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1995

Washington University School of Medicine

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Phoneme Analysis Of Cochlear Implant Recipients' Responses To Cnc Words Using The Mpeak And Speak Speech Coding Strategies Of The Nucleus Cochlear Implant System, Kristin Hedges Jan 1995

Phoneme Analysis Of Cochlear Implant Recipients' Responses To Cnc Words Using The Mpeak And Speak Speech Coding Strategies Of The Nucleus Cochlear Implant System, Kristin Hedges

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses a study done to determine how cochlear implant users perceive speech sounds using MPEAK or SPEAK speech coding strategy.


Developing Materials For Teaching Early Elementary Fundamental Skills To Hearing-Impaired Children, Ann M. Holmes Jan 1995

Developing Materials For Teaching Early Elementary Fundamental Skills To Hearing-Impaired Children, Ann M. Holmes

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper contains materials for teaching early elementary skills to hearing impaired children.


Sensitivity And Specificity Of Tympanometric Gradient And Middle Ear Resonance In Young Children And Infants, Brandy R. Jones Jan 1995

Sensitivity And Specificity Of Tympanometric Gradient And Middle Ear Resonance In Young Children And Infants, Brandy R. Jones

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses the use of tympanometric gradient, middle ear resonance and static admittance as diagnostic tools for testing the hearing of children and infants.


Improving Hearing Aid Users' Satisfaction Through A Market Survey, Instructional Video, And Booklet, Jennifer Kelly Jan 1995

Improving Hearing Aid Users' Satisfaction Through A Market Survey, Instructional Video, And Booklet, Jennifer Kelly

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses an instructional video and booklet developed to improve hearing aid users’ satisfaction and to educate audiologists on the importance of proper post-fit counseling.


Informational Guide For Parents Of Residential Children, Margaret Anne Peters Jan 1995

Informational Guide For Parents Of Residential Children, Margaret Anne Peters

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper presents an informational guide for parents of Central Institute for the Deaf residential children.


Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions In Children With Profound Sensorineural Hearing Losses, Laura W. Longmeyer Jan 1995

Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions In Children With Profound Sensorineural Hearing Losses, Laura W. Longmeyer

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper presents information on the reliability of distortion product otoacoustic emissions in children with profound sensorineural hearing losses.


Comparison Of Three Speakers Along Critical Acoustic Dimensions, Karin Bramlett Jan 1995

Comparison Of Three Speakers Along Critical Acoustic Dimensions, Karin Bramlett

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses a study done on the speech production of elementary school aged children.


Comparison Of Speech Processor Map Minimum (T) And Maximum (C) Levels With Psychophysical Thresholds And Maximum Acceptable Loudness Levels In Users Of The Nucleus 22 Cochlear Implant System, Elbe' Boshoff Jan 1995

Comparison Of Speech Processor Map Minimum (T) And Maximum (C) Levels With Psychophysical Thresholds And Maximum Acceptable Loudness Levels In Users Of The Nucleus 22 Cochlear Implant System, Elbe' Boshoff

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses the Nucleus 22 cochlear implant.


Toward An Acoustic Vowel Metric: Listener Validation, Christine Anne Brenner Jan 1995

Toward An Acoustic Vowel Metric: Listener Validation, Christine Anne Brenner

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper examines objective measures of speech production, specifically vowels. The relationship between the listener's perception of sections of the vowels with their perception of the entire vocalic utterance was examined.


Eighth Nerve Degeneration In The Deafness Mouse, Molly M. Checkett Jan 1995

Eighth Nerve Degeneration In The Deafness Mouse, Molly M. Checkett

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses a study done to examine regeneration of spiral ganglion cells in the deafness mouse.


Learning Disabled And Hearing-Impaired, Lashawn Cole Jan 1995

Learning Disabled And Hearing-Impaired, Lashawn Cole

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses learning disabilities in children who are hearing impaired.


Teaching Language (At The Primary Level) Through Theme-Base Units, Alisande Rapps Jan 1995

Teaching Language (At The Primary Level) Through Theme-Base Units, Alisande Rapps

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper is a collection of four theme-based units to be used to teach beginning science and social studies concepts.


