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The effect of auditory training on the auditory discrimination ability of the contralateral ear

Creator:

Anderson, Roy Bruce

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to determine whether one ear of a profoundly deaf student could duplicate a response rate similar to the response rate achieved by the opposite ear on an auditory training program. The formal hypothesis of this study was: a student that reaches criterion level of...

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Masters Thesis
A Study of Tinnitus Patients With Normal Peripheral Auditory Systems

Creator:

Gehring, Maribeth Young

Abstract:

Tinnitus is usually accompanied by a hearing loss; however, many patients with tinnitus present with normal hearing. The hypothesis was proposed that individuals with tinnitus who do not have an accompanying peripheral hearing loss, have tinnitus as a result of a disorder in the Central Auditory Nervous System. In order...

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Masters Thesis
Predicting in situ hearing aid reponse from pure tone hearing tests and ear canal resonance

Creator:

Allen, Daniel P.

Abstract:

Real ear measurements are being used to predict and validate hearing aid fittings. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the hearing aid response as measured by real ear measurements to pure tone hearing thresholds and ear canal resonance. In order to test this hypothesis clinically,...

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Masters Thesis
Physicians' attitudes toward hearing aids

Creator:

Van Kessel, Jeanette M.

Abstract:

The central purpose of this study was to examine physicians' knowledge of and attitudes toward hearing aids. This study was conducted with 71 general practitioners affiliated with Scarborough General Hospital in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. Attitude was measured by a 5-point Likert-type scale developed for the study. Knowledge was measured through...

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Masters Thesis