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View article: AI-enhanced behavioral approach to measuring hearing in infants and toddlers: Proof-of-Concept Study
AI-enhanced behavioral approach to measuring hearing in infants and toddlers: Proof-of-Concept Study Open
Objective Show that a basic unsupervised machine-learning algorithm can give information on whether a child reacted to a sound using facial, non-identifyable features recorded with a camera. Design Infants and toddlers were presented warbl…
View article: Reduced Neural Speech Tracking in Adolescents with Listening Difficulty
Reduced Neural Speech Tracking in Adolescents with Listening Difficulty Open
Objective: To investigate neural mechanisms underlying speech in speech listening in adolescents with listening difficulties (LiD). Methods: Neural speech tracking (NST) was assessed using magnetoencephalography (MEG) in 21 adolescents wit…
View article: Childhood Listening and Associated Cognitive Difficulties Persist Into Adolescence
Childhood Listening and Associated Cognitive Difficulties Persist Into Adolescence Open
Objective: Listening difficulty (LiD) refers to the challenges individuals face when trying to hear and comprehend speech and other sounds. LiD can arise from various sources, such as hearing sensitivity, language comprehension, cognitive …
View article: Amplitude Modulation Perception and Cortical Evoked Potentials in Children With Listening Difficulties and Their Typically Developing Peers
Amplitude Modulation Perception and Cortical Evoked Potentials in Children With Listening Difficulties and Their Typically Developing Peers Open
Purpose: Amplitude modulations (AMs) are important for speech intelligibility, and deficits in speech intelligibility are a leading source of impairment in childhood listening difficulties (LiD). The present study aimed to explore the rela…
View article: Amplitude modulation perception and cortical evoked potentials in children with listening difficulties and their typically-developing peers
Amplitude modulation perception and cortical evoked potentials in children with listening difficulties and their typically-developing peers Open
Purpose Amplitude modulations (AM) are important for speech intelligibility, and deficits in speech intelligibility are a leading source of impairment in childhood listening difficulties (LiD). The present study aimed to explore the relati…
View article: Hearing, Speech, and Language in Infants and Toddlers Born Prematurely
Hearing, Speech, and Language in Infants and Toddlers Born Prematurely Open
Worldwide, 15 million babies are “born too soon” every year (Blencowe et al., 2012; Howson et al., 2013). Remarkably, prematurity survival rates now exceed 93% across all countries. More than 360,000 preterm babies survived in the United S…
View article: Extended High-Frequency Audiometry using the Wireless Automated Hearing Test System Compared to Manual Audiometry in Children and Adolescents
Extended High-Frequency Audiometry using the Wireless Automated Hearing Test System Compared to Manual Audiometry in Children and Adolescents Open
Objectives Reliable wireless automated audiometry that includes extended high frequencies (EHF) outside a sound booth would increase access to monitoring programs for individuals at risk for hearing loss, particularly those at risk for oto…
View article: Brainstem auditory physiology in children with listening difficulties,
Brainstem auditory physiology in children with listening difficulties, Open
View article: Within- and across-frequency temporal processing and speech perception in cochlear implant users
Within- and across-frequency temporal processing and speech perception in cochlear implant users Open
Objective Cochlear implant (CI) recipient’s speech perception performance is highly variable and is influenced by temporal processing abilities. Temporal processing is commonly assessed using a behavioral task that requires the participant…
View article: Childhood listening and associated cognitive difficulties persist into adolescence
Childhood listening and associated cognitive difficulties persist into adolescence Open
Objective Listening difficulty (LiD) refers to the challenges individuals face when trying to hear and comprehend speech and other sounds. LiD can arise from various sources, such as hearing sensitivity, language comprehension, cognitive f…
View article: Brainstem Auditory Physiology in Children with Listening Difficulties
Brainstem Auditory Physiology in Children with Listening Difficulties Open
Children who have listening difficulties (LiD) despite having normal audiometry are often diagnosed as having an auditory processing disorder (APD). A lack of evidence regarding involvement of specific auditory mechanisms has limited devel…
