Are hearing aid owners able to identify and self-report handling difficulties? A pilot study.

Objective: Although clinician administered surveys evaluating hearing aid handling skills exist, the development of a self-administered version may reduce clinical load, save consultation time, and facilitate more frequent use than face-to-face consultations allow. However, there is currently no evidence to support whether hearing aid owners can accurately self-report hearing aid handling skills via self-report survey that systematically evaluates the ability to accurately perform the individual aspects of hearing aid handling required for effective hearing aid management.

Design: An explorative pilot study using a prospective research design.

The impact of tinnitus upon cognition in adults: A systematic review.

Objective: To systematically review and analyse experimental outcomes of studies exploring the impact of tinnitus upon cognitive function and their implications for clinical management of invasive tinnitus.

Design: A systematic and descriptive review.

Study Sample: Eighteen studies were identified investigating the impact of tinnitus on cognitive function.

Does clinician continuity influence hearing aid outcomes?

Objective: To evaluate whether clinician continuity is associated with successful hearing aid outcomes.

Design: A prospective cohort study. Clinician continuity was defined as occurring when a patient was cared for by the same clinician for the hearing assessment, hearing aid selection process, hearing aid fitting and programming, and subsequent hearing aid fine tuning appointments.

Clinical validation of automated audiometry with continuous noise-monitoring in a clinically heterogeneous population outside a sound-treated environment.

Objective: Examine the accuracy of automated audiometry in a clinically heterogeneous population of adults using the KUDUwave automated audiometer.

Design: Prospective accuracy study. Manual audiometry was performed in a sound-treated room and automated audiometry was not conducted in a sound-treated environment.

Speech perception scores in cochlear implant recipients: An analysis of ceiling effects in the CUNY sentence test (Quiet) in post-lingually deafened cochlear implant recipients.

Objectives: To evaluate the clinical utility of the City University of New York sentence test in a cohort of post-lingually deafened cochlear implants recipients over time.

Methods: 117 post-lingually deafened, Australian English-speaking CI recipients aged between 23 and 98 years (M = 66 years; SD = 15.09) were recruited.

Evaluating hearing aid handling skills: A systematic and descriptive review.

Objective: To review and appraise the content and quality of surveys that evaluate hearing aid handling.

Design: A systematic and descriptive review.

Study Sample: Twelve surveys were identified as containing at least one item evaluating hearing aid handling.