Journal Reviews

Hearing loss and social support

1 January 2019 | | Demographics/epidemiology, adult or general hearing screening, behavioural measures, psycho-social/emotional

The aim of this above study was to investigate how perceived social support and the hearing loss handicap may be influenced by residency and demographics. A total of 106 participants were tested, 71 of them with hearing loss. Thirty of...

Diet quality, noise, and hearing

1 January 2015 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric | Demographics/epidemiology, hearing conservation; noise, pharmacology

This is an important article for all audiologists to better understand the relationship between dietary habits and hearing loss. It reports poor dietary habits plus noise exposure may lead to increased high frequency hearing loss. The literature review lays the...