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Nieman, Carrie, Jennifer Deal, Sara Czaja, and Esther Oh. "Hearing Care Disparities in Dementia: Access and Usability in the Coming Era of OTC Hearing Aids." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (2020): 746. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2686.

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Abstract Age-related hearing loss is highly prevalent among persons with dementia (PwDs) and is associated with an increased risk of neuropsychiatric symptoms. However, few use hearing aids and disparities exist. PwDs and, in particular, minority older adults, have some of the lowest rates of hearing aid use. Recent federal legislation created the designation of over-the-counter hearing aids, which will debut by 2020-2021, and represents an opportunity to advance accessibility. This presentation will share estimates of hearing aid use among community-dwelling PwDs from two cohorts, where heari

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Kiat Ng, Poh, Kian Siong Jee, Li Wah Thong, and Jian Ai Yeow. "Design Innovation and Validation of a Non-Electric Hearing Aid for Improved Usability." International Journal of Engineering & Technology 7, no. 3.7 (2018): 90. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.7.16220.

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This study aims to innovate and validate the design of a non-electric hearing aid for improved usability. Studies on conventional and existing hearing aids were carried out before the actual study on developing this non-electric hearing aid was done. The final product underwent a series of evaluations in order to verify its viability and usability. Conceptualisation, material selections and concept selections were carried out in order to select the most appropriate concept for this study. The material selection process ensures that the choice of material is appropriate for the specific require

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Brooke, Ruth E., Sarah Isherwood, Nicholas C. Herbert, David K. Raynor, and Peter Knapp. "Hearing Aid Instruction Booklets: Employing Usability Testing to Determine Effectiveness." American Journal of Audiology 21, no. 2 (2012): 206–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/1059-0889(2012/12-0008).

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Rashid, Mohd Fadzil Nor, Aw Cheu Lih, Wan Najibah Wan Mohamad, Hasrul Hosshan, and Quar Tian Kar. "Integrating Remote Hearing Aid Adjustments: A Practical Guide across Hearing Aid Manufacturers." Semarak International Journal of Public Health and Primary Care 2, no. 1 (2025): 1–10. https://doi.org/10.37934/sijphpc.2.1.110b.

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Integrating remote hearing aid adjustments into audiological care has significantly transformed hearing healthcare delivery, particularly in enhancing accessibility and convenience for patients. This transition accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, has allowed audiologists to remotely program hearing aids, manage tinnitus, and conduct follow-up consultations, reducing the need for in-person visits. Despite the growing acceptance of teleaudiology, challenges still need to be addressed in understanding and implementing remote care across different hearing aid manufacturers. This review provi

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Deng, Liyuan, Jiangjie Chen, and Dongning Li. "Factors Influencing Intentions of People with Hearing Impairments to Use Augmented Reality Glasses as Hearing Aids." Behavioral Sciences 14, no. 8 (2024): 728. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs14080728.

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The advent and progression of AR (augmented reality) technology, coupled with the emergence of AR hearing aid glasses, offer a novel opportunity for people with hearing impairments (PHI). This study aims to explore the intention of this population to employ AR hearing aid glasses as their choice of hearing aid device and the specific factors influencing their preference. This study utilized the partial least squares SEM (PLS-SEM) analytical method to create structural equation model for intentions of PHI to use AR glasses as hearing aids. Data were gathered from on-site experiences across mult

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Khoza-Shangase, Katijah, and Theresa-Joy Munyembate. "Patient Experiences with Hearing Aids in South African Public Healthcare." Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing and Balance Medicine 6, no. 1 (2025): 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/ohbm6010008.

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Background/Objectives: Hearing aids are essential for managing hearing loss, yet their accessibility, consistent use, and maintenance remain challenging in public healthcare systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as South Africa. Despite the availability of these services, many patients struggle with device utilization, resulting in suboptimal rehabilitation outcomes. This study explores patient experiences with hearing aids in South Africa’s public healthcare sector. This study aimed to (1) assess patients’ experiences with hearing aid access, including waiting

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Levitt, Harry, Judy Harkins, Beth Singer, and Eddy Yeung. "Field Measurements of Electromagnetic Interference in Hearing Aids." Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 12, no. 06 (2001): 275–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1745607.

