Academic literature on the topic 'Sense of hearing'

Hearing loss is a silent, often overlooked condition which deprives people of the most basic of human needs--the ability to communicate effectively. The notion that there is a dearth of understanding by health care professionals when caring for persons with hearing loss has been acknowledged. This research study aimed to describe the meaning of what it is like to live with a different sense of hearing for seven Canadian participants. The process of inquiry was guided by Parses human becoming theory for nursing (1981, 1987, 1992, 1998). The Giorgi (1970, 1971, 1975, 1985, 1989, 1992) modification of the phenomenological method was used for analysis-synthesis. Five women and two men employed and ranging between 25 and 70 years shared their lived experiences with the researcher via email correspondence. Confidentiality and anonymity were assured. Participants were asked to write about what it is like for them to live with a different sense of hearing. The central finding of this study was: Living with a different sense of hearing is experiencing the joy-sorrow of hearing-not hearing unfolding through discovering gained-lost communication surfacing all-at-once with diminished-enhanced feelings of self while choosing the rhythm of revealing-concealing amid potential regard-disregard of others. The findings of this research build on Parses (1981, 1998) theory of human becoming and may enhance nurses understanding of what it is like to live with hearing loss, which may in turn alter the way nurses structure practice with persons who live with a different sense of hearing, making a difference in their quality of life.

Hearing loss is a silent, often overlooked condition which deprives people of the most basic of human needs--the ability to communicate effectively. The notion that there is a dearth of understanding by health care professionals when caring for persons with hearing loss has been acknowledged. This research study aimed to describe the meaning of what it is like to live with a different sense of hearing for seven Canadian participants. The process of inquiry was guided by Parses human becoming theory for nursing (1981, 1987, 1992, 1998). The Giorgi (1970, 1971, 1975, 1985, 1989, 1992) modification of the phenomenological method was used for analysis-synthesis. Five women and two men employed and ranging between 25 and 70 years shared their lived experiences with the researcher via email correspondence. Confidentiality and anonymity were assured. Participants were asked to write about what it is like for them to live with a different sense of hearing. The central finding of this study was: Living with a different sense of hearing is experiencing the joy-sorrow of hearing-not hearing unfolding through discovering gained-lost communication surfacing all-at-once with diminished-enhanced feelings of self while choosing the rhythm of revealing-concealing amid potential regard-disregard of others. The findings of this research build on Parses (1981, 1998) theory of human becoming and may enhance nurses understanding of what it is like to live with hearing loss, which may in turn alter the way nurses structure practice with persons who live with a different sense of hearing, making a difference in their quality of life.

The experience of hearing voices has been theoretically construed in a number of ways. The current dominant approach is psychiatric in nature; often criticised for pathologising the experience and neglecting to explore the subjective meaning the experience holds for people who hear voices. The limited literature, which has explored voice-hearers’ experiences, predominately reflects the experiences of adults, largely neglecting to represent younger peoples’ experiences (i.e. 16 to 25 year olds), when psychosis is most likely to occur and when identity formation and self-development are fundamental. This study aims to explore the impact of hearing voices within first-episode psychosis on young peoples’ sense of self and how they make sense of this experience. This study utilises interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to reflect on experiences of eight young people who hear voices. Three themes were identified: 1). “I’m losing my mind”: The shattered self; 2). “I can’t say it in words”: More than words; 3). “It just makes a lot of sense like, that I was a bit crazy”: Trying to make sense of voices. The transitional process the experience appeared to embody for these young people is outlined in a model. Key components of the model attend to the importance of others and how crucial their response is in helping the young people make sense, but also in their perceptions of themselves and their identity.

"Vision is regarded as the most noble of the senses, and the loss of eyesight as the ultimate physical loss" -- Juhani Pallasmaa<br /><br />To see or not to see?   As a child growing up in the Dominican Republic, my vision was blurred by a perception strongly held by my elders.  A perception that have been nurtured and carried out for many centuries.  This perception have kept me away from the \'reality\', limiting my vision to what existed in the other side of the borderline.   As my eyes were blindfolded, my ears opened to received words that would slowly construct my own imaginary world.  A particular world, in which hearing was dominant over my other senses.  As one would imagine that a world could painful while living in \'darkness\', what was actually painful was living with the existence of the unknown, of the invisible.<br />In April 2011, I decided to visit the imaginary line that runs along Dominican Republic and Haiti.  My experience was truly remarkable.  At that present moment, I had a very exciting encounter with a new sense of reality.  As I approached to an unfinished construction, I climbed to a metal stair reaching an altitude of nearly twenty feet.  My eyes witnessed what was hidden for nearly thirty years of my existence.  Through the wavy transparent mirage caused by the refraction of the blistering sun, I was able to see the neighboring country of Haiti for the first time.  Along the Massacre River, there was an element that immediately captivated by curiosity.  It was  a thin, blue metal gate located right in the middle of a concrete bridge that expanded east and west uniting the border towns of Dajabon and Ounaminthe.   To my eyes, this gate was a visible and an invisible boundary -- A line, a remarkably powerful, and fundamental element in Architecture -- which was strongly visible, by dividing and marking its presence demarcating territories.  Yet, was also transparent uniting two cultures during the market days.<br />My thesis unfolds in the quest of what can exist by the emergence of the visible and the invisible -- what I envisioned while standing at the site, a Binational Market along the imaginary line.<br>Master of Architecture