View article: Impact of Face Masks on Audiovisual Word Recognition in Young Children with Hearing Loss During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Impact of Face Masks on Audiovisual Word Recognition in Young Children with Hearing Loss During the Covid-19 Pandemic Open
Objective: To investigate effects of surgical and transparent face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic on audiovisual speech recognition of words for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Design: Recorded Word Intelligibility by Picture Identi…
View article: Functional Impacts of Aminoglycoside Treatment on Speech Perception and Extended High-Frequency Hearing Loss in a Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Cohort
Functional Impacts of Aminoglycoside Treatment on Speech Perception and Extended High-Frequency Hearing Loss in a Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Cohort Open
Purpose The purpose of this study is to better understand the prevalence of ototoxicity-related hearing loss and its functional impact on communication in a pediatric and young adult cohort with cystic fibrosis (CF) and individuals without…
View article: Across-Frequency Temporal Processing and Speech Perception in Cochlear Implant Recipients and Normal Hearing Listeners
Across-Frequency Temporal Processing and Speech Perception in Cochlear Implant Recipients and Normal Hearing Listeners Open
Objective Individual differences in temporal processing contributes strongly to the large variability in speech recognition performance observed among cochlear implant (CI) recipients. Temporal processing is traditionally measured using a …
View article: Within-Frequency Temporal Processing and Speech Perception in Cochlear Implant Recipients and Normal Hearing Listeners
Within-Frequency Temporal Processing and Speech Perception in Cochlear Implant Recipients and Normal Hearing Listeners Open
Objective Speech recognition performance among cochlear implant (CI) recipients is highly variable and is influenced by their ability to perceive rapid changes within the acoustic signal (i.e., temporal resolution). A behavioral gap detect…
View article: Peripheral Auditory Involvement in Childhood Listening Difficulty
Peripheral Auditory Involvement in Childhood Listening Difficulty Open
Objectives: This study tested the hypothesis that undetected peripheral hearing impairment occurs in children with idiopathic listening difficulties (LiDs), as reported by caregivers using the Evaluation of Children”s Listening and Process…
View article: Functional Impacts of Aminoglycoside Treatment on Speech Perception and Extended High-Frequency Hearing Loss in Cystic Fibrosis
Functional Impacts of Aminoglycoside Treatment on Speech Perception and Extended High-Frequency Hearing Loss in Cystic Fibrosis Open
Purpose The purpose of this study is to better understand the prevalence of ototoxicity-related hearing loss and its functional impact on communication in a pediatric and young adult cohort with cystic fibrosis (CF) and individuals without…
View article: A Preliminary Study of the Effects of Attentive Music Listening on Cochlear Implant Users’ Speech Perception, Quality of Life, and Behavioral and Objective Measures of Frequency Change Detection
A Preliminary Study of the Effects of Attentive Music Listening on Cochlear Implant Users’ Speech Perception, Quality of Life, and Behavioral and Objective Measures of Frequency Change Detection Open
These preliminary data suggest that extensive, focused music listening can improve frequency perception and speech perception in CI users. Further studies that include a larger sample size and control groups are warranted to determine the …
View article: Extended high frequency hearing and speech perception implications in adults and children
Extended high frequency hearing and speech perception implications in adults and children Open
View article: Cochlear Microphonic and Summating Potential Responses from Click-Evoked Auditory Brain Stem Responses in High-Risk and Normal Infants
Cochlear Microphonic and Summating Potential Responses from Click-Evoked Auditory Brain Stem Responses in High-Risk and Normal Infants Open
Background: Examination of cochlear and neural potentials is necessary to assess sensory and neural status in infants, especially those cared for in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) who have high rates of hyperbilirubinemia and thus ar…
View article: Behavioral Measures of Temporal Processing and Speech Perception in Cochlear Implant Users
Behavioral Measures of Temporal Processing and Speech Perception in Cochlear Implant Users Open
Background: Although most cochlear implant (CI) users achieve improvements in speech perception, there is still a wide variability in speech perception outcomes. There is a growing body of literature that supports the relationship between …