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AbstractThis investigation was a preliminary field study to determine the acoustic and perceptual characteristics of hearing aid distortion generated by digital wireless telephones, the usability of the telephones under field conditions, and the extent of bystander interference under field conditions. A two-channel analog-to-digital converter was used to monitor voltages generated by an acoustic (real-ear) and electromagnetic probe. Digital recordings of interference and speech plus interference were made on a laptop computer. Fifty-three hearing aid wearers listened to interference and speech

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Yang, Qi, Michalis Papakostas, Jack M. Scott, et al. "CheckMyFit." Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 6, MHCI (2022): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3546721.

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Putting on hearing aids (HAs) is a regular and crucial task for every hearing aid wearer. A sub-optimal insertion can impact user adoption and audiological benefit. Ability to visually evaluate the insertion can be helpful to achieve a proper physical fit of hearing aids or similar devices, but this is currently a challenging task. In this work we present CheckMyFit, a smartphone-based, automated solution enabling users to quickly take a photo of their hearing aid placement, and compare it with a reference ideal insertion. To evaluate the tool's usability and potential benefit we conducted two

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Li, Yingdan, Fei Chen, Zhuoyi Sun, et al. "A Smart Binaural Hearing Aid Architecture Based on a Mobile Computing Platform." Electronics 8, no. 7 (2019): 811. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics8070811.

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This paper presents a new structure for hearing aids. Normally, the power consumption and user experience are contradictory. The proposed hearing aid structure mainly consists of three parts: the earpieces, the mobile computing platform, and the real-time speech-enhancement application. It can run complex algorithms without carrying out heavy calculations on the processors in the hearing aid. Thus, the binaural algorithm is utilized without being limited by complexity and power consumption to improve the user experience. Moreover, the speech-enhancement algorithm can be updated much more easil

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Maidment, David W., and Melanie Ferguson. "An Application of the Medical Research Council's Guidelines for Evaluating Complex Interventions: A Usability Study Assessing Smartphone-Connected Listening Devices in Adults With Hearing Loss." American Journal of Audiology 27, no. 3S (2018): 474–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2018_aja-imia3-18-0019.

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide an example of the Medical Research Council's guidelines for evaluating complex health care interventions in the context of smartphone-connected listening devices in adults with hearing loss. Method Twenty existing hearing aid users trialed 1 of the following smartphone-connected listening devices: made-for-smartphone hearing aids, a personal sound amplification product, and a smartphone “hearing aid” application used with either wireless or wired earphones. Following 2 weeks of use in their everyday lives, participants completed self-report outco

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Maidment, David W., Yasmin H. K. Ali, and Melanie A. Ferguson. "Applying the COM-B Model to Assess the Usability of Smartphone-Connected Listening Devices in Adults with Hearing Loss." Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 30, no. 05 (2019): 417–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3766/jaaa.18061.

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AbstractUnlike conventional hearing aids, smartphone-connected listening devices may require limited or no input from a trained audiologist in terms of device programming and adjustment. However, there is a lack of peer-reviewed evidence assessing the real-world perspectives of people living with hearing loss toward such technological innovations.This study assessed the everyday experiences of adults living with hearing loss toward a range of smartphone-connected listening devices using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, Behaviour (COM-B) model as a theoretical framework.A qualitative st

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Julstrom, Stephen, Linda Kozma-Spytek, and Scott Isabelle. "Telecoil-Mode Hearing Aid Compatibility Performance Requirements for Wireless and Cordless Handsets: Magnetic Signal-to-Noise." Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 22, no. 08 (2011): 528–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.3766/jaaa.22.8.5.

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Background: During the revision of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) C63.19 and the development of the ANSI/Telecommunications Industry Association–1083 hearing aid compatibility standards, it became evident that additional data concerning user acceptance of interfering magnetic noises generated by wireless and cordless telephones were needed in order to determine the requirements for telecoil-coupling compatibility. Purpose: Further insight was needed into the magnetic signal-to-noise (S/N) ratios required to achieve specific levels of telephone usability by hearing aid wearers

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Pieri, Katerina, and Sue Valerie Gray Cobb. "Mobile app communication aid for Cypriot deaf people." Journal of Enabling Technologies 13, no. 2 (2019): 70–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jet-12-2018-0058.

