Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the changes in gain, aided threshold, word recognition in noise, and sound quality of hearing aids according to the first wearing period of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) to determine the rehabilitation goal and effective adjustments of the electroacoustic parameters. Methods: The subjects of this study were 17 SNHL (26 ears) who had no experience in wearing hearing aids, with an average age of 67.5 years, an average pure-tone average of 50.5 dB HL, an average WRS of 68.9%, and a K-IOI-HA (Korean version of International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids) score of 25 or higher. The procedure for gain adjustment of the hearing aid was through NAL-NL2 (National Acoustic Laboratories, non-linear version 2) at first adjustment and subjective responses of the subject afterwards. Real-ear insertion gain, aided threshold, WRS in noise, and sound quality evaluation were conducted at week 0 (initial fit), week 2, and week 6 (or final visit). Results: The study showed a higher gain in 55 dB sound pressure level at most frequencies and improved aided thresholds at 1,000 Hz and 2,000 Hz as the wearing period increased. WRS also increased in 10 dB and 5 dB signal-to-noise ratios, and the sharpness, occlusion, and loudness of noise were shown to improve despite the increased gain. Conclusion: Despite the limitation of gain change with the wearing period, the results of this study expect to aid in setting rehabilitation goals according to the wearing period and adjusting electroacoustic parameters.
目的:本研究旨在评估感音神经性听力损失(SNHL)患者首次佩戴时助听器增益、辅助阈值、噪声词识别和音质的变化，以确定其康复目标和电声参数的有效调整。方法:本研究对象为17例无助听器配戴经验的SNHL(26耳)，平均年龄67.5岁，平均纯音平均50.5 dB HL，平均WRS为68.9%，K-IOI-HA(韩国版助听器国际结局量表)评分25分及以上。助听器的增益调整程序是通过NAL-NL2 (National Acoustic Laboratories，非线性版本2)进行首次调整，然后由被试进行主观反应。在第0周(初始拟合)、第2周和第6周(或最后一次访问)进行实耳插入增益、辅助阈值、噪声WRS和音质评估。结果:研究表明，在大多数频率下，55db声压级增益较高，随着磨损时间的增加，1000hz和2000hz的辅助阈值也有所提高。WRS在10 dB和5 dB信噪比下也有所增加，尽管增益增加，但噪声的清晰度、遮挡和响度都有所改善。结论:尽管增益随佩戴时间的变化有一定的局限性，但本研究的结果有望为根据佩戴时间设定康复目标和调整电声参数提供帮助。
{"title":"Change in Preferred Gain, Word Recognition Scores, and Sound Qualities as Hearing Aid Wearing Period","authors":"Eunju Koo, Sung-Woo Ahn, Kyoungwon Lee","doi":"10.21848/asr.220064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21848/asr.220064","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the changes in gain, aided threshold, word recognition in noise, and sound quality of hearing aids according to the first wearing period of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) to determine the rehabilitation goal and effective adjustments of the electroacoustic parameters. Methods: The subjects of this study were 17 SNHL (26 ears) who had no experience in wearing hearing aids, with an average age of 67.5 years, an average pure-tone average of 50.5 dB HL, an average WRS of 68.9%, and a K-IOI-HA (Korean version of International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids) score of 25 or higher. The procedure for gain adjustment of the hearing aid was through NAL-NL2 (National Acoustic Laboratories, non-linear version 2) at first adjustment and subjective responses of the subject afterwards. Real-ear insertion gain, aided threshold, WRS in noise, and sound quality evaluation were conducted at week 0 (initial fit), week 2, and week 6 (or final visit). Results: The study showed a higher gain in 55 dB sound pressure level at most frequencies and improved aided thresholds at 1,000 Hz and 2,000 Hz as the wearing period increased. WRS also increased in 10 dB and 5 dB signal-to-noise ratios, and the sharpness, occlusion, and loudness of noise were shown to improve despite the increased gain. Conclusion: Despite the limitation of gain change with the wearing period, the results of this study expect to aid in setting rehabilitation goals according to the wearing period and adjusting electroacoustic parameters.","PeriodicalId":36841,"journal":{"name":"Audiology and Speech Research","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81692633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yerim Shin, Chaeyeon Yu, S. Jo, J. Kyong, Jinsook Kim
