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Improving health-related quality of life in single-sided deafness: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Kitterick, P. T., Lucas, L., & Smith, S. N. (2016). Improving health-related quality of life in single-sided deafness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Audiology and Neurotology, 20(Supp 1), https://doi.org/10.1159/000380753

Unilateral severe-to-profound hearing loss, or single-sided deafness (SSD), impairs listening abilities supported by the use of two ears, including speech perception in background noise and sound localisation. Hearing-assistive devices can aid listen... Read More about Improving health-related quality of life in single-sided deafness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Access to aidable residual hearing in adult candidates for cochlear implantation in the UK (2016)
Journal Article
Fielden, C. A., Hampton, R., Smith, S., & Kitterick, P. T. (in press). Access to aidable residual hearing in adult candidates for cochlear implantation in the UK. Cochlear Implants International, 17(sup 1), https://doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2016.1153836

Guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) permits candidates to receive a cochlear implant provided they only hear sounds louder than 90 dB HL at 2 and 4 kHz. In some patients, their level of residual hearing may be s... Read More about Access to aidable residual hearing in adult candidates for cochlear implantation in the UK.