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Hearing Loss as a Social Problem: A Study of Hearing-impaired Spouses and Their Hearing Partners

Hearing Loss as a Social Problem: A Study of Hearing-impaired Spouses and Their Hearing Partners

Feb 12, 2019 | , | 4 |

This article describes how hearing-impaired persons and their partners experience and manage hearing loss in the context of their conjugal relationships. Based on in-depth interviews and being together with hearing-impaired persons and their partners, it argues that the social implications of hearing loss are associated with the temporal aspects of conversational exchange. A more nuanced understanding of the strategies hearing-impaired people and their partners employ to manage interactional complications can help to improve care and support for people affected by hearing loss.

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Real-life Hearing Aid Benefit with Widex EVOKE

Real-life Hearing Aid Benefit with Widex EVOKE

Jan 28, 2019 | , , , , , , , , , | 0 |

A multinational survey of hearing aid users shows substantial advantages and high satisfaction rates for the new Widex EVOKE hearing aid. Additionally, the device’s SoundSense Learn feature was shown to provide real-time personal sound customization that would not have been achievable via a conventional fitting rationale.

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Development and Clinical Applications of the ORCA Repeat and Recall Test (RRT)

Development and Clinical Applications of the ORCA Repeat and Recall Test (RRT)

Dec 13, 2018 | | 1 |

A broader appreciation for the unique difficulties faced by many of our patients relative to speech understanding in noise and working memory is critical to tailoring individualized interventions that help them realize the full potential of their residual hearing. At present, the Repeat and Recall Test (RRT) shows promise as an efficient, audiology-based integrative tool of speech-in-noise assessment that includes a more complete understanding of a listener’s experience in a loud speech background at various realistic SNRs.

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NIDCD’s Mission Focuses on Hearing and Balance Research

NIDCD’s Mission Focuses on Hearing and Balance Research

Dec 11, 2018 | , | 0 |

According to Judith Cooper, PhD—acting director of the NIDCD and director of the NIDCD Division of Scientific Programs who is quoted in the article—NIDCD research is primarily focused on identifying hearing loss genes; determining barriers to treatment and evaluating new “service delivery and screening models,” and the application of cochlear implant technology in the development of “other neural prostheses.”

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