'[M]y own pace and space, without the pressures': Online learning experiences of audiology students.

Background:  Online learning has been used to improve students' learning experiences and to allow students to engage with their own learning in various spaces. However, there is a dearth of literature on students' experiences with online learning in the field of audiology.

Objectives:  This study aimed to describe the conditions of online learning, explore the challenges and benefits of online learning and determine strategies that students employ while engaging with online learning.

Exploring quality of life post sudden onset hearing loss: A convergent parallel approach.

Background:  Sudden onset hearing loss (SOHL) is rare and presents differently to individuals; hence, it is complex to diagnose. The impact on the quality of life (QoL) varies for individuals and their support structure. However, the exploration of research designs is warranted.

Occupational Hearing Loss for Platinum Miners in South Africa: A Case Study of Data Sharing Practices and Ethical Challenges in the Mining Industry.

Background: The relevant legislation ensures confidentiality and has paved the way for data handling and sharing. However, the industry remains uncertain regarding big data handling and sharing practices for improved healthcare delivery and medical research.

Methods: A semi-qualitative cross-sectional study was used which entailed analysing miners' personal health records from 2014 to 2018.

The impact of medical interventions for reducing ototoxicity during treatment for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis.

Introduction: The impact of medical interventions for reducing ototoxicity requires focus in contexts where safe non-ototoxic alternative drugs are not yet available.

Objectives: The goal was to investigate the impact of medical intervention strategies for reducing the ototoxic effects of long-term use of aminoglycosides for the treatment of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in adults at a rural hospital in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Methods: A retrospective record review with a control group design was used, with audiological and medical record reviews of all participants' files over a six-month period.

The hearing function of sound engineers: A hearing conservation perspective.

Background: Occupational activities performed by sound engineers are associated with hearing loss. However, there is a dearth of research on the hearing functions and the related hearing loss for sound engineers.

Objectives: To determine the hearing function and early effects of noise on the hearing ability of sound engineers, and to establish whether there are hearing conservation programmes (HCPs) available for sound engineer participants in Johannesburg.

Estimating miners at risk for occupational noise-induced hearing loss: A review of data from a South African platinum mine.

Background: Occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) is a complex, but preventable, health problem for South African miners. Meticulously collected data should be made use of to design interventions to address this health issue.

Objectives: A single mine's electronic data were reviewed in a secondary data review to determine, from the records, factors that hearing conservation practitioners deemed useful for identifying 'at risk' miners and to establish factors that would pave the way for the integration of the 2014 hearing conservation programme (HCP) milestones into the mine's current proactive data management system (PDMS).

Noise-induced hearing loss: what South African mineworkers know.

Purpose: The current study aimed to investigate the knowledge of mineworkers regarding noise-induced hearing loss in the South African gold and non-ferrous mining subsectors.

Method: A descriptive research design was adopted. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 90 participants who comprised managers, supervisors and miners.