Purpose: The music rehabilitation program (MRP) promotes auditory, language, cognitive, and motor development of the brain. The significance of MRP was studied through mismatch negativity (MMN) and Music Listening Attitude and Satisfaction Questionnaire for hearing loss (MASQ_H). Methods: Fifteen adult cochlear implant (CI) users (34.5 years; standard deviation, ± 11.6) participated. MMN was tested before and after MRP training at the stimulus intensity level of 70 and 100 dB hearing loss (HL). In addition, MASQ_H was utilized. Results: For the pre- and post-tests of MMN, the average amplitudes of the waveforms were -2.48 ± 1.95 µV and -6.11 ± 4.21 µV and the areas were 208.16 ± 211.59 µV·ms and 527.87 ± 360.42 µV·ms with the significant difference when the stimulus level was presented at 70 dB HL. For MASQ_H, 90.9% of the participants responded that they felt satisfied with listening to music using CI or hearing aid. When asked about the musical factors that were improved in the music listening, the ‘pitch perception’ and ‘timbre perception’ were responded showing increased satisfaction rates. Conclusion: This study confirmed that MRP improved language processing by facilitating auditory processing, cognitive ability, and neural plasticity of the central auditory system through the increased amplitude and area of MMN after MRP application. Furthermore, providing a systematic music training such as MRP could change the music listening attitudes and satisfaction of the CI users’. The active implementation of music rehabilitation is strongly suggested.
目的:音乐康复计划(MRP)促进大脑听觉、语言、认知和运动的发展。通过失配负性(MMN)和听力损失音乐聆听态度与满意度问卷(MASQ_H)研究MRP的意义。方法:15例成人人工耳蜗使用者(34.5岁;标准差为±11.6)。在70 dB和100 dB听力损失(HL)刺激强度水平下，对MRP训练前后的MMN进行测试。此外，还利用了MASQ_H。结果:MMN前后测试波形的平均幅值分别为-2.48±1.95µV和-6.11±4.21µV，面积分别为208.16±211.59µV·ms和527.87±360.42µV·ms，刺激水平为70 dB HL时差异显著。对于MASQ_H, 90.9%的参与者回应说他们对使用CI或助听器听音乐感到满意。当被问及在听音乐过程中哪些音乐因素得到了改善时，“音高感知”和“音色感知”的满意度都有所提高。结论:本研究证实，MRP通过增加MMN的振幅和面积，促进中枢听觉系统的听觉加工、认知能力和神经可塑性，从而改善了语言加工。此外，提供系统的音乐训练，如MRP，可以改变CI使用者的音乐聆听态度和满意度。建议积极实施音乐康复。
{"title":"A Study of Music Training for Cochlear Implant Users: Mismatch Negativity and Music Listening Attitude and Satisfaction Questionnaire","authors":"Yerim Shin, Chaeyeon Yu, S. Jo, J. Kyong, Jinsook Kim","doi":"10.21848/asr.220063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21848/asr.220063","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The music rehabilitation program (MRP) promotes auditory, language, cognitive, and motor development of the brain. The significance of MRP was studied through mismatch negativity (MMN) and Music Listening Attitude and Satisfaction Questionnaire for hearing loss (MASQ_H). Methods: Fifteen adult cochlear implant (CI) users (34.5 years; standard deviation, ± 11.6) participated. MMN was tested before and after MRP training at the stimulus intensity level of 70 and 100 dB hearing loss (HL). In addition, MASQ_H was utilized. Results: For the pre- and post-tests of MMN, the average amplitudes of the waveforms were -2.48 ± 1.95 µV and -6.11 ± 4.21 µV and the areas were 208.16 ± 211.59 µV·ms and 527.87 ± 360.42 µV·ms with the significant difference when the stimulus level was presented at 70 dB HL. For MASQ_H, 90.9% of the participants responded that they felt satisfied with listening to music using CI or hearing aid. When asked about the musical factors that were improved in the music listening, the ‘pitch perception’ and ‘timbre perception’ were responded showing increased satisfaction rates. Conclusion: This study confirmed that MRP improved language processing by facilitating auditory processing, cognitive ability, and neural plasticity of the central auditory system through the increased amplitude and area of MMN after MRP application. Furthermore, providing a systematic music training such as MRP could change the music listening attitudes and satisfaction of the CI users’. The active implementation of music rehabilitation is strongly suggested.","PeriodicalId":36841,"journal":{"name":"Audiology and Speech Research","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84416884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yoonsun Lee, Hyun-Yong Lee, Songha Ryu, Hyunsook Jang
Purpose: This study aimed to translate the Parent’s Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children (PEACH) Rating Scale into Korean and to verify its reliability and validity in normal-hearing children.Methods: The translation of the PEACH questionnaire to Korean was done by keeping the original meaning as possible. The contents were verified to confirm the appropriateness of the translated PEACH version. The Korean version of PEACH was conducted on parents of 120 children with normal hearing aged 0 to 4 years. The internal consistency reliability and constructive validity analyses were performed. The PEACH scores (quiet, noise, and overall) were compared between