Hearing Loss - Therapy
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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...

Case report of a child with otoacoustic emissions and profound hearing loss in whom otoacoustic emissions were preserved after cochlear implantation.

30 Aug 2009 The management of patients characterised by the presence of otoacoustic emissions and/or cochlear microphonics suggesting normal outer hair cell function in conjunction with absent or grossly abnormal auditory brainstem responses is often associated ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hearing Loss - Therapy'

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
• Case report of a child with otoacoustic emissions and profound hearing loss in whom otoacoustic emissions were preserved after cochlear implantation. 30 Aug 2009
• Do Chinese speakers need a specialized cochlear implant system? 24 Aug 2009
• Randomized, placebo-controlled evaluation of chlorobutanol, potassium carbonate, and irrigation in cerumen removal. 30 Jul 2009
• Surgical management of otitis media with effusion in children--NICE guideline: what paediatricians need to know. 30 Jul 2009
• Development and validation of the University of Washington Clinical Assessment of Music Perception test. 30 Jul 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
• Factors influencing the efficacy of round window dexamethasone protection of residual hearing post-cochlear implant surgery. 15 Jun 2009
• The effect of instantaneous input dynamic range setting on the speech perception of children with the nucleus 24 implant. 30 May 2009
• Functional evaluation of a cell replacement therapy in the inner ear. 30 May 2009
• [Presbyacusis: pathogenesis and treatment] 30 May 2009
• Evaluation of the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids in a veteran sample. 30 May 2009
• Self-perception of hearing ability as a strong predictor of hearing aid purchase. 30 May 2009
• [Public assistance for the management of hearing loss] 18 May 2009
• [Hearing loss in adults] 18 May 2009
• [Adult hearing loss. From electronics to molecular biology] 18 May 2009
• Corrected and uncorrected hearing impairment in older Canadians. 13 May 2009
• Electro-acoustic stimulation. Acoustic and electric pitch comparisons. 20 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Hearing Loss'

Definition: A general term for the complete or partial loss of the ability to hear from one or both ears.

Descriptor UI: D034381

Alternative terms: Hearing Loss; Loss, Hearing; Hypoacusis; Hypoacuses; Hearing Impairment;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C09.218.458.341; C10.597.751.418.341; C23.888.592.763.393.341;

History Note: 2003; use DEAFNESS 2000-2002

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics