The Association of Hearing Loss With Active Music Enjoyment in Hearing Aid Users.

Objective: Hearing aids (HAs) are designed for speech rather than music listening. The impact of HAs on music enjoyment is poorly studied. We examine the effect of HAs on active music enjoyment in individuals with varying levels of hearing loss (HL).

Hearing Aids Enhance Music Enjoyment in Individuals With Hearing Loss.

Objective: To investigate music appreciation in hearing aid (HA) users with varying levels of hearing loss (HL).

Study Design: Cross-sectional, within-subjects design.

Setting: Tertiary medical center, community.

Novel Web-Based Music Re-Engineering Software for Enhancement of Music Enjoyment Among Cochlear Implantees.

Objectives: Cochlear implant (CI) listeners experience diminished music perception and enjoyment from a variety of patient-related and implant-related factors. We investigate the hypothesis that patient-directed music re-engineering may enhance music enjoyment with CI.

Study Design: Prospective cohort study.

The effect of brief subway station noise exposure on commuter hearing.

Objective: To demonstrate that brief exposure to subway noise causes temporary threshold shift and is preventable with noise protection.

Methods: The study was conducted as a randomized crossover trial. Twenty subjects were randomly assigned to two groups, one with hearing protection and one without.

The influence of subway station design on noise levels.

Objectives/hypothesis: To investigate the impact of subway station design on platform noise levels.

Study Design: Observational.

Methods: Continuous A-weighted decibel (dBA) sound levels were recorded in 20 New York City subway stations, where trains entered on either a straight track or curved track in 10 stations each.

Stability of audiometric measures and challenges in long-term management of the elderly cochlear implant patient.

Objective: To determine the long-term audiometric stability and the types and frequency of management challenges encountered when working with elderly cochlear implant users.

Study Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: University hospital.