age groups, and the logistic regression analyses between scores and age were examined.Results: Chronbach’s alpha values of the PEACH were 0.954 in overall, 0.939 in quiet, and 0.885 in noise, showing high internal consistency reliability, and significant constructive validity was shown. The PEACH scores significantly increased as age increased from 0 to 4 years. There were large score differences in the age range from 0 to 2 years. There was no significant difference after 3 years of age, but a significantly lower score was observed in noise. The logistic regression analysis between scores and age indicated that 85% of the overall score was achieved at 31 months of age.Conclusion: These findings suggest that the Korean version of PEACH is highly reliable and valid as a test tool for measuring the hearing performance of young children.
{"title":"Translation and Application of the Parent’s Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children in Korea","authors":"Yoonsun Lee, Hyun-Yong Lee, Songha Ryu, Hyunsook Jang","doi":"10.21848/asr.210050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21848/asr.210050","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study aimed to translate the Parent’s Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children (PEACH) Rating Scale into Korean and to verify its reliability and validity in normal-hearing children.Methods: The translation of the PEACH questionnaire to Korean was done by keeping the original meaning as possible. The contents were verified to confirm the appropriateness of the translated PEACH version. The Korean version of PEACH was conducted on parents of 120 children with normal hearing aged 0 to 4 years. The internal consistency reliability and constructive validity analyses were performed. The PEACH scores (quiet, noise, and overall) were compared between age groups, and the logistic regression analyses between scores and age were examined.Results: Chronbach’s alpha values of the PEACH were 0.954 in overall, 0.939 in quiet, and 0.885 in noise, showing high internal consistency reliability, and significant constructive validity was shown. The PEACH scores significantly increased as age increased from 0 to 4 years. There were large score differences in the age range from 0 to 2 years. There was no significant difference after 3 years of age, but a significantly lower score was observed in noise. The logistic regression analysis between scores and age indicated that 85% of the overall score was achieved at 31 months of age.Conclusion: These findings suggest that the Korean version of PEACH is highly reliable and valid as a test tool for measuring the hearing performance of young children.","PeriodicalId":36841,"journal":{"name":"Audiology and Speech Research","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90762254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of immersive virtual reality (VR)-based cognitive training in older adults with hearing impairment. Participants were three older adults with hearing impairment. Three assessment tools, audiometric, neuropsychological, and outcome measurements of the subjective hearing handicap inventory for the elderly, were examined before and after the VR cognitive training. The VR cognitive training was conducted once per week for 6 weeks and consisted of five different VR games classified into three specific cognitive domains (attention, memory, and executive function). The improved VR game performances were constantly observed across the training sessions in all three participants. After the VR cognitive training, first, the scores on the forward digit span test (attention), immediate recall on the SVLT-E (memory), and word reading and color reading on the K-CWST (executive function) were improved for all participants. In addition, the reaction time on the K-TMT-E (executive function) was shortened. Second, the sentence recognition scores in adverse listening conditions (SNR 0 dB and -5 dB) were improved. Third, the Korean version of hearing handicap inventory for the elderly (K-HHIE) scores which are reflective of subjective hearing handicap were decreased. Preventive intervention for cognitive deficits in older adults with hearing impairment is needed because hearing impairment is one of the major risk factors for dementia in older age. In this respect, the present case study demonstrates that VR cognitive training could improve cognitive function, speech-in-noise perception, and subjective hearing handicap in the hearing-impaired elderly.
