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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 72 avhandlingar innehållade orden hearing disability.
1. Functioning and disability in adults with hearing loss : the preparatory studies in the ICF Core sets for hearing loss project
Sammanfattning : Hearing loss (HL) is a health condition that affects more than 360 million people worldwide. The findings from previous research point at the adverse relationship between adults with hearing loss and important aspects of everyday life such as social relations, communication and work-related tasks. LÄS MER
2. Hearing impairment and deafness : genetic and environmental factors - interactions - consequences : a clinical audiological approach
Sammanfattning : OBJECTIVES - Hearing impairment (HI) can be due to genetic or environmental factors, e.g. noise. More than 50% of HI cases are thougt to be hereditary. LÄS MER
3. Internet Interventions for Hearing Loss : Examing rehabilitation, self-report measures and internet use for hearing-aid users
Sammanfattning : In the future, audiological rehabilitation of adults with hearing loss will be more available, personalized and thorough due to the possibilities offered by the internet. By using the internet as a platform it is also possible to perform the process of rehabilitation in a cost-effective way. LÄS MER
4. Evaluating the process of change : Studies on patient journey, hearing disability acceptance and stages-of-change
Sammanfattning : Person with hearing impairment (PHI) and their Communication partners (CPs) have a range of experiences and milestones before, during and after their audiological assessment and/or rehabilitation sessions. The term ‘patient journey’ refers to understanding the experiences and the processes the patient goes through during the course of the disease and the treatment regime. LÄS MER
5. Perception of disturbing sounds : Investigations of people with hearing loss and normal hearing
Sammanfattning : The present thesis concerns the daily sound environment and the human perception of the same. The sound environment affects the possibility to be active in a communication. With background noise, it may be harder to hear desired signals, and when suffering from a hearing loss, negative effects of the background noise increase. LÄS MER