A context-based model to predict the intelligibility of sentences in non-stationary noises.

The context-based Extended Speech Transmission Index (cESTI) (van Schoonhoven et al., 2022, J. Acoust.

Preferred Strength of Noise Reduction for Normally Hearing and Hearing-Impaired Listeners.

Preference for noise reduction (NR) strength differs between individuals. The purpose of this study was (1) to investigate whether hearing loss influences this preference, (2) to find the number of distinct settings required to classify participants in similar groups based on their preference for NR strength, and (3) to estimate the number of paired comparisons needed to predict to which preference group a participant belongs. A paired comparison paradigm was used in which participants listened to pairs of speech-in-noise stimuli processed by NR with 10 different strength settings.

A context-based approach to predict intelligibility of meaningful and nonsense words in interrupted noise: Model evaluation.

The context-based Extended Speech Transmission Index (cESTI) by Van Schoonhoven et al. (2022) was successfully used to predict the intelligibility of meaningful, monosyllabic words in interrupted noise. However, it is not clear how the model behaves when using different degrees of context.

Exploring Factors That Contribute to the Success of Rehabilitation With Hearing Aids.

Objectives: Hearing aids are an essential and important part of hearing rehabilitation. The combination of technical data on hearing aids and individual rehabilitation needs can give insight into the factors that contribute to the success of rehabilitation. This study sets out to investigate if different subgroups of (comparable) hearing aids lead to differences in the success of rehabilitation, and whether these differences vary between different domains of auditory functioning.

Individual Listener Preference for Strength of Single-Microphone Noise-Reduction; Trade-off Between Noise Tolerance and Signal Distortion Tolerance.

There are large interindividual variations in preference for strength of noise-reduction (NR). It is hypothesized that each individual's tolerance for background noise on one hand and signal distortions on the other hand form this preference. We aim to visualize and analyze this so-called trade-off between noise attenuation and signal quality.

The relationship between hearing status, listening effort, and the need for recovery in employees of a manufacturing company.

Objective: Hearing screening can be used to detect hearing loss, but its value for identifying employees with work functioning difficulties is unclear. The objective of this study was to assess the association between the hearing status measured with an occupational hearing-in-noise screening test, Listening Effort (LE), and Need For Recovery (NFR) in employees of a manufacturing company, and to examine whether these associations depend on the perceived noise level at the workplace.

Methods: Employees of coatings and paints manufacturing company were included.

Surgery for chronic otitis media in the elderly.

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of surgery for chronic otitis media in elderly patients, compared to younger adults and children.

Methods: Patients with chronic otitis media with and without cholesteatoma formation were assessed. Patients aged 65 years and older were included and compared to adults aged 35-55 and to children.

Factors associated with change in the need for recovery and subjective listening effort in employees with hearing loss receiving aural rehabilitation.

Objective: Compared to normally-hearing employees, those with hearing loss suffer from higher Need For Recovery (NFR) after work. The aims of this study are to assess the NFR of employees with hearing loss before and after aural rehabilitation and to examine to what extent change in the NFR can be explained by changes in subjective listening effort, personal adjustments, communication strategies, auditory work demands, and self-reported hearing ability.

Methods: We included patients who received aural rehabilitation in two audiological centers in the Netherlands because of hearing complaints in their work situation.

A context-based approach to predict speech intelligibility in interrupted noise: Model design.

The Extended Speech Transmission Index (ESTI) by van Schoonhoven et al. [(2019). J.

Measuring the Influence of Noise Reduction on Listening Effort in Hearing-Impaired Listeners Using Response Times to an Arithmetic Task in Noise.

Single microphone noise reduction (NR) in hearing aids can provide a subjective benefit even when there is no objective improvement in speech intelligibility. A possible explanation lies in a reduction of listening effort. Previously, we showed that response times (a proxy for listening effort) to an auditory-only dual-task were reduced by NR in normal-hearing (NH) listeners.

Measuring Auditory Fitness in Locomotive Engineers: Development and Validation of a Signal Detection Test.

Objectives: To perform their job safely and effectively, locomotive engineers are required to detect auditory warning signals in the noisy work setting of a train cabin. Based on audio recordings of Dutch train cabins, we have developed a task and job-specific test for assessing the engineer's ability to detect the two acoustic warning signals for the Dutch situation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability, agreement, and construct validity of this test.

Transtympanic Sodium Thiosulfate for Prevention of Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Objectives: To determine safety, feasibility, and preliminary activity of transtympanic injection of sodium thiosulfate (STS) against cisplatin-induced hearing loss (CIHL).DESIGN Randomized controlled trial.SETTING Tertiary cancer hospital.

Hearing Disabilities and the Effectiveness of Rehabilitation in Different Age Groups.

Objective: To assess differences in hearing disabilities between different age groups and the effectiveness of rehabilitation with hearing aids.

Study Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: First line hearing aid dispensers.

Classification of Hearing Aids Into Feature Profiles Using Hierarchical Latent Class Analysis Applied to a Large Dataset of Hearing Aids.

