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Effects of Noise Exposure on Video Ocular Counter Roll Measurements. 噪音暴露对视频眼球计数器滚动测量的影响。
IF 1.4 4区 医学 Q3 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-11-19 DOI: 10.1044/2024_AJA-24-00101
Elizabeth Tobener, Steven Doettl, Patrick Plyler, Devin McCaslin, James Lewis

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of noise exposure on otolith function measures of video ocular counter roll (vOCR), ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP), cervical VEMP (cVEMP), and subjective visual vertical (SVV). Additionally, this study compared the vOCR results with other otolith function measures: cVEMP, oVEMP, and SVV.

Method: This was a cross-sectional, between-group prospective study that compared otolith function tests between noise exposure groups. Thirty-three adults between the ages of 40-60 years with no middle ear pathology, history of balance disorder, neurologic pathology, systemic diseases, or receiving ototoxic medications were included in the study. Group 1 included 17 adults (34 ears) with low-risk noise exposure, and Group 2 included 16 adults (32 ears) with high-risk noise exposure. Independent samples t tests were used to assess group mean differences for dependent variables. The independent variable was group with two levels (low risk and high risk). The dependent variables were Noise Exposure Structured Interview (NESI) score, vOCR torsion, cVEMP amplitude, oVEMP amplitude, and SVV angle. Additional analyses were completed using Pearson correlation to evaluate the relationship of vOCR to the other otolith function tests and NESI score to the otolith function tests.

Results: The results indicated significantly decreased vOCR torsion, cVEMP amplitude, and oVEMP amplitude in individuals with high-risk noise exposure compared with those in the low-risk group. Significant correlations were found for NESI scores as well as vOCR and oVEMP measures.

Conclusions: This study describes the concomitant degeneration of the auditory and vestibular systems from noise exposure affecting otolith function, as measured by audiologic testing and otolith testing. vOCR appears to be sensitive to this degeneration, indicating that vOCR could be used as a vestibular screening measure for patients with noise exposure and/or suspected utricle dysfunction.

目的:本研究旨在评估噪声暴露对视频眼球反转(vOCR)、眼前庭诱发电位(oVEMP)、颈椎 VEMP(cVEMP)和主观视觉垂直(SVV)等耳石功能测量的影响。此外,本研究还将 vOCR 结果与其他耳石功能测量方法(cVEMP、oVEMP 和 SVV)进行了比较:这是一项横断面、组间前瞻性研究,比较了不同噪声暴露组的耳石功能测试结果。研究对象包括 33 名年龄在 40-60 岁之间、无中耳病变、无平衡障碍史、无神经系统病变、无全身性疾病或正在服用耳毒性药物的成年人。第 1 组包括 17 名成人(34 耳),属于低风险噪音暴露;第 2 组包括 16 名成人(32 耳),属于高风险噪音暴露。独立样本 t 检验用于评估因变量的组均差异。自变量为两组(低风险和高风险)。因变量为噪声暴露结构化访谈(NESI)评分、vOCR 扭转、cVEMP 振幅、oVEMP 振幅和 SVV 角度。此外,还使用皮尔逊相关分析法评估了 vOCR 与其他耳石功能测试的关系,以及 NESI 评分与耳石功能测试的关系:结果:结果表明,与低风险组相比,高风险噪音暴露者的 vOCR 扭转、cVEMP 振幅和 oVEMP 振幅明显下降。NESI评分以及vOCR和oVEMP测量值之间存在明显的相关性:本研究描述了噪声暴露影响耳石功能所导致的听觉和前庭系统同时退化的情况,这可以通过听力学测试和耳石测试来测量。vOCR 似乎对这种退化很敏感,这表明 vOCR 可用作噪声暴露和/或疑似耳石功能障碍患者的前庭筛查指标。
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Influence of Matching the Processing Delays of Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid Devices for Bimodal Listeners on Speech Recognition in Noise. 为双模态听者匹配人工耳蜗和助听器的处理延迟对噪音中语音识别的影响
IF 1.4 4区 医学 Q3 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-11-18 DOI: 10.1044/2024_AJA-24-00026
Margaret E Richter, Meredith A Rooth, Margaret T Dillon

Purpose: Cochlear implant (CI) recipients who listen with a hearing aid (HA) in the contralateral ear, known as bimodal listeners, demonstrate individual variability in speech recognition in noise. This variability may be due in part to differences in the processing delays of the CI and HA devices. This study investigated the influence of matching the processing delays of CI and HA devices on masked speech recognition for bimodal listeners.

