Sökning: "hearing aids"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 66 avhandlingar innehållade orden hearing aids.

1. 21. Climbing up the hearing rehabilitation ladder

   Författare :Elisabeth Ingo; Ariane Laplante-Lévesque; Thomas Lunner; Gerhard Andersson; Margaret Wallhagen; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; online hearing screening; Stages of change; Motivational interviewing;

   Sammanfattning : Hearing impairment is a major public health problem, affecting communication and participation, and is associated with a range of health problems. Most individuals with perceived hearing impairment do not seek help, do not opt for rehabilitation (hearing aids), and do not use prescribed hearing aids adequately. LÄS MER

3. 22. Sound Classification in Hearing Instruments

   Författare :Peter Nordqvist; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Sound Classification HMM Hearing Aid; Signal processing; Signalbehandling;

   Sammanfattning : A variety of algorithms intended for the new generation of hearing aids is presented in this thesis. The main contribution of this work is the hidden Markov model (HMM) approach to classifying listening environments. This method is efficient and robust and well suited for hearing aid applications. LÄS MER

4. 23. Cochlear hearing loss and evaluation of prescriptive methods for non-linear hearing aids

   Författare :Karolina Smeds; KTH; []
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5. 24. Hearing and cognition in speech comprehension. Methods and applications

   Författare :Mathias Hällgren; Stig Arlinger; Birgitta Larsby; Arne Leijon; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aging; physiology; cognition; cognition disorders; dichotic listening tests; hearing loss; sensorineural; neuropsychological tests; speech perception; Audiology; Audiologi;

   Sammanfattning : Central auditory processing is complex and can not be evaluated by a single method. This thesis focuses on assessment of some aspects of central auditory functions by the use of dichotic speech tests and cognitive tests that tax functions important for speech processing. LÄS MER

7. 25. Jobbet är kommunikation : om användning av arbetshjälpmedel för personer med hörselnedsättning

   Författare :Sif Bjarnason; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :assistive listening devices; hearing loss; hearing impairment; work; work adaptations; stigma; social recognition; Health and Medical Care Research; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning;

   Sammanfattning : To facilitate participation in hearing situations at work sites persons with hearing loss may use assistive listening devices (ALDs). Compared to personal hearing aids ALDs have received little research attention. LÄS MER