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dc.contributor.authorNoble, WGen
dc.contributor.authorGatehouse, Sen
dc.date.accessioned2008-07-31T10:58:00Z-
dc.date.issued2004-
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Audiology, 43(2), p. 100-114en
dc.identifier.issn1708-8186en
dc.identifier.issn1499-2027en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/740-
dc.description.abstractA series of comparative analyses is presented between a group with relatively similar degrees of hearing loss in each ear (n = 103: symmetry group) and one with dissimilar losses (n = 50: asymmetry group). Asymmetry was defined as an interaural difference of more than 10dB in hearing levels averaged over 0.5, 1, 2 and 4kHz. Comparison was focused on self-rated disabilities as reflected in responses on the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ). The connections between SSQ ratings and a global self-rating of handicap were also observed. The interrelationships among SSQ items for the two groups were analysed to determine how the SSQ behaves when applied to groups in whom binaural hearing is more (asymmetry) versus less compromised. As expected, spatial hearing is severely disabled in the group with asymmetry; this group is generally more disabled than the symmetry group across all SSQ domains. In the linkages with handicap, spatial hearing, especially in dynamic settings, was strongly represented in the asymmetry group, while all aspects of hearing were moderately to strongly represented in the symmetry group. Item intercorrelations showed that speech hearing is a relatively autonomous function for the symmetry group, whereas it is enmeshed with segregation, clarity and naturalness factors for the asymmetry group. Spatial functions were more independent of others in the asymmetry group. The SSQ shows promise in the assessment of outcomes in the case of bilateral versus unilateral amplification and/or implantation.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Audiologyen
dc.titleInteraural Asymmetry of Hearing Loss, Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) Disabilities, and Handicapen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14992020400050015en
dc.subject.keywordsSensory Processes, Perception and Performanceen
local.contributor.firstnameWGen
local.contributor.firstnameSen
local.subject.for2008170112 Sensory Processes, Perception and Performanceen
local.subject.seo730111 Hearing, vision, speech and their disordersen
local.profile.schoolAdministrationen
local.profile.emailwnoble@une.edu.auen
local.output.categoryC1en
local.record.placeauen
local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.identifier.epublicationsrecordpes:1481en
local.publisher.placeUnited Kingdomen
local.format.startpage100en
local.format.endpage114en
local.identifier.scopusid1542375893en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume43en
local.identifier.issue2en
local.contributor.lastnameNobleen
local.contributor.lastnameGatehouseen
dc.identifier.staffune-id:wnobleen
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local.identifier.unepublicationidune:753en
dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
local.title.maintitleInteraural Asymmetry of Hearing Loss, Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ) Disabilities, and Handicapen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorNoble, WGen
local.search.authorGatehouse, Sen
local.uneassociationUnknownen
local.year.published2004en
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