Darbo tikslas. Įvertinti kurčiųjų ir neprigirdinčiųjų patiriamo priekabiavimo darbe dažnį ir sąsajas su psichologinės savijautos rodmenimis. Tyrimo metodika. Tyrime dalyvavo 90 Kauno miesto kurčiųjų ir neprigirdinčiųjų, jų amžiaus vidurkis 39 m. (± VKN 10,40). Tyrimas atliktas anoniminės apklausos būdu 2008 m. Duomenų analizei naudotos programos SPSS 14,0 for Windows ir MS Excel. Rezultatai. 52,8 proc. kurčiųjų ir neprigirdinčiųjų patyrė priekabiavimą darbe. Dažną priekabiavimą patyrė 22,5 proc., atsitiktinį priekabiavimą darbe patyrė 30,3 proc. tiriamųjų. Dažniausiai priekabiavimą darbe kurtieji ir neprigirdintieji patyrė iš kolegų (31,1 proc.). Labiausiai paplitusi negatyvaus elgesio forma buvo, kai /duodamos betikslės užduotys ir nustatyti nerealiai trumpi terminai joms atlikti/ (2,06 ± 3,28). Net 54,4 proc. tiriamųjų pasižymėjo žema vidine darna. Žemos vidinės darnos grupėje net 85,0 proc. kurčiųjų ir neprigirdinčiųjų dažnai patyrė priekabiavim��� darbe (p=0,006 palyginus su nepatyrusiais priekabiavimo darbe). Dažno priekabiavimo grupėje net 75,0 proc. kurčiųjų ir neprigirdinčiųjų skundėsi pablogėjusiais santykiais su artimais žmonėmis (p<0,0001). 75,0 proc. tiriamųjų nustatytas potrauminio streso sutrikimas (p< 0,0001), 73,7 proc. jautė distresą (p<0,0001). Stebėtos statistiškai reikšmingos sąsajos tarp kurčiųjų ir neprigirdinčiųjų patiriamo priekabiavimo darbe ir žemos vidinės darnos bei žemo savęs vertinimo. Patyrusių dažną priekabiavimą darbe kurčiųjų ir... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]<br>The objective of the study . To evaluate the frequency of harassment at work among deaf and hard hearing people and the associations with their psychological state. Methods of the analysis. 90 deaf and hard hearing people from Kaunas participated in the research, average age 39 (±10,40 SD) yrs. The research was made anonymously in spring of 2008. We used SPSS 14.0 for Windows and MS Excel for data analysis. Results. 52.8 percent of deaf and hard hearing people experienced harassment at work. Frequent harassment experienced 22.5 percent, occasional harassment at work – 30.3 percent of the investigated. Most often deaf and hard hearing people experienced harassment from their colleagues (31.1 percent). The most widespread negative form of behavior was when the pointless tasks with unreal short terms of time to complete them were given (2.06 ± 3.28). Even 54.5 percent of investigated people had low sense of coherence. 85.0 percent of deaf and hard hearing people from the low sense of coherence group experienced harassment at work (p=0.006 in comparison with people who never experienced harassment at work). 75.0 percent of deaf and hard hearing people, from the group of frequent harassment at work, complained that their social relationship grew worse (p<0.0001). 73.7 percent of the investigated felt distress (p<0.0001). Significant associations between harassment at work, low sense of coherence and low self evaluation were observed Frequent harassment at work was positively... [to full text]