Method: Twelve postlingually deafened adult CI recipients completed a task of masked speech recognition in two listening conditions: (a) independent default CI and HA processing delays (mismatched) and (b) with their HA-specific delay applied to the CI processing delay (matched). Speech recognition was evaluated with AzBio sentences presented in a 10-talker masker at a 0 dB SNR. The target was presented from the front loudspeaker at 0° azimuth, and the masker was co-located with the target, presented 90° toward the CI ear, or presented 90° toward the HA ear.

Results: There was a significant main effect for target-to-masker configuration, with better performance when the masker was spatially separated from the target. Better masked speech recognition was observed in the matched condition as compared to the mismatched condition.

Conclusion: Bimodal listeners may experience better masked speech recognition when the processing delay of the CI is individualized to match the processing delay of the contralateral HA.

Supplemental material: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.27616845.

目的:人工耳蜗(CI)受助者在对侧耳佩戴助听器(HA)的情况下进行聆听,即所谓的双模态聆听者,他们在噪声中的语音识别表现出个体差异。造成这种差异的部分原因可能是 CI 和助听器的处理延迟不同。本研究调查了匹配 CI 和 HA 设备的处理延迟对双模听者掩蔽语音识别的影响:12 名舌后失聪的成年 CI 接受者在两种听力条件下完成了掩蔽语音识别任务:(a) 独立的默认 CI 和 HA 处理延迟(不匹配);(b) 将其 HA 特定延迟应用于 CI 处理延迟(匹配)。在信噪比为 0 dB 的情况下,用 10 个说话者掩蔽器中呈现的 AzBio 句子对语音识别进行评估。目标从方位角为 0° 的前置扬声器发出,掩蔽器与目标同位、朝向 CI 耳朵 90° 或朝向 HA 耳朵 90° 发射:目标到掩蔽器的配置存在明显的主效应,当掩蔽器与目标在空间上分离时,效果更好。与不匹配条件相比,匹配条件下的掩蔽语音识别效果更好:结论:当 CI 的处理延迟与对侧 HA 的处理延迟相匹配时,双模听者可能会有更好的掩蔽语音识别能力。补充材料:https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.27616845。
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Unlocking the Potential of Pediatric Virtual Care: An e-Delphi Study on a Virtual Caregiver Participation Framework in Audiology. 释放儿科虚拟护理的潜力:关于听力学中虚拟护理人员参与框架的电子德尔菲研究。
IF 1.4 4区 医学 Q3 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-11-18 DOI: 10.1044/2024_AJA-24-00125
Danielle DiFabio, Sheila Moodie, Robin O'Hagan, Michelle Servais, Paul Tremblay, Danielle Glista

Purpose: Virtual service delivery models in audiology have become more accessible due to recent technological advancement and improved system-level uptake following COVID-19. Although current evidence identifies the benefits of virtual care to families with children who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing and supports its use in practice, this delivery model is still underutilized. This research aimed to gain consensus on an evidence-informed virtual caregiver participation framework developed from a scoping review of the communication sciences and disorders literature.

Method: A two-round modified e-Delphi study was conducted to survey 26 knowledge users from four different countries with experience in virtual audiology care, including caregivers, audiologists, researchers, and organizational leaders. The study employed Delphi techniques, building from a scoping review to synthesize existing literature informing the knowledge gap, including online surveys and team discussions. Consensus was defined numerically (75% agreement) and by comparing and interpreting text-based responses.

Results: The resulting framework grouped nine categories of caregiver participation in virtual care according to three main readiness domains: core readiness (opportunities to participate, perceived value, and willingness to participate), engagement readiness (child capacity, family-provider relationship, and role in the care process), and structural readiness (environment for participation, support, and technology).

Conclusion: This work adds novel contributions to the field, through the development of a framework for caregiver participation in virtual audiology care, that can be used to support family involvement and will guide clinical tool development and future research efforts.

目的:在 COVID-19 之后,由于最近的技术进步和系统水平的提高,听力学中的虚拟服务提供模式变得更容易获得。尽管目前的证据表明虚拟护理对有聋儿或重听儿童的家庭有益,并支持在实践中使用,但这种服务模式仍未得到充分利用。本研究旨在通过对沟通科学与障碍文献的范围界定审查,就有实证依据的虚拟照顾者参与框架达成共识:方法:进行了两轮修改后的电子德尔菲研究,调查了来自四个不同国家的 26 位具有虚拟听力保健经验的知识用户,包括护理人员、听力学家、研究人员和组织领导者。该研究采用了德尔菲技术,从范围综述出发,对现有文献进行归纳,包括在线调查和团队讨论,以了解知识差距。通过比较和解释基于文本的回答,以数字(75% 的一致意见)界定共识:结果:由此产生的框架根据三个主要准备领域将护理人员参与虚拟护理的九个类别进行了分组:核心准备(参与机会、感知价值和参与意愿)、参与准备(儿童能力、家庭-提供者关系和在护理过程中的角色)和结构准备(参与环境、支持和技术):这项工作通过制定护理人员参与虚拟听力护理的框架,为该领域做出了新的贡献,该框架可用于支持家庭参与,并将指导临床工具的开发和未来的研究工作。
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Alignment of Audiologists' Values With Best-Practice Standards: Insights From a National Survey. 听力学家的价值观与最佳实践标准的一致性:来自全国调查的启示。
IF 1.4 4区 医学 Q3 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-11-13 DOI: 10.1044/2024_AJA-24-00102
Katherine N Menon, Eric C Hoover

Objectives: Previous research documented the values of audiology through a qualitative content analysis of documents representing traditional, best-practice hearing health care. The primary objective of this study was to validate the existing list of audiology values. Through a nationwide survey, this study aimed to elicit the values of practicing audiologists, with a specific focus on the prescription and dispensing of amplification devices, to ensure a comprehensive understanding of their priorities. Additionally, this study sought to identify any values missing from the original list and determine the rank order importance of these values, comparing this to the prioritization of values found in best-practice audiology documents. This comparison aimed to assess the alignment of recommended guidelines and real-world practices in hearing health care.

Design: An online survey was distributed to audiologists to elicit the prioritization of values from hearing health care providers. Participants were tasked with sorting and ranking 18 items, each representing a specific value in hearing health care, based on importance. Respondents were encouraged to suggest and rank the importance of additional values not included in the list. Audiologists were recruited from professional association mailing lists and direct contact. Respondent demographics were representative of U.S. audiologists. Qualitative content analysis was used to interpret values suggested by audiologists. Kendall's rank distance test was used to compare values prioritization between audiologists and best-practice audiology documents.

Results: After filtering out incomplete or disqualifying responses, data from 289 audiologists across 46 states were analyzed. Additional values suggested by respondents aligned with existing values from best-practice documents; thus, no new values were added as a result of this study. A ranked list of values based on mean order of importance was elicited from U.S.-based audiologists. There was substantial agreement between survey results and the rank order of values found in best-practice audiology documents. A demographic subgroup analysis revealed a broad agreement among audiologists in the rank order of values.

Conclusions: This study validated a comprehensive list of values in audiology and identified the rank order of values among a nationally representative sample of audiologists. The findings provide a foundation for future investigations into how these values influence decision-making processes for individuals with hearing difficulty. Addressing values conflicts as potential barriers to hearing health care usage can lead to solutions aligned with values of specific populations, ultimately improving the adoption and effectiveness of hearing health care interventions.

Supplemental material: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.27478149.