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Purpose People with severe or profound hearing loss face daily communication problems mainly due to the language barrier between themselves and the hearing community. Their hearing deficiency, as well as their use of sign language, often makes it difficult for them to use and understand spoken language. Cyprus is amongst the top 5 European countries with a relatively high proportion of registered deaf people (0.12 per cent of the population: GUL, 2010). However, lack of technological and financial support to the Deaf Community of Cyprus leaves the Cypriot deaf people unsupported and marginalis

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Convery, Elizabeth, Gitte Keidser, Margot McLelland, and Jennifer Groth. "A Smartphone App to Facilitate Remote Patient-Provider Communication in Hearing Health Care: Usability and Effect on Hearing Aid Outcomes." Telemedicine and e-Health 26, no. 6 (2020): 798–804. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2019.0109.

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Hallewell, Madeline, Davide Salanitri, Mirabelle D’Cruz, et al. "Dartanan: Prototype evaluations of a serious game to engage children in the calibration of their hearing aid functionalities." Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering 8 (January 2021): 205566832110215. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20556683211021527.

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Introduction It is notoriously difficult to obtain a perfect fitting of hearing aids (HAs) for children as they often struggle to understand their hearing loss well enough to discuss the fitting adequately with their audiologist. Dartanan is an ‘edutainment’ game developed to help children understand the functions of their HA in different sound contexts. Dartanan also has elements of a leisure game for all children, in order to create an inclusive activity. Methods Game prototypes were evaluated during two formative evaluations and a summative evaluation. In total 106 children with and without

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Korhonen, Petri, and Francis Kuk. "Use of Linear Frequency Transposition in Simulated Hearing Loss." Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 19, no. 08 (2008): 639–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.3766/jaaa.19.8.7.

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Purpose: To demonstrate the usability of new acoustic cues provided by a commercial hearing aid using linear frequency transposition. The importance of auditory training in realizing the benefit was evaluated. Research Design: Quasi-experimental study design. All subjects were tested both with conventional amplification and with linear frequency transposition before and after directed training. Study Sample: A total of nine normal hearing participants with simulated high frequency hearing loss at and above 1600 Hz participated in the study. All subjects were native English speakers ranging in

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Julstrom, Stephen, and Linda Kozma-Spytek. "Subjective Assessment of Cochlear Implant Users’ Signal-to-Noise Ratio Requirements for Different Levels of Wireless Device Usability." Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 25, no. 10 (2014): 952–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.3766/jaaa.25.10.4.

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Background: In order to better inform the development and revision of the American National Standards Institute C63.19 and American National Standards Institute/Telecommunications Industry Association-1083 hearing aid compatibility standards, a previous study examined the signal strength and signal (speech)-to-noise (interference) ratio needs of hearing aid users when using wireless and cordless phones in the telecoil coupling mode. This study expands that examination to cochlear implant (CI) users, in both telecoil and microphone modes of use. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluat

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Wardenga, Nina, Victoria Diedrich, Bernd Waldmann, Thomas Lenarz, and Hannes Maier. "Hearing Aid Treatment in Patients with Mixed Hearing Loss. Part I: Expected Benefit and Limitations after Stapes Surgery." Audiology and Neurotology 25 (June 5, 2020): 125–32. https://doi.org/10.1159/000502994.

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Shreedhar Bhat, Gautam, Nikhil Shankar, and Issa Panahi. "Real-time joint dereverberation and speech enhancement for hearing aid applications using edge devices." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 150, no. 4 (2021): A348. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/10.0008541.

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In this work, we propose a joint dereverberation and speech enhancement technique for real-time applications. Speech dereverberation is based on the coherent-to-diffuse energy ratio (CDR) measured from the direction-of-arrival (DOA) dependent complex spatial coherence function. A personalized speech enhancement (SE) technique based on joint maximum a posteriori probability (JMAP) estimation that inherently accounts for the effects of changes in acoustic path and reverberation is used. The combination of these masking functions is used to enhance the speech corrupted by reverberation and noise

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Völter, Christiane, Christiane Schirmer, Dorothee Hinsen, Marieke Roeber, Stefan Dazert, and Kerstin Bilda. "Therapist-Guided Telerehabilitation for Adult Cochlear Implant Users: Developmental and Feasibility Study." JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies 7, no. 1 (2020): e15843. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/15843.

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Background Cochlear implants can provide auditory perception to many people with hearing impairment who derive insufficient benefits from hearing aid use. For optimal speech perception with a cochlear implant, postoperative auditory training is necessary to adapt the brain to the new sound transmitted by the implant. Currently, this training is usually conducted via face-to-face sessions in rehabilitation centers. With the aging of society, the prevalence of age-related hearing loss and the number of adults with cochlear implants are expected to increase. Therefore, augmenting face-to-face reh

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Weinreb, Samuel, Izabella Samuel, Kai Zhang, et al. "21968 Adapting a global telehealth model to solve U.S. healthcare needs: age-related hearing loss as a test market." Journal of Clinical and Translational Science 5, s1 (2021): 40–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cts.2021.509.

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ABSTRACT IMPACT: We are adapting a global telehealth platform and model of care to the U.S. context in order to solve the problem of undertreatment of age-related hearing loss and, in turn, facilitate healthy aging and social engagement among older adults. OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Intelehealth is a nonprofit startup that provides medical care to last-mile populations in India by equipping frontline health workers with an open-source digital assistant and telemedicine platform. Here, we explore how this technology and model of care might be adapted to address health inequities in the context of the U.

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Lamminmäki, Satu, Kayla Cormier, Hanna Davidson, Jim Grigsby, and Anu Sharma. "Auditory Cortex Maturation and Language Development in Children with Hearing Loss and Additional Disabilities." Children 10, no. 11 (2023): 1813. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10111813.

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A significant portion of hearing-impaired children have additional disabilities, but data about the maturation of their auditory cortex are scarce. In these children, behavioral tests are often unreliable, and objective tests are needed for diagnostics and follow-up. This study aimed to explore auditory cortical maturation and language development, and the usability of an objective electroencephalogram-based biomarker in children with multiple disabilities. In 65 hearing aid and cochlear implant users (36 females; 36 with multiple disabilities; 44.3 ± 18.5 months of age, mean ± SD), auditory p

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Kliesch, Sven, Josef Chalupper, Thomas Lenarz, and Andreas Büchner. "Evaluation of Two Self-Fitting User Interfaces for Bimodal CI-Recipients." Applied Sciences 13, no. 14 (2023): 8411. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app13148411.

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Smartphones are increasingly being used to enable patients to play an active role in managing their own health through applications, also called apps. The latest generation of sound processors for cochlear implants offer Bluetooth connectivity that makes it possible to connect smartphones or tablets and thus enable patients to modify their hearing sensation or measure system parameters. However, to achieve a high adoption rate and secure operation of these applications, it is necessary to design intuitive user interfaces (UI) for end users. The main goal of the current study was to evaluate th

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Ratnanather, J. Tilak, Rohit Bhattacharya, Margo B. Heston, et al. "An mHealth App (Speech Banana) for Auditory Training: App Design and Development Study." JMIR mHealth and uHealth 9, no. 3 (2021): e20890. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/20890.

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Background With the growing adult population using electronic hearing devices such as cochlear implants or hearing aids, there is an increasing worldwide need for auditory training (AT) to promote optimal device use. However, financial resources and scheduling conflicts make clinical AT infeasible. Objective To address this gap between need and accessibility, we primarily aimed to develop a mobile health (mHealth) app called Speech Banana for AT. The app would be substantially more affordable and portable than clinical AT; would deliver a validated training model that is reflective of modern t

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Jardón, Alberto, Ángel M. Gil, Ana I. de la Peña, Concepción A. Monje, and Carlos Balaguer. "Usability assessment of ASIBOT: a portable robot to aid patients with spinal cord injury." Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 6, no. 4 (2010): 320–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17483107.2010.528144.

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Medina, Camila, Cassia Leticia Carrara Domiciano, Paula Da Cruz Landim, and Fausto Orsi Medola. "LA CAPA DE PAPEL: como roubar a atenção do observador em manuais instrucionais para educação em saúde | “LA CAPA DE PAPEL”: how to raise the reader's attention in instructional manuals for health education." InfoDesign - Revista Brasileira de Design da Informação 15, no. 2 (2018): 229–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.51358/id.v15i2.665.

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“La capa de papel” conta a história das capas de alguns materiais gráficos instrucionais de saúde, que embora sejam importantes artefatos comunicacionais, apresentam problemas de legibilidade, usabilidade, layout e conteúdo. Foram coletadas 17 capas de manuais disponibilizadas por fabricantes de próteses auditivas (7 digitais,10 impressas), analisadas de acordo com o tamanho, tipo de suporte, personalização, dispositivos por manual, foco e tipo de imagem. Resultados demonstraram que nenhuma capa exibiu elementos que remetam personalização e os tamanhos finais são menores que o recomendado. Nos

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Hammond, Emily A., and Anna C. Diedesch. "Usability and perceived benefit of hearing assistive features in Apple AirPods Pro." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 153, no. 3_supplement (2023): A155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/10.0018485.

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Individuals with hearing loss face high personal costs for hearing aids, making over-the-counter hearing aids, or headphones featuring custom audio control, alternative options. Apple Inc.’s AirPods Pro contain a variety of headphone accommodations designed to help people hear better. Recent research has evaluated electroacoustic properties of AirPods Pro demonstrating good ability to fit prescriptive targets for different hearing losses. Here, we examine the usability and perceived benefit from engaging custom audiogram-driven features in AirPods Pro. Listeners with self-assigned hearing prof

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Convery, Elizabeth, Jason Heeris, Melanie Ferguson, and Brent Edwards. "Human–Technology Interaction Considerations in Hearing Health Care: An Introduction for Audiologists." American Journal of Audiology 29, no. 3S (2020): 538–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2020_aja-19-00068.

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Purpose Innovations in user-driven hearing technology and services have placed greater control in the hands of the patient. While these advances could address issues of hearing health care accessibility, their success rests on the assumption that patients possess sufficient technological competence to self-manage these products and services successfully. The purpose of this tutorial is to highlight the importance of focusing on usability, rather than just performance outcomes, during the design, development, and evaluation of user-driven hearing technology and services. Method This tutorial ex

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Vijayasingam, Anitha, Emily Frost, Julie Wilkins, et al. "Tablet and web-based audiometry to screen for hearing loss in adults with cystic fibrosis." Thorax 75, no. 8 (2020): 632–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-214177.

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IntroductionIndividuals with chronic lung disease (eg, cystic fibrosis (CF)) often receive antimicrobial therapy including aminoglycosides resulting in ototoxicity. Extended high-frequency audiometry has increased sensitivity for ototoxicity detection, but diagnostic audiometry in a sound-booth is costly, time-consuming and requires a trained audiologist. This cross-sectional study analysed tablet-based audiometry (Shoebox MD) performed by non-audiologists in an outpatient setting, alongside home web-based audiometry (3D Tune-In) to screen for hearing loss in adults with CF.MethodsHearing was

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Farosa, Afif Wahyu, and Irfansyah Irfansyah. "PERANCANGAN MOBILE APPS KAMUS SEBAGAI MEDIA DOKUMENTASI BAHASA ISYARAT KHAS BANDUNG DENGAN PERAGA ANIMASI 3D." Gorga : Jurnal Seni Rupa 12, no. 2 (2023): 524. http://dx.doi.org/10.24114/gr.v12i2.48894.

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Sign language, which is the main means of communication for the deaf, has many different variations in each region. As a diversity of languages and cultural identities for people with hearing impairment, regional languages also need to be preserved. Bandung as a city that has the highest type of deaf out of all persons with disabilities in it, has a large and active deaf community in introducing distinctive gestures. In fact, several studies have shown that the development of regional sign language led to the start of the construction of the first special school in the city of Bandung, but the

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Swierenga, Sarah, Fuad Abujarad, Jennifer Ismirle, and Chelsea Edwards. "Self-Administrated Elder Abuse Screening Tool for Older Adults With Visual and Hearing Disabilities." Innovation in Aging 5, Supplement_1 (2021): 151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.581.

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Abstract Older adults age 60+ with disabilities are at greater risk of elder abuse compared to those without disabilities. We will describe results from our study to evaluate the usability and feasibility of the VOICES tablet-based elder abuse screening tool with older adults who have visual and hearing disabilities. VOICES is a digital health tool that screens, educates, and motivates older adults to self-report elder abuse. The VOICES tool has been developed and tested to be used with older adults without disabilities. We conducted a usability study with (n=14) older adults who were blind, h

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Bennett, Rebecca J., Sara Donaldson, Yazdan Mansourian, et al. "Perspectives on Mental Health Screening in the Audiology Setting: A Focus Group Study Involving Clinical and Nonclinical Staff." American Journal of Audiology 30, no. 4 (2021): 980–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2021_aja-21-00048.

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Purpose: Audiology clinical guidelines recommend the use of mental health screening tools; however, they remain underutilized in clinical practice. As such, psychological concerns are frequently undetected in adults with hearing loss. This study aimed to better understand audiology clinic staff's perspectives (including audiologists, audiometrists, reception staff, and clinic managers) on how to improve detection of poor mental health by (a) exploring the role of audiology clinic staff in detecting psychological concerns in adults with hearing loss and (b) investigating the appropriateness, ac

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Bennett, Rebecca J., Sara Donaldson, Yazdan Mansourian, et al. "Perspectives on Mental Health Screening in the Audiology Setting: A Focus Group Study Involving Clinical and Nonclinical Staff." American Journal of Audiology 30, no. 4 (2021): 980–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2021_aja-21-00048.

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Purpose: Audiology clinical guidelines recommend the use of mental health screening tools; however, they remain underutilized in clinical practice. As such, psychological concerns are frequently undetected in adults with hearing loss. This study aimed to better understand audiology clinic staff's perspectives (including audiologists, audiometrists, reception staff, and clinic managers) on how to improve detection of poor mental health by (a) exploring the role of audiology clinic staff in detecting psychological concerns in adults with hearing loss and (b) investigating the appropriateness, ac

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Singh, Ashish Kumar, Makkhan Lal Meena, and Himanshu Chaudhary. "Ergonomic evaluation of low-cost intervention for carpet trimming workers exposed to hand vibration and noise." Noise & Vibration Worldwide 50, no. 3 (2019): 78–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0957456519834545.

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The aim of the study was to investigate the occupational use of low-cost intervention for carpet trimming occupation. This study quantifies the effect of hand-arm vibration and noise exposure to loss in hearing threshold among trimming workers. Ten male participants (right handed) involved in carpet trimming volunteered to participate in this interventional experiment. The participants were queried about the usability of prototype handle based on their subjective perception evaluated through the use of scoresheet/questionnaire. Results demonstrated that the handle intervention reduced the tota

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Lee, Yuryeon, Sunyoung Park, Jaehyun Park, and Hyun K. Kim. "Comparative Analysis of Usability and Accessibility of Kiosks for People with Disabilities." Applied Sciences 13, no. 5 (2023): 3058. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app13053058.

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Owing to technological advancements, kiosks have become more prevalent in public places. When using such kiosks, elderly persons and people with disabilities face problems related to accessibility and usability, such as difficulties in kiosk operations such as menu selection and in accessing the kiosk space. Previous studies have usually included accessibility as a subset of usability. However, in this study, we aim to redefine the relationship between these two concepts with a focus on newly emerging kiosk devices. First, we performed a literature review to thoroughly analyze these concepts.

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Zlatev, Zlatin, Julieta Ilieva, Daniela Orozova, Galya Shivacheva, and Nadezhda Angelova. "Design and Research of a Sound-to-RGB Smart Acoustic Device." Multimodal Technologies and Interaction 7, no. 8 (2023): 79. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mti7080079.

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This paper presents a device that converts sound wave frequencies into colors to assist people with hearing problems in solving accessibility and communication problems in the hearing-impaired community. The device uses a precise mathematical apparatus and carefully selected hardware to achieve accurate conversion of sound to color, supported by specialized automatic processing software suitable for standardization. Experimental evaluation shows excellent performance for frequencies below 1000 Hz, although limitations are encountered at higher frequencies, requiring further investigation into

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Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Carly Meyer, Rachael Beswick, and Nerina Scarinci. "Minimum Data Set for Families of Children With Hearing Loss: An eDelphi Study." Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 65, no. 4 (2022): 1615–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2021_jslhr-21-00356.

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Purpose: Assessing the unique needs of each family following the diagnosis of a hearing loss is central to the delivery of family-centered hearing health care. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop a Minimum Data Set (MDS) that could be used in the design of a needs assessment tool for families of children with hearing loss transitioning to early intervention. Method: A list of potential items for the MDS was prepared. In a two-round electronic Delphi study in Australia, hearing researchers ( N = 15 in Round 1; N = 9 in Round 2), clinicians, and professionals working in early interve

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Hansen, Eric G., Ruth C. Loew, Cara C. Laitusis, Poorna Kushalnagar, Claudia M. Pagliaro, and Christopher Kurz. "Usability of American Sign Language Videos for Presenting Mathematics Assessment Content." Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education 23, no. 3 (2018): 284–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/deafed/eny008.