{"title":"Efficacy of Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Cognitive Training in Older Adults with Hearing Impairment: Three Case Reports","authors":"S. Lee, Sungmin Lee","doi":"10.21848/asr.210051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21848/asr.210051","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of immersive virtual reality (VR)-based cognitive training in older adults with hearing impairment. Participants were three older adults with hearing impairment. Three assessment tools, audiometric, neuropsychological, and outcome measurements of the subjective hearing handicap inventory for the elderly, were examined before and after the VR cognitive training. The VR cognitive training was conducted once per week for 6 weeks and consisted of five different VR games classified into three specific cognitive domains (attention, memory, and executive function). The improved VR game performances were constantly observed across the training sessions in all three participants. After the VR cognitive training, first, the scores on the forward digit span test (attention), immediate recall on the SVLT-E (memory), and word reading and color reading on the K-CWST (executive function) were improved for all participants. In addition, the reaction time on the K-TMT-E (executive function) was shortened. Second, the sentence recognition scores in adverse listening conditions (SNR 0 dB and -5 dB) were improved. Third, the Korean version of hearing handicap inventory for the elderly (K-HHIE) scores which are reflective of subjective hearing handicap were decreased. Preventive intervention for cognitive deficits in older adults with hearing impairment is needed because hearing impairment is one of the major risk factors for dementia in older age. In this respect, the present case study demonstrates that VR cognitive training could improve cognitive function, speech-in-noise perception, and subjective hearing handicap in the hearing-impaired elderly.","PeriodicalId":36841,"journal":{"name":"Audiology and Speech Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91304195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: This study aimed to identify the age-related differences in the perception of emotion in speech, focusing on the effects of semantics and prosody.Methods: Thirty-two young adults and 32 elderly adults participated in this study. We implemented the test for rating of emotions in speech. The participants were presented with spoken sentences, which consisted of four emotional categories (anger, sadness, happiness, and neutral) in terms of prosody and semantics. In the general rating tasks, the participants were asked to listen to the sentences and rated the degree of the speaker’s emotions. In the attention rating tasks, the participants were asked to focus on only one cue (prosody and semantics) and to rate how much they agree with the speaker’s emotion.Results: The young group scored significantly higher than the elderly group on the general rating tasks and attention rating tasks. The elderly group scored higher on the semantic tasks than on the prosodic tasks, while the young group scored similarly on the semantic and prosodic tasks.Conclusion: The elderly adults have lower abilities to perceive emotion in speech than the young adults. They have difficulty in using the prosodic cues of emotional speech. In addition, the elderly adults try to use the semantic cues of emotional speech in order to compensate for their poor abilities to process the prosodic cues.
{"title":"Age-Related Differences in the Perception of Emotion in Emotional Speech: The Effects of Semantics and Prosody","authors":"Damee Kim, H. Sim, Youngmee Lee","doi":"10.21848/asr.210019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21848/asr.210019","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study aimed to identify the age-related differences in the perception of emotion in speech, focusing on the effects of semantics and prosody.Methods: Thirty-two young adults and 32 elderly adults participated in this study. We implemented the test for rating of emotions in speech. The participants were presented with spoken sentences, which consisted of four emotional categories (anger, sadness, happiness, and neutral) in terms of prosody and semantics. In the general rating tasks, the participants were asked to listen to the sentences and rated the degree of the speaker’s emotions. In the attention rating tasks, the participants were asked to focus on only one cue (prosody and semantics) and to rate how much they agree with the speaker’s emotion.Results: The young group scored significantly higher than the elderly group on the general rating tasks and attention rating tasks. The elderly group scored higher on the semantic tasks than on the prosodic tasks, while the young group scored similarly on the semantic and prosodic tasks.Conclusion: The elderly adults have lower abilities to perceive emotion in speech than the young adults. They have difficulty in using the prosodic cues of emotional speech. In addition, the elderly adults try to use the semantic cues of emotional speech in order to compensate for their poor abilities to process the prosodic cues.","PeriodicalId":36841,"journal":{"name":"Audiology and Speech Research","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85873397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hyekyoung Hwang, Timothy Kim, Leehwa Park, Soonyoung Oh
Purpose: Bimodal children showed various improvements in speech, language, and music perception. The purpose of this study is to investigate bimodal benefits and bimodal hearing aid fitting of cochlear implant children with a retrospective chart review.Methods: A total of 44 charts of cochlear implant children were retrospectively reviewed in this study. Hearing thresholds, word recognition scores, and hearing aid fitting procedures were reviewed and summarized.Results: Bimodal children showed 4%points improvements in word recognition scores and 30~40 gains across frequencies with hearing aids. For bimodal hearing aid fitting, all children used desired sensation level v5 fitting formula with wide frequency bands. Real ear measurements were performed to match with targets and loudness balancing across ears was also conducted. Hearing thresholds with and without hearing aids were not correlated with word recognition scores in bimodal condition.Conclusion: Bimodal children showed improved hearing thresholds with hearing aids and little bimodal benefits in word recognition tests. Additional protocols including speech in noise tests, subjective questionnaires are recommended to evaluate bimodal benefits.