研究目的:先前的研究通过对代表传统、最佳听力保健实践的文件进行定性内容分析,记录了听力学的价值观。本研究的主要目的是验证现有的听力学价值观清单。本研究旨在通过一项全国范围的调查,了解执业听力学家的价值观,重点关注扩声设备的处方和配发,以确保全面了解他们的优先事项。此外,本研究还试图找出原始清单中缺失的价值观,并确定这些价值观的重要性排序,同时将其与听力学最佳实践文件中的价值观优先级进行比较。这一比较旨在评估听力保健方面的推荐指南与实际做法的一致性:设计:我们向听力学家发放了一份在线调查,以了解听力保健提供者对价值的优先排序。参与者的任务是根据重要性对 18 个项目进行分类和排序,每个项目代表听力保健中的一个特定价值。我们还鼓励受访者提出清单中未包含的其他价值,并对其重要性进行排序。听力学家是从专业协会邮件列表和直接联系中招募的。受访者的人口统计学特征在美国听力学家中具有代表性。定性内容分析用于解释听力学家提出的价值观。肯德尔秩距检验用于比较听力学家与最佳实践听力学文件之间的价值优先级:在过滤掉不完整或不符合条件的回答后,对来自 46 个州 289 名听力学家的数据进行了分析。受访者提出的其他价值与最佳实践文件中的现有价值一致;因此,本研究没有增加新的价值。美国听力学家根据重要性的平均值排出了一份价值排序清单。调查结果与最佳实践听力学文件中的价值排序基本一致。人口统计分组分析表明,听力学家对价值观的排序有广泛的共识:本研究验证了听力学价值综合清单,并确定了具有全国代表性的听力学家样本的价值排序。研究结果为今后调查这些价值观如何影响听力障碍人士的决策过程奠定了基础。解决作为听力保健使用潜在障碍的价值观冲突,可以找到符合特定人群价值观的解决方案,最终提高听力保健干预措施的采用率和有效性。补充材料:https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.27478149。
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Associations Between Hearing Loss and Health-Related Costs: A Retrospective Population-Based Cohort Study. 听力损失与健康相关成本之间的关系:基于人群的队列回顾性研究。
IF 1.4 4区 医学 Q3 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-11-13 DOI: 10.1044/2024_AJA-24-00130
Marcello Tonelli, Natasha Wiebe, Tiffany Boulton, Maoliosa Donald, Julie Evans, Brenda Hemmelgarn, Tanis Howarth, Meg Lunney, David Nicholas, Kara Schick Makaroff, Helen So, Stephanie Thompson, Scott W Klarenbach, Braden Manns

Purpose: Hearing loss (HL) is a leading cause of disability worldwide, but its health-related costs have been incompletely studied. Our objective was to examine the association between HL and direct health care costs and identify subgroups in which costs associated with HL are especially high.

Method: This was a retrospective population-based cohort study of adults treated in a universal health care system between April 2008 and March 2019. HL was identified using administrative health data. We estimate health care costs in 2023 Canadian dollars, including costs for hospitalization, provider claims, ambulatory care visits, prescription medications, and long-term care (LTC).

Results: Of 4,424,632 participants, 146,644 (3.3%) had HL. Participants with HL were older (Mdn = 55 years [interquartile range: 43-68] vs. 35 years [24-50]) and had more comorbidities (1 [0-2] vs. 0 [0-1]) at baseline than participants without, whereas the likelihood of female sex, rural residence, and material deprivation were similar between groups with and without HL. Over median follow-up of 11.0 years, total age-sex adjusted annual health costs and each of its component costs were significantly higher in participants with HL compared to those without (annual total costs: $6,871, 95% confidence interval [CI] [$6,778, $6,962] vs. $4,716, 95% CI [$4,729, $4,763]). After full adjustment (a maximum of 29 comorbidities), annual costs remained significantly higher in participants with HL overall and for certain subcomponents (provider claims, ambulatory visits, and medications), whereas adjusted costs of hospitalization and LTC were lower among people with HL. The magnitude of the incremental costs among participants with HL was most pronounced for younger participants, men, or those with less comorbidity. Total projected annual direct health costs for Alberta residents with HL were $1.01 billion in 2023, of which $125 million (95% CI [$116, $135 million]) was attributable to HL specifically.

Conclusions: Compared to those without HL, health costs were markedly higher among participants with HL, partially due to a higher burden of comorbidity. The relatively high population attributable costs of HL suggest that better prevention, recognition, and management of this condition could yield substantial economic benefits.

Supplemental material: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.27353439.

