ArticleHearing research2015
Localization training results in individuals with unilateral severe to profound hearing loss.
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- Virtual reality games for spatial hearing training in children and young people with bilateral cochlear implants: the "Both Ears (BEARS)" approach.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
- Auditory cortical plasticity after cochlear implantation in asymmetric hearing loss is related to spatial hearing: a PET H215O study.Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) · 2023Article
- Instant improvement in monaural spatial hearing abilities through cognitive feedback.Experimental brain research · 2022Article
- Intrinsic brain activity reorganization contributes to long-term compensation of higher-order hearing abilities in single-sided deafness.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Sound source localization patterns and bilateral cochlear implants: Age at onset of deafness effects.PloS one · 2022Article
- Sound Localization and Lateralization by Bilateral Bone Conduction Devices, Middle Ear Implants, and Cartilage Conduction Hearing Aids.Audiology research · 2021Review
- Proficiency in Using Level Cue for Sound Localization Is Related to the Auditory Cortical Structure in Patients With Single-Sided Deafness.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Ear-Specific Hemispheric Asymmetry in Unilateral Deafness Revealed by Auditory Cortical Activity.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Involving Children and Teenagers With Bilateral Cochlear Implants in the Design of the BEARS (Both EARS) Virtual Reality Training Suite Improves Personalization.Frontiers in digital health · 2021Article
- Sound-localisation performance in patients with congenital unilateral microtia and atresia fitted with an active middle ear implant.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021Article
- Activities of the Right Temporo-Parieto-Occipital Junction Reflect Spatial Hearing Ability in Cochlear Implant Users.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Learning to find spatially reversed sounds.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Silencing cortical activity during sound-localization training impairs auditory perceptual learning.Nature communications · 2019Article
- A review of the effects of unilateral hearing loss on spatial hearing.Hearing research · 2019Review
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Abstract
Adults with unilateral hearing loss often demonstrate decreased sound localization ability and report that situations requiring spatial hearing are especially challenging. Few studies have evaluated localization abilities combined with training in this population. The present pilot study examined whether localization of two sound types would improve after training, and explored the relation between localization ability or training benefit and demographic factors. Eleven participants with unilateral severe to profound hearing loss attended five training sessions; localization cues gradually decreased across sessions. Localization ability was assessed pre- and post-training. Assessment stimuli were monosyllabic words and spectral and temporal random spectrogram sounds. Root mean square errors for each participant and stimulus type were used in group and correlation analyses; individual data were examined with ordinary least squares regression. Mean pre-to post-training test results were significantly different for all stimulus types. Among the participants, eight significantly improved following training on at least one localization measure, whereas three did not. Participants with the poorest localization ability improved the most and likewise, those with the best pre-training ability showed the least training benefit. Correlation results suggested that test age, age at onset of severe to profound hearing loss and better ear high frequency audibility may contribute to localization ability. Results support the need for continued investigation of localization training efficacy and consideration of localization training within rehabilitation protocols for individuals with unilateral severe to profound hearing loss.
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