{"title":"A Retrospective Study of Bimodal Benefits of Cochlear Implant Children","authors":"Hyekyoung Hwang, Timothy Kim, Leehwa Park, Soonyoung Oh","doi":"10.21848/asr.210043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21848/asr.210043","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Bimodal children showed various improvements in speech, language, and music perception. The purpose of this study is to investigate bimodal benefits and bimodal hearing aid fitting of cochlear implant children with a retrospective chart review.Methods: A total of 44 charts of cochlear implant children were retrospectively reviewed in this study. Hearing thresholds, word recognition scores, and hearing aid fitting procedures were reviewed and summarized.Results: Bimodal children showed 4%points improvements in word recognition scores and 30~40 gains across frequencies with hearing aids. For bimodal hearing aid fitting, all children used desired sensation level v5 fitting formula with wide frequency bands. Real ear measurements were performed to match with targets and loudness balancing across ears was also conducted. Hearing thresholds with and without hearing aids were not correlated with word recognition scores in bimodal condition.Conclusion: Bimodal children showed improved hearing thresholds with hearing aids and little bimodal benefits in word recognition tests. Additional protocols including speech in noise tests, subjective questionnaires are recommended to evaluate bimodal benefits.","PeriodicalId":36841,"journal":{"name":"Audiology and Speech Research","volume":"77 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81153873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: Tinnitus refers to the maladaptive perception of sound in the absence of external sounds. Sound therapy is a representative rehabilitation option that has been used to relieve the adverse effects of tinnitus. It helps to reduce the discomfort caused by tinnitus by providing various external background noises to those suffering from tinnitus. The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of sound therapy on tinnitus relief in people with mild tinnitus.Methods: Twelve participants with mild tinnitus participated in this study. Sound therapy was performed for 3 months using a customized mobile phone application. Broadband noise was used as the sound therapy stimulus. The level of stimulus was set to the level of the mixing point. The Korean version of the Tinnitus Primary Function Questionnaire (K-TPFQ) score, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score, and tinnitus loudness level were recorded as outcome measurements at baseline and 3 months.Results: There were no significant differences in the K-TPFQ and VAS scores and tinnitus loudness level between the baseline and 3-month follow-up session.Conclusion: The results of this study showed that sound therapy alone for 3 months does not provide significant tinnitus relief in participants with mild tinnitus. Therefore, considering only sound therapy for rehabilitation in people with mild tinnitus might not be ideal for providing relief.
