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The Effect of Hearing Loss and Hearing Device Fitting on Fatigue in Adults: A Systematic Review (2020)
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Holman, J. A., Drummond, A., & Naylor, G. (2021). The Effect of Hearing Loss and Hearing Device Fitting on Fatigue in Adults: A Systematic Review. Ear and Hearing, 42(1), 1-11

Objectives: To conduct a systematic review to address two research questions: (Q1) Does hearing loss have an effect on fatigue? (Q2) Does hearing device fitting have an effect on fatigue? It was hypothesized that hearing loss would increase fatigue... Read More about The Effect of Hearing Loss and Hearing Device Fitting on Fatigue in Adults: A Systematic Review.

Hearing impairment and daily-life fatigue: a qualitative study (2019)
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Holman, J. A., Drummond, A., Hughes, S. E., & Naylor, G. (2019). Hearing impairment and daily-life fatigue: a qualitative study. International Journal of Audiology, 58(7), 408-416. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2019.1597284

Objective: Hearing impairment is linked to increased fatigue, yet little is known about the real-world impact of this fatigue. This qualitative study investigated the experience of daily-life fatigue in people with a hearing impairment. Design: Ind... Read More about Hearing impairment and daily-life fatigue: a qualitative study.

The pupil dilation response during speech perception in dark and light: the involvement of the parasympathetic nervous system in listening effort (2018)
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Wang, Y., Kramer, S. E., Wendt, D., Naylor, G., Lunner, T., & Zekveld, A. A. (2018). The pupil dilation response during speech perception in dark and light: the involvement of the parasympathetic nervous system in listening effort. Trends in Hearing, 22, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1177/2331216518816603

Recently, the measurement of the pupil dilation response has been applied in many studies to assess listening effort. Meanwhile, the mechanisms underlying this response are still largely unknown. We present the results of a method that separates the... Read More about The pupil dilation response during speech perception in dark and light: the involvement of the parasympathetic nervous system in listening effort.

Pupil light reflex evoked by light-emitting diode and computer screen: methodology and association with need for recovery in daily life (2018)
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Wang, Y., Zekveld, A. A., Wendt, D., Lunner, T., Naylor, G., & Kramer, S. E. (2018). Pupil light reflex evoked by light-emitting diode and computer screen: methodology and association with need for recovery in daily life. PLoS ONE, 13(6), Article e0197739. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197739

Objectives: Pupil light reflex (PLR) has been widely used as a method for evaluating parasympathetic activity. The first aim of the present study is to develop a PLR measurement using a computer screen set-up and compare its results with the PLR gene... Read More about Pupil light reflex evoked by light-emitting diode and computer screen: methodology and association with need for recovery in daily life.

Impact of SNR, masker type and noise reduction processing on sentence recognition performance and listening effort as indicated by the pupil dilation response (2018)
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Ohlenforst, B., Wendt, D., Kramer, S. E., Naylor, G., Zekveld, A. A., & Lunner, T. (2018). Impact of SNR, masker type and noise reduction processing on sentence recognition performance and listening effort as indicated by the pupil dilation response. Hearing Research, 365, 90-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2018.05.003

Recent studies have shown that activating the noise reduction scheme in hearing aids results in a smaller peak pupil dilation (PPD), indicating reduced listening effort, at 50% and 95% correct sentence recognition with a 4-talker masker. The objectiv... Read More about Impact of SNR, masker type and noise reduction processing on sentence recognition performance and listening effort as indicated by the pupil dilation response.

The application of pupillometry in hearing science to assess listening effort (2018)
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Naylor, G., Koelewijn, T., Zekveld, A. A., & Kramer, S. E. (2018). The application of pupillometry in hearing science to assess listening effort. Trends in Hearing, 22, 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1177/2331216518799437

In recent years, the fields of Audiology and Cognitive Sciences have seen a burgeoning of research focusing on the assessment of the effort required during listening. Among approaches to this question, the pupil dilation response has shown to be an i... Read More about The application of pupillometry in hearing science to assess listening effort.

Predictors of entering a hearing aid evaluation period: a prospective study in older hearing-help seekers (2017)
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Pronk, M., Deeg, D. J., Versfeld, N. J., Heymans, M., Naylor, G., & Kramer, S. E. (in press). Predictors of entering a hearing aid evaluation period: a prospective study in older hearing-help seekers. Trends in Hearing, 21, https://doi.org/10.1177/2331216517744915

This study aimed to determine the predictors of entering a hearing aid evaluation period (HAEP) using a prospective design drawing on the health belief model and the transtheoretical model. In total, 377 older persons who presented with hearing probl... Read More about Predictors of entering a hearing aid evaluation period: a prospective study in older hearing-help seekers.

Relations between self-reported daily-life fatigue, hearing status and pupil dilation during a speech perception in noise task (2017)
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Wang, Y., Naylor, G., Kramer, S. E., Zekveld, A. A., Wendt, D., Ohlenforst, B., & Lunner, T. (2018). Relations between self-reported daily-life fatigue, hearing status and pupil dilation during a speech perception in noise task. Ear and Hearing, 39(3), 573–582. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000512

Objective: people with hearing impairment are likely to experience higher levels of fatigue due to effortful listening in daily communication. This hearing-related fatigue might not only constrain their work performance, but also result in withdrawal... Read More about Relations between self-reported daily-life fatigue, hearing status and pupil dilation during a speech perception in noise task.

