid" is correct translation for "prothèse auditive", not "auditory prosthesis" unless you mean COCHLEAR IMPLANT