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The Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis on Middle Ear Function

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and swelling of the joints. Middle ear joints may be subject to rheumatic involvement similar to other joints in the body. Results from previous studies examining audiological characteristics in individuals ...

The benefits of closed captioning for elderly hearing aid users

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of closed captioning and hearing aid use on word recognition of televised materials in a sample of 15 older adults with hearing loss, who use hearing aids. Participants viewed television ...

Keep it simple: Accelerating the verb learning process

For early word learners, verbs are more difficult to learn than nouns. Previous research suggests that a simple agent of an action facilitates verb learning. The present investigation was designed to replicate this finding with real-world stimuli. Twenty-four 18-month-old English-learning ...

Early Understanding of Negation: The Word “Not”

Few experimental studies provide data on early comprehension of negation. Commonly accepted norms are based on parental report and observational studies using a small number of participants. The purpose of this study was to determine if 18-month-olds (n=24) understand the ...

Predicting the loudness discomfort level from the acoustic reflex threshold and growth function

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between several measures of the acoustic reflex [acoustic reflex threshold (ART), dynamic range of the acoustic reflex growth function, the 50% point along the acoustic reflex growth function, and ...



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