目的:听力损失(HL)是导致全球残疾的一个主要原因,但对其与健康相关的成本却研究不足。我们的目的是研究听力损失与直接医疗成本之间的关系,并确定听力损失相关成本特别高的亚群体:这是一项基于人群的回顾性队列研究,研究对象是 2008 年 4 月至 2019 年 3 月期间在全民医疗系统接受治疗的成年人。HL是通过行政健康数据确定的。我们以 2023 年的加元估算了医疗成本,包括住院、医疗服务提供者索赔、门诊就医、处方药和长期护理(LTC)的成本:在 4,424,632 名参与者中,146,644 人(3.3%)患有 HL。与非 HL 患者相比,HL 患者年龄更大(Mdn = 55 岁 [四分位间范围:43-68] vs. 35 岁 [24-50]),基线时合并症更多(1 [0-2] vs. 0 [0-1]),而女性性别、农村居住地和物质匮乏的可能性在 HL 患者和非 HL 患者之间相似。在 11.0 年的中位随访期间,有 HL 的参与者经年龄-性别调整后的年度医疗总成本及其各组成部分成本均显著高于无 HL 的参与者(年度总成本:6,871 美元,95% 置信区间:0.0-1]):6,871美元,95%置信区间[CI][6,778美元,6,962美元]对4,716美元,95%置信区间[4,729美元,4,763美元])。经过全面调整(最多 29 种合并症)后,HL 患者的总体年度费用和某些子项目(医疗服务提供者索赔、门诊就医和药物)的年度费用仍然显著较高,而 HL 患者的调整后住院和 LTC 费用较低。HL参保者的成本增加幅度在年轻参保者、男性或合并症较少的参保者中最为明显。预计到 2023 年,患有 HL 的艾伯塔省居民每年的直接医疗成本总额为 10.1 亿美元,其中 1.25 亿美元(95% CI [1.16 亿美元,1.35 亿美元])可归因于 HL:与非 HL 患者相比,HL 患者的医疗成本明显更高,部分原因是合并症负担更重。HL相对较高的人群可归因成本表明,更好地预防、识别和管理这种疾病可以产生巨大的经济效益。补充材料:https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.27353439。
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Assessment of a Hearing Aid Training Program for Health Care Workers. 医护人员助听器培训项目评估。
IF 1.4 4区 医学 Q3 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-11-13 DOI: 10.1044/2024_AJA-24-00067
Marissa Merrifield, Karen A Doherty

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to develop and evaluate an in-person hearing aid training program designed for health care workers and personal care aides (PCAs) who care for older adults.

Method: Participants were 18 health care workers and PCAs whose clients were older adults. This was a randomized controlled study in which half of the participants were assigned to the experimental group (n = 9) and the other half to a control group (n = 9). The experimental group was administered a hearing aid training program that was developed in this study for health care workers and PCAs. Participants in the control group were trained on a task similar in complexity and administration time to the hearing aid training program. The Practical Hearing Aid Skills Test-Revised Version 2 (PHAST-Rv2) was administered before and immediately after training. A 2 × 2 mixed analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the pre- and post-training scores between and within the experimental and control groups. Descriptive statistics were used to examine the differences between pre- and post-training scores on each of the administered PHAST-Rv2 tasks. In addition, participants were asked about their experience helping clients with their hearing aids.

Results: Mean pre- and post-training PHAST-Rv2 scores for the experimental group were 59.50% and 95.84%, respectively, and 57.66% and 59.96%, respectively, for the control group. Results from a 2 × 2 mixed ANOVA with time point (pre- and post-training) as the within-subject variable and group (experimental and control) as the between-subject variable demonstrated that hearing aid training significantly improved PHAST-Rv2 scores for the experimental group. Post-training, the tasks that the experimental group improved on the most were brushing the microphone port, cleaning the dome, placing the hearing aids in the charger, and inserting the hearing aid into the model ear. No demographic variables were significantly correlated with the participants' improvement on the PHAST-Rv2 post-training score.

Conclusion: A hearing aid training program designed specifically for health care workers was shown to be an efficient and effective way to improve how well health care workers can care for and operate a hearing aid.