Objectives: We developed a framework for objectively comparing hearing aids, independent of brand, type, or product family. This was done using a large dataset of commercially available hearing aids. To achieve this, we investigated which hearing aid features are suitable for comparison, and are also relevant for the rehabilitation of hearing impairment.

Uni- and bilateral spectral loudness summation and binaural loudness summation with loudness matching and categorical loudness scaling.

Objective: Current hearing aid prescription rules assume that spectral loudness summation decreases with hearing impairment and that binaural loudness summation is independent of hearing loss and signal bandwidth. Previous studies have shown that these assumptions might be incorrect. Spectral loudness summation was measured and compared for loudness scaling and loudness matching.

Detectability of auditory warning signals in the ambient noise of Dutch train cabins.

Locomotive engineers need to detect auditory warning signals for safe and effective job performance. We measured the levels and spectra of the warning signals and noises present in Dutch train cabins to evaluate the effectiveness of these signals. Audio-recordings were made in six train types during normal operation.

Correction to: Factors influencing the need for recovery in employees with hearing loss: a cross-sectional study of health administrative data.

The original publication of this article contains typographical error in Table 5, Row 2.

Factors influencing the need for recovery in employees with hearing loss: a cross-sectional study of health administrative data.

Objective: Need for recovery is a predictor of work stress and health problems, but its underlying factors are not yet well understood. We aimed to identify hearing-related, work-related, and personal factors influencing need for recovery in hearing-impaired employees.

Methods: We retrospectively identified hearing-impaired employees (N = 294) that were referred to the Amsterdam University Medical Center between 2004 and 2019.

Classification of Hearing Aids Into Feature Profiles Using Hierarchical Latent Class Analysis Applied to a Large Dataset of Hearing Aids.

Objectives: We developed a framework for objectively comparing hearing aids, independent of brand, type, or product family. This was done using a large dataset of commercially available hearing aids. To achieve this, we investigated which hearing aid features are suitable for comparison, and are also relevant for the rehabilitation of hearing impairment.

Cochrane method for systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions to prevent occupational noise-induced hearing loss - abridged.

Purpose: Assess the effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions at work on noise exposure or occupational hearing loss compared to no or alternative interventions.

Research Strategies: Pubmed, Embase, Web of Science, OSHupdate, Cochrane Central and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) were searched.

Selection Criteria: Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT), Controlled Before-After studies (CBA) and Interrupted Time-Series studies (ITS) evaluating engineering controls, administrative controls, personal hearing protection devices, and hearing surveillance were included.

Systematic Evaluation of Self-Reported Hearing Ability in Six Dimensions Before and After a Hearing Aid Trial.

Purpose The aim of the study was to evaluate the application of a modified version of the Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disabilities and Handicap to inventory self-reported hearing difficulties pre and post hearing aid fitting in 6 dimensions: detection, speech in silence, speech in noise, localization, discrimination, and noise tolerance. Method Questionnaires pre and post hearing aid fitting were collected during regular practice of hearing aid provision. Data of 740 subjects are presented; 337 already used hearing aids, and 403 were new users.

Subjective evaluation of single microphone noise reduction with different time constants.

Previous studies on single microphone noise reduction (NR) in hearing aids (HAs) have shown that some NR algorithms provide beneficial effects in terms of listener preference. To improve HA user satisfaction, we are interested in characteristics that determine preferences for NR, and in the inter-individual variability. The aim of this study was to test if dynamic properties of NR influence listener preference.

Sensorineural Hearing Loss After Adoptive Cell Immunotherapy for Melanoma Using MART-1 Specific T Cells: A Case Report and Its Pathophysiology.

Objective: To illustrate a case of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) after immunotherapy based on T cell receptor (TCR) gene therapy using modified T cells recognizing melanoma antigen recognized by T cells 1 for disseminated melanoma.

Patient: We present a 59-year-old woman with profound subacute bilateral SNHL including unilateral deafness after immunotherapy based on TCR gene therapy using modified T cells recognizing melanoma antigen recognized by T cells 1 for disseminated melanoma. Ten days after treatment, the patient developed hearing loss of 57 dB hearing loss air conduction at pure-tone average 0.

The Extended Speech Transmission Index: Predicting speech intelligibility in fluctuating noise and reverberant rooms.

The Speech Transmission Index (STI) is used to predict speech intelligibility in noise and reverberant environments. However, measurements and predictions in fluctuating noises lead to inaccuracies. In the current paper, the Extended Speech Transmission Index (ESTI) is presented in order to deal with these shortcomings.

Language-Independent Hearing Screening Based on Masked Recognition of Ecological Sounds.

A language-independent automated self-test on tablet based on masked recognition of ecological sounds, the Sound Ear Check (SEC), was developed. In this test, 24 trials of eight different sounds are randomly presented in a noise that was spectrally shaped according to the average frequency spectra of the stimulus sounds, using a 1-up 2-down adaptive procedure. The test was evaluated in adults with normal hearing and hearing loss, and its feasibility was investigated in young children, who are the target population of this test.