{"title":"A Study of the Effect of Sound Therapy in People with Mild Tinnitus","authors":"YeonWoo Sim, TaeRim Lee, In-Ki Jin","doi":"10.21848/asr.210042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21848/asr.210042","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Tinnitus refers to the maladaptive perception of sound in the absence of external sounds. Sound therapy is a representative rehabilitation option that has been used to relieve the adverse effects of tinnitus. It helps to reduce the discomfort caused by tinnitus by providing various external background noises to those suffering from tinnitus. The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of sound therapy on tinnitus relief in people with mild tinnitus.Methods: Twelve participants with mild tinnitus participated in this study. Sound therapy was performed for 3 months using a customized mobile phone application. Broadband noise was used as the sound therapy stimulus. The level of stimulus was set to the level of the mixing point. The Korean version of the Tinnitus Primary Function Questionnaire (K-TPFQ) score, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score, and tinnitus loudness level were recorded as outcome measurements at baseline and 3 months.Results: There were no significant differences in the K-TPFQ and VAS scores and tinnitus loudness level between the baseline and 3-month follow-up session.Conclusion: The results of this study showed that sound therapy alone for 3 months does not provide significant tinnitus relief in participants with mild tinnitus. Therefore, considering only sound therapy for rehabilitation in people with mild tinnitus might not be ideal for providing relief.","PeriodicalId":36841,"journal":{"name":"Audiology and Speech Research","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80007958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: This study intends to analyze the current status and characteristics of the hearing impaired by analyzing ‘actual survey data for the disabled’ from 2005 to recent, and to use them as basic data for establishing rehabilitation and welfare service policies for the hearing impaired.Methods: Among the items related to hearing impairment in the survey data, longitudinal, and meaningful areas such as general characteristics, hearing aid and communication, education and welfare services of the hearing impaired were mainly analyzed.Results: The prevalence of hearing impairment was 0.65% to 0.66% and the age distribution of the hearing impaired increased rapidly after the age of 50, and the proportion of over 65 years old increased by about 17.9% from 55.3% in 2008 to 73.2% in 2017. The rate of acquired factors (5.2% as of 2017) was higher than that of congenital factors as the cause of hearing impairment. The rate of people with hearing impairment who did not attend school increased as they went up from elementary school to high school, and the rate was the highest among the major areas of disability. Among the welfare needs of the hearing impaired, income security (40.4% as of 2017) was the highest.Conclusion: If research that reflects the various characteristics of hearing impairment is expanded in addition to periodic actual surveys for the disabled in the future, the current results is expected that it can be used as basic data for mid- to long-term welfare policies for the hearing impaired.
{"title":"Analysis of the Current Status and Characteristics of the Hearing Impaired Using Data from the Actual Survey for the Disabled","authors":"Soojin Cho, M. S. Lee, Yu Ri Lee","doi":"10.21848/asr.210048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21848/asr.210048","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study intends to analyze the current status and characteristics of the hearing impaired by analyzing ‘actual survey data for the disabled’ from 2005 to recent, and to use them as basic data for establishing rehabilitation and welfare service policies for the hearing impaired.Methods: Among the items related to hearing impairment in the survey data, longitudinal, and meaningful areas such as general characteristics, hearing aid and communication, education and welfare services of the hearing impaired were mainly analyzed.Results: The prevalence of hearing impairment was 0.65% to 0.66% and the age distribution of the hearing impaired increased rapidly after the age of 50, and the proportion of over 65 years old increased by about 17.9% from 55.3% in 2008 to 73.2% in 2017. The rate of acquired factors (5.2% as of 2017) was higher than that of congenital factors as the cause of hearing impairment. The rate of people with hearing impairment who did not attend school increased as they went up from elementary school to high school, and the rate was the highest among the major areas of disability. Among the welfare needs of the hearing impaired, income security (40.4% as of 2017) was the highest.Conclusion: If research that reflects the various characteristics of hearing impairment is expanded in addition to periodic actual surveys for the disabled in the future, the current results is expected that it can be used as basic data for mid- to long-term welfare policies for the hearing impaired.","PeriodicalId":36841,"journal":{"name":"Audiology and Speech Research","volume":"125 6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78534603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify relationships among the word-finding behaviors ratio using discourse production task, subjective memory, and objective memory in healthy elderly adults.Methods: Ninety-five healthy elderly adults participated in this study. Participants were used to picture description tasks. To evaluate the subjective memory deficit of the elderly, Subjective Memory Complaints Questionnaire (SMCQ) was used, and to evaluate the objective memory deficit, the Seoul Verbal Learning Test (SVLT) was used.Results: First, the ratio of word-finding behaviors in the elderly appeared in the order of empty words, repetitions, insertions, time fillers, delays, word reformulations, and substitutions. Second, the SMCQ score, which evaluates subjective memory, showed a significant positive correlation with the ratio of global index, repetitions, and insertions. Third, the ratio of global index, repetitions, insertions, delays, and substitutions of word-finding behaviors were significantly correlated with the objective memory of the elderly. Finally, the most significant predictor variable in the global index ratio of word-finding behaviors of the elderly was the delayed recall score of SVLT.Conclusion: The results of this study suggested that the ratio of wordfinding behaviors by the spontaneous speech-based naming test is closely related to the subjective and objective memory in healthy elderly adults.
