The present study extends earlier research carried out by Cleary and Pisoni (2001) who found that measures of auditory sequence learning, using the Simon memory game procedure, were related to open-set spoken word recognition and language comprehension. Sequence learning scores were obtained from a new group of profoundly deaf children with cochlear implants. Two different measures of sequence ...

BACKGROUND Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is an inherited bone and connective tissue disorder associated with the lifelong occurrence of frequent fractures following even mild trauma. Hearing loss is frequently reported in patients with OI. PURPOSE This investigation is a retrospective study of measurements of tympanometry, acoustic reflexes, and transient evoked otoacoustic emissions in a samp...

Fourteen percent of the Swedish population report subjective hearing loss. The number of persons suffering from hearing loss is expected to increase in accordance with the increased length of the average life span, causing an associated increase in the demand for hearing health care services as new patient groups who expect a higher quality of life begin to request hearing care. The main goal o...