Hearing with One Ear: Consequences and Treatments for Profound Unilateral Hearing Loss
There is an increasing global recognition of the negative impact of hearing loss, and its association to many chronic health conditions. The deficits and disabilities associated with profound unilateral hearing loss, however, continue to be under-recognized and lack public awareness. Profound unilat...
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doaj-57624f71603347d8aa58cee7ee50a6ae2020-11-25T03:37:14ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832020-04-0191010101010.3390/jcm9041010Hearing with One Ear: Consequences and Treatments for Profound Unilateral Hearing LossHillary A. Snapp0Sebastian A. Ausili1Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th Street, 5th Floor Miami, FL 33136, USADepartment of Otolaryngology, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th Street, 5th Floor Miami, FL 33136, USAThere is an increasing global recognition of the negative impact of hearing loss, and its association to many chronic health conditions. The deficits and disabilities associated with profound unilateral hearing loss, however, continue to be under-recognized and lack public awareness. Profound unilateral hearing loss significantly impairs spatial hearing abilities, which is reliant on the complex interaction of monaural and binaural hearing cues. Unilaterally deafened listeners lose access to critical binaural hearing cues. Consequently, this leads to a reduced ability to understand speech in competing noise and to localize sounds. The functional deficits of profound unilateral hearing loss have a substantial impact on socialization, learning and work productivity. In recognition of this, rehabilitative solutions such as the rerouting of signal and hearing implants are on the rise. This review focuses on the latest insights into the deficits of profound unilateral hearing impairment, and current treatment approaches.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/4/1010unilateral hearing losssingle-sided deafnessmonauralspatial hearingcochlear implant |
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Hearing with One Ear: Consequences and Treatments for Profound Unilateral Hearing Loss |
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Hearing with One Ear: Consequences and Treatments for Profound Unilateral Hearing Loss |
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Hearing with One Ear: Consequences and Treatments for Profound Unilateral Hearing Loss |
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hearing with one ear: consequences and treatments for profound unilateral hearing loss |
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There is an increasing global recognition of the negative impact of hearing loss, and its association to many chronic health conditions. The deficits and disabilities associated with profound unilateral hearing loss, however, continue to be under-recognized and lack public awareness. Profound unilateral hearing loss significantly impairs spatial hearing abilities, which is reliant on the complex interaction of monaural and binaural hearing cues. Unilaterally deafened listeners lose access to critical binaural hearing cues. Consequently, this leads to a reduced ability to understand speech in competing noise and to localize sounds. The functional deficits of profound unilateral hearing loss have a substantial impact on socialization, learning and work productivity. In recognition of this, rehabilitative solutions such as the rerouting of signal and hearing implants are on the rise. This review focuses on the latest insights into the deficits of profound unilateral hearing impairment, and current treatment approaches. |
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unilateral hearing loss single-sided deafness monaural spatial hearing cochlear implant |
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