Publications by authors named "Jean-Marie Aoustin"
Background: For hearing-impaired individuals, hearing aids are clinically fit according to subjective measures of threshold and loudness. The goal of this study was to evaluate objective measures of loudness perception that might benefit hearing aid fitting. Method: Seventeen adult hearing aid users and 17 normal-hearing adults participated in the study.
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- * Results showed significant improvements in test scores for both groups, with the VR group showing higher mean score increases (21.1 points) compared to the traditional group (6.9 points) and no significant score difference after VR training.
- * Satisfaction and self-confidence ratings were notably higher for the VR group, with 100% reporting good satisfaction compared to 74% in the traditional group, indicating that VR training could be a more effective method for audiology education.
Background: For patients with single-sided deafness (SSD), restoration of binaural function via cochlear implant (CI) has been shown to improve speech understanding in noise. The objective of this study was to investigate changes in behavioral performance and cortical auditory responses following cochlear implantation.
Design: Prospective longitudinal study.
Background: Adults with single sided deafness (SSD) have lost binaural function, which limits sound source localization, speech understanding in noise, and quality of life. For SSD patients, restoration of bilateral auditory input is possible only with a cochlear implant (CI). In this study, cortical auditory evoked potentials (CAEPs) and behavioral performance were measured in left-implanted (SSD-CI-L) and right-implanted (SSD-CI-R) patients before and after cochlear implantation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFScreening and early treatment of deafness regardless of age is essential. Deafness leads to social isolation, depression, and decreased cognitive function. The diagnosis requires an otoscopy and a confirmation of the type and degree of deafness by audiometry.
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