Objectives: Audiological rehabilitation includes sensory management, auditory training (AT),
and counseling and can alleviate the negative consequences associated with (untreated) …

Speech-perception testing is essential for monitoring outcomes with a hearing aid or
cochlear implant (CI). However, clinical care is time-consuming and often challenging with an …

Cochlear implant users’ limited ability to understand speech in noisy environments has been
linked to the poor spatial resolution and the high degree of spectral smearing associated …

The understanding of speech in noise relies (at least partially) on spectrotemporal
modulation sensitivity. This sensitivity can be measured by spectral ripple tests, which can be …

Audiological rehabilitation (AR) is important to improve auditory and communication skills of
persons with hearing impairment (HI), in order to optimize participation in society. The …

Communication through spoken language is vital in life, and is jeopardized in the case of
hearing impairment (HI). Because of decreasing communication abilities, many persons with HI …

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simultaneously engages the genres of fantasy, autobiography, personal quest narrative, short …

This plain language summary serves as an overview in explaining earwax (cerumen). The
summary applies to patients older than 6 months with a clinical diagnosis of earwax impaction …

… The maggots also have an effective debriding action and growth-promoting effects. … Studies
have sought to characterise the actions of maggots in the process of wound healing. The …

Finding rewards and avoiding punishments are powerful goals of behavior. To maximize
reward and minimize punishment, it is beneficial to learn about the stimuli that predict their …