Concentration, motivation, activity, and subjective fatigue in patients with single-sided deafness.

Objective: To evaluate four dimensions of fatigue, including subjective fatigue severity, concentration problems, reduced motivation, and activity in patients with single-sided deafness.

Methods: Following audiological assessment, the Checklist Individual Strength scale and Montreal Cognitive Assessment were performed on 41 adults with single-sided deafness and 41 sex-matched adults with normal bilateral hearing in the study group and control group, respectively. Subjective fatigue severity, concentration, motivation, activity level and cognitive performance were analysed between and within groups.

The role of suprathreshold auditory processing abilities in children with specific learning disorder.

Objective: To assess the suprathreshold auditory processing and speech recognition abilities in noise in children with specific learning disorder (SLD).

Methods: A group of twenty-five children diagnosed with SLD and a control group of twenty-five neuro-typical children were included in the study. All the participants were between 6-11 years old.

Investigation of Validity and Reliability of Voice Activity and Participation Profile-Turkish Version (VAPP-TR).

A voice activity and participation profile (VAPP) is a self-assessment tool used to measure activity and participation limitations resulting from voice disorders. This study aims to demonstrate the adaptation, validity, and reliability of the Turkish version of the VAPP scale. A total of 231 individuals, 155 with voice disorders (patient group) and 76 without voice disorders (normal group), were included in this study.

Development of speech intelligibility in geriatric individuals with hearing loss.

Background: In our study, we aimed to evaluate the hearing aid benefit and speech intelligibility with hearing aids using objective and subjective measurements, according to the type of hearing loss in elderly individuals who used different types of hearing aids.

Methods: The objective and subjective findings from a total of 47 elderly individuals between the ages of 60 and 84, who used regular hearing aids for at least six months, and who were diagnosed with different types and degrees of hearing loss were evaluated by scanning them retrospectively.

Results: : In our study, the Adaptive Turkish matrix sentence test (ATMST) was carried out with binaural headphones, and a statistically significant difference was observed between the ATMST scores of individuals with symmetrical hearing loss.

Cochlear synaptopathy causes loudness perception impairment without hearing loss.

Purpose: In this study, the development of a quantitative measurement method to predict long-term auditory adaptation through the stimuli that have been modulated according to different short-term modulation types was aimed to form a psychoacoustic test battery. It might be used in the evaluation process of individuals with hidden hearing loss.

Methods: The individuals participating in our study were separated into two groups: high-risk group (n = 39) and low-risk group (n = 30) according to the noise-exposure score.

Caffeine Enhances the Balance System and Postural Balance in Short Time in Healthy Individuals.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the effects of caffeine on balance function by determining the extent to which caffeine consumption affects postural sway and balance control in healthy individuals.

Methods: Thirty healthy participants aged 20-35 years without any vestibular disorder were enrolled in this study. The participants were randomly divided into two groups, and those in Group 1 were given two cups of regular coffee (300-350 mg) while those in Group 2 were given two cups of decaffeinated coffee.

Evaluation of Speech Recognition Skills in Different Noises with the Turkish Matrix Sentence Test in Hearing Aid Users.

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of the Turkish matrix sentence test in evaluating the speech recognition performance of hearing aid users under different noise conditions.

Methods: Speech recognition performance of 42 individuals, 20 to 65 years of age (mean 49.1±14 years) with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss was measured in noise with the Turkish matrix sentence test without a background noise and with headphones.

Evaluation of hearing in pediatric familial Mediterranean fever patients during attack period and attack-free period.

Objectives: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common monogenic autoinflammatory disease worldwide. It usually has a childhood onset and is characterized with recurrent attacks with irregular intervals. Few studies have been performed to investigate hearing in FMF patients ran with various tests and showed different results.

Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily Living Questionnaire in Hearing Aid Users.

Background: Assessing hearing aid satisfaction is important for hearing aid adaptation in individuals who have hearing loss. Each user should be compared to oneself during the adaptation of the hearing aid and the determination of the satisfaction level, because, each user has their own demands and expectations. Therefore, the survey evaluations which reveal the personal preferences and expectations gain importance in the determination of the benefit and satisfaction rate for hearing aid users.