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Improving the Efficiency of the Digits-in-Noise Hearing Screening Test: A Comparison between Four Different Test Procedures
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Dambha, Tasneem; Swanepoel, De Wet; Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema; De Sousa, Karina C.; Graham, Marien A.; Smits, Cas – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: This study compared the test characteristics, test-retest reliability, and test efficiency of three novel digits-in-noise (DIN) test procedures to a conventional antiphasic 23-trial adaptive DIN (D23). Method: One hundred twenty participants with an average age of 42 years (SD = 19) were included. Participants were tested and retested…
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Screening Tests, Efficiency, Test Format
High Prevalence of Hearing Disorders at the Special Olympics Indicate Need to Screen Persons with Intellectual Disability
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Hild, U.; Hey, C.; Baumann, U.; Montgomery, J.; Euler, H. A.; Neumann, K. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: Persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) are at increased risk for hearing impairment which often remains undetected. If left untreated, such hearing impairments may worsen the social and communicative problems of these persons. The aims of this study are to determine the prevalence of hearing impairment, to specify type and degree…
Descriptors: Incidence, Hearing Impairments, Athletes, Mental Retardation