目的:本研究旨在开发和评估一项针对医护人员和护理老年人的个人护理助理(PCA)的现场助听器培训项目:参与者为 18 名医护人员和个人护理助理,他们的客户均为老年人。这是一项随机对照研究,一半参与者被分配到实验组(9 人),另一半参与者被分配到对照组(9 人)。实验组接受本研究为医护人员和个人护理助理开发的助听器培训项目。对照组的参与者则接受与助听器培训项目在复杂程度和实施时间上相似的任务培训。在培训前和培训后立即进行实用助听器技能测试-修订版 2 (PHAST-Rv2)。采用 2 × 2 混合方差分析(ANOVA)来比较实验组和对照组之间和内部的培训前后得分。我们使用描述性统计来检验培训前后在每项 PHAST-Rv2 任务上的得分差异。此外,还询问了学员帮助客户配戴助听器的经验:实验组培训前和培训后 PHAST-Rv2 的平均得分分别为 59.50% 和 95.84%,对照组分别为 57.66% 和 59.96%。以时间点(培训前和培训后)为被试内变量,以组别(实验组和对照组)为被试间变量的 2 × 2 混合方差分析结果表明,助听器培训显著提高了实验组的 PHAST-Rv2 分数。培训后,实验组改进最大的任务是刷麦克风端口、清洁圆顶、将助听器放入充电器和将助听器插入模型耳。人口统计学变量与参与者在 PHAST-Rv2 培训后得分的提高无明显关联:专为医护人员设计的助听器培训计划被证明是提高医护人员护理和操作助听器能力的有效方法。
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Postoperative Auditory Progress in Cochlear-Implanted Children With Auditory Neuropathy. 听觉神经病变的人工耳蜗植入儿童术后听觉进展。
IF 1.4 4区 医学 Q3 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-11-07 DOI: 10.1044/2024_AJA-24-00168
Nuriye Yildirim Gökay, Bülent Gündüz, Recep Karamert, Hakan Tutar

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the effect of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) on postoperative auditory perception and listening difficulties in pediatric cochlear implant (CI) recipients.

Method: The Children's Auditory Perception Test (CAPT) assesses auditory perception skills, and the Children's Home Inventory of Listening Difficulties (CHILD) Scale evaluates daily listening difficulties. The study involved pediatric CI recipients (n = 40) aged between 5 and 7 years, with and without diagnosis of ANSD. The research ensured homogeneity across various factors, including chronological age, age at diagnosis, age at initial implantation, bilateral simultaneous surgery, etiologies of hearing loss, and family education level.

Results: The findings have demonstrated that children without ANSD exhibited better performance in integrating visual-auditory stimuli and overall listening performance, distant sound source scores, and noisy environment scores (respectively p = .047, p = .001, p = .028, and p = .010). Additionally, children with better speech perception also have a better ability to integrate audiovisual stimuli (p = .005, r = .438).

Conclusions: There are significant differences in postoperative listening skills and auditory perceptions between children with and without an ANSD who have CIs. Accordingly, children without an ANSD perform better.

目的:本研究旨在评估听觉神经病谱系障碍(ANSD)对小儿人工耳蜗植入者术后听觉感知和聆听困难的影响:方法:儿童听觉感知测试(CAPT)评估听觉感知技能,儿童家庭听力困难量表(CHILD)评估日常听力困难。这项研究涉及 5 至 7 岁的小儿 CI 接受者(n = 40),包括确诊为和未确诊为 ANSD 的患者。研究确保了各种因素的同质性,包括实际年龄、诊断年龄、首次植入年龄、双侧同时手术、听力损失的病因以及家庭教育水平:研究结果表明,无自闭症儿童在视听刺激整合、整体听力表现、远处声源得分和嘈杂环境得分方面表现更好(分别为 p = .047、p = .001、p = .028 和 p = .010)。此外,语言感知能力更强的儿童整合视听刺激的能力也更强(p = .005,r = .438):结论:有自闭症和没有自闭症的儿童在术后听力技能和听觉感知方面存在明显差异。因此,无自闭症儿童的表现更好。
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An Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Short Form of the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale in Swedish: Online Versus Paper-and-Pen. 瑞典语言语、空间和听力质量量表简表心理测量特性评估:在线问卷与纸笔问卷的对比
IF 1.4 4区 医学 Q3 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-10-30 DOI: 10.1044/2024_AJA-24-00131
Sandra Ahlberg, Jonas Brännström, Marie Öberg, Elisabet Thorén

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Swedish short form of the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ12) and investigate whether the paper-and-pen and online formats could be used interchangeably.

Method: Individuals with and without hearing problems were invited to participate in this study. The participants (N = 125) were randomized into four groups: paper-paper, online-online, paper-online, and online-paper. All participants completed the Swedish SSQ12 twice.