Inledning: En marknadsföringsstrategi som används i de fysiska dagligvaruhandelsbutikerna är sinnesmarknadsföring, men det finns för nuvarande kunskapsluckor vad det gäller att använda strategin vid e-handel. Syftet med studien är därav att få en djupare förståelse av hur svenska dagligvaruhandelsföretag arbetar med sinnesmarknadsföring vid e-handel och hur denna marknadsföringsstrategi påverkar kundens helhetsupplevelse.  Teori: Digitaliseringen har lett till att e-handeln fått stor betydelse. Det är därav avstor vikt att företagen genererar en positiv kundupplevelse, vilket förutsätter att förstå kundens beteende. Genom att använda sig av sinnesmarknadsföring stimuleras människans fem sinnen och det skapas möjligheter till att tillfredsställa samtliga kunder.  Metod: För att samla in teoretiskt och empiriskt material till denna kvalitativa studie har flera olika metoder använts i kombination. Semistrukturerade intervjuer med respondenter från ICA och Coop har exempelvis kombinerats med metoden “tänka högt” för att få med kundernas perspektiv.  Empiri: Respondenterna från ICA och Coop vill att det ska vara enkelt att navigera på deras e-handel, men kunderna i studien uppfattar det inte lika enkelt. Vidare upplevdes sinnena på olika sätt.  Analys: ICA och Coop arbetar mycket med synen. Både teorin och kunderna i studien bekräftar att synen blir det första som uppmärksammas. Företagen arbetar mer med smaken än känseln, medans kunderna stimuleras mer av känseln än smaken. Dock har de samma uppfattning om doften. Därefter kommer hörseln, vilket inte var en lika avgörande faktor vid ett köpbeslut.  Slutsats: Företagen arbetar främst med synen genom noga utvalda bilder och recept, vilket påverkade kunderna på olika sätt. Mottagandet av leveransen var viktig för helhetsupplevelsen för kunden, dock påverkades kunden inte av svårigheterna med navigeringen på e- handeln. Det är sinnena i kombination som utgör upplevelsen för kunden.<br>Introduction: A marketing strategy in the physical grocery stores is sensory marketing, but for now there is a knowledge gap applicable to the strategy used online. The purpose of the study is to get a deeper understanding of how Swedish grocery companies are working with sensory marketing in e-commerce and how this marketing strategy affects the customers' whole experience.  Theory: Digitalization has led to e-commerce becoming very important. It is therefore of great importance for companies to generate a positive customer experience, which assumes to understand the customers behavior. To use sensory marketing and stimulate the humans five senses creates possibilities to satisfy all customers.  Method: To gather theoretical and empirical data to this qualitative study several different methods were used in combination. Semi- structured interviews with respondents from ICA and Coop have for example been combined with “think aloud” to be able to bring the customer's perspective.  Empirical investigation: The respondents from ICA and Coop want their e-commerce investigation to be easy to navigate. However, customers do not perceive it as easily. Furthermore, the senses were experienced in different ways.  Analysis: ICA and Coop work with the sight. Both the theory and the customers that participated in the study confirms that the sight sense is the first that is noticed. The companies work more with the taste than the touch, while the customers are stimulated more by the touch than the taste. They both had the same perception about the scent. The hearing is not a crucial factor in a purchase decision. Conclusion: The companies work mostly with the sight with carefully chosen pictures and recipes. The receiving of the delivery was important for the holistic experience, but the difficulties of navigation on the e-commerce did not affect them that much. It is finally the senses in combination with each other that formed the experience for the customer.