Survey Of Hearing-Impaired Adults And Parents Of Hearing-Impaired Children And Their Knowledge Of The Americans With Disabilities Act, Pamela L. Desena Jan 1995

Survey Of Hearing-Impaired Adults And Parents Of Hearing-Impaired Children And Their Knowledge Of The Americans With Disabilities Act, Pamela L. Desena

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses the results of a survey about awareness of the American with Disabilities Act.


United States Geography Curricula, Carrie N. Fletcher Jan 1995

United States Geography Curricula, Carrie N. Fletcher

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper presents a geography curricula designed for hearing-impaired children between 8 and 10 years of age who are behind their normal-hearing peers in vocabulary, language and reading skills.


A Literature Review Of Three Common Balance Tests: Electronystagmography, Rotary Chair Testing, And Computerized Dynamic Posturography, Marie Schmitt Jan 1995

A Literature Review Of Three Common Balance Tests: Electronystagmography, Rotary Chair Testing, And Computerized Dynamic Posturography, Marie Schmitt

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses the rationale, clinical applications, advantages and disadvantages of three common balance function tests: Electronystagmography (ENG), Rotational Chair Testing (RCT), and Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP).


Helpful Information For Parents Of Newly Diagnosed Hearing-Impaired Children, Alison M. Scott Jan 1995

Helpful Information For Parents Of Newly Diagnosed Hearing-Impaired Children, Alison M. Scott

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper presents an information booklet for parents of newly diagnosed hearing-impaired children. The booklet provides basic supplemental information to aid parents in understanding hearing impairment, audiologic information, and educational options. Topics covered include audiograms, educational methods, hearing aids, cochlear implants, informational resources, communication strategies, and hearing health-care specialists.


Loudness Judgments In Normal And Hearing Impaired Listeners, Karen L. Tressel Jan 1995

Loudness Judgments In Normal And Hearing Impaired Listeners, Karen L. Tressel

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper studies the use of a rank order scale to achieve a goal of normal loudness perception for a hearing-impaired person. The study compares loudness judgments in normal and hearing-impaired listeners.


A Comparison Between Maximum Length Sequence And Conventional Auditory Brainstem Responses As A Screening Tool For Auditory Sensitivity, Sherry K. Wheeler Jan 1995

A Comparison Between Maximum Length Sequence And Conventional Auditory Brainstem Responses As A Screening Tool For Auditory Sensitivity, Sherry K. Wheeler

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper compares conventional auditory brainstem response tests (ABRs) and Maximum Length Sequence auditory brainstem response tests (MLS ABRs). The results found that the faster MLS ABRs could prove an accurate screening tool for auditory sensitivity.


Noise Exposure In High School Aged Youths And Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions, Susan Goldstein Jan 1995

Noise Exposure In High School Aged Youths And Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions, Susan Goldstein

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses the effect of noise exposure on high school aged boys' hearing levels and how to measure the effects.


Social Training Activities And Resources For Hearing Impaired Students In Elementary School, Peggy Hammond Jan 1995

Social Training Activities And Resources For Hearing Impaired Students In Elementary School, Peggy Hammond

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper provides resources to help hearing impaired students in primary and elementary grades with personal and social competency training.


Outlook Magazine, Winter 1995 Jan 1995

Outlook Magazine, Winter 1995

Outlook Magazine

No abstract provided.


Is Late Recurrence After Radical Resection For Ampullary Carcinoma A Problem?, Steven M. Strasberg Jan 1995

Is Late Recurrence After Radical Resection For Ampullary Carcinoma A Problem?, Steven M. Strasberg

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.


Outlook Magazine, Summer 1995 Jan 1995

Outlook Magazine, Summer 1995

Outlook Magazine

No abstract provided.


Outlook Magazine, Fall 1995 Jan 1995

Outlook Magazine, Fall 1995

Outlook Magazine

No abstract provided.


Outlook Magazine, Spring 1995 Jan 1995

Outlook Magazine, Spring 1995

Outlook Magazine

No abstract provided.