Results: Principal components analysis revealed one component. Statistical analysis revealed good psychometric properties. Administration formats were compared using repeated-measures analysis of variance, which revealed no statistically significant differences.

Conclusions: The results indicate that the Swedish SSQ12 is possible to use in paper-and-pen and online formats interchangeably. The questionnaire has potential to be used by Swedish audiologists seeking to understand the individual experience of hearing loss or to evaluate hearing rehabilitation. To further understand the possible differences and to broaden the use and understanding of the SSQ12, future studies should aim to determine the minimal clinically important difference for the SSQ12.

目的:本研究的目的是检验瑞典语、空间和听力素质量表(SSQ12)简表的心理测量特性,并调查纸笔格式和在线格式是否可以互换使用:方法:本研究邀请有听力问题和没有听力问题的人参加。参与者(N = 125)被随机分为四组:纸质-纸质组、在线-在线组、纸质-在线组和在线-纸质组。所有参与者都完成了两次瑞典 SSQ12:结果:主成分分析显示有一个成分。统计分析显示该问卷具有良好的心理测量特性。使用重复测量方差分析对管理形式进行了比较,结果显示在统计上没有显著差异:结果表明,瑞典 SSQ12 可以在纸笔和在线两种形式中交替使用。瑞典听力学家在了解听力损失的个人经历或评估听力康复时,有可能使用该问卷。为了进一步了解可能存在的差异并扩大 SSQ12 的使用范围和理解范围,未来的研究应旨在确定 SSQ12 的最小临床重要差异。
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Understanding Tinnitus Clinical Care in the Veterans Health Administration and Department of Defense: Overview of Survey Results. 了解退伍军人健康管理局和国防部的耳鸣临床护理:调查结果概述。
IF 1.4 4区 医学 Q3 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-10-22 DOI: 10.1044/2024_AJA-24-00060
Amy Boudin-George, Erin Cesario, Catherine Edmonds, Emily J Thielman, James A Henry, Khaya Clark

Purpose: In 2021, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and Department of Defense (DOD) Tinnitus Working Group conducted a survey of DOD and VHA clinicians to evaluate clinical services provided for tinnitus.

Method: The online survey included a mix of multiple-choice and open-ended questions. Respondents included VHA and DOD health care providers in audiology, otolaryngology, mental health, and primary care, as well as DOD hearing conservation technicians. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to analyze the data.

Results: A total of 669 providers responded to this combined survey. Results indicated that compared to DOD and VHA providers in other fields, audiologists tended to be more confident and more aware of their role in tinnitus management. In terms of confidence and scope of practice, DOD mental health care providers were the group least familiar with tinnitus care. Other results explored herein include barriers to tinnitus care, facilitators for progressive tinnitus management programs, interventions and patient materials offered, new patient materials wanted, and respondents' preferred information sources and training methods.

Conclusion: Survey results indicated that more directed education and support are needed to increase DOD and VHA clinicians' awareness of the need for tinnitus services and their roles in providing that care.

Supplemental material: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.27229215.

目的:2021 年,退伍军人健康管理局(VHA)和国防部(DOD)耳鸣工作组对国防部和退伍军人健康管理局的临床医生进行了一项调查,以评估为耳鸣提供的临床服务:在线调查包括多项选择题和开放式问题。受访者包括退伍军人事务部和国防部的听力、耳鼻喉科、心理健康和初级保健医疗服务提供者,以及国防部听力保护技术人员。采用定量和定性方法对数据进行分析:共有 669 名医疗服务提供者参与了此次联合调查。结果表明,与国防部和退伍军人事务部其他领域的医疗服务提供者相比,听力学家往往更有信心,也更了解自己在耳鸣管理中的作用。就信心和执业范围而言,国防部精神卫生保健提供者是最不熟悉耳鸣治疗的群体。本文探讨的其他结果包括耳鸣护理的障碍、渐进式耳鸣管理计划的促进因素、提供的干预措施和患者资料、新患者需要的资料以及受访者首选的信息来源和培训方法:调查结果表明,需要更多有针对性的教育和支持,以提高国防部和退伍军人事务部临床医生对耳鸣服务需求及其在提供耳鸣护理中的作用的认识。补充材料:https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.27229215。
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Incidence of Self-Reported Bothersome Tinnitus Versus Tinnitus Diagnosis Among U.S. Army Soldiers. 美国陆军士兵自述困扰性耳鸣与耳鸣诊断的发生率。
IF 1.4 4区 医学 Q3 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-10-22 DOI: 10.1044/2024_AJA-24-00053
LaGuinn P Sherlock, Kelly J Gibson, Daniel S Talian, Deborah C Lake

