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{"title":"Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Vanderbilt Fatigue Scale for Adults.","authors":"İlknur Taşdemir, Meral Didem Türkyılmaz, Benjamin W Y Hornsby","doi":"10.1044/2024_aja-23-00209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_aja-23-00209","url":null,"abstract":"Listening-related fatigue (LRF) is a prominent topic of research interest. The purpose of this study is to investigate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the 40-item Vanderbilt Fatigue Scale for Adults (TR-VFS-A-40).","PeriodicalId":49241,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Audiology","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140615894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Can Videoconferencing Be a Viable Method to Measure Speech Perception?","authors":"Bhanu Shukla, Deborah Moncrieff","doi":"10.1044/2024_aja-22-00249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_aja-22-00249","url":null,"abstract":"Telehealth has proven effective for service delivery to remote and rural locations and was helpful during lockdowns when patients were unable to see clinicians in person. To assure the reliability of clinical services, the aim of the present study was to evaluate a telehealth protocol to measure speech perception skills through virtual meeting applications such as Zoom.","PeriodicalId":49241,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Audiology","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140560386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reduced Tolerance for Risky Play in Primary Caregivers of Children With Hearing Loss.","authors":"Burcu Deniz, Halide Çetin Kara, Talha Çögen","doi":"10.1044/2024_aja-23-00238","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_aja-23-00238","url":null,"abstract":"It is known that taking appropriate risks during play is crucial for the development of a child's creativity, problem-solving abilities, resilience, self-confidence, and skills in evaluating risky situations. However, communication problems resulting from hearing loss (HL) can affect a child's ability to hear danger and warning signals during play, potentially leading to injury. This study investigates the attitudes of parents or caregivers with children with HL toward risky play.","PeriodicalId":49241,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Audiology","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140560292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Audiology Students' Clinical Communication During Simulated Peer Role Play Consultations: An Exploratory Study.","authors":"Amisha Kanji, Jennifer Watermeyer, Aakifah Hassim","doi":"10.1044/2024_aja-23-00197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_aja-23-00197","url":null,"abstract":"The objectives of this study were to describe the clinical communication practices of student audiologists during case history taking and feedback giving using simulated peer role play consultations and to explore whether clinical communication skills outcomes can be achieved through simulated peer role play.","PeriodicalId":49241,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Audiology","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140560293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Measure of Auditory Working Memory Span Using Monosyllabic Word Recognition Test in Young Adults With Normal Hearing: A Preliminary Study.","authors":"Sungmin Lee, Soo Jung Lee","doi":"10.1044/2023_AJA-23-00090","DOIUrl":"10.1044/2023_AJA-23-00090","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Measuring working memory at hearing clinics is important. This study attempted to develop a test protocol that measures auditory working memory using a standardized monosyllabic word list in Korean Speech Audiometry (KSA).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We included 25 young adults with normal hearing in this study. Participants conducted word recognition and word span tests concurrently using the KSA monosyllabic word lists. We designed four test conditions according to the presence or absence of background noise and word recall order: quiet-forward (QF), quiet-backward (QB), noise-forward, (NF), and noise-backward (NB). We implemented digit span tests in the Korean Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (K-WAIS-IV) to determine the validity of the working memory outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Word recognition scores of QF and QB were significantly higher than those of NF and NB. The percentages of correctly recalled words and word recall span scores were highest in QF and lowest in NB. Overall, the Pearson correlation and multiple regression statistics showed that our word span test outcomes for QB and NF were highly associated with digit span scores on the K-WAIS-IV.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our proposed test protocol showed the possibility of measuring auditory working memory and monosyllabic word recognition simultaneously by validating the results with K-WAIS-IV outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":49241,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"66-78"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71428329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Survey of Wideband Acoustic Immittance Use by Clinical Audiologists.","authors":"Sarah Al-Salim, Delaney Skretta, Gabrielle Ryan Merchant","doi":"10.1044/2023_AJA-23-00228","DOIUrl":"10.1044/2023_AJA-23-00228","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Wideband acoustic immittance (WAI) is a promising measure of middle-ear mechanics. In contrast to standard tympanometry, which is generally measured at a single stiffness-dominated low frequency, WAI detects mechanical effects on both the mass and stiffness properties of the middle ear across a wide range of frequencies, resulting in a more comprehensive assessment of middle-ear mechanics in healthy and pathological ears. Despite a plethora of research demonstrating the clinical utility of this measure, clinical adoption of WAI is still limited. This work explores audiologists' use and perceptions of WAI, with the goal of identifying the barriers to its clinical adoption.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A survey on the perception and use of WAI by clinical audiologists in the United States was developed and administered using the Research Electronic Data Capture application. The survey was distributed broadly across the United States. Participation was voluntary and anonymous, and no compensation was provided.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings from 132 survey respondents across 32 states were included in the analyses. Overall, findings suggest the largest barriers to clinical adoption of WAI are lack of access to equipment that measures WAI and lack of training and/or confidence in measuring or interpreting WAI.