ReviewHearing research2019
A review of the effects of unilateral hearing loss on spatial hearing.
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 114 citations in OpenAlex.
- Task force Guideline of Brazilian Society of Otology - hearing loss in children - Part II - Treatment.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyGuideline
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- Unilateral Hearing Loss: Listening Ability, Social Participation and Adaptive Strategies to Challenges in the Real World.Audiology research · 2026Article
- A tale of two ears: development of binaural auditory processing in the big brown bat.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2026Article
- Partial Learning in Human Sound Localization With Asymmetric Ears.The European journal of neuroscience · 2026Article
- Longitudinal Cochlear Implant Use in Pediatric Patients With Unilateral Hearing Loss.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Extending the Indications of Cochlear Implantation in Adults with Single-Sided Deafness. A Comprehensive Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- Spatial hearing adaptation in congenital and acquired single-sided deafness.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Developmental auditory deprivation in one ear impairs brainstem binaural processing and reduces spatial hearing acuity.PLoS biology · 2025Article
- Optimal Sound Presentation Level for Sound Localization Testing in Unilateral Conductive Hearing Loss.Audiology research · 2025Article
- Psychometric Properties of a 17-Item German Language Short Form of the Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale and Their Correlation to Audiometry in 97 Individuals with Unilateral Menière's Disease from a Prospective Multicenter Registry.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Evaluating Auditory Localization Capabilities in Young Patients with Single-Side Deafness.Audiology research · 2025Article
- Perception of Straight Ahead With Vision, Hearing, and Proprioception by Individuals With Low Vision.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
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- Oncologists' views on ototoxicity monitoring in head and neck cancer patients: A South Indian qualitative study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Psychological Distress and Social Adjustment of a Working Adult Population with Single-Sided Deafness.Audiology research · 2024Article
- Evaluating binaural hearing capabilities in individuals with sensorineural hearing loss through bilateral bone conduction stimulation.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Concentration, motivation, activity, and subjective fatigue in patients with single-sided deafness.The Journal of laryngology and otology · 2024Article
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- A Virtual Reality Platform for Evaluating Deficits in Executive Functions in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children-Relation to Daily Function and to Quality of Life.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
The capacity of the auditory system to extract spatial information relies principally on the detection and interpretation of binaural cues, i.e., differences in the time of arrival or level of the sound between the two ears. In this review, we consider the effects of unilateral or asymmetric hearing loss on spatial hearing, with a focus on the adaptive changes in the brain that may help to compensate for an imbalance in input between the ears. Unilateral hearing loss during development weakens the brain's representation of the deprived ear, and this may outlast the restoration of function in that ear and therefore impair performance on tasks such as sound localization and spatial release from masking that rely on binaural processing. However, loss of hearing in one ear also triggers a reweighting of the cues used for sound localization, resulting in increased dependence on the spectral cues provided by the other ear for localization in azimuth, as well as adjustments in binaural sensitivity that help to offset the imbalance in inputs between the two ears. These adaptive strategies enable the developing auditory system to compensate to a large degree for asymmetric hearing loss, thereby maintaining accurate sound localization. They can also be leveraged by training following hearing loss in adulthood. Although further research is needed to determine whether this plasticity can generalize to more realistic listening conditions and to other tasks, such as spatial unmasking, the capacity of the auditory system to undergo these adaptive changes has important implications for rehabilitation strategies in the hearing impaired.
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