Hearing Impaired Persons
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Monday, November 23, 2009

The influence of speaking rate on nasality in the speech of hearing-impaired individuals.

29 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether deliberate increases in speaking rate would serve to decrease the amount of nasality in the speech of severely hearing-impaired individuals. METHOD: The participants were 11 severely to ... Read more...

Middle ear implantable hearing devices: an overview.

30 Aug 2009 Hearing loss affects approximately 30 million people in the United States. It has been estimated that only approximately 20% of people with hearing loss significant enough to warrant amplification actually seek assistance for amplification. A ... Read more...

Auditory midbrain implant: a review.

30 Aug 2009 The auditory midbrain implant (AMI) is a new hearing prosthesis designed for stimulation of the inferior colliculus in deaf patients who cannot sufficiently benefit from cochlear implants. The authors have begun clinical trials in which five ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hearing Impaired Persons'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The influence of speaking rate on nasality in the speech of hearing-impaired individuals. 29 Sep 2009
• Middle ear implantable hearing devices: an overview. 30 Aug 2009
• Auditory midbrain implant: a review. 30 Aug 2009
• The effects of bilateral electric and bimodal electric--acoustic stimulation on language development. 24 Aug 2009
• Access. Listen closely to what deaf patients want. 18 Aug 2009
• Challenges in hearing conservation--the hearing-impaired worker. 30 Jul 2009
• Using Noldus Observer XT for research on deaf signers learning to read: an innovative methodology. 30 Jul 2009
• Senior challenge. What dentists can do to overcome obstacles in treating elderly patients. 29 Jun 2009
• Report of the 2009 APhA House of Delegates: actions of the legislative body of the American Pharmacists Association. 29 Jun 2009
• Academic status and progress of deaf and hard-of-hearing students in general education classrooms. 4 Jun 2009
• A predictive model of cochlear implant performance in postlingually deafened adults. 30 May 2009
• A review of device failure in more than 23 years of clinical experience of a cochlear implant program with more than 3,400 implantees. 30 May 2009
• Views of elementary school teachers towards students with cochlear implants inclusion in the process of education. 30 May 2009
• Self-perception of hearing ability as a strong predictor of hearing aid purchase. 30 May 2009
• A prospective, longitudinal study of the impact of GJB2/GJB6 genetic testing on the beliefs and attitudes of parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing infants. 30 May 2009
• Two ears and two (or more?) devices: a pediatric case study of bilateral profound hearing loss. 30 May 2009
• Effects of high-rate pulse trains on electrode discrimination in cochlear implant users. 30 May 2009
• Soft cochlear implantation: rationale for the surgical approach. 30 May 2009
• Frequency-lowering devices for managing high-frequency hearing loss: a review. 30 May 2009
• The economics of cochlear implant management in France: a multicentre analysis. 26 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Hearing Impaired Persons'

Definition: Persons with any degree of loss of hearing that has an impact on their activities of daily living or that requires special assistance or intervention.

Descriptor UI: D019986

Alternative terms: Hearing Impaired Persons; Hearing Impaired Person; Person, Hearing Impaired; Persons, Hearing Impaired; Deaf Persons; Deaf Person; Person, Deaf; Persons, Deaf; Hard of Hearing Persons; Persons With Hearing Impairments;

Related Mesh Headings: Deafness; Deaf-Blind Disorders;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; education; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data; rehabilitation;

Tree Number: M01.150.400;

History Note: 98