Objective: Efficacy of insert and supra-aural earphones during visual reinforcement audiometry (VRA) was investigated for 12- to 24-month-old children.
Design: VRA testing began in the soundfield and transitioned to either insert or supra-aural earphones. Audiologists recorded threshold estimates, participant behaviors, and an overall subjective rating of earphone acceptance.
Study Sample: One hundred and eighty-six 12- to 24-month-old children referred to the Department of Audiology at St. Louis Children's Hospital for a variety of reasons.
Results: Subjective ratings indicated high acceptance of insert earphones (84%) and supra-aural earphones (80%) despite negative behaviors. There was no significant difference in the number of threshold estimates based on earphone type for 12- to 17-month-old participants. Participants in the 18- to 24-month-old age group provided significantly more threshold estimates with insert earphones (mean = 5.3 threshold estimates, SD = 3.5) than with supra-aural earphones (mean = 2.9 threshold estimates, SD = 2.9). All seven participants who rejected earphone placement were successfully reconditioned for soundfield testing.
Conclusions: Data support the use of insert earphones during VRA, especially with 18-to 24-month-old children, to obtain ear-specific information.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/14992027.2015.1122236 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
The impact of depression and anxiety disorders on postoperative outcomes for patients having total hip or knee arthroplasty: Protocol of a meta-analytic study from cohort studies.
PLoS One
January 2025
Department of Anorectal Surgery, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Background And Purpose: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are widely performed surgeries for end-stage joint disease, yet the influence of depression and anxiety on postoperative outcomes remains unclear. This study aims to consolidate current evidence on the relationship between preoperative depression and/or anxiety disorders and postoperative outcomes in adult patients undergoing primary THA or TKA. Given the potential for these psychiatric conditions to affect recovery, pain management, and overall satisfaction, the results of this study are crucial to inform targeted perioperative interventions and improve patient-centered care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Identification of young children with ( )-infection is critical to curb Tuberculosis (TB)-related pediatric morbidity and mortality. The optimal test to identify young children with evidence of -infection remains controversial.
Methods: Using a TB household contact (HHC) study design among 130 Ugandan children less than 5 years with established -exposure, we compared the usefulness of the tuberculin skin test (TST) and QuantiFERON Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) to identify children with evidence for -sensitization.
Background: Statistical significance currently defines superiority in phase III oncology trials. However, this practice is increasingly questioned. Here, we estimated the fragility of phase III oncology trials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFShort-time cycling performance in young elite cyclists: related to maximal aerobic power and not to maximal accumulated oxygen deficit.
Front Physiol
January 2025
Department of Sports, Physical Education and Outdoor Studies, University of South-Eastern Norway, Kongsberg, Norway.
Purpose: To explore the relationships between performance variables and physiological variables in a short-time (2-3 min) cycling time trial (TT) on a cycle ergometer.
Methods: Fifteen young elite cyclists (age: 17.3 ± 0.
Evaluation of charge summing correction in CdTe-based photon-counting detectors for breast CT: performance metrics and image quality.
J Med Imaging (Bellingham)
January 2025
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Science and Engineering Labs, Division of Imaging, Diagnostics, and Software Reliability, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States.
Purpose: We evaluate the impact of charge summing correction on a cadmium telluride (CdTe)-based photon-counting detector in breast computed tomography (CT).
Approach: We employ a custom-built laboratory benchtop system using the X-THOR FX30 0.75-mm CdTe detector (Varex Imaging, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States) with a pixel pitch of 0.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!