Auditory speech-discrimination as a function of age and type of audiogram

This paper reviews a study to determine if loss of speech discrimination is related to age and patients with audiograms showing steep high-frequency losses.

Clinic protocol for diagnostic evaluation

This paper reviews clinic diagnostic hearing evaluations.

Subjective versus objective measures of daily listening environments

This study examined hearing impaired listeners’ subjective perceptions of listening environments through a listening questionnaire and compared these results to objective measures mimicked by the questionnaire in the datalogging device SAM (Sound Activity Meter). Results indicate audiologists should not rely on patient reports of “typical” listening environments for hearing aid selection as significant discrepancies were present between several of the subjective and objective measures.

Noise exposure in school-age children

This paper discusses a study to determine the average level of noise exposure for school children on a typical school day.

Broadening our scope: Supporting the need for oral deaf educators in rural communities

This paper supports the need for oral deaf educators in rural communities and their importance in the education of children who are deaf and hard of hearing.