The study investigated the feasibility of including DPOAEs in the annual medical surveillance test battery for the identification of NIHL in a group of employees in a manufacturing industry in KwaZulu-Natal. Feasibility ...

Aminoglycosides, such as amikacin and kanamycin, are part of the treatment for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis; however, it is ototoxic and the need for audiological monitoring is, therefore, emphasised. However, there ...

Background: Despite policies and legislation mandating the employment of persons with disabilities, individuals with hearing impairment continue to face barriers and challenges accessing the labour market and have typically ...

Noise is a well-documented environmental stressor in the NICU and has emerged as a public health problem. The aim of this study was to investigate noise levels and identify contributing factors to the high noise levels, ...

Effective communication between health professionals and patients is central in providing quality health care. A cultural and linguistic mismatch between audiologists and their patients may create a barrier in communication. ...

This study focused on genetic familial hearing loss, concentrating on learners attending schools for the Deaf in Kwazulu Natal .The study sought to identify the audiological profile characteristics of suspected genetic ...

Recently emerging literature indicates that the combination of solvents and noise have the potential to cause auditory dysfunction. There is limited literature available relating to the effects of SIHL exposure on the ...

Audiologists/ Speech Therapists and Audiologists (STA’s) practicing in the field of Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) globally, encounter several challenges that include but are not limited to conflicting definitions, ...

The focus of this study was the awareness and experience of tinnitus in young adults. Historically, most literature focused on tinnitus in the older population group. However, recent studies have revealed that tinnitus ...

This study focused on adult rehabilitative audiology, in particular the counseling offered to adults who require hearing aids; and examined the practices and views of South African Audiologists. Counseling within the ...