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Several barriers to clinical adoption of WAI were identified. However, findings also provide optimism in that audiologists utilizing WAI find it more useful than standard tympanometry, and most audiologists who do not currently use WAI are open to implementing the measure in their clinical practice. We proposed steps to address the highest priority issues and increase the clinical viability of WAI.</p>","PeriodicalId":49241,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"254-268"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11005003/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139693356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"On a Review of Auditory Processing Assessments in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System (Papesh et al., 2023).","authors":"Andrew J Vermiglio","doi":"10.1044/2023_AJA-23-00182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_AJA-23-00182","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49241,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139742410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Papesh: Response to Letter to the Editor From Vermiglio.","authors":"Melissa A Papesh","doi":"10.1044/2023_AJA-23-00241","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_AJA-23-00241","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49241,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139742411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluating Real-World Benefits of Hearing Aids With Deep Neural Network-Based Noise Reduction: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.","authors":"Jeppe Høy Christensen, Helen Whiston, Melanie Lough, Juan Camilo Gil-Carvajal, Johanne Rumley, Gabrielle H Saunders","doi":"10.1044/2023_AJA-23-00149","DOIUrl":"10.1044/2023_AJA-23-00149","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Noise reduction technologies in hearing aids provide benefits under controlled conditions. However, differences in their real-life effectiveness are not established. We propose that a deep neural network (DNN)-based noise reduction system trained on naturalistic sound environments will provide different real-life benefits compared to traditional systems.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Real-life listening experiences collected with Ecological Momentary Assessments (EMAs) of participants who used two premium models of hearing aid are compared. One hearing aid model (HA1) used traditional noise reduction; the other hearing aid model (HA2) used DNN-based noise reduction. Participants reported listening experiences several times a day while ambient SPL, SNR, and hearing aid volume adjustments were recorded. Forty experienced hearing aid users completed a total of 3,614 EMAs and recorded 6,812 hr of sound data across two 14-day wear periods.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Linear mixed-effects analysis document that participants' assessments of ambient noisiness were positively associated with SPL and negatively associated with SNR but were not otherwise affected by hearing aid model. Likewise, mean satisfaction with the two models did not differ. However, individual satisfaction ratings for HA1 were dependent on ambient SNR, which was not the case for HA2.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Hearing aids with DNN-based noise reduction resulted in consistent sound satisfaction regardless of the level of background noise compared to hearing aids implementing noise reduction based on traditional statistical models. While the two hearing aid models also differed on other parameters (e.g., shape), these differences are unlikely to explain the difference in how background noise impacts sound satisfaction with the aids.</p><p><strong>Supplemental material: </strong>https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.25114526.</p>","PeriodicalId":49241,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139736512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Retrospective Analysis of the Outcomes of Genetic Testing in Patients Suspected to Have Hereditary Hearing Loss or Deafness.","authors":"Acacia Bowden, Alexandra Hubbel, Lindsay Smith, Hongyue Wang, Chin-To Fong","doi":"10.1044/2023_AJA-23-00153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_AJA-23-00153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Uncorrected hearing loss can result in detrimental sequelae. Research addressing clinical presentation and genetic testing would inform clinical decision making.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A retrospective chart review of 96 patients aged 1 month to 46 years (median age = 6 years) diagnosed with hearing loss or deafness and who underwent genetic testing at University of Rochester Medical Center from 2011 to 2021. Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests examined the relationship between a diagnostic positive genetic test result and various characteristics of hearing loss, including congenital (<i>n</i> = 52), noncongenital (<i>n</i> = 34), prelingual (<i>n</i> = 53), postlingual (<i>n</i> = 33), progressive (<i>n</i> = 13), not progressive (<i>n</i> = 47), bilateral (<i>n</i> = 67), unilateral (<i>n</i> = 26), sensorineural (<i>n</i> = 68), conductive (<i>n</i> = 14), mixed (<i>n</i> = 5), syndromic (<i>n</i> = 10), and nonsyndromic (<i>n</i> = 87) hearing loss. We also examined the number of patients with presence of developmental disabilities (<i>n</i> = 35), having a first-degree relative with hearing loss (<i>n</i> = 19), having hearing aids or cochlear implants (<i>n</i> = 45), and having a multisystem presentation prior to diagnosis (<i>n</i> = 45).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients with sensorineural hearing loss (44.1%) had significantly more diagnostic positive results than those with mixed (0%) or conductive hearing loss (21.4%), <i>p</i> = .004. However, significantly fewer patients with disabilities (19.4%) had diagnostic positive tests than those without disabilities (43.3%), <i>p</i> < .05. More patients with a multisystem presentation were also found to have syndromic causes of hearing loss (23.3%) than patients who did not have a multisystem presentation, <i>p</i> < .05.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study suggests a significant association between sensorineural type of hearing loss and a diagnostic positive genetic test result, while the presence of disabilities was significantly associated with a nondiagnostic genetic test result. Knowledge of these findings is critical for understanding the cause of the hearing loss, identifying other associated symptoms, and determining risk to family members.</p>","PeriodicalId":49241,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139724622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}