Purpose: To systematically gather from the literature available the quantitative instruments used to assess the sense of smell in studies carried out with children. Research strategy: The present study included a survey in the Pubmed and Bireme platforms and in the databases of MedLine, Lilacs, regional SciELO and Web of Science, followed by selection and critical analysis of the articles found...

“Evidence Based Practice” (EBP) is an approach to clinical service delivery that has become increasingly advocated in the past decade (McKibbon 1999). EBP was initially discussed in the field of medicine, and evidence-based medicine (EBM) received increasing attention in the 1990’s. EBM is defined as the “conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions ab...

1Division of Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology, Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Bohlenplatz 21, 91054 Erlangen, Germany 2Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Glückstraße 11, 91054 Erlangen, Germany 3Department of Computer Science, Friedrich-Alexander University Erl...

Independent Studies and Capstones Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences 1947 The reliability and validity of monitored connected discourse as a test of the threshold of intelligibilityThe reliability and validity of monitored connected discourse as a test of the threshold of intelligibility"

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: JISH: Jeddah Institute for Speech and Hearing; ASHA: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; OSMSE-R: Oral-Speech-Mechanism-Screening-ExaminationRevised; dB: Decible; HL: Hearing Level; Hz: Hertz; COHC: Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist; AAA: American Academy of Audiology; AA: African American; UN: United Nations; W...

M. Fleischer, S. Kürbis , A. Mainka, P. Birkholz , D. Mürbe Division of Phoniatrics and Audiology, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Institute of Acoustics and Speech Communication, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Voice Research Laboratory, Hochschule für Musik...

Speech audiometry is used to measure threshold, to assess suprathreshold intelligibility, to measure progress in lip-reading and auditory training, to detect the presence of malingering, to evaluate the effectiveness of different aids, to predict the success of otologic surgery and to aid in the diagnosis of both peripheral and cortical disorder. They are useful and often essential in modern au...

Corresponding author: Vlad Budu e-mail: [email protected] Vlad Budu1, Alexandra Schnaider1, Ioan Bulescu2 1“Prof. Dr. Dorin Hociota” Institute of Phono-Audiology and Functional ENT Surgery, Bucharest, Romania 2Department of Anatomy, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania Endoscopic approach of sinonasal inverted papilloma – our 15 years’ experience on 162 cases ...

This article was submitted to HR by Douglas L. Beck, AuD, director of professional relations at Oticon Inc, Somerset, NJ; David P. Speidel, MS, director of audiology services, and Michelle Petrak, PhD, audiologist and product manager at Interacoustics, Eden Prairie, Minn. Correspondence can be addressed to [email protected] or Douglas Beck at Oticon Inc, 29 Schoolhouse Road, Somerset, NJ...