OBJECTIVE: To investigate word recognition in noise in subjects treated in childhood with chemotherapy, study benefits of open-fitting hearing-aids for word recognition, and investigate whether self-reported hearing-handicap corresponded to subjects' word recognition ability. DESIGN: Subjects diagnosed with cancer and treated with platinum-based chemotherapy in childhood underwent audiometric evaluations. STUDY SAMPLE: Fifteen subjects (eight females and seven males) fulfilled the criteria set for the study, and four of those received customized open-fitting hearing-aids. RESULTS: Subjects with cisplatin-induced ototoxicity had severe difficulties recognizing words in noise, and scored as low as 54% below reference scores standardized for age and degree of hearing loss. Hearing-impaired subjects' self-reported hearing-handicap correlated significantly with word recognition in a quiet environment but not in noise. Word recognition in noise improved markedly (up to 46%) with hearing-aids, and the self-reported hearing-handicap and disability score were reduced by more than 50%. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates the importance of testing word recognition in noise in subjects treated with platinum-based chemotherapy in childhood, and to use specific custom-made questionnaires to evaluate the experienced hearing-handicap. Open-fitting hearing-aids are a good alternative for subjects suffering from poor word recognition in noise.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate word recognition in noise in subjects treated in childhood with chemotherapy, study benefits of open-fitting hearing-aids for word recognition, and investigate whether self-reported hearing-handicap corresponded to subjects' word recognition ability. DESIGN: Subjects diagnosed with cancer and treated with platinum-based chemotherapy in childhood underwent audiometric evaluations. STUDY SAMPLE: Fifteen subjects (eight females and seven males) fulfilled the criteria set for the study, and four of those received customized open-fitting hearing-aids. RESULTS: Subjects with cisplatin-induced ototoxicity had severe difficulties recognizing words in noise, and scored as low as 54% below reference scores standardized for age and degree of hearing loss. Hearing-impaired subjects' self-reported hearing-handicap correlated significantly with word recognition in a quiet environment but not in noise. Word recognition in noise improved markedly (up to 46%) with hearing-aids, and the self-reported hearing-handicap and disability score were reduced by more than 50%. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates the importance of testing word recognition in noise in subjects treated with platinum-based chemotherapy in childhood, and to use specific custom-made questionnaires to evaluate the experienced hearing-handicap. Open-fitting hearing-aids are a good alternative for subjects suffering from poor word recognition in noise.
Authors: Johnnie K Bass; Kristin R Knight; Torunn I Yock; Kay W Chang; Douglas Cipkala; Satkiran S Grewal Journal: Pediatr Blood Cancer Date: 2016-02-29 Impact factor: 3.167
Authors: Daniel Stark; Abby R Rosenberg; Donna Johnston; Kristin Knight; Lizzie Caperon; Elizabeth Uleryk; A Lindsay Frazier; Lillian Sung Journal: J Speech Lang Hear Res Date: 2016-10-01 Impact factor: 2.297
Authors: Eva Clemens; Marry M van den Heuvel-Eibrink; Renée L Mulder; Leontien C M Kremer; Melissa M Hudson; Roderick Skinner; Louis S Constine; Johnnie K Bass; Claudia E Kuehni; Thorsten Langer; Elvira C van Dalen; Edith Bardi; Nicolas-Xavier Bonne; Penelope R Brock; Beth Brooks; Bruce Carleton; Eric Caron; Kay W Chang; Karen Johnston; Kristin Knight; Paul C Nathan; Etan Orgel; Pinki K Prasad; Jan Rottenberg; Katrin Scheinemann; Andrica C H de Vries; Thomas Walwyn; Annette Weiss; Antoinette Am Zehnhoff-Dinnesen; Richard J Cohn; Wendy Landier Journal: Lancet Oncol Date: 2019-01 Impact factor: 54.433
Authors: Franciscus A Diepstraten; Annelot Jm Meijer; Martine van Grotel; Sabine LA Plasschaert; Alexander E Hoetink; Marta Fiocco; Geert O Janssens; Robert J Stokroos; Marry M van den Heuvel-Eibrink Journal: JMIR Res Protoc Date: 2022-04-07