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Debevc, Matjaž, Mark Žmavc, Michael Boretzki, et al. "Effectiveness of a Self-Fitting Tool for User-Driven Fitting of Hearing Aids." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 20 (2021): 10596. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010596.

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Hearing aids can be effective devices to compensate for age- or non-age-related hearing losses. Their overall adoption in the affected population is still low, especially in underdeveloped countries in the subpopulation experiencing milder hearing loss. One of the major reasons for low adoption is the need for repeated complex fitting by professional audiologists, which is often not completed for various reasons. As a result, self-fitting procedures have been appearing as an alternative. Key open questions with these digital tools are linked to their effectiveness, utilized algorithms, and ach

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Pronk, Marieke, Jana Besser, Cas Smits, et al. "Rationale, Theoretical Underpinnings, and Design of HEAR-aware: Providing Adults With Hearing Loss With Tailored Support to Self-Manage Their Hearing Problems via a Smartphone App, as an Alternative to Hearing Aids." American Journal of Audiology 29, no. 3S (2020): 648–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2020_aja-19-00079.

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Purpose An alarming two thirds of adults aged 50 years or over with hearing impairment who could benefit from hearing aids do not own any, leaving these adults with no support to self-manage their hearing problems. In the HEAR-aware project, it is hypothesized that self-management can be facilitated via a smartphone app if its educational content is tailored to a person's dynamic stage of readiness to take action on their hearing (stage of change) and to a person's dynamic acoustical situations (as measured via a wearable microphone) and associated challenges (as captured via ecological moment

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Baik, Kyungrang, Kyungyang Kim, Eunhye Park, and Young Tae Kim. "Development of Performance Indicators for AAC Application Design and Usability Evaluation." Communication Sciences & Disorders 28, no. 3 (2023): 567–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.12963/csd.23983.

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Objectives: With advancements in scientific and technological progress, various Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) applications (apps) have been developed. AAC users require AAC systems that align with their personal characteristics and needs. AAC performance indicators, which encompass usability evaluation, aim to measure communication effectiveness and satisfaction. These indicators can be utilized to assist AAC users in selecting appropriate AAC systems. The goal of this study was to develop performance indicators that would allow AAC users and stakeholders to evaluate AAC app

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Kikuchi, Takehito, Toma Ono, Maki Nakahara, et al. "Development and Evaluation of Dorsiflexion Support Unit Using Elastomer Embedded Flexible Joint." Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics 34, no. 4 (2022): 857–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jrm.2022.p0857.

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In our previous study, we developed a walking support shoe with an elastomer-embedded flexible joint (EEFJ) to assist the function of tibialis anterior (TA) in initial stances (IC) and swing phases (SW). However, its usability and supporting effect have not been sufficiently evaluated. Therefore, in this study, we developed a dorsiflexion support unit (DSU) using the EEFJs with consideration on the usability for frail persons. Their needs were investigated in hearings at community centers. With reference to their comments, we proposed a three-phased scenario in which pre- / post-activities wer

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Simic, Tijana, Carol Leonard, Laura Laird, Jennifer Cupit, Fiona Höbler, and Elizabeth Rochon. "A Usability Study of Internet-Based Therapy for Naming Deficits in Aphasia." American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 25, no. 4 (2016): 642–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2016_ajslp-15-0030.

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Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the usability of delivering the Phonological Components Analysis treatment for anomia (Leonard, Rochon, & Laird, 2008) remotely via the Internet to individuals with chronic poststroke aphasia. A secondary aim was to probe the experiences and satisfaction of clinicians in administering treatment at a distance. Method Six individuals with mild–moderate aphasia and 2 trained clinicians participated in this usability study. Participants and clinicians underwent approximately 6 hr of treatment under observation by an independent observer. The usability chara

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Lee, Seo-young, Sanghee Shin, Hakjoon Kim, Min-Kyung Kim, So-Yeon Yoon, and Sangdon Lee. "Assessing the Visualization-Based Decision Support System for Environmental Impact Assessments." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 3 (2022): 1345. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031345.

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Even though environmental impact assessments (EIAs) have been an important tool for environmental decision-making, most EIAs are published as a mix of text and tabular data that is not easily accessible to or understandable for the public. In this paper, we present a decision support system (DSS) that supports the decision-making of stakeholders in the EIA stage. The system was designed to improve the public’s understanding of stakeholders before and after a construction project by providing visualization of key environmental elements. We recruited 107 participants to test the usability of the

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Nagels, Leanne, Etienne Gaudrain, Deborah Vickers, Marta Matos Lopes, Petra Hendriks, and Deniz Başkent. "Development of vocal emotion recognition in school-age children: The EmoHI test for hearing-impaired populations." PeerJ 8 (April 2, 2020): e8773. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8773.

