Publications by authors named "Heng-Yu H Lin"
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- Hearing aid use is low due to high costs and social stigma, leading to interest in personal sound amplification products (PSAPs) like AirPods as more accessible alternatives.
- The study compared the hearing performance of AirPods Pro against traditional hearing aids among adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss, finding that AirPods met four out of five PSAP standards.
- While AirPods Pro showed comparable speech perception to hearing aids in quiet settings, they were less effective in noisy environments, indicating potential as a hearing assistive device, but further research is needed on their safety and effectiveness.
Traditional otoscopy has some limitations, including poor visualization and inadequate time for evaluation in suboptimal environments. Smartphone-enabled otoscopy may improve examination quality and serve as a potential diagnostic tool for middle ear diseases using a telemedicine approach. The main objectives are to compare the correctness of smartphone-enabled otoscopy and traditional otoscopy and to evaluate the diagnostic confidence of the examiner via meta-analysis.
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- Hearing loss is prevalent and can lead to serious issues like dementia and depression, but conventional hearing aids can be hard to access or too expensive, leading to interest in personal sound amplification products (PSAPs) as a more accessible alternative.
- A systematic review analyzed data from relevant studies to compare the effectiveness of PSAPs and conventional hearing aids for improving hearing, specifically looking at parameters like speech intelligence.
- The analysis included five studies with 124 patients, finding no significant differences in outcomes between PSAPs and hearing aids for speech intelligence, sound quality, or listening effort, even after adjusting for varying severities of hearing loss.
Background: Hearing loss is one of the most common disabilities worldwide and affects both individual and public health. Pure tone audiometry (PTA) is the gold standard for hearing assessment, but it is often not available in many settings, given its high cost and demand for human resources. Smartphone-based audiometry may be equally effective and can improve access to adequate hearing evaluations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: Platinum-induced ototoxic effects are a significant issue because platinum-based chemotherapy is one of the most commonly used therapeutic medications. Sodium thiosulfate (STS) is considered a potential otoprotectant for the prevention of platinum-induced ototoxic effects that functions by binding the platinum-based agent, but its administration raises concerns regarding the substantial attenuation of the antineoplastic outcome associated with platinum.
Objective: To evaluate the association between concurrent STS and reduced risk of ototoxic effects among patients undergoing platinum-based chemotherapy and to evaluate outcomes, including event-free survival, overall survival, and adverse outcomes.
Hearing loss is associated with higher health expenditures and poor healthcare utilization. This study aims to build on these findings by characterizing the association between hearing status and healthcare-seeking behaviors among Medicare beneficiaries. Cross-sectional log-binominal regression was used to assess the association between self-report hearing and healthcare-seeking behaviors (avoidance or delay of care, personal health concerns, and sharing health status) using the 2016 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey ( = 12,140).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is an otologic emergency that warrants urgent management. Pure-tone audiometry remains the gold standard for definitively diagnosing SSNHL. However, in clinical settings such as primary care practices and urgent care facilities, conventional pure-tone audiometry is often unavailable.
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