| Own voice qualities (OVQ) in hearing-aid users: There is more than just occlusion. | |
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PMID: 21275499 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Abstract Objective. Hearing-aid users' problems with their own voice caused by occlusion are well known. Conversely, it remains essentially undocumented whether hearing-aid users expected not to have occlusion-related problems experience own-voice issues. Design. To investigate this topic, a dedicated Own Voice Qualities (OVQ) questionnaire was developed and used in two experiments with stratified samples. Study sample. In the main experiment, the OVQ was administered to 169 hearing-aid users (most of whom were expected not to have occlusion-related problems) and to a control group of 56 normally-hearing people. In the follow-up experiment, the OVQ was used in a cross-over study where 43 hearing-aid users rated own voice for an open fitting and a small-vent earmould fitting. Results. The results from the main experiment show that hearing-aid users (without occlusion) have more problems than the normal-hearing controls on several dimensions of own voice. The magnitude of these differences was found to be generally larger than the differences observed between the open fitting and the small-vent fitting in the follow-up experiment. Conclusions. This suggests that own voice is a potentially important concern, even for hearing-aid users who are not expected to have occlusion-related problems. Sumario Objetivo. Son bien conocidos los problemas que tienen los usuarios de auxiliares auditivos con su propia voz, causada por la oclusión. Por el contrario, ha permanecido esencialmente indocumentado, si los usuarios de auxiliares auditivos que no tienen problemas relacionados con la oclusión, experimentan estos problemas con su propia voz. Diseño. Para investigar este tema, se desarrolló un cuestionario de Cualidades de la Propia Voz (OVQ) y se usó en dos experimentos con muestras estratificadas. Muestra de estudio. En el experimento principal, el OVQ se presentó a 169 usuarios de auxiliares auditivos (la mayoría de los cuales se esperaba no tuviera problemas relacionados con la oclusión) y a un grupo control de 56 normo-oyentes. En el experimento de seguimiento, el OVQ se usó en un estudio cruzado en el que 43 usuarios de auxiliares auditivos clasificaron sus voces a partir de una adaptación abierta y una con molde de baja ventilación. Resultados. Los resultados del experimento principal muestran que los usuarios de auxiliares auditivos (sin oclusión) tienen más problemas que los normo-oyentes del grupo control, en algunos parámetros de su propia voz. Se encontró que la magnitud de estas diferencias fue generalmente mayor que las observadas entre la adaptación abierta y la de baja ventilación, en el experimento de seguimiento. Conclusiones. Esto sugiere que la propia voz es un tema potencialmente importante incluso para usuarios de auxiliares auditivos en quienes no se espera que tengan problemas relacionados con la oclusión. |
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Søren Laugesen; Niels Søgaard Jensen; Patrick Maas; Claus Nielsen |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-1-28 |
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Title: International journal of audiology Volume: - ISSN: 1708-8186 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-1-31 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101140017 Medline TA: Int J Audiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Oticon, Research Centre Eriksholm, Denmark. |
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