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Traditionally, emotion recognition research has primarily used pictures and videos, while audio test materials are not always readily available or are not of good quality, which may be particularly important for studies with hearing-impaired listeners. Here we present a vocal emotion recognition test with pseudospeech productions from multiple speakers expressing three core emotions (happy, angry, and sad): the EmoHI test. The high sound quality recordings make the test suitable for use with populations of children and adults with normal or impaired hearing. Here we present normative data for

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Maćkowski, Michał, Mateusz Kawulok, Piotr Brzoza, Marceli Janczy, and Dominik Spinczyk. "An Alternative Audio-Tactile Method of Presenting Structural Information Contained in Mathematical Drawings Adapted to the Needs of the Blind." Applied Sciences 13, no. 17 (2023): 9989. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app13179989.

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Alternative methods of presenting the information contained in mathematical images, which are adapted to the needs of blind people, are significant challenges in modern education. This article presents an alternative multimodal method that substitutes the sense of sight with the sense of touch and hearing to convey graphical information. The developed method was evaluated at a center specializing in the education of the blind in Poland, on a group of 46 students aged 15–19. They solved a set of 60 high school-level problems on geometry, mathematical analysis, and various types of graphs. We as

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Meulenbroek, Peter, and Leora R. Cherney. "Usability and Acceptability of a Computer-Based Social Communication Intervention for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Mixed-Methods Study." Seminars in Speech and Language 43, no. 03 (2022): 218–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1750346.

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AbstractComputer-based interventions for persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are a rapidly developing treatment modality. However, the usability and acceptability of such treatments have not been thoroughly studied. We describe the user-experience of a computerized intervention in persons with TBI called the Work-Related Communication (WoRC) program. Two coders used qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews to complete a thematic content analysis along with a cost–benefit analysis. Ten participants with severe TBI more than 1-year postinjury were interviewed. Seven participants

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Brown, Andrew D., Nathaniel Greene, David J. Audet, et al. "Quantifying impacts of hearing protection devices on sound localization in azimuth and elevation: Toward predictors of performance." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 151, no. 4 (2022): A224. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/10.0011131.

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Modern hearing protection devices (HPDs) effectively mitigate the risk of noise-induced hearing loss when used as intended, and some even preserve the audibility of low-to-moderate-intensity sounds. Nonetheless, negative auditory perceptual side-effects continue to limit usability in critical settings. Most notably, dozens of studies have shown that HPDs lead to significant errors in sound source localization. Several studies have specifically linked such errors to HPD-induced distortions of the spectra of transmitted signals. Here we provide an update on a multi-site study designed to capture

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Brown, Andrew D., Nathaniel Greene, David J. Audet, et al. "Quantifying impacts of hearing protection devices on sound localization in azimuth and elevation: Refinement of acoustic predictors." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 153, no. 3_supplement (2023): A333. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/10.0019049.

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Modern hearing protection devices (HPDs) mitigate the risk of noise-induced hearing loss when used as intended, but negative auditory perceptual side-effects continue to limit usability in critical settings. Dozens of studies have shown that HPDs lead to significant errors in sound source localization. Several studies, including previous studies by our group, have linked such errors to distortions of the spectra of transmitted signals. Here we provide an update on a multi-site effort to develop acoustic predictors and summary metrics to quantify HPD impacts on sound source localization. At two

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Audet, David J., Aoi A. Hunsaker, Nathaniel T. Greene, et al. "Accounting for individual differences in the effects of hearing protectors on sound source localization." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 154, no. 4_supplement (2023): A237. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/10.0023399.

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Modern hearing protection devices (HPDs) mitigate the risk of noise-induced hearing loss when used as intended, but negative auditory perceptual side-effects continue to limit usability in critical settings. Dozens of studies, including previous studies by our group, have shown that HPDs lead to significant errors in sound source localization, including large errors in source elevation perception and disorienting front-back confusions. Degradation of performance relative to open-ear listening arises due to peripheral disruptions of monaural and binaural acoustic cues for sound localization; fo

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