El disulfur de carboni (CS2) és un solvent utilitzat, per exemple, en la fabricació de cel·lulosa, de fibres de viscosa i esponges. La seva co-exposició amb el soroll és freqüent. S’ha demostrat que l’exposició professional al CS2 pot provocar pèrdua d’audició en les baixes freqüències i trastorns de l’equilibri quan el soroll està també present. No obstant, els efectes del CS2 sobre la còclea i el vestíbul actualment encara es desconeixen. L’objectiu principal és estudiar els efectes de l’exposició al CS2 juntament amb el soroll ric en baixes freqüències sobre el sistema auditiu i el sistema vestibular amb la finalitat de determinar (1) si la toxicitat del CS2 és central i/o perifèrica, i si en realitat es veu agreujada per la co-exposició al soroll, (2) si la toxicitat del CS2 és similar i/o comparable a nivell del sistema auditiu i el sistema vestibular, (3) si els efectes nocius del CS2 sobre la funció auditiva i vestibular són temporals o permanents, (4) si es pot establir una relació entre les conseqüències de l’efecte tòxic del solvent en termes funcionals i patològics. Per respondre a totes aquestes preguntes, es van exposar rates Long Evans femelles a diferents concentracions de CS2 per inhalació, i a un soroll ric en baixes freqüències durant diverses setmanes. Els efectes temporals i permanents d’aquestes exposicions es van avaluar a través de l’estudi de la funció vestibular (nistagme post-rotatori i testos de comportament) i de la funció auditiva (productes de distorsió acústica), així com una anàlisi histològica de l’orella interna i de l’expressió de gens característics de neurotoxicitat en el cerebel. Igualment, al final del període d’exposició, es va portar a terme la determinació de la concentració del tòxic i dels seus metabòlits. Els resultats principals són els següents: (1) L’exposició de rates al CS2, a partir de 250ppm, va ampliar el rang de freqüències afectades pel soroll de baixes freqüències, però va disminuir la pèrdua auditiva dins de la gamma ja alterada pel soroll. Aquest darrer efecte era més remarcable quan les exposicions al CS2 eren intermitents. (2) A més, el CS2 va provocar una disminució de la duració i el nombre de sacades del nistagme la qual cosa s’agreuja quan també està present el soroll. Aquests efectes són reversibles en 4 setmanes a baixes concentracions, però persisteixen a 500ppm. (3) Les anàlisis del comportament i histològiques (còclea i vestíbul) així com la quantificació dels marcadors neurotòxics en el cerebel, no van revelar cap canvi evident. En les nostres condicions, el CS2 no apareix com un agent ototòxic en rates, la seva administració sola no comporta alteracions evidents sobre els sistemes perifèrics auditiu ni vestibular. No obstant això, a causa d’una probable acció sobre el sistema nerviós central, el CS2 té la capacitat d’alterar ambdós sistemes, exacerbant els efectes temporals del soroll de manera dosi-depenent (extensió de les pèrdues cap a les altes freqüències i major disminució en els paràmetres del nistagme). Les dades d’aquest estudi no ens permeten conèixer de manera precisa el mecanisme d’interacció del CS2 amb el soroll, de tota manera, l’absència de canvis en la morfologia dels receptors perifèrics, del comportament dels animals i de l’expressió gènica de molts marcadors de neurotoxicitat al cervell suggereixen una modificació neuroquímica transitòria dels arcs reflexos eferents. El model establert en aquest projecte permetrà obtenir, en estudis futurs, molta més informació sobre l’ototoxicitat de diferents compostos en co-exposició amb el soroll, estudiant la toxicitat a través de mesures funcionals del sistema auditiu i del vestibular, així com a través de diferents tests de comportament i l’estudi de la morfologia de l’orella interna.<br>Carbon disulfide (CS2) is a solvent used in the manufacture of cellulose, viscose fibers and sponges. Co-exposures to CS2 and noise are common. Occupational exposures to CS2 have been shown to cause low-frequency hearing loss and balance disorders when noise was also present. However, the effects of CS2 on the cochlea and the vestibule are still unknown today. The general objective of this work was to study, in a rat model, the effects of CS2 and low frequency noises on the auditory and vestibular systems in order to determine: (1) whether the toxicity of CS2 is central and/or peripheral, and whether it is aggravated by co-exposure to noise, (2) if the toxicity of CS2 is equivalent and/or comparable at the level of the auditory system and the vestibular system, (3) if the deleterious effects of CS2 on auditory and vestibular functions (if any) are temporary or permanent, (4) whether the functional adverse effects of exposures are representative of the histopathological damage (if any). To answer these questions, Long Evans rats were exposed to different concentrations of CS2 and low-frequency noises. The temporary and permanent effects of these exposures were evaluated by measurements of vestibular functions (post-rotatory nystagmus and behavioral tests) and cochlear functions (ototacoustic emissions). Moreover, histological analyses of the inner ear and a quantification of the expression of neurotoxicity genes in the cerebellum were performed. The main results are the following: (1) Exposure to CS2 broadened the frequency range affected by low frequency noise, but decreased hearing loss in the range affected by the noise. This latter effect was more accentuated when the CS2 exposures were intermittent. (2) Exposure to CS2 shortened and decreased the duration and the number of saccades of the nystagmus, these effects being exacerbated when low frequency noise was also present. At low CS2 concentrations, we observed a complete recovery, but these effects persisted at the highest concentration. (3) The behavioral and histological analyses (vestibule and cochlea), as well as the quantification of the neurotoxic markers in the cerebellum, did not reveal any major change. In the experimental context of this study, CS2 did not appear ototoxic in rats. However, due to a probable action on the central nervous system, it could exacerbate the temporary effects of noise on both systems. The data of this study do not allow us to know the precise mechanism of interaction of CS2 with the noise. However the absence of histological modifications in the peripheral receptors, of behavioral changes, as well as the lack of major changes in markers of neurotoxicity in the brain, suggest a temporary neurochemical modification of the efferent reflex arcs.