Purpose: U.S. Army Soldiers undergo annual audiometric surveillance to facilitate prevention of auditory injury. Soldiers are screened for bothersome tinnitus and subsequently referred for a clinical audiological evaluation as warranted. Presumably, most Soldiers seen in the clinic for bothersome tinnitus receive a tinnitus diagnosis. The incidence of self-reported bothersome tinnitus at the time of annual audiometric surveillance and subsequent diagnosis of tinnitus in the medical record has not been examined to date. This study estimated the incidence of tinnitus diagnosis in a population of Soldiers who reported new onset bothersome tinnitus and explored trends associated with tinnitus diagnosis to refine hearing health education.

Method: A subset of hearing conservation records retrieved for a previous study were selected based on change in self-reporting of bothersome tinnitus. Corresponding medical records were retrieved for this sample of Active Duty (AD) Soldiers. The data were retrospectively examined, and analyses were conducted to identify statistically significant differences between Soldiers with and Soldiers without a tinnitus diagnosis. In addition, trend patterns of bothersome tinnitus and significant threshold shift (STS) were examined.

Results: Of the sample of 730,350 AD Soldiers, 16.7% self-reported new onset bothersome tinnitus and 7.1% of those recorded as having bothersome tinnitus had a diagnosis of tinnitus in their medical record. Soldiers with a tinnitus diagnosis were older and had higher pure-tone averages than Soldiers without a tinnitus diagnosis. Counterintuitively, overall trend percentages of bothersome tinnitus increased per calendar year, while the percentages of STS decreased throughout the study period.

Conclusions: The rate of tinnitus diagnosis in the medical record is vastly lower than the prevalence of bothersome tinnitus recorded in the annual surveillance system. Steps should be taken to screen, refer, and diagnose tinnitus more consistently. Based on the outcome of the study analysis, we recommend that screening for bothersome tinnitus more closely follows procedure recommendations from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense (VA/DOD) Tinnitus Working Group, which may reduce the rate at which Soldiers report bothersome tinnitus.

目的:美国陆军士兵每年都要接受听力监测,以预防听力损伤。对士兵进行耳鸣筛查,然后根据需要转诊进行临床听力评估。据推测,大多数因耳鸣困扰而就诊的士兵都会得到耳鸣诊断。迄今为止,尚未对年度听力监测时自我报告的困扰性耳鸣的发生率以及随后在医疗记录中的耳鸣诊断进行过研究。本研究估算了报告新发困扰性耳鸣的士兵中耳鸣诊断的发生率,并探讨了与耳鸣诊断相关的趋势,以完善听力健康教育:方法:根据自我报告的耳鸣症状的变化情况,选择为之前的一项研究检索的听力保护记录子集。我们还检索了现役(AD)士兵样本的相应医疗记录。对这些数据进行了回顾性检查,并进行了分析,以确定有耳鸣诊断的士兵与没有耳鸣诊断的士兵之间在统计学上的显著差异。此外,还研究了令人烦恼的耳鸣和显著阈值偏移(STS)的趋势模式:在 730,350 名退伍士兵样本中,16.7% 的士兵自述有新发的耳鸣困扰,7.1% 记录有耳鸣困扰的士兵在医疗记录中被诊断为耳鸣。与未确诊耳鸣的士兵相比,确诊耳鸣的士兵年龄更大,纯音平均值更高。与直觉相反的是,在整个研究期间,令人烦恼的耳鸣的总体百分比呈逐年上升趋势,而STS的百分比则呈逐年下降趋势:结论:医疗记录中的耳鸣诊断率远远低于年度监测系统中记录的困扰性耳鸣患病率。应采取步骤对耳鸣进行更一致的筛查、转诊和诊断。根据研究分析的结果,我们建议在筛查困扰性耳鸣时更多地遵循退伍军人事务部和国防部(VA/DOD)耳鸣工作组的程序建议,这可能会降低士兵报告困扰性耳鸣的比率。
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