{"title":"Relationships among the Word-Finding Behaviors Ratio, Subjective Memory, and Objective Memory in Healthy Elderly Adults","authors":"Hyunjoo Choi","doi":"10.21848/asr.210049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21848/asr.210049","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify relationships among the word-finding behaviors ratio using discourse production task, subjective memory, and objective memory in healthy elderly adults.Methods: Ninety-five healthy elderly adults participated in this study. Participants were used to picture description tasks. To evaluate the subjective memory deficit of the elderly, Subjective Memory Complaints Questionnaire (SMCQ) was used, and to evaluate the objective memory deficit, the Seoul Verbal Learning Test (SVLT) was used.Results: First, the ratio of word-finding behaviors in the elderly appeared in the order of empty words, repetitions, insertions, time fillers, delays, word reformulations, and substitutions. Second, the SMCQ score, which evaluates subjective memory, showed a significant positive correlation with the ratio of global index, repetitions, and insertions. Third, the ratio of global index, repetitions, insertions, delays, and substitutions of word-finding behaviors were significantly correlated with the objective memory of the elderly. Finally, the most significant predictor variable in the global index ratio of word-finding behaviors of the elderly was the delayed recall score of SVLT.Conclusion: The results of this study suggested that the ratio of wordfinding behaviors by the spontaneous speech-based naming test is closely related to the subjective and objective memory in healthy elderly adults.","PeriodicalId":36841,"journal":{"name":"Audiology and Speech Research","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89049650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
To select hearing aid is an essential process for successful hearing rehabilitation. The purpose of this study is to review hearing aid selection considerations between receiver in-the-canal (RIC) and custom hearing aid (CHA) in order to guide appropriate selection of the hearing aid. This study discussed three key factors in the hearing aid selection including physical, acoustic and electroacoustic characteristics and other aspects. Advantages of RIC types are comfort to wear, reduction of the occlusion effect, presence of directional microphones, on-site fit, easy connectivity with other devices, and use of rechargeable batteries. On the other hand, the CHA types have their advantage in terms of being comfort to wear with masks, proper insertion and placement, reduction of the acoustic feedback, good approximation of frequency response curve, improvement of speech in noise perception, expanded hearing aid candidacy with varying hearing thresholds, and easy telephone use. We concluded that appropriate selection of the hearing aid would contribute to successful hearing rehabilitation, if considering physical, psycho-social, and acoustical characteristics.
{"title":"Hearing Aid Selection: Closed- versus Open-canal Fitting Hearing Aids","authors":"Sang-Yeal Lee, S. Oh, Kyoungwon Lee","doi":"10.21848/asr.210040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21848/asr.210040","url":null,"abstract":"To select hearing aid is an essential process for successful hearing rehabilitation. The purpose of this study is to review hearing aid selection considerations between receiver in-the-canal (RIC) and custom hearing aid (CHA) in order to guide appropriate selection of the hearing aid. This study discussed three key factors in the hearing aid selection including physical, acoustic and electroacoustic characteristics and other aspects. Advantages of RIC types are comfort to wear, reduction of the occlusion effect, presence of directional microphones, on-site fit, easy connectivity with other devices, and use of rechargeable batteries. On the other hand, the CHA types have their advantage in terms of being comfort to wear with masks, proper insertion and placement, reduction of the acoustic feedback, good approximation of frequency response curve, improvement of speech in noise perception, expanded hearing aid candidacy with varying hearing thresholds, and easy telephone use. We concluded that appropriate selection of the hearing aid would contribute to successful hearing rehabilitation, if considering physical, psycho-social, and acoustical characteristics.","PeriodicalId":36841,"journal":{"name":"Audiology and Speech Research","volume":"201 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76656917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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