Impact of stimulus-related factors and hearing impairment on listening effort as indicated by pupil dilation (2017)
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Ohlenforst, B., Zekveld, A. A., Lunner, T., Wendt, D., Naylor, G., Wang, Y., …Kramer, S. E. (2017). Impact of stimulus-related factors and hearing impairment on listening effort as indicated by pupil dilation. Hearing Research, 351, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2017.05.012

Previous research has reported effects of masker type and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) on listening effort, as indicated by the peak pupil dilation (PPD) relative to baseline during speech recognition. At about 50% correct sentence recognition perform... Read More about Impact of stimulus-related factors and hearing impairment on listening effort as indicated by pupil dilation.

Unilateral versus bilateral hearing aids for bilateral hearing impairment in adults (2017)
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Browning, G. G., Howell, P., Whitmer, W. M., Ftouh, S., Chong, L. Y., & Naylor, G. (in press). Unilateral versus bilateral hearing aids for bilateral hearing impairment in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012665

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of bilateral versus unilateral hearing aids in adults with a bilateral hearing impairment.

Effects of hearing impairment and hearing aid amplification on listening effort - a systematic review (2017)
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Ohlenforst, B., Zekveld, A., Jansma, E., Wang, Y., Naylor, G., Lorens, A., …Kramer, S. (in press). Effects of hearing impairment and hearing aid amplification on listening effort - a systematic review. Ear and Hearing, 38(3), https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000396

Objectives: To undertake a systematic review of available evidence on the effect of hearing impairment and hearing-aid amplification on listening effort. Two research questions were addressed: Q1) does hearing impairment affect listening effort? and... Read More about Effects of hearing impairment and hearing aid amplification on listening effort - a systematic review.

A taxonomy of fatigue concepts and their relation to hearing loss (2016)
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Hornsby, B. W., Naylor, G., & Bess, F. H. (2016). A taxonomy of fatigue concepts and their relation to hearing loss. Ear and Hearing, 37(Supp 1), Article 136S-144S. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000289

Fatigue is common in individuals with a variety of chronic health conditions and can have significant negative effects on quality of life. Although limited in scope, recent work suggests persons with hearing loss may be at increased risk for fatigue,... Read More about A taxonomy of fatigue concepts and their relation to hearing loss.

Hearing impairment and cognitive energy: the Framework for Understanding Effortful Listening (FUEL) (2016)
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Pichora-Fuller, M. K., Kramer, S., Eckert, M. A., Edwards, B., Hornsby, B. W., Humes, L. E., …Wingfield, A. (2016). Hearing impairment and cognitive energy: the Framework for Understanding Effortful Listening (FUEL). Ear and Hearing, 37, Article 5S-27S. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000312

The Fifth Eriksholm Workshop on “Hearing Impairment and Cognitive Energy” was convened to develop a consensus among interdisciplinary experts about what is known on the topic, gaps in knowledge, the use of terminology, priorities for future research,... Read More about Hearing impairment and cognitive energy: the Framework for Understanding Effortful Listening (FUEL).

Theoretical issues of validity in the measurement of aided speech reception threshold in noise for comparing nonlinear hearing aid systems (2016)
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Naylor, G. (2016). Theoretical issues of validity in the measurement of aided speech reception threshold in noise for comparing nonlinear hearing aid systems. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 27(7), https://doi.org/10.3766/jaaa.15093

Background: Adaptive Speech Reception Threshold in noise (SRTn) measurements are often used to make comparisons between alternative hearing aid (HA) systems. Such measurements usually do not constrain the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at which testing... Read More about Theoretical issues of validity in the measurement of aided speech reception threshold in noise for comparing nonlinear hearing aid systems.

Parasympathetic nervous system dysfunction, as identified by pupil light reflex, and its possible connection to hearing impairment (2016)
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Wang, Y., Zekveld, A. A., Naylor, G., Ohlenforst, B., Jansma, E. P., Lorens, A., …Kramer, S. E. (2016). Parasympathetic nervous system dysfunction, as identified by pupil light reflex, and its possible connection to hearing impairment. PLoS ONE, 11(4), Article e0153566. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153566

Context Although the pupil light reflex has been widely used as a clinical diagnostic tool for autonomic nervous system dysfunction, there is no systematic review available to summarize the evidence that the pupil light reflex is a sensitive method... Read More about Parasympathetic nervous system dysfunction, as identified by pupil light reflex, and its possible connection to hearing impairment.

Exploring the effects of the narrative embodied in the hearing aid fitting process on treatment outcomes (2015)
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Objectives: There is strong evidence from other fields of health, and growing evidence in audiology, that characteristics of the process of intervention as perceived by the client (embodied narratives) can have significant effects on treatment outcom... Read More about Exploring the effects of the narrative embodied in the hearing aid fitting process on treatment outcomes.

Patterns of hearing aid usage predict hearing aid use amount (data logged and self-reported) and overreport (2014)
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Background: Previous studies found that, on average, users overreport their daily amount of hearing aid use compared to objective measures such as data logging. However, the reasons for this are unclear. Purpose: This study assessed data-logged and... Read More about Patterns of hearing aid usage predict hearing aid use amount (data logged and self-reported) and overreport.